Author: Patricia Suiter

The Miami-Dade Public Library System and Miami-Dade County Animal Services Department will sponsor a sweater drive for pets through Dec. 15. New and old sweaters or gently used sweatshirts will be used to keep shelter dogs and cats warm. Donations will be accepted at various libraries around Miami-Dade County… Read the rest at our website.

Wolfson Campus will be hosting free seminars to improve romantic, school, and family relationships. The mini-series will take place on Oct. 3, Oct. 31, Nov. 21 and Nov. 28 from 12-1 p.m. at the Wolfson Campus auditorium (Room 1261) located at 300 N.E. 2nd Avenue. James Boyd will be… Read the rest at our website.

Andrea Torres, a reporter and online producer for the Miami Herald Media Company, will be speaking at the North Campus, 11380 NW 27 Ave.,  on Monday Oct. 1 at noon in Room 2151. Since her breast cancer diagnosis in August, she has been chronicling her experiences in a column… Read the rest at our website.

Miami Dade College’s North Campus in collaboration with the Miami Hispanic Ballet will be present the International Young Medalist Ballet Performance at the North Campus’ Lehman Theatre, 11380 N.W. 27th Avenue, Room 5226 on September 7 at 11 a.m. World-wide prestigious dance companies will be showcasing their greatest ballet… Read the rest at our website.

Miami Dade College Medical Campus has received a $120,000 grant from the Health Foundation of South Florida. The grant will support the Medical Campus’ Dental Hygiene Program and equip an entire clinical suite. Students will be able to use modern dental chairs complete with monitors to view images and… Read the rest at our website.

Miami Dade College Kendall Campus is scheduled to inaugurate  a new five-story building in November. The $31.8 million building—The Academic Support Center (Building R)—will be located on the east side of the campus, between building 9000 and parking lot nine. The first three floors will house admissions, registration, and… Read the rest at our website.

Monica Zima, a computer science professor at Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus, made the Princeton Review’s List of the Best 300 Professors for 2012. The Princeton Review is a standardized test preparations and admissions consulting company. It works together with RateMyProfessor.com to determine the best professors in the country… Read the rest at our website.

Elevation Burger, a fast food burger chain restaurant across from Dadeland Mall in Kendall, located at 8975 SW 72nd Pl., offers a 20% discount on a college student’s bill every Thursday with valid student ID. Elevation Burger is open Sunday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., and… Read the rest at our website.