Heidi Perez, Author at The Reporter: The Student Newspaper at Miami Dade College

Former Reporter Editor-in-Chief Lands Job At Bloomberg

January 10, 2020 Heidi Perez Journalist, Alumna, Journalism

Maria Elena Vizcaíno, who served as editor-in-chief of The Reporter during the 2016-17 school year, has landed a full-time reporting position at Bloomberg, a national business publication. Vizcaíno, 23, began the position on Jan. 13. She will cover the mining and metal market at the New York bureau. “I’m… Read the rest at our website.

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Professors Awarded Endowed Teaching Chair Awards

January 10, 2020 Heidi Perez Wolfson Campus, endowed teaching chair

Five Miami Dade College professors were selected as 2019 Endowed Teaching Chairs during a ceremony at Wolfson Campus on Dec. 10. The recipients are: Maria del Carmen Alvarez, a math professor that won the Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Endowed Teaching Chair; Alvio Dominguez, a math professor that won the Eduardo… Read the rest at our website.

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Literary Critic To Discuss Jose Marti’s Life

January 10, 2020 Heidi Perez Miami Book Fair, Poetry, MBF, Jose Marti

José Raúl Vidal y Franco, an essayist and critic, will discuss the life and work of Cuban poet and journalist José Martí at Imago Art in Action, 165 Majorca Ave., on Jan. 28 at 8 p.m. He will analyze Martí’s perspective on life and death, and how they connect… Read the rest at our website.

Medical Campus Briefing

Human Trafficking Prevention Summit At Medical Campus

January 10, 2020 Heidi Perez Medical Campus, human trafficking

Medical Campus, 950 N.W. 20th St., will host the Human Trafficking Awareness & Prevention Summit on Jan. 27 at 11 a.m. in Room 1175. The summit is meant to help students, faculty and staff educate themselves on the pressing issue of human trafficking. Attendees will learn about the reality… Read the rest at our website.

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Faculty Jazz Concert At Wolfson Campus

January 10, 2020 Heidi Perez Wolfson Campus, Music, Jazz, concert, recital, faculty

New World School of the Arts will host the Music Faculty Recital at Wolfson Campus, 300 N.E. 2nd Ave., on Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. in Room 1261. Several faculty members from the music department at NWSA will perform various original and cover songs. Students and members of the… Read the rest at our website.

Three public officers posing for the camera.

News

MDC To Hire 35 Additional Public Safety Officers College-Wide

December 13, 2019 Heidi Perez Public Safety, Safety

Jhemson Desroches has interviewed to become a full-time public safety officer at North Campus six times. The 26-year-old, who has worked part-time at Miami Dade College for five years, said he struggles to make ends meet on his $10 an hour wage. To augment his earnings, Desroches works an… Read the rest at our website.

Salman Rashid pled not guilty to plotting attack.

News Padrón Campus

Man Accused Of Plotting Attack Against MDC Dean Pleads Not Guilty

December 13, 2019 Heidi Perez Crime, court

A former Miami Dade College student pled not guilty in federal court on Dec. 9 after being accused of plotting an attack against two deans at Miami Dade College and Broward College. Salman Rashid, 23, was arrested on Nov. 25 and denied bond for solicitation to commit a crime… Read the rest at our website.

Female Venezuelan students having a discussion.

Wolfson Campus News

Class Aims To Help Venezuelan Women Hone Their Entrepreneurial Spirit

December 13, 2019 Heidi Perez entrepreneur, Venezuela, The Idea Center, Entrepreneurship

For six months, Yelka Mikolji kept her idea of protecting and identifying endangered species through facial recognition technology a secret. It wasn’t until several of her friends told her about The Idea Center’s latest venture, a semester-long class for Venezuelan women looking to solidify their business ideas, that she… Read the rest at our website.

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MDC Students Awarded Prestigious Coca-Cola Scholarships

December 13, 2019 Heidi Perez Scholarships, coca-cola, ptk

Seven Miami Dade College students from the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society have been named 2019 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholars. The recipients are: Reinaldo Figueroa, Alejandro Guerrero, Daniela Hernandez Vasquez, Nila Lumpuy, Eilin Monteagudo, Alexander Pereda and Coral Torres-Maldonado. Each student will receive $1,000 for their academic and… Read the rest at our website.

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Hope For Healing Scholarship Available Until Jan. 15

December 13, 2019 Heidi Perez Scholarship, Scholarships

Applications for the Hope For Healing Scholarship are being accepted from students working in any field related to addiction recovery or mental health treatment. The scholarship is valued at $5,000. One recipient enrolled in an undergraduate college degree will be awarded. Eligible applicants must be currently enrolled in a… Read the rest at our website.

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