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

Hialeah Campus Welcomes New Public Safety Chief

June 5, 2024 Sabrina Toro Public Safety

Travis George was appointed as the public safety chief at Hialeah Campus on April 1. His duties include ensuring the campus is safe from threats and training public safety officers. He aims to institute training courses for high-risk emergencies, including traffic control, active shooter scenarios, fire drills and crowd… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing North Campus

North Campus Computer Science Student Lands Internship at NASA

June 5, 2024 Maria Eduarda Mottin NASA

Nicolás González, a rising sophomore in the Honors College at North Campus, has been selected for a 10-week paid internship at NASA. González, who is studying computer science, will work on software automation—a process designed to make repetitive, time-consuming tasks more efficient—at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville,… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing Kendall Campus

Photography Professor Presents Visual Memoir At Leica Store Miami

June 5, 2024 Juliette Bryant Photography, Leica Store Miami

Kendall Campus photography professor Tony Chirinos’ Visual Memoir, a collection of 25 black and white photographs, is being featured at Leica Store Miami, 372 Miracle Mile, through Sept. 20. The exhibition highlights people and places from Chirinos’ travels throughout Miami, Spain, Greece, Germany, Austria and Norway between 1983 and… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing Wolfson Campus

Wolfson Campus Alumnus Tabbed As Newman Civic Fellow

May 24, 2024 Maria Eduarda Mottin Newman Civic Fellow

Arquímedes “Archie” Rivero, a recent Wolfson Campus Honors College graduate, was named a Newman Civic Fellow on May 1. The honor, issued by Campus Compact, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting civic engagement, recognizes students’ leadership and commitment to social change. Rivero will participate in a year-long program that… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing Wolfson Campus

MCI Students Snag Best Dessert Award At Orange Bowl Food & Wine Festival

May 24, 2024 Joelle Worcester Miami Culinary Institute, Orange Bowl Food & Wine Festival

A team led by Miami Culinary Institute sophomore Christian Barruos-Brens was awarded the 2024 People’s Choice Award for Best Dessert during the Orange Bowl Food & Wine Festival on April 12. Brens’ Cafecito Brownie—a chocolate confection augmented by coffee-flavored ganache, coquito whipped cream and a shot of cold coquito… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing Kendall Campus

Kendall Campus Adjunct Professor Lands Position In The Orchestra Now Ensemble

May 24, 2024 Juliette Bryant The Orchestra Now Ensemble

Double bassist Zacherie Small, an adjunct professor in the music department at Kendall Campus, has been selected to The Orchestra Now Ensemble in New York. He will begin his post on Sept. 2. Small, 33, will perform at Carnegie Hall and the Lincoln Center. “It’s a really big deal… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing

This Class Will Teach You How To Dance To Afro-Venezuelan Drums

May 24, 2024 Nikole Valiente

San Juan USA, an organization aimed at celebrating Venezuelan culture, is hosting a Cátedra Baila Afrovenezolano, a master class to teach people how to dance to Afro-Venezuelan drums. The event will be held at the Koubek Center, 2705 S.W. Third St. on June 2 from 8:30 a.m. to 1… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing North Campus

North Campus To Host STEM Summer Bridge Program

May 24, 2024 Nikole Valiente STEM

Miami Dade College’s North Campus, 11380 N.W. 27th Ave., is hosting the STEM Summer Bridge Program, a three-week initiative aimed at preparing first-year STEM students to succeed in mathematics and science courses. It will feature activities such as math and chemistry lectures and biology and chemistry labs. There will… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing Wolfson Campus

Reporter Photographer Lands Multimedia Reporting Gig At Univision

May 10, 2024 Sophia Arenas Univision

Andrés Giraldo, who served as a photographer for The Reporter during the 2023-24 school year, has been hired as a multimedia journalist by Univision Colorado, a Spanish-speaking broadcasting network that covers Colorado, Massachusetts and Philadelphia. He will begin his post on May 20. Giraldo will conduct interviews, shoot photos… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing Wolfson Campus

Honors College Student Wins $5,000 Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship

May 10, 2024 Joelle Worcester Guistwhite Scholar

Wolfson Campus alumna Jennifer Suarez has been named a Guistwhite Scholar by Phi Theta Kappa. The honor, which comes with a $5,000 prize, recognizes academic excellence, leadership and community service. Eight students were selected from a pool of 3,000 applicants nationwide. “It’s important to shape our youth, to be… Read the rest at our website.

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