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MDC To Host College-Wide Changemaker Week, Sept. 18-24

Miami Dade College is hosting its first-ever Changemaker Week, a college-wide initiative to equip and inspire students and faculty to take action in their communities. Programming will run from Sept. 18 through Sept. 24 and feature student-led workshops, presentations, speaker series, community engagement expositions, film screenings and service opportunities.… Read the rest at our website.
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iCED Pivots To Virtual Service-Learning After Drastic Volunteer Drop Due To COVID-19

During an average year, the Institute for Civic Engagement and Democracy (iCED) at Miami Dade College has 7,000 student volunteers. This past year, only 3,000 volunteers pledged their time to the civic-minded organization. The drastic dip was caused by the coronavirus pandemic. It forced many of the institute’s non-profit… Read the rest at our website.
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iCED Using Digital Engagement Platform—Motivote—To Educate Voters

With Election Day less than two weeks away, Miami Dade College is working to increase voter engagement among students.  To meet that goal the College’s Institute for Civic Engagement & Democracy partnered with two New York University alumni to offer Motivote, a nonpartisan voter engagement digital platform.  Jess Riegal… Read the rest at our website.
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iCED Looking For Tutors

Miami Dade College’s Institute for Civic Engagement and Democracy is looking for tutors at Kendall, North, Homestead and Wolfson Campuses. Interested students can apply at their campus’ iCED office or online at mdc.edu/workstudy . iCED is encouraging students to apply before the end of the fall semester. Students must… Read the rest at our website.