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2017 – 2018 Student Government Association Officers

August 23, 2017 Camilla Sposito SGA

Information gathered by Camilla Sposito \ The Reporter Hialeah Campus Advisor – Kimberly Tupy ktupy@mdc.edu Telephone Number – 305-237-8871 Room number: 2102-04 President: Joyce Hernandez Email: joyce.hernandez003@mymdc.net Vice President: Carlos Torres Email: carlos.torres046@mymdc.net Homestead Campus Advisor – Nicole Bryant nbryant@mdc.edu Telephone Number – 305-237-5065 Room number: A-116 President: Keionest… Read the rest at our website.

Thomas Demos and Marvin Aguado posing for the camera to promote Poneloya.

North Campus News

North Campus Film Professor And Former Student To Shoot Horror Flick In Nicaragua

August 23, 2017 Ciro Salcedo Film, North Campus, Professor Spotlight, Movie, SEDT, Student Spotlight

Thomas Demos and Marvin Aguado are taking their love of horror films to Nicaragua. In August, the duo with deep Miami Dade College ties—Demos a film production professor at North Campus and Aguado an alum of the film program—plan to shoot a full length movie, Poneloya, using an all… Read the rest at our website.

Christian Schlaerth working out at the gym.

News

‘He-Man’ Running For State Senate Seat

June 9, 2017 Maria Vizcaino North Campus, Professor Spotlight

Christian Schlaerth walks into the classroom at North Campus with a stone-cold face as Rage Against the Machine blasts through his earphones. The moment the clock hits 6:40 p.m., he takes them off, fixes his American flag blazer and begins his lecture on Karl Marx’s social conflict theory. Underneath… Read the rest at our website.

News

MDC Announces Leadership Restructuring

June 9, 2017 Maria Vizcaino Leadership, presidents

Miami Dade College, which has eight campuses, announced on May 30 that it was reducing its administrative staff by three campus presidents. Juan Mendieta, the director of communications at MDC, said the College does not know whether the changes are permanent or temporary. “We can’t really comment on the… Read the rest at our website.

News Sports

Student Uses Karate To Shape His Life

June 9, 2017 Giovanni Del Fa Student Profile, Venezuela, karate

As a shy six-year-old, David Bavaresco left his first karate class in Venezuela in tears. His grandfather, Eduardo Bavaresco, predicted that karate wouldn’t be the kid’s forte. “Then at 10 my mom said I had to start a sport and I chose karate,” Bavaresco said. “My mom was shocked,… Read the rest at our website.

Mother and son graduating together at commencement.

News

Thousands Attend Commencement Ceremonies

June 9, 2017 Katherine Wallace-Fernandez Graduation, commencement

Andy Oquendo’s educational pursuit took an abrupt detour in November of 2010 after a tragic car accident killed his 13-year-old brother and left him in a coma for two months. More than six years later, Oquendo, who is still impaired by the accident, showed his strength by being one… Read the rest at our website.

The crowd at the graduation ceremony for Kendall Campus.

News

Class Of 2017 Says Goodbye

June 9, 2017 Maria Vizcaino Graduation, commencement

On April 29 approximately 14,000 students turned their tassels to become Miami Dade College graduates. Five ceremonies were carried out throughout the day at the James L. Knight Center and at Kendall Campus’ Theodore R. Gibson Health Center. Among the black gowns, decorated caps, colorful sashes and cords representing… Read the rest at our website.

Photo of student Tamara Gomez. Jack Kent Cooke

Padrón Campus Wolfson Campus News

MDC Students Win Prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarships

June 9, 2017 Katherine Wallace-Fernandez Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship

Miami Dade College students Reynier Montalvan and Tamara Gomez-Ortigoza were awarded the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Foundation scholarships. The scholarship covers up to $40,000 per year. Costs include tuition, books and living expenses through the completion of the students bachelor’s degree. Winners are selected based on exceptional academic achievements… Read the rest at our website.

News Medical Campus

Medical Campus Hosts Health Show On MDC TV

June 9, 2017 Alessandra Pacheco Health, mdc-tv

Miami Dade College TV has partnered with the Medical Campus to produce a show called Health Connections that explores medical issues impacting the community. “The purpose of the show is for the community to learn about anything medical,” said Jose “Tony” Leal, who has been an MDC TV producer… Read the rest at our website.

SAS student Mark Merwitzer posing for the camera.

News Wolfson Campus

SAS Student Aims To Make Driving Safer

April 13, 2017 Katherine Wallace-Fernandez 0 Comments Student Spotlight, School for Advanced Studies

Seventeen-year-old Mark Merwitzer frequently wears a suit to meet with lobbyists to fight a social ill that is second nature to many teens — texting while driving. Merwitzer, a junior at the School for Advanced Studies at Wolfson Campus, is advocating to pass Senate Bill 144, which would make… Read the rest at our website.

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