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MDC Students Aspire To Help Others With MADE At The Citadel

December 8, 2015 Marco Martinez Student Spotlight, Alumni Spotlight

Imagine an indie version of a corporate office. Now imagine if these corporate offices issued workshops to help people succeed in their own career path. MADE at the Citadel is exactly that. It is a co-creative space meant for “Makers, Artists, Designers, and Entrepreneurs” to work, socialize and network… Read the rest at our website.

News North Campus

Filming Faith

October 6, 2015 Nicolette Perdomo 0 Comments Student Spotlight, Film, documentaries

For Carlos Andrés Cuervo, a 33-year-old film student at North Campus, filmmaking is a way to change the world. “I am a person who is focussed on social issues,” the Colombian-born Cuervo said. “When people tell me [my videos] have a spiritual element, for me it was just to… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing

SAS Student Accepted Into Several Top Universities

June 16, 2015 Janiah Adams 0 Comments Student Spotlight

Romeo Umana, an 18-year-old School for Advanced Studies high school and a Miami Dade College student, was accepted into three Ivy League colleges, plus two other top-notch universities. Umana was accepted into Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Stanford and MIT, all of which are offering him a full-ride scholarship. After visiting… Read the rest at our website.

Kendall Campus A&E

MDC Students Excel in Artistic Endeavors, Win Michael Jackson Tribute Dance Competition

April 7, 2015 Patricia Cárdenas 0 Comments MDC, Dance, Michael Jackson, Student Spotlight, Music

How does one pursue a career as an entertainer? Is there a set path or curriculum that ensures you will get where you want to go? If you were to ask Miami Dade College students Marilyn Montoto and Fernando Ramos, they would tell you it’s about dedicating your life… Read the rest at our website.

News Wolfson Campus

Homelessness, Art and Determination

February 17, 2015 Tomas Monzon 0 Comments Student Spotlight, Music, Art

Three years ago Jonathan Strachan-Wynn was evicted from his home with his mother and two siblings. This month, the performing arts major at Wolfson Campus hopes to inspire others at TEDxYouth@Miami on Feb. 19, when he talks about how he has overcome challenges including homelessness and started an arts… Read the rest at our website.

Photo of Brayan Vasquez taking the train.

News

Brayan Takes The Train

March 4, 2014 Gregory Castillo Student Spotlight, DACA, Immigration

On a chilly morning in Boynton Beach, glimmers of dawn cut through the pitch-black sky, as Brayan Vazquez steps out of his home and begins a 55-mile journey to school. Brayan (pronounced BRY-uhn) is undocumented. He doesn’t have a car or a driver’s license, so today, like every Tuesday… Read the rest at our website.

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Student Changes Plea To ‘Guilty’ For Threatening Obama

June 13, 2012 Monique Madan Student Spotlight, Kendall Campus

The Miami Dade College student who threatened to kill President Barack Obama via Facebook and Twitter changed his plea from ‘not-guilty’ to ‘guilty’ in federal court. On May 23, Kendall Campus student Joaquin Amador Serrapio Jr. pleaded guilty to posting threatening messages against the president on the social media… Read the rest at our website.

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West Campus Student Dies After Losing Control Of Vehicle

August 1, 2011 Melissa Adan Student Spotlight

Maisha Vrotsos sighed when she read what her younger brother typed in his laptop two days before his death. “[It read] ‘live life to the fullest and take each day to better yourself,’” Maisha Vrotsos said. Konstantinos Vrotsos, a criminal justice major at Miami Dade College’s West Campus, died… Read the rest at our website.

A&E

Students Go Nuts In New Kendall Production

March 4, 2011 Jessica Medina Student Spotlight, Kendall Campus

Under the direction of theatre veteran and off-Broadway performer Matthew Glass, the community was treated to a brilliant production—Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead— at the Kendall Campuses Studio Theater. The play ran through Feb. 27. With an uncanny resemblance to our favorite childhood gang, their white… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing

AIA Honors Outstanding Miami Dade College Student

January 18, 2011 Akeem Brunson Student Spotlight

The American Institute of Architects Miami chapter honored David Monnar as one of its student of the year recipients on Nov. 20 at the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts at Downtown, Miami. The AIA Student of the Year Award is given to students who are well-rounded with exceptional… Read the rest at our website.

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