Tag: Student Spotlight

Sophomore Outfielder Providing Offensive Firepower For Lady Sharks Softball Team

Softball has a significant place in Amanda Mason’s life.  As a kid, she spent countless hours playing catch with her father, Gregory, and watching his...

Lady Sharks Banking On Freshman From Coral Reef To Provide Stability On The Mound

Pitching wasn’t a strength for the Miami Dade College softball team last season. In 29 games, the Lady Sharks allowed 208 hits, 175 runs...

Animated Short Film By MDC Student Airs On Nickelodeon In Latin America

Many kids dream of becoming cartoon artists and seeing their drawings come to life on television. That dream became a reality for Brenna Verner. Verner’s...

Kendall Campus Student Channels Passion For Wrestling To Write Children’s Book

Two years ago, Noel Fuentes searched for a book he could give a five-year-old family friend when he realized there weren’t any that attracted...

North Campus SEDT Students Win Suncoast Award For Short Film

When Arminio Rivero and Samuel Romero’s film was selected as a capstone project in the  bachelor’s degree program for the School of Entertainment &...

Kendall Campus Students Launch Podcast To Inspire Young Entrepreneurs

During a May episode of The Mindset Podcast, Anthony Valenzuela addressed listeners with a stern message—you should always strive to find purpose in any...

North Campus Students Earn Full Scholarships To Tuskegee University

Three North Campus students won full-ride scholarships to attend Tuskegee University in Alabama. The 2020 Tuskegee University Distinguished Presidential Scholarship recipients are nursing students Jacques...

Five Miami Dade College Volleyball Players Awarded Scholarships

The Lady Sharks’ success on the volleyball court continues to mirror their success after Miami Dade College.  Five sophomores on last year’s team, who won...

Meet The Student Voice On MDC’s Presidential Search Committee

Samantha Hernandez wants to leave a mark on Miami Dade College’s presidential search.  The 20-year-old, who serves as president of the Student Government Association at...

Freshman Emerges As A Leader For Lady Sharks

To Nicole Gonzalez, softball is more than a game—it is a blueprint on how to live her life.  “To me, softball is more than just...

Students To Perform The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Theater program students at Kendall Campus will perform the classic 1975 musical, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, from Feb. 27-29 and March 5-7 at...

Students To Build City Of Miami Budget Web App

Miami Dade College was awarded a year-long $88,507 grant from New America to create the Miami Budget App.  The Miami Budget App, a website app,...