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MDC Works Partnering With Career Platform, Handshake

Career exploration at Miami Dade College has gone digital.  MDC Works, a career resource center at the College, announced a partnership with the interactive career service, Handshake, on Sept. 16.  Students can now create a digital resume profile, match with diverse career opportunities that fit their interests and network… Read the rest at our website.
Wolfson CampusHialeah CampusNews

Student With Cerebral Palsy Aspires To Be Next Albert Einstein

When Asnay Machado was eight months old, his parents noticed his legs were spasming and he couldn’t sit without assistance.  “He had to go through a lot of medical tests to find out what was going on,” said Machado’s father, Asnay Machado Alvarez. “Once we had the results, we… Read the rest at our website.
Kendall CampusNews

Two Years After Hurricane Irma, Environmental Center Remains Closed

Hidden inside Kendall Campus is a nine-acre lot of fertile land filled with native flora and fauna.   Located just west of the baseball field, the Environmental Center is a first-hand look into Florida’s natural ecosystem—evergreen canopies that shade the rocky, limestone terrain and palm-sized saw palmetto plants surround a… Read the rest at our website.
Kendall CampusNewsSports

Fiorenza Hangs Up His Cleats After Three Decades

A home crowd’s vivacious roars filled the arena. Anthony Fiorenza had experienced this hundreds of times before. But this time, the uproar was for him. On Sept. 17., before a Lady Sharks volleyball game versus Palm Beach State College, the spotlight was on Fiorenza⁠—Miami Dade College’s long-time athletic director⁠—as… Read the rest at our website.
SportsKendall CampusBaseballNews

Former Shark Breaks Minor League Record, Strikes Out 12 In A Row

Former Sharks pitching ace, Yusniel Padron-Artiles, set a minor league record, striking out 12 consecutive batters in game for the Boston Red Sox’s minor league affiliate the Lowell Spinners on Sept. 5. The right-hander struck out 14 batters during six shutout innings of relief, in the Spinners 2-1 playoff… Read the rest at our website.
Presidential SearchWolfson CampusNews

Firm Emerges As Frontrunner To Conduct MDC Presidential Search

AGB Search, a prominent academic headhunting firm that conducted Broward College’s presidential search in 2018, has emerged as the frontrunner to lead Miami Dade College’s quest for a new president.   Board of Trustees Vice-Chair Carlos Migoya and trustee Michael Bileca heard pitches from three firms at a board workshop… Read the rest at our website.
North CampusNews

This Professor Wants To Hack Your Computer⁠—Legally

Nelly Delessy is redefining hacking.  She plans to protect companies from cyberattack instead of fraudulently infiltrating them.  In March, Delessy, a computer science and programming professor at North Campus, was certified as an ethical hacker by the International Council of E-Commerce Consultants, an international cybersecurity accreditation firm.  Delessy is… Read the rest at our website.