{"id":32948,"date":"2022-09-29T19:31:38","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T23:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/?p=32948"},"modified":"2022-10-14T15:17:25","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T19:17:25","slug":"kendall-campus-president-setting-the-gold-standard-for-student-engagement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/kendall-campus-president-setting-the-gold-standard-for-student-engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"Kendall Campus President Setting The Standard For Student Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">By Victoria Martinez and Juan S. Gomez<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After her psychology class on Sept. 21, Angelina Fuentes met with friends at Finn\u2019s Bistro. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the popular hangout located in the heart of Kendall Campus, Fuentes found campus president Anthony Cruz drinking coffee and hobnobbing with students.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The event\u2014Colada with Cruz\u2014 will be held monthly. It\u2019s the latest initiative created by the social media savvy president, as he aims to increase student engagement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s awesome that he would take time out of his day to talk to students,\u201d said Fuentes, a freshman studying pre-veterinary medicine.\u00a0 \u201cIt shows a lot of leadership and compassion on his part.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fuentes chatted with Cruz for about ten minutes. <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdc.edu\/honorscollege\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Honors College<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> student shared how the Student Government Association allowed her to meet new friends and how she started the Veterinary Sciences Club. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI was looking for a way to engage people on campus in an informal way,\u201d Cruz said. \u201cIt\u2019s about building a sense of community on campus.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In June, Cruz started <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/keeping-up-with-kendall-to-debut-in-summer-term\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keeping Up With Kendall<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a bi-weekly social media show inspired by the talk show <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00bfQu\u00e9 Pasa Hialeah?<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that he led when he served as Hialeah Campus president. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thus far, the segment has produced seven 15-minute episodes that feature alumni, community leaders and faculty. The show\u2019s slogan has also been plastered on blue, navy and green T-shirts that feature flamingos and beach balls. They have been distributed to students and staff for free.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each episode is recorded on the second floor of the Learning Commons and can be seen on the campus\u2019 Instagram, Facebook and YouTube accounts.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the past eight months, the campus has also undergone several beautification projects to the soccer, tennis, basketball gym and the baseball field. In addition pickleball courts have been added and furniture such as hammocks and outdoor rocking chairs have been strategically placed in the Fred Shaw plaza area. \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI just love seeing the campus so busy,\u201d said Sophia Chebli, a second-year engineering student. \u201cIt feels a lot more like a college experience than last year.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Future campus upgrades include making an esports room and a career closet inside the Student Life Department.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ESports room, which will be located in Room 101, will showcase various video game characters and include rows of gaming computers. The facility hopes to host a campus esport club and high school gaming competition. It\u2019s expected to open on Oct. 25.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The career closet was inspired by the one operating at Hialeah Campus since last Spring semester. It will offer Kendall Campus students access to professional attire to use in interviews.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Items will include suits, ties, collared shirts, dresses, skirts, shoes, heels and blouses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The facility, located in Room 130, will allow students to select items free of charge when it opens on Nov. 7. Currently, the campus is raising funds to stock the closet. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kendall Campus has also hosted several events with non-profit organizations\u2014such as the Miami Dade College Foundation and Farm Share\u2014to increase student participation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Sept. 20\u2014the 10th anniversary of voter registration day\u2014the Institute for Civic Engagement &amp; Democracy and Engage Miami held an event featuring food trucks, a mechanical shark and a DJ. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than 70 students registered to vote by the end of the event, according to Engage Miami. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe campus has been more lively,\u201d said Janeth Zaldivar, a political science student and voter engagement intern at iCED who organized the event. \u201cThis gives us an opportunity to host more events that will have a greater turnout.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cruz has been at MDC for three years. His first assignment was president of Hialeah Campus, a position he started in 2019. In January, he also became the president at Kendall Campus. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He held both positions simultaneously until <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/hialeah-campus-appoints-new-campus-president\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Georgette Perez <\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was appointed as the new president at Hialeah Campus on Aug. 15. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before MDC, the 53-year-old worked in student affairs for two decades at institutions such as Broward College, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, Sinclair Community College and St. Louis Community College. At every stop, he always made student involvement a priority.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI really believe that engagement is very powerful,\u201d Cruz said. \u201cThe bottom line is changing lives.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i>Click<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.us19.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=4fc6146412415baee32007fd7&amp;id=b5cd3712dc\"><i><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"> here<\/span><\/i><\/a><i> to subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter, The Hammerhead. For news tips, contact us at <\/i><a href=\"mailto:mdc.thereporter@gmail.com\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><i>mdc.thereporter@gmail.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Victoria Martinez and Juan S. Gomez After her psychology class on Sept. 21, Angelina Fuentes met with friends at Finn\u2019s Bistro. At the popular hangout located in the heart of Kendall Campus, Fuentes found campus president Anthony Cruz drinking coffee and hobnobbing with students. The event\u2014Colada with Cruz\u2014 will be held monthly. 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