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William Soto’s Journey From Student To Dean Of Students At Wolfson Campus

When William Soto was fifteen years old, he didn’t believe a college education was in his future.  But that changed the summer before his senior year, when he accepted an internship at Wolfson Campus’ admissions and registration department. The teenager was inspired by Margarita Aguiar, a pre-college advisor.  “She’s… Read the rest at our website.
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This Teenager Wants To Build A Roller Coaster At North Campus

When Sean Matias was a kid, the idea of roller coasters frightened him.  Their depths. Their monstrous heights. Their stomach-churning velocity. Those details were nerve-racking for an eight year-old boy, who found serenity in Thomas the Tank Engine and other trains—simple man-made machinery that stays on the ground.  Four… Read the rest at our website.
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Miami Dade College’s Idea Center Expands To Homestead Campus

When Alejandro D. González and Sissi Rodriguez began working at the Idea Center—Miami Dade College’s hub for entrepreneurship and innovation—in February of 2022, they wanted to grow the center’s reach. In March, the duo helped the program, which initially launched in 2014 thanks to a $2.18 million grant from… Read the rest at our website.
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MDC To Host College-Wide Changemaker Week, Sept. 18-24

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

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

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.
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