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For nearly four decades, Max Rodriguez served as a pillar in the Continuing Education department at Kendall Campus.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rodriguez, a lanky, rail-thin, ball of kinetic energy, was often seen in button-down dress shirts with conservative ties<\/span>\u2014<\/span>or simple polos if the occasion merited it\u2014quick<\/span> to lend a helping hand<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Whether it was hosting summer camps, golf tournaments, <\/span>United Way<\/span><\/a><\/span> drives or his beloved Mexican Independence Day celebration, which he willed into a yearly event that now attracts hundreds of visitors to the campus\u2014Max was always there.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

After 37 years at Miami Dade College, the respected community staple is ready to make his grand exit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On June 28, the 77-year-old is stepping down as a program manager at MDC, leaving behind a massive footprint of humble service.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI would always [ask] Max if he opened and closed the College because every time [I got here], Max was walking from one place to another. I would leave and Max was still there,\u201d said Yaqueline Padron, a campus solution support analyst at MDConnect, who met Rodriguez when she was working in advisement. \u201cSometimes, if I would go to events at night, I would see Max and I was like, \u2018Do you, like, ever go home?\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Oftentimes, Rodriguez was seen zipping around campus in his Miami Dade College-issued golf cart, offering rides, checking on students and dishing out sage advice to whoever needed it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou would see him during summer camps on his golf cart, going from building R to building 5, which are opposite corners of the campus, enjoying the kids in summer camp,\u201d said Nora Cooper, director of MDConnect Campus Solutions team. \u201cThey all knew him, loved seeing him, the high fives he would give the kids as they arrived.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Last Wednesday, dozens of Rodriguez\u2019s friends and family\u2014including his daughter Paulina\u2014\u00a0 and College President Madeline Pumariega, huddled into Room K-413 at Kendall Campus to celebrate his legacy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Rodriguez, who was decked out in a black blazer, blue dress shirt and maroon tie, was serenaded by a mariachi band as people munched on empanadas, croquetas and ham and cheese sandwiches while trading hugs and their favorite Max memories.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is something that we owe him after all his years that he put into the College,\u201d said Nelson Royo, program manager for the Continuing Workforce Education, who first met Rodriguez as a student in the mid-80s.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Rodriguez made his way to Miami from Mexico in 1986 when the bank he worked for\u2014Banco de Comercio\u2014opened a branch in Florida.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A year later, the bank\u2019s financial issues forced Rodriguez to move on. He sought refuge at MDC.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Rodriguez was hired as a part-time outreach coordinator in the Continuing Education department. He oversaw the operations of more than 15 night-time language classes.<\/span><\/p>\n

A year later, Rodriguez was tabbed as a project director, overseeing budgets and grants. The following year, he became an assistant coordinator, organizing night-time classes at an outreach center in Hammocks Middle School.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 1989, Rodriguez was promoted to assistant to the associate dean before becoming program manager of Continuing Education in 1993, where he became heavily involved in fundraising and campus activities.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some of his marquee events include: an annual golf tournament that has raised thousands of dollars and featured celebrities like Cuban pitching legend and four-time World Series Champion Orlando “El Duque\u201d Hern\u00e1ndez, the <\/span>Wild Things Happen<\/span><\/a><\/span> summer camp, and Rodriguez\u2019s signature event\u2014the Mexican Independence Day celebration\u2014that unites hundreds in the community over food, games and raffles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI just want to say thank you,\u201d Rodriguez said. \u201cI spent more time here than with my family. This is my second family.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Adieu: Max Rodr\u00edguez hugs colleagues and friends during a surprise party hosted at the Kendall Campus on June 19. YAIRI LORENZO\/THE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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