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Don’t Know How To Sew A COVID-19 Mask? This Miami Fashion Institute Student Has You Covered

April 22, 2020 Roxy Garcia Miami Fashion Institute, COVID-19, MFI, Wolfson Campus

Olivia McAteer traces a floral pattern onto cotton fabric with a permanent marker, before pressing the design in with a flat iron. McAteer, a Miami Fashion Institute student, typically undergoes this process while designing runway outfits, but now her work has a deeper meaning—it could potentially save lives. The… Read the rest at our website.

News Briefing COVID-19

Student Government Association Elections To Be Held Online

April 20, 2020 Natalie Gutierrez SGA, Elections, Student Government Association

Student Government Association elections at all eight Miami Dade College campuses will be held online from April 20 to 26. Voting can be done by clicking here. Students must sign into the portal using their MDC username and password, and be registered in credit courses. They can vote at… Read the rest at our website.

The library at Wolfson Campus. MDC to provide online tutoring.

Briefing COVID-19 News

Miami Dade College Providing Online Tutoring To Students

April 17, 2020 Patrick C. Gross online tutoring

Learning Resources is offering free online tutoring to students during the coronavirus pandemic. One-on-one and group tutoring is available in a variety of subjects such as foreign language, speech, reading, writing, business, STEM courses and more. Services are facilitated on Blackboard Collaborate Ultra, Promethean and other web conferences tools.… Read the rest at our website.

Grocery Store is where you can use the gift store.

News Briefing COVID-19

You Could Be Eligible For A Free Supermarket Gift Card

April 16, 2020 Heidi Perez Single Stop, food pantry, gift card

If you visited one of Miami Dade College’s eight food pantry locations at least three times this semester or need help, you are eligible for a free grocery store gift card. Single Stop is making the cards available, on a one-time basis, to assist students during the coronavirus pandemic.… Read the rest at our website.

COVID-19 News

Miami Dade College Awarded Nearly $50 Million In Emergency Aid By DOE

April 15, 2020 Heidi Perez funds, Scholarships, DOE, grant

The United States Department of Education awarded Miami Dade College a $49,074,737 grant to help ease the financial burden caused by the coronavirus pandemic. A first installment, approximately $24,537,369, has already been given to the College. The funds will be used toward a summer and fall term scholarship, and… Read the rest at our website.

Medical Campus to loan hospital ventilators.

News COVID-19 Medical Campus

MDC Loans 17 Ventilators To Jackson Memorial Hospital To Fight The Coronavirus

April 14, 2020 Kevin Boulandier COVID-19, ventilators, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Coronavirus

Miami Dade College is giving a helping hand to their neighbor—Jackson Memorial Hospital. Last week, Medical Campus loaned 17 ventilators to the hospital as it fights the coronavirus pandemic. “It feels great to lay our head at night knowing we are helping a public hospital,” said Medical Campus President… Read the rest at our website.

Summer term registration has been paused.

COVID-19 News Briefing

Summer Registration Paused For Two Weeks

April 13, 2020 Heidi Perez summer semester, registration

Miami Dade College will pause summer term registration until April 26 due to changes in the summer semester’s calendar. During this period, students will not be able to: add or drop courses, change terms, as well as submit tuition waivers, Florida Shines or admission applications. Students can still register… Read the rest at our website.

COVID-19 News

Online Dance Platform Helps Users Break A Sweat While In Quarantine

April 8, 2020 Roxy Garcia Kendall Campus, Music, Dance, quarantine, Coronavirus, online

Brittany Williams sways her hips to the sound of Afrobeat and Jazz music playing in her living room. The 30-year-old dancer has performed in Germany, Trinidad and France—but today, her audience consists of seven students tuned in through a live-stream on her Chromebook laptop. Williams and Melissa Cobblah-Gutierrez, both… Read the rest at our website.

News A&E

Tower Theater Keeps Moviegoers Connected With Streaming Site

April 6, 2020 Adriana Dos Santos Cinema, Movies, Tower Theater, quarantine, Coronavirus, streaming, virtual theater

The entertainment industry, like all of us, is feeling the effects of the coronavirus. Movie productions have been delayed. Films have failed to make a profit. Theaters have shuttered their doors. In response, Miami Dade College’s Tower Theater, located in Little Havana, launched a virtual theater on March 26… Read the rest at our website.

News COVID-19 Kendall Campus

Looking For A Coronavirus Distraction? Watch This MDC Alum’s YouTube Cooking Show

April 1, 2020 Adriana Dos Santos Food, Kendall Campus, quarantine, social distancing, cooking, YouTube, cooking show

Social distancing hasn’t stopped Gregory Castillo from having fun. The loquacious 28-year-old has spent the past three Saturday mornings chopping vegetables, sauteing rice and marinating pasta—all while recording himself on an iPhone 11 Pro. Castillo, a former Kendall Campus student, has been busy filming Quarantine Kitchen, his Youtube cooking… Read the rest at our website.

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