Author: Gabriela Reyes

Migrant students at Miami Dade College are eligible to apply for the 2013 Arvin and Helen Maggard Migrant Scholarship. Applicants must be United States citizens or permanent residents, have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5, and provide a certification letter from the Miami-Dade County Migrant Education… Read the rest at our website.

Citelighter.com is a free online research platform that enables students and professionals to quickly find and record facts, automatically cite sources, and write better papers, according to CEO of Citelighter.com Jonathan Ceresa. By simply using the Firefox toolbar provided on the site, students are able to search through various… Read the rest at our website.

Miami Dade College’s Art Gallery System along with Galleria Ca’ d’Oro and the Brickellian, will  present The wind doesn’t have a plan, a Blue and Joy Exhibition during Art Basel. The exhibition, which will run through Dec. 16, is  free and open to the public and is located at… Read the rest at our website.

First year students at Miami Dade College can apply for the Francisco Foundation Scholarship, created in honor of Rogelio “Francisco” Gonzalez Corzo. Three students will be awarded $2,500 throughout the 2011-12 school year. All applicants must submit an essay, most recent transcript, current resume, and two letters of recommendation.… Read the rest at our website.

Miami Dade College’s Green Lecture Series will occur on Nov.10 at InterAmerican Campus, 627 S.W. 27 Ave., in Room 401, in an effort to promote environmental awareness. The series includes MDC’s Alternative Transportation Program, which will serve to educate the GET2MDC website and free emergency rides program. Additionally, the… Read the rest at our website.

On Nov. 30 Miami Dade College Kendall Campus,11011 SW 104 St., will host a Sex Ed Boot Camp by best-selling authors, radio hosts and trained sexologists Dr. Joni Frater and Esther Lastique in Room K413 from noon to 1 p.m. Presentations will center around sexual responsibility such as how… Read the rest at our website.

Miami Dade College Homestead Campus Student Government Association President Rolanda Schand will attend an Opportunity Leaders and Scholars Program in New York City from Nov 3 through Nov. 5. Candidates are selected based on their community service work and a life obstacle they persevered through. Schand is one of… Read the rest at our website.

Starting in January of 2012, Miami Dade College will offer a Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Education. The degree is a 120 credit hour program for students interested in a certification in Preschool, Pre-K and Primary areas. English for Speakers of Other Languages, Pre-K Disabilities and Reading… Read the rest at our website.

For the second consecutive year, in an effort to raise awareness of those with disabilities and get the community involved in a philanthropic matters, Miami Dade College will be offering both community service and service learning hours to student participants of Ability Explosion. Ability Explosion is a non-profit, week… Read the rest at our website.

On Sept. 23, Mariana “Marili” Cancio and Jose K. Fuentes will be welcomed to Miami Dade College’s District Board of Trustees. Cancio and Fuentes, former MDC students, have been appointed by Florida Governor Rick Scott. Cancio, an advocate for MDC with a political upbringing, has a specialty in corporate,… Read the rest at our website.