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Medical Campus students waiting and listening during graduation.

Thousands Celebrate At MDC Commencement Ceremonies

June 13, 2016 Maria Vizcaino 0 Comments Graduation, commencement

For Raquel Martinez, graduation seemed impossible this past January. The 20-year-old Honors College student at Wolfson Campus was diagnosed with B-cell lymphoma. She endured grueling, week-long chemotherapy sessions to fight the cancer while juggling five classes this past spring semester. On April 30, the vivacious scholar was one of… Read the rest at our website.

Harold O. Levy posing with the students who won the Jack Kent Cooke scholarship.

News North Campus Padrón Campus Wolfson Campus

MDC Students Win Prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship

June 13, 2016 Daniela Molina 0 Comments Student Spotlight, Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship

Three Miami Dade College Honors College students were awarded the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke undergraduate transfer scholarship: Valentina d’Empaire, Juan J. Albrecht, and Yessica Maltes. A fourth student, Santiago Tobar, a senior at the School for Advanced Studies at Wolfson Campus, won the scholarship for exemplary high school seniors. … Read the rest at our website.

Waves crashing into rocks on Boca Vieja Beach, Mexico.

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Mexico Shows Miami Dade College Students A Sustainable City

June 13, 2016 Priya Pershadsingh 0 Comments sustainability, Mexico

For six students, an eco-tourism and sustainability trip to Mexico was more than a way to participate in service activities in rural bay areas while learning sustainable and cultural perspectives. As one of those students, I jumped at the opportunity to take an eight day trip to meet and… Read the rest at our website.

News North Campus

Miami Herald Municipal Government Reporter, Monique O. Madan, To Kick-Off 2016 MDC Summer Journalism Speaker Series

May 25, 2016 Daniela Molina Journalism Speaker Series, Journalism, student journalists

Miami Herald municipal government reporter, Monique O. Madan, will kick-off the 2016 Miami Dade College Summer Journalism Speaker Series at 11:30 a.m. in Room 2158, on June 13 at the College’s North Campus. Madan, who served as The Reporter’s first-ever editor-in-chief in 2010, covers Doral, Homestead, Palmetto Bay and… Read the rest at our website.

News North Campus

Collada Retires After Accusations Of Academic Wrongdoing Surface

April 18, 2016 Daniela Molina MDC, Retired Staff

A North Campus director who worked at Miami Dade College for more than 30 years retired two weeks after she was threatened with termination of employment, according to a memorandum in her personnel file. Maria Tere Collada, whose last position at the College was as director of the New… Read the rest at our website.

Photo of the parking garage at West Garage where there was a construction accident.

News West Campus

Construction Accident At West Campus Parking Garage Leaves Two Injured

April 18, 2016 Maria Vizcaino accident, parking garage, construction

Two construction workers were injured Friday at another construction accident at the Miami Dade College West Campus parking garage when a beam that was being lifted fell, according to Erika Benitez, public information officer for Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. Officials said the accident happened at around 2:30 p.m. while the… Read the rest at our website.

Coach Price along with some players watching a game.

News Sports Baseball

Sharks Forfeit Seven Games Due To Ineligible Players

April 18, 2016 Peter Carrera Sharks

The Miami Dade College baseball team was forced to forfeit seven games—four of which were versus Southern Conference opponents—after it was discovered that two of the team’s athletes were academically ineligible during the games. In question were games played between Feb. 24 and March 9. As a result of… Read the rest at our website.

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Journalist With Roots At MDC To Report In Hometown

April 18, 2016 Zayrha Rodriguez Student Journalist, Alumna, Journalism

Melissa Adan, 23, who served as the Kendall Campus bureau chief for The Reporter during the 2011-2012 school year, is returning to Miami on June 1 after studies in Boston and a broadcasting job in Texas to work as a reporter and multimedia journalist at NBC 6 South Florida.… Read the rest at our website.

Robin Shear and Jessica Giraldo of Vice City Rollers skate around the rink as practice.

News Kendall Campus

Roller Derby Team Seeks Lady Skaters

April 18, 2016 Gabrielle Rueda Sport, roller derby

When the Vice City Rollers roller derby team practice at Sunland Roller Hockey Rink next to Palmetto Golf Course, a speaker playing rock music sits in the middle of the rink. The team members skate in circles and stretch to warm up their muscles. During a recent practice, Precious… Read the rest at our website.

Student Malik Robinson of the club Supernatural praying with another student.

News Kendall Campus

Club Offers Spiritual Focus

April 18, 2016 Alejandra Zimmermann Student Spotlight, Religion

The Supernatural Culture Club’s weekly meetings at Kendall Campus begin with students forming a circle and members leading the group in prayer. A loud worshiping song plays in the background. At a recent meeting, 13 student members in the circle closed their eyes and spoke about their relationship with… Read the rest at our website.

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