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Reimagine Challenge 2020 Offering $25,000 Scholarships

September 8, 2020 Luisana Ortiz Scholarship, students, reimagine challenge

Applications for the Reimagine Challenge 2020 scholarships are available until Sept. 25. It recognizes innovative community improvement projects. A maximum of 20 entries will receive up to $25,000 in tuition scholarships and will be published in an online anthology. The institution attended by the recipients will also be granted … Read the rest at our website.

North Campus Briefing

New Interim Assistant Dean Of Students At North Campus

August 15, 2020 Bridget Perdomo Single Stop, students, North Campus

Taniesha Wright was appointed as the new Interim Assistant Dean of Students at North Campus. Wright, whose first day was on Aug. 3, is responsible for assisting the dean of students to assure that student’s needs are met. “Whether good or bad, people always recognize how you’ve made them… Read the rest at our website.

News COVID-19

MDC Announces Three-Phase Plan To Reopen; Small Number Of Students To Take Classes On Campus This Summer

May 19, 2020 Heidi Perez remote learning, students, classes, in-person

Miami Dade College Interim President Rolando Montoya revealed a plan during this week’s Board of Trustees meeting that allows a small number of students to take in-person classes this summer for courses that can’t be replicated virtually. The measure coincides with a tentative three phase plan to reopen the… Read the rest at our website.

News

Pell Grant Program Provides Inmates A Second Chance At An Education

May 14, 2020 Adriana Dos Santos Department of Education, Inside Out Prison Exchange Program, second chance, students

Miami Dade College has been selected to participate in the Second Chance Pell Program, a federal project aimed at helping incarcerated people attain degrees. Last month, the Department of Education added 67 institutions to the program that was started in 2015. It now has 130 participating schools. Approximately 30… Read the rest at our website.

Forum

Our Education System Is Failing

September 13, 2019 Lucia Galeano Education, students, careers, school, workforce

The concept of school and the reality of it are entirely different. We are told that school is a place we will look forward to, enjoy, and learn from. While school teaches numerous subjects that help us develop into well-rounded individuals, it leaves out one of the most crucial… Read the rest at our website.

Career illustration by Alexander Ontiveros.

Forum

Now Is The Time To Start Your Career Exploration

August 23, 2019 Alexa Hernández resume, careers, skills, Internships, students

College students are constantly revising and updating their resumes, exploring career options, and hoping to land their ideal job. In order to expand your professional reach, one important outlet is creating a LinkedIn account so you can network with professionals from all across the country. Another critical action is… Read the rest at our website.

MDC Foundation letter condemning decision to reboot presidential search.

Presidential Search News

MDC Foundation Letter Condemns BOT Decision: ‘Discarding The Selection Process Has Placed The College In A Dangerous Limbo.’

August 5, 2019 Corbin Bolies BOT, Presidential Search, students, MDC Foundation, donors, funding, Board of Trustees

The Miami Dade College Foundation Board of Directors sent a strongly worded letter to the Board of Trustees on Friday condemning their decision to reboot the presidential search, saying it places the College in danger of losing private donors and student scholarships. “There is a growing sense that the… Read the rest at our website.

News North Campus

TRIO Program Provides Assistance To First-Generation College Students

September 14, 2018 Chika Ojukwu students, TRIO

For first-generation college students, college can be a daunting task. With no parent or sibling paving the way before them, students often have a hard time adapting to college. That is why the TRIO program at Miami Dade College was created—to help students better acclimate to college life. TRIO… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing

County Program Offers $5 Tickets For Students To Attend Local Cultural Events

June 13, 2016 Hector Gonzalez 0 Comments culture, students, Miami-Dade County

The Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs has created a program for students called Culture Shock Miami that allows them to buy tickets for performances for $5. Since 2004, the program has sought to cultivate the audience of the future. The belief is that students make their own entertainment… Read the rest at our website.

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