Lorena Umaña, Author at The Reporter: The Student Newspaper at Miami Dade College

Reagan Foundation Scholarship Awards $10,000

December 5, 2016 Lorena Umaña Scholarship, Reagan Foundation

The GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program is accepting applications for the 2016-17 school year until Jan. 5, 2017. The scholarship, which is a part of President Ronald Reagan’s Foundation, awards current high school seniors $10,000 in assistance to pay for tuition, books, fees and other educational expenses for the upcoming… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing North Campus

MDC Graduate Interns at Harvard Kennedy School

November 4, 2016 Lorena Umaña MDC, Harvard, Graduate

Giovana Rodrigues Manfrin, a 2014 North Campus graduate, landed an internship at the Women and Public Policy Program (WAPPP) at Harvard Kennedy School in Cambridge, Mass. She started in October and will intern until May. “I am tremendously pleased and grateful to work with WAPPP,” said Manfrin, who will… Read the rest at our website.

Kendall Campus Briefing

Kendall Campus Offers Group Exercise Classes

September 9, 2016 Lorena Umaña Fitness, Wellness, Health, Exercise

The Kendall Campus Fitness and Wellness Center is offering new exercise programs for Miami Dade College students, including yoga, cardio kickboxing and more. Those interested in joining these classes must be registered as credit or noncredit students, current employees or retirees. The memberships and programs are sold together. “The… Read the rest at our website.

News

Student Body To Vote For SGA Leaders

March 18, 2016 Lorena Umaña SGA, Student Government Association

Student Government Association (SGA) elections are coming to MDC campuses. The elections run from March 21 through March 23. SGA represents the interest and concerns of the students for each campus. Officers work to improve the experience of students by creating campaigns. This year Kendall Campus SGA launched the… Read the rest at our website.

MDC Kendall Campus, location where the Democratic Debate will be held.

Kendall Campus News

Democratic Debate Hosted At Kendall Campus Gym March 9

February 26, 2016 Lorena Umaña Bernie Sanders, democratic debate, iCED, Hillary Clinton

The Kendall Campus gymnasium will take center stage in the political arena on March 9 as it hosts the only Democratic debate in South Florida. The debate takes place just six days before the Florida Presidential Preference Primary Election on March 15. “The fact this major event is taking… Read the rest at our website.

News North Campus

New Work/Study Space At North Campus Creates Community

January 29, 2016 Lorena Umaña study, facility, study space

On a recent Friday afternoon, a group of four students worked on a class project inside the hub lounge, located at the new Multidisciplinary Academic Learning Lounges (MALLs) in Room 1164 at North Campus. Keruinsey Cassesus and his classmates use a Smart TV to display a class PowerPoint from… Read the rest at our website.

News

Brighter Lights At Little Havana Art Cinema

January 15, 2016 Lorena Umaña Tower Theater

The Miami Dade College Tower Theater’s new $250,000 light emitting diode (LED) marquee is designed to resemble the original signage in size and lighting. The new, digital marquee went up in December. The previous, 20-year-old marquee suffered from many electrical problems, endangering employees. Among its drawbacks were that the… Read the rest at our website.

News Kendall Campus

Octogenarian Tutor Brings Warm Encouragement And Grammar Basics To English Lab

January 15, 2016 Lorena Umaña faculty, tutor, ESL

At a time when most people his age are retired, Jerry Mitchell, an 86-year-old English for Academic Purposes Laboratory (EAP) tutor at Kendall Campus, chooses to help students who are struggling to learn English. “I love tutoring because I get to meet students from all over the world,” Mitchell… Read the rest at our website.

News Kendall Campus

New Kendall Campus Public Safety Chief Passionate About Helping People

November 24, 2015 Lorena Umaña Public Safety

Robin Starks, a 26-year veteran of the City of Miami Police Department, has been hired as the new public safety chief at Kendall Campus. Starks’ first day on the job was Oct. 26. “I’m very passionate about helping people,” she said. “There are many times I tend to put… Read the rest at our website.

News

Lights, Camera, InFocus

November 10, 2015 Lorena Umaña 0 Comments MDC InFocus

Miami Dade College students looking to gain valuable on-air TV experience have an outlet: MDC InFocus. The show was launched in 2007 by the College’s Office of Communications to give student journalists a chance to report stories from all eight campuses. It also gives viewers an inside look into… Read the rest at our website.

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