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Steve Mesa was mesmerized as he watched World Wrestling Entertainment personalities Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels grapple in an Iron Man match during WrestleMania XII in 1996. The then 10-year-old watched the drama unfold from the comfort of his parent’s Hialeah living room thanks to a VHS recording. After… Read the rest at our website.

Demie Mainieri Field Getting $2.5 Million Facelift After Being Dormant For 28 Years

July 13, 2023 Juan S. Gomez Baseball, Demie Mainieri Field

Paul Mainieri’s love for baseball blossomed in 1961 in the muggy dugout at Dade County Junior College as his dad Demie Mainieri coached the school’s baseball team—the Falcons. “I grew up in that dugout next to my father,” said Paul, who would return to that same field 16 years… Read the rest at our website.

News Kendall Campus

Kendall Campus Launches Certificate Program For Neurodivergent Students

July 13, 2023 Nikole Valiente

Last August, Miami-Dade County District 7 Commissioner Raquel Regalado came to Kendall Campus with a proposal. Regalado, who has two children with autism, wanted the College to create an initiative to help students with neurodivergent conditions—such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, dyslexia and Tourette’s syndrome—receive access to collegiate education and employment… Read the rest at our website.

News Sports Kendall Campus Baseball

Miami Dade College Duo Selected In 2023 Major League Baseball Draft

July 12, 2023 Juan S. Gomez MLB draft

Wooyeoul Shin’s dream to play Major League Baseball was born in 2008 when he watched his countrymen from South Korea win a gold medal at the Olympics in Beijing. Fifteen years later, the Miami Dade College athlete inched closer to his dream when he was one of two Sharks… Read the rest at our website.

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Miami Dade College To Offer State’s First Associate’s Degree In AI

June 29, 2023 Olivia Valkenburg AI

Less than two months after inaugurating its second Artificial Intelligence Center, Miami Dade College is continuing to dive into the world of AI. Starting this fall, students will be offered the state’s first associate’s degree in Applied AI. Two credit certificate programs will also debut. The programs were jump… Read the rest at our website.

News North Campus Kendall Campus

North And Kendall To Open On-Campus Chick-fil-A Locations This Fall

June 29, 2023 Gabriella Gutierrez Chik-fil-A

Foodies, the wait is over. This fall, Miami Dade College’s two largest sites will open on-campus Chick-fil-A locations offering the chain’s chicken sandwiches, nuggets, fries, salads and milkshakes. Kendall Campus will also open a new Starbucks that will offer a full menu ranging from tea and coffee to bagels,… Read the rest at our website.

News Sports Soccer

Miami Dade College Announces Plan To Field Soccer Teams In Fall Of 2024

June 20, 2023 Juan S. Gomez Soccer

Move over Lionel Messi, soccer is coming to Miami Dade College. “Beginning fall of 2024, Miami Dade College will have men and women’s soccer,” the schools president Madeline Pumariega announced at Tuesday’s monthly Board of Trustees meeting. “And we are kicking it off.” The news comes on the heels… Read the rest at our website.

News Sports Homestead Campus

A Unified Soccer Team Created By MDC Student Wins Special Olympics Gold Medal

June 15, 2023 Nikole Valiente Special Olympics

In 2007, Maya Alvarez watched in amazement as her mom, Jodi English, created and coached a Special Olympics team at Miami Southridge Senior High School for students with intellectual disabilities. Ten years later, Alvarez’s brother, Logan, started a Unified Special Olympics team to allow people at the school without… Read the rest at our website.

News Kendall Campus

Student Life Department At Kendall Campus Gets $200,000 Makeover

June 15, 2023 Juan S. Gomez renovations

Kendall Campus is completing a year-long renovation project that has given the Student Life Department a facelift. The current project includes new furniture, floors and fresh paint to the area’s space in the 100 building. Earlier this year, the department welcomed a career closet and an Esports room. In… Read the rest at our website.

News Wolfson Campus

MFI Students Strut Their Style At Graduate Show

June 8, 2023 Juan S. Gomez Miami Fashion Institute, Graduate Show

Electronic music pulsated from the deck of the 10th floor of The Elser Hotel as nattily dressed models strutted down the runway at the Miami Fashion Institute’s annual Graduate Show. The event, held on June 6, featured the work of 15 students graduating from the College’s associate’s in science… Read the rest at our website.

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