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Bilbao speaking to colleagues during the FACC Membership Drive.

Bilbao Leaves Legacy Of Art And Kindness

January 27, 2017 Maria Vizcaino 0 Comments Maria Bilbao, Obituary

With 156 students enrolled, empty offices and ongoing construction, Maria ‘Toni’ Bilbao paved the way for West Campus since its opening in 2006. From furnishing the building and covering its walls with artwork to hiring staff and touching the hearts of students and colleagues, the lifelong educator left an… Read the rest at our website.

College President Eduardo Padron trying out the new dishes.

News Wolfson Campus

Bistro @ Tuyo Now Offers Lunch Menu

January 27, 2017 Maria Vizcaino 0 Comments Tuyo Restaurant, Miami Culinary Institute

The Miami Culinary Institute’s dining room, famous for its captivating view of the Freedom Tower and the American Airlines Arena, officially opened its doors during lunch—for the first time ever— on Jan. 23. Bistro @ Tuyo offers a variety of options, prepared by advanced MCI students, fulfilling the 200-hour… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing Wolfson Campus

Trayvon Martin’s Parents To Discuss Book At Wolfson Campus

January 27, 2017 Maria Vizcaino book, Trayon Martin

Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin will discuss their book, Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin, on Feb. 6 at 6:30 p.m. at Wolfson Campus, 300 N.E. 2nd Ave., in Room 1261. The book was published five years after the fatal shooting of their son, Trayvon Martin.… Read the rest at our website.

The sleeping quarters of the cadets at the boot camp.

News North Campus

Boot Camp Program Offers Young Offenders Second Chance

January 18, 2017 Maria Vizcaino Boot Camp

Russell Gerald listens attentively to his professor during a North Campus manufacturing construction class. His shorn head, black jacket, slacks, white dress shirt and thin tie set him apart from his classmates who are dressed in jeans and T-Shirts. The attire marks Gerald as a cadet participating in the… Read the rest at our website.

News North Campus

Classes Canceled at North Campus After Bomb Threat Reported

January 18, 2017 Maria Vizcaino Emergency, Bomb threat

North Campus was evacuated on Wednesday afternoon after campus administrators received a bomb threat via email, according to Miami-Dade Police Department Public Information Officer Daniel Ferrin. Evening classes were canceled. The campus is expected to reopen in the morning. College officials received the threat at 2:33 p.m. and immediately… Read the rest at our website.

News

Thousands Of Dollars Worth Of Audiovisual Equipment Stolen From North Campus

January 17, 2017 Maria Vizcaino Crime

Five audiovisual projectors valued at more than $20,000 were stolen from several classrooms at North Campus during winter break, according to a Miami-Dade Police Department incident report. However, public safety officials at North Campus said the projectors were valued at just more than $6,000. The thefts were discovered on… Read the rest at our website.

A small parade during Children's Holiday event.

News North Campus

Beyond Bringing Joy, Children’s Holiday Awakens Kids’ Curiosity

December 5, 2016 Maria Vizcaino Children, Holidays

The College’s annual Children’s Holiday event at North Campus is meant to entertain, enchant and educate. North Campus New Student Center director Jessica Catambay-Lopez remembers a touching moment involving a six-year-old boy at the event three years ago who had spent all day learning through hands-on physical science demonstrations… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing

DREAMers Scholarship Open For The 2016-17 Academic Year

December 5, 2016 Maria Vizcaino Scholarship, DREAMer

DREAMer students can now apply for TheDream.US national scholarship. The deadline to submit the application is March 8, 2017. Aimed to cover tuition, fees, books, supplies and transportation costs, the scholarship covers $25,000 for bachelor’s degree students and half that amount for associate degree enrollees. Current high school seniors… Read the rest at our website.

Two protesters from opposing parties arguing.

Wolfson Campus News

Thousands Gather At Bayfront Park To Protest Presidential Election Results

November 19, 2016 Maria Vizcaino Anti-Trump, Bayfront Park, Politics, Donald Trump, Downtown Miami, Freedom of Speech, Protest

Nearly 5,000 people assembled at Bayfront Park, just five minutes away from Wolfson Campus, on Nov. 11 to express their disagreement with the election of Donald J. Trump as the 45th president of the United States. Trump will take office on Jan. 20, 2017. Protesters took over I-95 as… Read the rest at our website.

Arcel Diaz building a mobile cooling unit for local farms.

News

Engineering Students Gain Experience While Supporting Local Agriculture

November 19, 2016 Maria Vizcaino North Campus, Engineering, Agriculture

Arcel Diaz, the president of the Society For Hispanic Professional Engineers at North Campus, was on the hunt for hands-on projects for his organization to embark on last summer. Then a sustainability-themed event hosted by the College’s Earth Ethics Institute shifted Diaz and his student organization’s plans for the… Read the rest at our website.

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