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Grocery Store is where you can use the gift store.

You Could Be Eligible For A Free Supermarket Gift Card

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

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.

News COVID-19

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

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

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.

Medical Campus News COVID-19

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.

News Briefing COVID-19

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.

News COVID-19

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 streaming, virtual theater, Cinema, Movies, Tower Theater, quarantine, Coronavirus

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.

COVID-19 Kendall Campus News

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

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

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.

Ana DeMahy, who is to retire, in her office.

News West Campus Wolfson Campus

West Campus’ Executive Director To Retire After More Than Two Decades At MDC

March 31, 2020 Adriana Dos Santos Wolfson Campus, West Campus, Retired, retirement

Ana DeMahy is a jack of all trades. For the last 13 years, she has overseen construction, public safety, financial budgets and student services at West Campus. DeMahy has watched the campus grow from an outreach center that opened its doors in 2006 with 156 students to an official… Read the rest at our website.

Carlos Migoya tested positive for coronavirus.

COVID-19 Wolfson Campus News

MDC Trustee Tests Positive For Coronavirus; Hasn’t Been On Campus In More Than Two Months

March 30, 2020 Heidi Perez CDC, trustee, hospital, Wolfson Campus, quarantine, Coronavirus

Carlos A. Migoya, who serves as president and CEO of the Jackson Health System, tested positive for the novel coronavirus last week, according to a statement released by the hospital. Migoya also serves as vice chair of Miami Dade College’s Board of Trustees. He attends monthly Board of Trustees… Read the rest at our website.

Padrón Campus News

Student Uses Medieval Instrument To Connect To Spanish Roots

March 30, 2020 Adriana Dos Santos Cuba, Asturias, Spain, Hurdy-gurdy, musical instrument, Music, Miami

Beatriz Martinez Trujillo believes in paying close attention to your dreams. In 2002, she dreamt of walking along a narrow path in a rugged forest in Asturias—a region of northwestern Spain. Martinez Trujillo traveled into the region’s steep hills, historic sites and blue-green sea along the coast. “That dream… Read the rest at our website.

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