Tag: Honors College

Aurora Alonso started as the interim Honors College director at Kendall Campus on Aug. 29.  Alonso will help Honors College students with enrollment and advisement. She replaces Cynthia Okoe, who is now the interim chairperson for the school...
Marianne Maduro started as the interim Honors College director at the Eduardo J. Padrón Campus on Aug. 29. Maduro will help Honors College students with enrollment and advisement. She replaces Magda Castineyra, who is now the interim dean...

Honors College Appoints New Interim Dean

Magda Castineyra was appointed as the interim dean of The Honors College at Miami Dade College in August. Castineyra, 60, who served as the Honors...

New Honors College Student Success Coach At Kendall Campus

Lolisa Torbert began her role as the new Honors College student success coach at Kendall Campus on April 18. Torbert, 33, will assist students with...

Honors College Starts Its Own Newsletter—The Honorable

The Honors College started a newsletter—The Honorable—in February to showcase its alumni, activities and events. It will be produced twice a year. The newsletter will...

Honors College Student Selected As Point Flagship Scholar

Manuel Faria, who earned an associate’s degree in biology from the Wolfson Campus Honors College this May, has been selected as a 2021 Point...

Four Honors College Graduates Win Prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Transfer Scholarship

Four recent Miami Dade College graduates—Laura Santos-Somohano, Estefano Reyes, Diana Gonzalez and Kalid Gawon—were awarded the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. The recipients,...

Honors College Graduates Selected For University Of Miami Research Program

Four recent Honors College graduates have been selected to participate in the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, a summer program that allows students from Miami...

‘He’s Like An Advocacy Machine’: Wolfson Campus Student Serving Community On Transit Alliance Council

As a freshman, Nic Arce woke up at 7 a.m. to ride the Metrorail to Wolfson Campus.  During the 40-minute commute, the Miami Springs resident...

Honors College Creates Alumni Advisory Committee

After graduating from the Honors College at Wolfson Campus in 2017, Kiana Vidal transferred to Cornell University to study communications and technology.  She said her...

Former Wolfson Honors Student Creating Robotic Arm To Help Paralysis Patients

Like most 10-year-olds, Nelson Hidalgo enjoyed his PlayStation. But it wasn’t gaming that interested him the most—it was opening the console and fixing issues...

Honors College Looking Into Sexually Explicit Comment Made In Virtual Chat

Miami Dade College is investigating an incident that occurred yesterday during an Honors College event involving a person making a sexually explicit comment in...

Honors College Selects New Dean

Eric W. Hoffman has been selected as the new dean of The Honors College at Miami Dade College.  Hoffman began overseeing the College’s four HC...

Honors College Students Win Prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship

Four Miami Dade College Honors College students were awarded the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship: Daniela Alvarez, Casey Amaya, Fedelene Camille...