Briefing - The Reporter: The Student Newspaper at Miami Dade College

Former Reporter Photo Editor Lands Communications Internship In NYC

September 20, 2022 Nicole Del Rio Alumna, photographer

Alice Moreno, who served as The Reporter’s photo editor during the 2020-2021 school year, was selected as a communications intern at Avenues The World School—a private K-12 school in New York City. She started her internship on Sept. 6. The 21-year-old’s responsibilities include editing newsletters and writing profiles about… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing Sports

Miami Marlins To Host Miami Dade College Night At LoanDepot Park

September 7, 2022 Scarlling Manzanarez

The Miami Marlins are hosting Miami Dade College night at LoanDepot Park on Sept. 10 when they take on the New York Mets at 6:10 p.m. All MDC faculty, staff, students and alumni can get baseline reserved tickets located on the third base side of the stadium for $20.… Read the rest at our website.

North Campus Briefing

School Of Justice Instructor Receives Commendation For Making More Than 1,000 DUI Arrests

September 6, 2022 Aubrey Rosenhaus DUI arrests

George Pacheco, who has worked in the Miami-Dade Police Department for more than 26 years, received an award from the Mothers Against Drunk Driving organization for conducting more than 1,000 career DUI arrests. Pacheco, who has served as a defensive tactics instructor for the School of Justice, Public Safety… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing Kendall Campus

Photography Professor To Host Book Signing Event On Sept. 22

September 5, 2022 Nicole Del Rio Photography, Books & Books

Tony Chirinos, an associate senior professor of photography at Kendall Campus, is hosting a signing event for his book The Precipice at Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave. in Coral Gables, on Sept. 22 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Precipice is a compilation of his work from… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing Kendall Campus

Kendall Campus Speech And Debate Lab Undergoing Renovation

September 5, 2022 Victoria Martinez Speech and Debate Lab

The Speech and Debate Lab at Kendall Campus, located in Room 2207, is undergoing renovations for the first time since it opened 15 years ago. Work at the facility, which has remained open, started this summer and is expected to be completed by January. According to Cristina Mateo, the… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing

Honors College Appoints New Interim Dean

August 30, 2022 Juan S. Gomez Honors College

Magda Castineyra was appointed as the interim dean of The Honors College at Miami Dade College in August. Castineyra, 60, who served as the Honors College director at the Eduardo J. Padrón Campus for the past eight years, will oversee the program’s cohorts at Homestead, Kendall, Padrón, Wolfson and… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing Hialeah Campus

Hialeah Campus Appoints New Public Safety Chief

August 23, 2022 Nicole Molina Public Safety

Jessica Guasto was selected as the Public Safety Chief at Hialeah Campus in May. Her responsibilities include ensuring the safety of students, staff and visitors to the Hialeah Campus, implementing institutional-wide policies and evaluating risk hazards for the campus. “I couldn’t be happier to work for an organization that… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing Sports Kendall Campus

Floor Renovation Project At Theodore R. Gibson Health Center Completed

August 23, 2022 Juan S. Gomez

Kendall Campus finished a $650,000 floor replacement project at the Theodore R. Gibson Health Center in early August. The facility, which hosts the college’s volleyball and men’s and women’s basketball teams, was last revamped in 1994. Renovations began last April. Upgrades include new maple-hardwood flooring with better padding to… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing

Miami Book Fair Offers New Free Student Membership

August 23, 2022 Isabelle Greiner Miami Book Fair

The Miami Book Fair is offering Miami Dade College students free access to its exclusive Friends of the Fair membership. The membership offers free admission to the weekend street fair along with one guest pass. Other benefits include having access to a free book and merchandise, entry to unlimited… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing

Koubek Center To Host Literature Family Picnic On Oct. 15

August 23, 2022 Jaime Blanco Pinto Koubek Center

Miami Dade College will host a Picnic de Libros event at the Koubek Center, 2705 S.W. 3rd St., on Oct. 15 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The event aims to develop children’s interest in literature by exposing them to Miami’s rich cultural diversity. It will feature bilingual storytelling,… Read the rest at our website.

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