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Lights, Camera, Action: MDC InFocus Wants To Make You Its Next Star

July 28, 2021 Ammy Sanchez Journalism, student journalists, MDC InFocus

Kevin Boulandier wanted some broadcast news experience when he joined MDC InFocus, a show created by Miami Dade College to give student journalists an opportunity to polish their on-air talent. The program allowed the 20-year-old, a news writer for The Reporter for the past two years, to sculpt his… Read the rest at our website.

News North Campus

New Artificial Intelligence Center To Open At North Campus In November

July 28, 2021 Adriana Dos Santos Technology, Artificial Intelligence

The future of technology is coming to Miami Dade College. North Campus will open a new Artificial Intelligence Center on the second floor of building 1. It will introduce students to the emerging field through classes, workshops and laboratories. Although it’s still under construction, the center is expected to… Read the rest at our website.

News North Campus

Miami Dade College’s STEM Preschool To Reopen This Fall

July 27, 2021 Elizabeth Pomares STEM, COVID-19, preschool

Does your child have a fascination with science? Miami Dade College has the perfect place for them. Exploration Station—a state-of-the-art preschool laboratory focused on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)—is scheduled to reopen on Aug. 23 after being closed for more than a year due to the pandemic. Sponsored… Read the rest at our website.

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Thousands Attend Rally At Freedom Tower, Demand Democracy In Cuba

July 18, 2021 Ammy Sanchez Cuba

More than 3,000 people attended a rally on July 17 at the Freedom Tower on Biscayne Boulevard—chanting “Patria y Vida” and “Libertad” as they waved Cuban and American flags—to protest the deteriorating living conditions in Cuba. “That’s what’s going to happen tonight, [we’ll hear] the voices of those who… Read the rest at our website.

Homestead Campus News

From Student Life To Mrs. Florida U.S. Continental—Meet Lolisa Torbert

July 15, 2021 Carolina Soto beauty pageant, staff spotlight

Lolisa Torbert gave the audience a glimpse of her sparkly beige nightgown as she glided across the stage at the StarStruck Performing Arts Center in Stuart, Florida, last June. It wasn’t the 32-year-old’s first pageant, but winning the Mrs. Florida U.S. Continental contest seemed like a far-fetched dream. Torbert… Read the rest at our website.

News Medical Campus

School Of Health Sciences To Offer Two New Degrees This Fall

July 14, 2021 Ammy Sanchez new degree, health science

Two years ago, Medical Campus President Bryan Stewart met with hospitals in the area to discuss their urgent need for qualified medical professionals. The coronavirus pandemic continued to accelerate that demand—now the School of Health Sciences at Miami Dade College is ready to lend a helping hand. In the… Read the rest at our website.

News North Campus

He Fled Cuba And Made MDC His Home—“Pepe” Celebrates 50 Years At North Campus

July 12, 2021 Ammy Sanchez campus services, 50th anniversary

José “Pepe” Garcia has witnessed most of Miami Dade College’s history first-hand. When the 85-year-old started working at North Campus in 1970, only one other campus existed—South Campus, which was later renamed Kendall. Scott Hall—North campus’ main edifice—had been completed only seven years prior and buildings 4, 6, 7,… Read the rest at our website.

News Padrón Campus

‘Something Has Happened In Surfside’: Honors College Director Was Not Home When Her Condo Building Collapsed

July 1, 2021 Adriana Dos Santos Surfside, Champlain Towers South

Magda Castineyra was awakened by a phone call at 5:30 a.m. last Thursday. “Where are you? Do you need me?” said her cousin on the other end. “Tell me where you are. I’m going to come and get you.” Castineyra was perplexed. She feared something had happened to her… Read the rest at our website.

News Homestead Campus

Homestead Campus Professor To Be Featured On The TV Show Mission Unstoppable

June 30, 2021 Carolina Soto Professor Spotlight, STEM

Marisa Nia Madison is ready to share her love for science with a national audience. The 43-year-old biology professor at Homestead Campus will be featured on an upcoming episode of Mission Unstoppable, a television show on CBS that highlights female innovators with careers in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering… Read the rest at our website.

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Employees Who Worked Remotely For The Past Year Will Return To MDC On Tuesday

June 30, 2021 Adriana Dos Santos COVID-19, employees

Non-instructional employees at Miami Dade College who had special authorization to work remotely for the past year due to COVID-19 will return to campus on Tuesday. The special approval—that expires Friday—allowed employees who are 65 years or older, had underlying medical conditions or were the primary caretaker to a… Read the rest at our website.

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