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Kitchen-Cook Training Program Prepares Homeless For Culinary Careers

March 11, 2021 Kevin Boulandier Miami Culinary Institute, Camillus House

Zachary Osman felt helpless after his 15 year marriage ended when he was 43. He said he self-medicated with marijuana and crack, lost his house and job as an irrigation engineer, and went to jail four times on drug related charges. With no family in Florida, Osman couch-surfed at… Read the rest at our website.

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North Campus Invests $80 Million In Construction And Renovation Projects

March 11, 2021 Ammy Sanchez North Campus, renovations, construction

North Campus’ grounds have a rich history—it became Miami Dade College’s first campus in 1960 and even hosted a naval air station during World War II. However, more than 60 years after the campus was inaugurated, many of its buildings and utilities have reached the end of their life… Read the rest at our website.

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MDC To Host Graduation Ceremonies For Class Of 2021 On May 1 At Marlins Park

March 10, 2021 Adriana Dos Santos Graduation, Marlins Park

The Miami Dade College Class of 2021 will get their Pomp and Circumstance during three outdoor graduation ceremonies at Marlins Park, 501 Marlins Way, in Little Havana on May 1. “Students work so hard for [years] because they’re managing life and their studies all at once,” said North Campus… Read the rest at our website.

News Homestead Campus

Honors College To Expand To Homestead Campus

March 1, 2021 Adriana Dos Santos Homestead Campus, The Honors College

Miami Dade College has approved plans to expand its Honors College program to the Homestead Campus. The exclusive cohort—a rigorous academic learning community whose scholars must maintain a 3.5 GPA—rejects between 40-50% of the students who complete the application to join the program, according to Honors College Dean Eric… Read the rest at our website.

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MDC Launches Rising Black Scholars Program To Help Close Equity Gap

February 24, 2021 Adriana Dos Santos Scholarships

Miami Dade College is launching the Rising Black Scholars Program, an initiative that seeks to close equity gaps by offering full-tuition scholarships to 100 Black students graduating high school in 2021. The scholarships will fund an associate’s degree of the student’s choice. It covers up to 30 credits annually… Read the rest at our website.

Hellen Rivas with her parents and siblings.

West Campus Hialeah Campus News

MDC Adjunct Professor Makes Music Her Business

February 24, 2021 Carolina Soto Music, Professor Spotlight

Hellen Rivas is not your typical professor. The 25-year-old teaches business at the West and Hialeah campuses but spends her time outside of the classroom rocking out. She is the lead singer for El Grupo H, a band created in 2004 that includes her parents—Helena and Harol—and two siblings—Harold… Read the rest at our website.

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Stalking Cases Spike At MDC—Reported Cases Doubled From Previous Year

February 23, 2021 Adriana Dos Santos Public Safety, stalking

Stalking cases at Miami Dade College more than doubled between 2018 and 2019, according to the school’s 2020 Annual Security Report. The number of incidents reported spiked from 10 to 21 cases between the two years—an increase of 110 percent. By comparison, the 21 cases in 2019 were two… Read the rest at our website.

COVID-19 North Campus News

North Campus To Serve As County’s First Federal COVID-19 Vaccination Site

February 19, 2021 The Reporter Staff COVID-19, vaccination site, North Campus

By Adriana Dos Santos and Jose Tovar Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced today that North Campus will serve as Miami-Dade County’s first federal mass vaccination site. The campus will be one of four federal sites open in Florida. Locations at the Tampa Greyhound Track, Valencia College in Orlando and… Read the rest at our website.

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President Biden’s Proposed Immigration Bill Could Benefit Hundreds Of MDC Students

February 11, 2021 Kevin Boulandier Immigration, President Joe Biden

President Joe Biden proposed an immigration bill on Jan. 20—his first day in office—that if passed would significantly overhaul the nation’s immigration system. The U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 could provide a pathway to citizenship for about 11 million undocumented immigrants, update the family-based and humanitarian systems and restructure… Read the rest at our website.

News North Campus Padrón Campus

The Reporter And Urbana Win Top FCSPA Honors

February 9, 2021 Ammy Sanchez The Reporter, Urbana

Two Miami Dade College publications—The Reporter and Urbana—won top honors at the Florida College System Publications Association virtual conference on Jan. 29. For the tenth year in a row, The Reporter was named the top two-year student newspaper in Florida. Urbana, the literary magazine at Padrón Campus, was selected… Read the rest at our website.

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