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Scholarship Honors MDC Fire Academy Alumnus Killed In Wrong-Way Crash

April 16, 2025 Pietra Romano Scholarship, MDC Fire Academy

The family of a Miami Dade College Fire Academy graduate who died in a car crash set up a scholarship to honor his legacy. Ezequiel “Zeke” Urrutia, who received his firefighter certification from North Campus in December of 2020, was killed on Jan. 9, when a woman driving an… Read the rest at our website.

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Cinema Shines At 42nd Annual Miami Film Festival

April 16, 2025 Yazid Guelida Miami Film Festival

As Harpoon Ellis casually strolled onto the red carpet at the Miami Film Festival, the actor did what he does best—he acted. Decked out in a lavender vest, a black T-shirt, cat-eye sunglasses, a gold bangle bracelet and a gatsby cap, Ellis gave off a bohemian moviestar vibe akin… Read the rest at our website.

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Orange Retires After More Than 34 Years At MDC

April 14, 2025 Andrea Briones retirement

During a nearly four-decade-long career at Miami Dade College, Nanette Orange was always compassionate. Whether it was serving as a counselor, financial aid adviser, contracts administrator or a paralegal—she put others first. “She’s a kind, patient individual and has this personality that’s very endearing to people,” said Javier Ley-Soto,… Read the rest at our website.

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Three MDC Students Win $7,500 Hites Transfer Scholarship

April 2, 2025 Yazid Guelida Phi Theta Kappa, Hites Transfer Scholarship

Miami Dade College students Nicole Liethof, Isabel Paz and Chabeli Quincoces have been awarded the Hites Transfer Scholarship. The $7,500 prize is awarded to Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society members for their academic performance, leadership and civic engagement. Twenty-two students nationwide were selected in March from a pool of… Read the rest at our website.

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Kendall Campus Student Is A Finalist For NPR’s College Podcast Challenge

April 2, 2025 Ivette Gomez NPR’s College Podcast Challenge

“Oh my God, what do I do?” The thought dashed into Isabel Paz’s mind as her school—Doral Academy—was locked down in 2022 after an armed intruder entered the campus. As she peered through the windows of her first-floor classroom, the slightly built high school junior saw cop cars flood… Read the rest at our website.

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AXIS Magazine Awarded Gold Crown By CSPA

April 2, 2025 Pietra Romano Columbia Scholastic Press Association

For the second consecutive year, AXIS, the creative arts magazine at North Campus, won a Gold Crown Award from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. Two other Miami Dade College publications—Café Cultura and Miambiance, the literary art magazines at Hialeah and Kendall Campus—earned a Silver Crown. The recognitions were announced… Read the rest at our website.

North Campus News

He’s The Man Behind The Music At North Campus

April 1, 2025 Andrea Briones Staff Profile

You might not know his name, but you definitely know his sound—Manuel Dominguez transforms ordinary afternoons into vibrant campus celebrations with his curated list of throwback beats. DJ Manny has worked as a media services technician for more than two decades at North Campus, setting up sound equipment—and the… Read the rest at our website.

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17-Year-Old Brewing Up Business With Cuban Coffee Cart

March 20, 2025 Yazid Guelida The Idea Center, Easterseals Academy

Leandro Ortega has always had a business mindset. Three years ago, the Cuban-born teenager started a mobile car wash company with his dad. “I work on weekends, from six in the morning to five or six in the evening,” Ortega said. This past summer, the 17-year-old tapped into his… Read the rest at our website.

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Mailroom Mainstay Retires After 42 Years At North Campus: ‘His Presence Will Be Missed’

March 18, 2025 Isabella Arce retirement

Ricky Nelson Sr. has been a North Campus staple for more than 40 years. His professional journey—he was a preschool student at the campus in the late 1960s—at the College started in 1983 as a fresh-faced teenager working as a part-time custodian. Seven years later he started working full-time… Read the rest at our website.

News North Campus

SAS Students Attempt To Close The Financial Literacy Gap

March 14, 2025 Andrea Briones School for Advance Studies

In January of 2024, Carlos Reyes and Lucas Ross, students at Miami Dade College’s School for Advance Studies, realized their high school curriculum lacked financial literacy. Inspired to fill the gap, the North Campus students launched FinanceFirst, an organization created to help children, teenagers and adults improve their financial… Read the rest at our website.

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