Author: Adriana Dos Santos

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COVID-19 News 

Miami Dade College Offering Free Virtual Contact Tracing Course

July 14, 2020July 14, 2020 Adriana Dos Santos contact tracing, coronavirus, covid-19, Medical Campus

Public health officials have often lauded contact tracing as an integral weapon in the fight against the coronavirus.  Contact tracers

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New Horizons: Michael Mason, who has served as the Student Services Director at the Meek Center for the past 21 years, is retiring on July 31 after 28 years at Miami Dade College. ALICE MORENO/THE REPORTER

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Meek Center Student Services Director To Retire After Almost Three Decades At MDC

June 30, 2020July 1, 2020 Adriana Dos Santos administrator, MEEC, North Campus, retiring staff

Michael Mason saw a challenge when she joined Carrie P. Meek Entrepreneurial Education Center’s staff in 1999.  The outreach center—located

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Reel Time: The Miami Film Festival announced earlier this month that it's accepting submissions for their 38th annual season.
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Miami Film Festival Announces Call For Entries For It’s 38th Annual Edition

June 29, 2020July 1, 2020 Adriana Dos Santos Film, MFF, Miami Film Festival, Movies

Filmmakers, get ready—the Miami Film Festival is accepting submissions for its 38th annual edition.  The festival announced its call for

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‘This Was Her Life’: English Professor To Retire After Almost 27 Years At Miami Dade College

June 18, 2020June 25, 2020 Adriana Dos Santos North Campus, Retired Staff, retiring professor, West Campus

During her nearly 27 years at Miami Dade College, Lisa Shaw has made her lectures memorable with themed classes that

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Problem Solver: Yakir Fernandez, the director of emergency preparedness at Miami Dade College, has been instrumental in the College’s coronavirus response plan during the last three months.
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Hurricanes, Bomb Threats And COVID-19—Meet The Man Behind Crisis Management At MDC

June 15, 2020June 17, 2020 Adriana Dos Santos covid-19, crisis, emergency management, Public Safety

When a five-story parking garage under construction at West Campus collapsed in October of 2012—killing four construction workers and injuring

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Changing Lives: Former Miami Dade College student Gustavo Cardona graduated from Tuskegee University with a bachelor's degree in political science and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He aspires to be an immigration lawyer. PHOTO COURTESY OF GUSTAVO CARDONA

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DACA Student Graduates From UPenn Law School, Aspires To Tackle Immigration Policy

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 Adriana Dos Santos Alum, DACA, Tuskegee University, UPenn

When Fred Toney told Gustavo Cardona he should apply to Tuskegee University, a historically black university, he couldn’t believe the

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Virtual Concert: Daniela Padrón, a 2013 Latin Grammy nominee, played a virtual violin concert for the Koubek Center via Instagram and Facebook on May 15.
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Latin Grammy Nominee Performs Virtual Violin Concert For Koubek Center

May 16, 2020May 29, 2020 Adriana Dos Santos concert, Koubek Center, violin, violinist, virtual concert

Violinist Daniela Padrón performed songs from her debut solo album, Bach to Venezuela, on May 15, live on the Koubek

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Second Chance: Pictured are graduates of the Inside Out Prison Exchange Program at the Everglades Correctional Institution in 2019. The College will replace the program with the Second Chance Pell Program, that allows incarcerated students to earn an associate's degree while receiving a Pell grant.
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Pell Grant Program Provides Inmates A Second Chance At An Education

May 14, 2020May 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

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I Love You Miami: I Remember Miami, a virtual project created by Spanish artist Dora Garcia, allows people to share their fondest memories of Miami as the city struggles with the coronavirus shutdown.
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Virtual Collective, I Remember Miami, Wants Your Fondest Memories of The Magic City

May 7, 2020July 29, 2020 Adriana Dos Santos archive, artist, MBF, Miami, Miami Book Fair, MOAD, virtual

Miami Dade College’s Museum of Art and Design, in collaboration with the Miami Book Fair, launched I Remember Miami—a virtual

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New Do: Adriana Dos Santos cut off about eight inches of her light brown hair during quarantine as she tried a hair style beyond her normal comfort zone.
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Quarantine Haircuts: How Not To Ruin Your Hair During A Coronavirus Crisis

May 5, 2020July 30, 2020 Adriana Dos Santos coronavirus, covid-19, diy, hair, haircut, hairstyle, quarantine

Our hair can play a big role in our overall mood and wellbeing.  When we feel sad, we cheer ourselves

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