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MCI Student Offers Healthier Food Options With His New Venture—Verde

Last fall, Christian Barruos-Brens was baffled during chef Patrick McCurry’s culinary sustainability and practices class at Miami Culinary Institute.  After learning that chain restaurants—Chick-fil-A, Chipotle,...

I Found My Seoul While Studying Abroad In South Korea This Summer

This summer, I traveled to Seoul, South Korea with nine students from Miami Dade College’s  graphic design study abroad program that was led by...

North Campus Launches Florida’s First Bachelor’s Program In Applied AI

Artificial intelligence is transforming reality.  Robotic arms are being used in manufacturing. Virtual assistants are being implemented in hospitals to detect illness. AI facial recognition...

This 20-Year-Old Miami Fashion Institute Student Wants To Design Clothes For The Pope

Four years ago, Fabiola Alfaro was having anxiety attacks and cutting herself with a blade.  “I used to hurt myself,” Alfaro recalls. “I used to...

Kendall And Padrón Campus To Launch Sports Management Program This Fall

At Miami Dade College sports are not just extracurricular activities—they’re part of the curriculum. This August, the School of Global Business, Trade and Transportation is...

Kendall Campus’ Food Pantry Rebranded—Renamed Hungry Haven

After receiving two fridges and 25 sets of pots and pans from the American Heart Association, Kendall Campus’ Student Life department was inspired to...
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They Were Once SGA Leaders. Now They Run Medical Campus

When Alwyn Leiba was elected Student Government Association president at Medical Campus in 2006, Madeline Pumariega—the campus’ dean of students and administration at the...

This North Campus Student Is Making Death Her Business

Samantha Alexander believes in reviving the dead.  The 19-year-old—a funeral service student at North Campus—is often tasked with embalming bodies. Alexander dresses the deceased with makeup...

Continuing Education Legend Retires After 37 Years At Kendall Campus

For nearly four decades, Max Rodriguez served as a pillar in the Continuing Education department at Kendall Campus. Rodriguez, a lanky, rail-thin, ball of kinetic...

He Dreamt Of Coaching Basketball; Now He’s Campus President At Kendall

Bryan Stewart has a penchant for aiming high. As a five-year-old, he played basketball at his local YMCA in Denton, Texas. As his game and...

Man Vandalizes Table At Hialeah Campus, Causing $5,000 In Damage

A man flipped a concrete table at Hialeah Campus, causing $5,000 in damage on June 3, according to the campus’ public safety report. The incident,...

Get To Know Your 2024-25 Student Government Leaders

Miami Dade College students—here are your new Student Government Association leaders. College-wide elections took place March 13 through March 20. Voting was held virtually through...
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