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Reimagine Challenge 2020 Offering $25,000 Scholarships

Luisana Ortiz ,  , 
Applications for the Reimagine Challenge 2020 scholarships are available until Sept. 25. It recognizes innovative community improvement projects. A maximum of 20 entries will receive up to $25,000 in tuition scholarships and will be published in an online anthology. The institution attended by the recipients will also be granted … Read the rest at our website.
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Miami Dade College To Decide By Sept. 14 If Campus Will Reopen This Fall

Adriana Dos Santos ,  ,  , 
Miami Dade College has set a Sept. 14 deadline to decide whether to resume face-to-face classes this fall, according to a YouTube video from Executive Vice-President and Provost Lenore Rodicio posted on Aug. 20. The message comes less than two weeks before the fall semester starts on Sept. 1.… Read the rest at our website.
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MDC Receives $3 Million Grant To Provide Upskill Training For Hotel Employees Affected By COVID-19

Carolina Soto ,  , 
Miami’s hospitality industry has taken a big hit because of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Tourists stopped visiting, hotels and beaches were closed for several months, and thousands of hospitality industry workers were left without a job.  According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Miami’s leisure and hospitality supersector lost 129,100… Read the rest at our website.
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Telemundo Academy To Be Offered Virtually This Fall Through The SEDT

Kevin Boulandier ,  , 
Television hopefuls, get ready—Telemundo has arrived at North Campus. Miami Dade College teamed up with the Spanish-language television broadcasting company last summer to offer a production class known as Telemundo Academy.  The project was offered again in the fall and spring semesters but took a hiatus this summer because… Read the rest at our website.
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Want To Know If A Restaurant Offers Outdoor Dining During COVID-19? Check Out This MDC Alumnus’ Website

Carolina Soto ,  ,  , 
With coronavirus cases continuing to surge in South Florida, Steven Haas wanted to make sure local restaurants mitigate the crisis by staying in touch with their customers. Haas—who graduated from North Campus in 1977—is the founder of Miami Eats, a free website that shows people which restaurants offer outdoor… Read the rest at our website.
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Five Months After COVID-19 Shut Them Down, The Lady Sharks’ Volleyball Team Can Return To Practice This Week

Jose Tovar ,  ,  ,  , 
More than 150 days have passed since the Lady Sharks’ volleyball team last practiced at the Kendall Campus Gibson Center—they will be allowed to return Sunday. “Going back to [the] routine we are used to is priceless,” said sophomore setter Ana Araujo. “[It’s] a good feeling, getting everything back… Read the rest at our website.