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Homestead Campus Appoints Honors College Director

November 22, 2021 Ammy Sanchez The Honors College, New Director

Nicole Bryant has been appointed as Homestead Campus’ Honors College director. She began her post on Oct. 25. Bryant, 40, will advise, coach and mentor the campus’ first cohort. The inaugural class will consist of 50 students who will start Honors College courses and activities next fall. A full… Read the rest at our website.

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Miss MDC Homestead Pageant To Take Place Dec. 9

November 22, 2021 Liany Chavez beauty pageant, toy drive

Six contestants will compete for the first-ever Miss MDC Homestead Pageant crown on Dec. 9. The competition will take place from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the covered patio area of building F at Homestead Campus, 500 College Terrace, during its annual Toys for Tots toy drive. Participants… Read the rest at our website.

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Homestead Campus To Rename Building A After Its Founding President

October 5, 2021 Ammy Sanchez founding president

The Homestead Campus is renaming its oldest building after its founding president—the late Roy Gene Phillips. Building A will be designated the Dr. Roy G. Phillips Center during an on-campus ceremony on Feb. 25 at 2 p.m. The 26,828 square foot facility, where Phillips had his office for more… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing Homestead Campus

Homestead Campus To Host Famed Miami Poet Richard Blanco During Virtual Event

October 4, 2021 Juan S. Gomez Poetry

Humanities Edge and the Student Life Department at Homestead Campus are hosting An Afternoon with Richard Blanco: An Inaugural Poet’s Journey on Oct. 26 from 1 p.m. to 2:15 pm. The event is free and open to the public via Zoom—the password for the link is 205584. Blanco, who… Read the rest at our website.

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Miss MDC Homestead Pageant Aims To Empower Women

September 23, 2021 Elizabeth Pomares beauty pageant, toy drive

Jazmin Laughlin was born with Factor VII Deficiency, a rare bleeding disorder. To protect herself, she wears her clothes like armor to shield her skin from being scratched, bruised or cut. The slightest laceration can prove deadly. “I want [people] to self-reflect and get tested to see if they… Read the rest at our website.

Homestead Campus News

Homestead Campus Reports Increase In Student Clubs

September 10, 2021 Carolina Soto Sports, Dance, Clubs, nursing

Student engagement at Homestead Campus is surging. The campus, which opened its doors in 1990 and has 30 student organizations, has reported a 13 percent increase in new clubs since January. The new clubs—the Pre-Nursing Club, Elite Sharks (a dance club), Rising Black Scholars Homestead Campus Chapter and the… Read the rest at our website.

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Homestead Campus Student Selected For Future Female Leaders Scholarship Program

August 23, 2021 Ammy Sanchez Student Spotlight, Scholarship

Homestead Campus student, Kennashka DeSilva, has been selected as a Future Female Leaders Scholarship Program recipient. The program, offered by the Executive Women’s Forum, strives to minimize the gender gap in cyber security and introduce female leaders to the Black Hat community. In addition to the scholarship, DeSilva attended… Read the rest at our website.

Homestead Campus Briefing

Homestead Campus Student Collecting School Supplies For Kids

August 6, 2021 Ammy Sanchez Student Spotlight, donations

The Strong Survivors, a nonprofit created by Homestead Campus student Takira Brown, is collecting back-to-school supplies for children in Miami-Dade County through Aug. 17. A variety of donations have already been collected, including pens, pencils, sharpeners and markers. However, they are still accepting folders, composition notebooks, paper, bookbags and… Read the rest at our website.

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Five MDC Students Receive $8,000 Aviation Scholarship

July 26, 2021 Alicia Jitta School of Aviation

Five pilot technology students at Miami Dade College’s Eig-Watson School of Aviation were awarded the prestigious Timothy E. Johnson Jr. Scholarship. The recipients of the $8,000 prize are Eliseo De La Campa Perez, Jorge Calana, Lily McCarthy, Jordan Ripley and Ryan Vidal. Established in 2013, the scholarship honors pilot… Read the rest at our website.

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From Student Life To Mrs. Florida U.S. Continental—Meet Lolisa Torbert

July 15, 2021 Carolina Soto beauty pageant, staff spotlight

Lolisa Torbert gave the audience a glimpse of her sparkly beige nightgown as she glided across the stage at the StarStruck Performing Arts Center in Stuart, Florida, last June. It wasn’t the 32-year-old’s first pageant, but winning the Mrs. Florida U.S. Continental contest seemed like a far-fetched dream. Torbert… Read the rest at our website.

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