{"id":35645,"date":"2023-10-12T11:59:44","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T15:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/?p=35645"},"modified":"2023-10-16T10:56:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T14:56:03","slug":"william-sotos-journey-from-student-to-dean-of-students-at-wolfson-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/william-sotos-journey-from-student-to-dean-of-students-at-wolfson-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"William Soto\u2019s Journey From Student To Dean Of Students At Wolfson Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When William Soto was fifteen years old, he didn\u2019t believe a college education was in his future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But that changed the summer before his senior year, when he accepted an internship at Wolfson Campus\u2019 admissions and registration department. The teenager was inspired by Margarita Aguiar, a pre-college advisor.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cShe\u2019s the one that believed in me,\u201d Soto said. \u201c[She] said, \u2018I\u2019m going to get you to Miami Dade [College] and I\u2019m going to get you that summer internship. You\u2019re going to see what it feels like to be on college ground.\u2019 \u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thirty years later, Soto\u2019s life has come full circle. He is back at Wolfson Campus, this time as dean of students, an appointment he started last month.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He hopes to inspire others like Aguiar inspired him.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThat\u2019s what gets me up every morning,\u201d Soto said, \u201c[helping] a student that might think they can\u2019t earn a credential or that things are occurring in [their] life that they feel they\u2019re not going to be able to pursue a degree.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soto\u2019s academic journey started at <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiseniorhigh.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miami Senior High School<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Little Havana. He graduated in 1991 and enrolled at Wolfson Campus where he earned his associate\u2019s degree.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During his two years on campus, he worked in the admissions and registration office.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1993, Soto transferred to Nova Southeastern University where he earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in elementary education and teaching before starting in the Miami-Dade County Public Schools system.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soto taught third grade at <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/api.dadeschools.net\/schoolwebsite\/#!\/?schoolId=1761\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">David Fairchild Elementary<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for seven years but during summer breaks, he returned to MDC as a part-time academic adviser. By 2002, he earned his master\u2019s degree from NSU in teaching English as a second or foreign language.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following year, he started a full-time job at Wolfson Campus as a pre-college advisor; two years later he was promoted to director of advisement and career services.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By 2010, Soto had become the director of admissions, registration and financial aid at West Campus. Three years later, Soto returned to Wolfson Campus as chairperson of the World Languages Department.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He left MDC in 2017 to serve as dean of students at Broward College, a role he fulfilled for two years. He returned to the College three years later to serve as dean of students at Medical Campus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI wanted someone that had that student [driven] heart and experience with community colleges in higher education,\u201d said Bryan Stewart, President of Medical Campus. \u201c[William] was the perfect candidate.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At Medical, Soto helped jump-start the campus\u2019 food pantry and a yearly event that showcases the simulation hospital for Rising Scholars and Presidential Scholars interested in nursing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In his new role, he plans to continue collaborating with high schools to promote the academic programs available at MDC.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWilliam is one of those frank, charismatic, student-oriented, people-oriented individuals who is always willing to listen,\u201d said Gloria De Los Reyes, the assistant dean of students at Wolfson Campus, who has known Soto for more than 30 years. \u201cHe\u2019s always willing to go the extra mile to help a student or a staff member.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.us19.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=4fc6146412415baee32007fd7&amp;id=b5cd3712dc\"> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter, The Hammerhead. For news tips, contact us at <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mdc.thereporter@gmail.com<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When William Soto was fifteen years old, he didn\u2019t believe a college education was in his future.\u00a0 But that changed the summer before his senior year, when he accepted an internship at Wolfson Campus\u2019 admissions and registration department. 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