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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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MesaMedia Takes Independent Wrestling By Storm—One Shot At A Time

August 9, 2023 Juan S. Gomez

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.

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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.

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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.

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