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NEW CLUB AT MDC’S HOMESTEAD CAMPUS FOSTERS STUDENT SUCCESS
MIAMI, Oct. 8, 2007 – Miami Dade College’s Homestead Campus students participating in the ¡Viva El Éxito! Student Success Initiative (VESSI) have established the Student Success Club, an academic, social and service organization aimed at helping first-year college students transition from high school to college.
Club members recognize that one of the most important contributors to a student’s success in college is involvement and engagement in campus life. To join the Student Success Club, students must commit to attend workshops on such topics as time management and financial planning, participate in campus social activities, perform community service, and mentor new students.
VESSI is a federally funded Title V grant program at Miami Dade College Homestead Campus designed to facilitate access to post-secondary education among high school and GED graduates from Homestead, Florida City and the surrounding communities. VESSI program staff works with the Student Success Club’s members as advisors, mentors and advocates easing the transition to college and improving their chances for a successful college experience.
Miami Dade College students interested in the Student Success Club may contact Nicole Bryant, Enrollment Specialist, VESSI, at 305-237-5223.
Editor’s note: Pictured are the club’s newly elected officers (l-r): Brandon Minnis, President; Maribel Mendez, vice president; Dianna Medina, secretary; Karina Sanchez, treasurer and Lorenzo Herrera, historian.
Media-only contacts: MDC director of media relations 305-237-3949 or brodrigu@mdc.edu; Juan C. Mendieta, MDC director of communications 305-237-7611 or jmendiet@mdc.edu. Other MDC news releases are available on the web at www.mdc.edu.
NEW CLUB AT MDC’S HOMESTEAD CAMPUS FOSTERS STUDENT SUCCESS
Miami Dade College’s Homestead Campus students participating in the ¡Viva El Éxito! Student Success Initiative (VESSI) have established the Student Success Club, an academic, social and service organization aimed at helping first-year college students transition from high school to college.
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