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MDC To Host College-Wide Changemaker Week, Sept. 18-24

September 13, 2023 Nikole Valiente iCED, Changemaking

Miami Dade College is hosting its first-ever Changemaker Week, a college-wide initiative to equip and inspire students and faculty to take action in their communities. Programming will run from Sept. 18 through Sept. 24 and feature student-led workshops, presentations, speaker series, community engagement expositions, film screenings and service opportunities.… Read the rest at our website.

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Miami Culinary Institute Student Aims To Be The DJ Khaled Of Latin Cuisine

September 12, 2023 Olivia Valkenburg Miami Culinary Institute, Latin Cuisine

As his mom battled thyroid and breast cancer in 2018, Christian Barruos-Brens—then a 16-year-old high school student at Miami Lakes Educational Center—searched for a way to help. Prior to her diagnosis, the teenager developed a passion for the culinary arts. Serving as her unofficial sous chef in their Hialeah… Read the rest at our website.

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New North Campus Public Safety Chief Brings Decades Of Policing Experience

September 9, 2023 Nikole Valiente Public Safety

Makiem Miller rose up the police ranks in Connecticut during the rise of community-oriented policing, a method geared toward strengthening relationships with residents to deter crime. During patrol assignments, he got to know families and business owners personally, building trust and breaking down barriers for more than two decades.… Read the rest at our website.

News Hialeah Campus

Peer-To-Peer Program Aims To Engage First-Year Students At Hialeah Campus

September 8, 2023 Nidley Charles Hialeah Scholars, peer-to-peer

As a high school student at Mater Academy Charter, Jessica Perez never saw herself as a leader let alone a mentor. Shy and introverted, the teenager preferred the background rather than the spotlight. But that all changed when she enrolled at Miami Dade College and became part of Hialeah… Read the rest at our website.

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Three MDC Student Publications Are Pacemaker Finalists

September 1, 2023 Nikole Valiente Pacemaker Award

Miami Dade College student publications The Reporter, Urbana and AXIS have been selected as Pacemaker finalists by the Associated Collegiate Press. All three won a National Pacemaker, the highest collegiate distinction, last year. Winners will be announced on Oct. 30 at the Associated Collegiate Press/ College Media Association Fall… Read the rest at our website.

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Spring Break Week Returning To MDC After Decades-Long Hiatus

August 31, 2023 Nikole Valiente Spring Break

Pack your sunscreen and beach balls—spring break week is returning to Miami Dade College. The break, which will run concurrently with the Miami-Dade and Broward County Public Schools’ recess, will take place from March 25-29. It’s been more than four decades since the College has celebrated a week-long spring… Read the rest at our website.

News Wolfson Campus

Freedom Tower Closed Until 2025 As It Undergoes Major Restoration Project

August 30, 2023 Nikole Valiente Freedom Tower

Miami Dade College’s Freedom Tower, a facility where thousands of immigrants have been processed as they start their journey in the United States, is getting a facelift. The National Historic Landmark has been closed since last May but is expected to reopen by 2025 for its 100th birthday. Renovations… Read the rest at our website.

News North Campus

Former Reporter Editor Lands Job At WLRN News

August 25, 2023 Nikole Valiente WLRN, NPR

Ammy Sanchez, who served as The Reporter’s editor-in-chief during the 2021-2022 school year, was hired as the morning edition producer at WLRN News—NPR’s South Florida member station. Sanchez, who starts on Aug. 28, will work alongside the morning anchor to write reports for the newscasts, fill in as anchor… Read the rest at our website.

News Homestead Campus

Homestead Campus Unveils New Student Success Center

August 16, 2023 Nikole Valiente New Building

Following a nearly $40 million investment and seven years of work, Homestead Campus’ Student Success Center is finally here. Located to the east of Homestead City Hall, the 60,000-square feet facility was inaugurated during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Aug. 15. It includes a conference room, an art gallery, an… Read the rest at our website.

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This Couple Is Offering A Course To Help Increase Financial Literacy

August 14, 2023 Nikole Valiente financial literacy, budgeting

After two decades of working in the finance, real estate and technology industries, Ariana and Leo Pareja moved from Washington, D.C. to Miami with a mission. In June of 2020, the duo co-founded the Pareja Family Foundation—a non-profit organization that strives to promote equal opportunity for women and minorities… Read the rest at our website.

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