Jorge De Pena, Author at The Reporter: The Student Newspaper at Miami Dade College

North Campus Student Lands Computer Science Internship

October 18, 2016 Jorge De Pena Student Spotlight, Honors College

Basim Siddiqui, a first-year computer science major at the North Campus Honors College will start an internship with the Miami-Dade County Public Schools this fall. In the position, he will assist information technology staff at Miami Lakes Educational Center with the school’s technological equipment including modems, routers and switches… Read the rest at our website.

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Play Focuses On Desperate Economy

October 18, 2016 Jorge De Pena Performing Arts, Theater

The Kendall Campus Theater department presents the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Glengarry Glen Ross at the Martin and Pat Fine Center for the Arts, 11011 S.W., 104th St., on Oct. 28 at 8 p.m. The plot revolves around four 1980s real estate sellers who become desperate when the company they… Read the rest at our website.

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Nonprofit Links Young Cuban Americans To Their Roots

October 3, 2016 Jorge De Pena Briefing, Cuba, Cuban American, CubaOne

CubaOne, a donation funded organization, invites Cuban Americans interested in traveling to Cuba for an all expense covered trip including flight, meal and lodging. Ten participants are selected based on an essay application that explains how Cuba inspires them and how they’re influenced by the country. The organization believes… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing North Campus

Tomova Tabbed As New North Campus English Chair

September 9, 2016 Jorge De Pena Tomova, new chair

Michaela Tomova started in July as the new chairperson of the English and Communications Department at North Campus. “There’s opportunity to be explored,” Tomova said. She started working at Miami Dade College in 2002 as an adjunct professor and has since served the College in different administrative positions, including… Read the rest at our website.

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South Florida Commuter Services Offers Deals For Student Commuters

September 9, 2016 Jorge De Pena Transportation, Free, Commuters

The South Florida Commuter Services program is offering free emergency taxi rides home, bike locks for cyclists, 50 percent off of bus passes for full-time college students and toll-free 95 express lane use for commuters. Students who bike, carpool, use the train or bus or walk to school three… Read the rest at our website.

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Credit Union Offers Tuition Reimbursement

August 17, 2016 Jorge De Pena 0 Comments SFEFCU

South Florida Educational Federal Credit Union members working toward a degree at Miami Dade College are eligible to win a partial reimbursement of their semester’s tuition. Winners are selected via lottery system at the end of each fall, spring, and summer semesters and can win up to $1,000. A… Read the rest at our website.

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New Class Registration System Started This Summer

August 17, 2016 Jorge De Pena 0 Comments registration

Starting this summer semester, Miami Dade College introduced a new class registration format: MDConnect, developed by PeopleSoft. The new format introduces a completely new design where everything has transitioned to a personalized version and students will be able to see everything at a glance. It offers a calendar view… Read the rest at our website.

Santiago Espinal batting for MDC baseball.

Sports Baseball

Baseball Team Fails To Qualify For Postseason

June 13, 2016 Jorge De Pena 0 Comments Sharks, state tournament

The Miami Dade College baseball team faced some difficult challenges this past season. After winning 20 of their first 24 regular season games, they were sitting atop the Southern Conference looking to cruise into the Florida College System Activities Association State Tournament. However, in the middle of the season,… Read the rest at our website.

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Fairchild Butterfly Conservatory

June 13, 2016 Jorge De Pena 0 Comments butterflies, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

The Wings of the Tropics is a butterfly conservatory located inside Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Rd. in Coral Gables. The garden houses a variety of butterflies ranging more than 40 species. Morphos, Heliconidae and Owl Butterflies flutter around the conservatory supervised by a volunteer staff. Guests… Read the rest at our website.

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