News - The Reporter: The Student Newspaper at Miami Dade College

Video Game Developers To Host 24-Hour Competition At Wolfson Campus

August 23, 2018 Corbin Bolies Video Games, M.A.G.I.C., competition, Wolfson Campus

Video game developers will showcase their trade at the M.A.G.I.C. Game Jam, a 24-hour competition to be hosted at Wolfson Campus Sept. 29 through 30. The event is a partnership between the College’s M.A.G.I.C. Club and the Video Game Association. It will pair students who have limited video game… Read the rest at our website.

Empty Classroom in Building 8 of Wolfson Campus where Adjunct Professors work

News

Adjunct Professors At MDC Working Toward Unionizing

August 9, 2018 Katherine Wallace-Fernandez MDC, Adjunct Professors, Union

Miami Dade College’s adjunct professors filed a request earlier this week with Florida’s Public Employees Relation Commission to hold a vote that could allow them to unionize. The move is an attempt to seek improved wages and job security for adjunct professors. To file for an election, at least… Read the rest at our website.

News

Miami Dade College Launches Apprenticeship Program

July 4, 2018 Paola Fernandez MDC Works, apprentice, apprenticeship

Miami Dade College launched its MDC Works: Apprenticeship Program in April. The program is a partnership with the United States Department of Labor, the Florida Department of Education and major industry leaders. “The apprenticeship program provides another avenue for students to gain employment,” said Juan Mendieta, the director of… Read the rest at our website.

Kendall Campus News West Campus

Water Main Break Forces West Campus To Temporarily Relocate Classes To Kendall Campus

July 3, 2018 Katherine Wallace-Fernandez Kendall Campus, West Campus, classes relocated

Evening classes at West Campus for July 3 have been relocated to Kendall Campus, 11011 SW 104th St., after a water main break near the Doral-based campus forced the cancelation of classes the previous day. Miami Dade College’s Twitter account said: “It is anticipated classes and operations will resume… Read the rest at our website.

News West Campus

West Campus Closed After Water Main Break Causes Flooding Near Campus

July 2, 2018 Katherine Wallace-Fernandez West Campus, sinkhole, classes cancelled

Miami Dade College’s West Campus suspended classes for the evening after a water main break caused heavy flooding that shutdown NW 41th St. between 115th Ave. and 117th Ave. near the Florida Turnpike. The Doral-based campus sits on 3800 NW 115th Ave. Doral officials said the flooding may have… Read the rest at our website.

Wolfson Campus News

Blind Grammy Award-Winning Student Touring Through Latin America

May 18, 2018 Christian Ortega Wolfson Campus, Music, Student Profile

Humberto Molero lives a double life. He is a music business student at Wolfson Campus and a drummer for SanLuis, a Venezuelan-based band currently on a promotional tour in the United States and Latin America. Molero also has three Grammy awards under his belt. The feat is even more… Read the rest at our website.

Image from of the commencement ceremonies.

News

Nearly 17,000 Graduate During Commencement Ceremonies

May 18, 2018 Corbin Bolies Graduation, commencement

Graduation was a family affair for Octavia Anderson. Anderson, 50, received her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice alongside her son, Philip Hardemon, and her nephew, Kenderick Watson, who both received bachelor’s degrees in supervision management. “It was a big accomplishment for myself and my son and nephew,” Anderson said.… Read the rest at our website.

Christian Acevedo posing for the camera.

North Campus News

Bees Cause New Buzz At North Campus

May 18, 2018 Christian Ortega Environment, bees, North Campus

Miami Dade College is looking to make North Campus a sweeter place. Its solution? Bees. Through the efforts of Christian Acevedo, an environmental science major at North Campus, the local nonprofit Public Hives and North Campus, beehives will be featured behind the Science Complex starting in June. With hives… Read the rest at our website.

News

New Safety Initiative Requires Students And Employees To Display IDs

May 18, 2018 Paola Fernandez Student Life, ID

Miami Dade College plans to implement a new safety initiative which will require all students and employees to display their ID while on campus by Fall 2018. The new rule, dubbed We’re All In It Together, Wear Your MDCard, was proposed by the Office of Emergency Management and district… Read the rest at our website.

News Forum

Editorial: More Confusion Than Safety With New ID Policy

May 18, 2018 Corbin Bolies Safety, school shootings, ID

With a new policy requiring all students and faculty to display their Miami Dade College IDs, MDC hopes to cement its campuses as safe educational locations. But with a late-term rollout, a vague enforcement policy and uncertainty in regards to long-term benefits, the measure seems to add more confusion… Read the rest at our website.

Share

Copy short link