COVID-19 Articles - The Reporter: The Student Newspaper at Miami Dade College https://mdcthereporter.com/category/news/covid-19/ Fri, 07 Jan 2022 16:35:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://mdcthereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/R_reporter_logo-1-125x125.png COVID-19 Articles - The Reporter: The Student Newspaper at Miami Dade College https://mdcthereporter.com/category/news/covid-19/ 32 32 MDC Moves Forward With Spring Semester Amidst COVID-19 Surge https://mdcthereporter.com/mdc-moves-forward-with-spring-semester-amidst-covid-19-surge/ Tue, 04 Jan 2022 20:45:11 +0000 https://mdcthereporter.com/?p=30520 Miami Dade College will move forward with the spring semester on Wednesday, amidst a surging COVID-19 positivity rate that has more than doubled since the end of the fall term.
On Dec. 17, the Miami Dade-County’s Daily Dashboard Report recorded a seven-day positivity rate of 13.9. Two weeks later,… Read the rest at our website.

MDC Moves Forward With Spring Semester Amidst COVID-19 Surge

]]> MDC Offering Its Employees A Vaccination Incentive  https://mdcthereporter.com/mdc-offering-its-employees-a-vaccination-incentive/ Fri, 01 Oct 2021 16:45:45 +0000 https://mdcthereporter.com/?p=29700 Miami Dade College announced it is offering its employees a $275 incentive if they show proof they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Employees who want to partake in the program must do so by 11:59 p.m. on Nov. 15, 2021. To be eligible, you must have received two shots… Read the rest at our website.

MDC Offering Its Employees A Vaccination Incentive 

]]> One Week Into Fall Semester, MDC Reports Increased Traffic On-Campus https://mdcthereporter.com/one-week-into-the-fall-semester-mdc-reports-increased-traffic-on-campus/ Tue, 31 Aug 2021 03:45:30 +0000 https://mdcthereporter.com/?p=29235 Amid a global pandemic, Alex Ferrer spent his first year at Miami Dade College in isolation.
He took online classes but struggled to grasp the material. Ferrer found the modality rigid and yearned for a more social environment. 
So when he got the opportunity to register for in-person classes… Read the rest at our website.

One Week Into Fall Semester, MDC Reports Increased Traffic On-Campus

]]> MDC Announces Pop-Up Vaccination Sites, Remains Tight-Lipped About Fully In-Person Classes https://mdcthereporter.com/mdc-announces-pop-up-vaccination-sites-remains-tight-lipped-about-fully-in-person-classes/ Fri, 13 Aug 2021 21:02:28 +0000 https://mdcthereporter.com/?p=28780 Miami Dade College announced Friday that they will have pop-up vaccination sites at their campuses during the first week of fall semester, which starts on Aug. 23.
However, they remain tight-lipped on whether classes will be fully in-person. The College is currently offering courses in various modalities—MDC-Live, MDC Online,… Read the rest at our website.

MDC Announces Pop-Up Vaccination Sites, Remains Tight-Lipped About Fully In-Person Classes

]]> Frontline Heroes Inducted Into MDC Alumni Hall Of Fame; Event Raises $1.2 Million For Student Scholarships https://mdcthereporter.com/frontline-heroes-inducted-into-mdc-alumni-hall-of-fame-event-raises-1-2-million-for-student-scholarships/ Fri, 11 Jun 2021 16:24:19 +0000 https://www.mdcthereporter.com/?p=27305 By Adriana Dos Santos and Ammy Sanchez
Teresa Murphy, who has served as a school teacher for 27 years, faced multiple challenges last year.
Five months after the coronavirus pandemic struck in March, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. But Murphy, who earned an associate’s degree in elementary education… Read the rest at our website.

Frontline Heroes Inducted Into MDC Alumni Hall Of Fame; Event Raises $1.2 Million For Student Scholarships

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