COVID-19

Photo of a part of Miami.
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Virtual Collective, I Remember Miami, Wants Your Fondest Memories of The Magic City

Adriana Dos Santos ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  , 
Miami Dade College’s Museum of Art and Design, in collaboration with the Miami Book Fair, launched I Remember Miami—a virtual project that allows people to share their fondest memories of Miami while it undergoes a temporary shutdown caused by the coronavirus.   The project seeks audio and photo files to… Read the rest at our website.
Remote Learning Summer Term
COVID-19News

Miami Dade College To Continue Remote Learning Through Summer Term

Heidi Perez ,  ,  ,  , 
Remote learning classes will continue at Miami Dade College through the summer term, the College announced this morning.  The College canceled classes due to the coronavirus on March 12. Online classes began on March 30.  “We are in this together and could not have reached the end of this… Read the rest at our website.
SGA Illustration by Alexander Ontiveros.
COVID-19News

Student Government Association Elections Capture Low Voter Turnout; One Campus Only Tallied 31 Votes

Heidi Perez ,  ,  ,  , 
Student Government Association elections at Miami Dade College registered abysmal voter turnout—only 942 total votes were tallied at seven of its campuses—after voting was forced to go fully online due to the coronavirus pandemic.  Last year, more than 3,500 people voted.  Medical Campus did not provide numbers for this… Read the rest at our website.
MDC's international athletes.
COVID-19NewsSports

‘It Is A Tough Moment For Everyone’: International Athletes Stay Strong Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Jose Tovar ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  , 
A peek at Miami Dade College’s athletics page reveals rosters dotted with players from the Dominican Republic, Brazil, France, Haiti, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Latvia, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Sweden, Slovakia and the Netherlands.  International players, who account for nearly 30% of MDC athletes, are accustomed to being thousands of miles… Read the rest at our website.
Alejandro Sanz singing.
COVID-19NewsA&E

How Miami Is Keeping Entertainment Alive During The Coronavirus Pandemic

Sebastian Castellanos ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  , 
The world is shut down due to the coronavirus—even the entertainment industry has stopped for the time being.  But as the saying goes, the show must go on.  Singers, bands and performing art centers are keeping fans connected with the entertainment industry virtually. Movie theaters are hosting virtual screenings… Read the rest at our website.
NewsCOVID-19Wolfson Campus

Don’t Know How To Sew A COVID-19 Mask? This Miami Fashion Institute Student Has You Covered

Roxy Garcia ,  ,  , 
Olivia McAteer traces a floral pattern onto cotton fabric with a permanent marker, before pressing the design in with a flat iron.  McAteer, a Miami Fashion Institute student, typically undergoes this process while designing runway outfits, but now her work has a deeper meaning—it could potentially save lives.   The… Read the rest at our website.
The library at Wolfson Campus. MDC to provide online tutoring.
NewsBriefingCOVID-19

Miami Dade College Providing Online Tutoring To Students

Patrick C. Gross
Learning Resources is offering free online tutoring to students during the coronavirus pandemic.  One-on-one and group tutoring is available in a variety of subjects such as foreign language, speech, reading, writing, business, STEM courses and more.  Services are facilitated on Blackboard Collaborate Ultra, Promethean and other web conferences tools.… Read the rest at our website.