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This Teenager Wants To Build A Roller Coaster At North Campus

Nidley Charles , 
When Sean Matias was a kid, the idea of roller coasters frightened him.  Their depths. Their monstrous heights. Their stomach-churning velocity. Those details were nerve-racking for an eight year-old boy, who found serenity in Thomas the Tank Engine and other trains—simple man-made machinery that stays on the ground.  Four… Read the rest at our website.
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North Campus Appoints New Chair Of Chemistry, Physics and Earth Science Department

Nikole Valiente ,  , 
Andreina Aguado Jimenez was selected as the interim chair of the chemistry, physics and earth sciences department at North Campus.  She began her role on Sept. 11.  Jimenez’s duties include overseeing each department, ensuring courses run smoothly, addressing faculty and student concerns and coordinating faculty course schedules.  “Instead of… Read the rest at our website.
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MDC Expands Its Computer Programming Initiative, Miami Codes

Nikole Valiente
Miami Dade College has expanded Miami Codes, a computer programming initiative launched last spring at West Campus to help minority students develop app development skills, to Kendall and North campuses.  Courses began this fall. They are being offered through Apple’s community education initiative, featuring two rigorous, eight-week iOS development… Read the rest at our website.
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New North Campus Public Safety Chief Brings Decades Of Policing Experience

Nikole Valiente
Makiem Miller rose up the police ranks in Connecticut during the rise of community-oriented policing, a method geared toward strengthening relationships with residents to deter crime.   During patrol assignments, he got to know families and business owners personally, building trust and breaking down barriers for more than two decades.… Read the rest at our website.
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Three MDC Student Publications Are Pacemaker Finalists

Nikole Valiente
Miami Dade College student publications The Reporter, Urbana and AXIS have been selected as Pacemaker finalists by the Associated Collegiate Press.   All three won a National Pacemaker, the highest collegiate distinction, last year.  Winners will be announced on Oct. 30 at the Associated Collegiate Press/ College Media Association Fall… Read the rest at our website.