COVID-19

Medical Campus to loan hospital ventilators.
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MDC Loans 17 Ventilators To Jackson Memorial Hospital To Fight The Coronavirus

Kevin Boulandier ,  ,  , 
Miami Dade College is giving a helping hand to their neighbor—Jackson Memorial Hospital. Last week, Medical Campus loaned 17 ventilators to the hospital as it fights the coronavirus pandemic. “It feels great to lay our head at night knowing we are helping a public hospital,” said Medical Campus President… Read the rest at our website.
Brittany Williams in a dance pose.
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Online Dance Platform Helps Users Break A Sweat While In Quarantine

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Brittany Williams sways her hips to the sound of Afrobeat and Jazz music playing in her living room.  The 30-year-old dancer has performed in Germany, Trinidad and France—but today, her audience consists of seven students tuned in through a live-stream on her Chromebook laptop.  Williams and Melissa Cobblah-Gutierrez, both… Read the rest at our website.
Gregory Castillo 5
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Looking For A Coronavirus Distraction? Watch This MDC Alum’s YouTube Cooking Show

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Social distancing hasn’t stopped Gregory Castillo from having fun. The loquacious 28-year-old has spent the past three Saturday mornings chopping vegetables, sauteing rice and marinating pasta—all while recording himself on an iPhone 11 Pro.  Castillo, a former Kendall Campus student, has been busy filming Quarantine Kitchen, his Youtube cooking… Read the rest at our website.
Carlos Migoya tested positive for coronavirus.
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MDC Trustee Tests Positive For Coronavirus; Hasn’t Been On Campus In More Than Two Months

Heidi Perez ,  ,  ,  ,  , 
Carlos A. Migoya, who serves as president and CEO of the Jackson Health System, tested positive for the novel coronavirus last week, according to a statement released by the hospital.  Migoya also serves as vice chair of Miami Dade College’s Board of Trustees. He attends monthly Board of Trustees… Read the rest at our website.
Remote Learning
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What To Expect From Miami Dade College’s Transition To Online Classes

Heidi Perez ,  ,  ,  ,  , 
Now that Miami Dade College’s classes will move online, here’s what to expect:   On March 30, students will begin taking classes through a number of different communication and video-conferencing platforms such as Blackboard, Zoom, email, among others.   Classes will continue online at least until the end of the spring… Read the rest at our website.
Isabella Garcia picking groceries as part of the Buddy System.
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MDC Student Starts Delivery Service For Those Most At-Risk Of Contracting The Coronavirus

Roxy Garcia ,  ,  ,  ,  , 
Isabella Garcia picks up a carton of milk, eggs and dog food from a Publix in Pembroke Pines.   But these are not her groceries.  They belong to Barbara Valencia, a 21-year-old woman with arteriovenous malformation, which has resulted in a weak immune system and lungs, as well as anemia.… Read the rest at our website.
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Coronavirus Couldn’t Cancel This; Miami Film Festival Awards Thousands Of Dollars To Filmmakers

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Despite being cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Miami Film Festival still doled out $150,000 in cash prizes to filmmakers who entered in the festival’s competitions.   Three awards were announced during the festival’s run—the Oolite Arts Miami Film Festival Poster Design Award, the Oolite Arts Miami Film… Read the rest at our website.
Student Government Association election.
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SGA Changes Election Season Due To Coronavirus Outbreak

Heidi Perez ,  ,  , 
Miami Dade College has announced changes to the Student Government Association’s annual election dates due to class suspensions amid the coronavirus outbreak.  Now, elections for SGA will take place from April 13-15—a week before it was originally scheduled.  Student Life will notify applicants of their status by April 6… Read the rest at our website.
BOT extends presidential search.
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Board Of Trustees Extends Presidential Search, Cites Coronavirus As Reason

Heidi Perez ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  , 
The yearlong saga to find Miami Dade College’s fifth permanent president took another setback Tuesday when the Board of Trustees unanimously voted to extend the deadline for presidential candidates to apply until this fall because of the coronavirus.  Trustee Nicole Washington—who chairs the presidential search committee—received the recommendation from… Read the rest at our website.