MDC The Writing Center

Hidden Gem

Hands down the Writing Center is the most valuable resource that the Miami-Dade College Kendall Campus has to offer. No resource gives back as much as the Writing Center and its employees. Provided are all the necessary tools to complete just about any assignment you can think of and more. If you have not stumbled upon this hidden gem, you are definitely missing out and should take advantage of what it has to offer.
First off, the center is not just a collection of resources, but a welcoming learning environment that promotes productivity. This is unlike the Computer Courtyard, which is loud, and printing comes with a cost. At the Writing Center, silence is golden, and you can print up to seven pages a day for FREE! Printing on demand is a huge plus just in case you have some unfinished homework to complete before class. If you want a second set of eyes to go over your paper, you are in luck; all week tutors are available for appointments in thirty-minute sessions. This is the most valuable asset that the center has. The center provides students with a teacher’s knowledge and feedback that can be sought outside of class. Even though it is catered ideally to individual work, study rooms are available with dry-erase markers for students doing group work. Group work might not the most desirable task, but the center eases the struggle by offering a neutral and controlled environment in order to get work done.
When these features are used wisely, the Writing Center can be what allows you to not only get a good grade, but also pass the class with a perfect score. The possibilities are endless when you are provided with all the essential tools to achieve academic excellence. Most importantly always remember when your classroom door closes the Writing Center’s doors open. What can you do with what the Writing Center has to offer?

Article by David Fumero
Front Desk Clerk — at MDC The Writing Center

App This!

At the end of every summer, you construct certain expectations for the incoming school year. You want a fresh start, and with this ambitious beginning includes the purchasing of new school supplies, like a planner. Hoping that is enough to attain your goals, you start the semester by jotting down homework and everything needed in order to pass classes. Unfortunately, as the school year goes on by, you start to slack and push back on assignments, eventually being so behind on task, there is no telling where to begin.
Let’s start over, shall we? Instead of buying an agenda, how about downloading one for free, more specifically, the myHomework app. Then register, list your classes, and every time there is a new assignment, add it. This process takes less than three minutes. Unlike a regular plain paper-book agenda, the myHomework app automatically color coordinates and lists assignments according to priority, consequently reducing stress on figuring out what tasks are of most importance and need immediate attention. No more flipping through pages and pages of scribble to figure out past assignments. This application is simple and easy to navigate in order to find the task wanted by organizing what work is soon to be due, already late, and also completed. This program is available on Androids, Apple products, Windows 8, Kindles, and even on the web. When using a smart phone and would like to see your planner on a Kindle, login to your account and watch as your information is synced. This app, which has been rated four and a half stars, is sure to be the thing you need to keep this school year on task and organized.

Article by Linette Rodriguez
Front Desk Clerk

Arthur Irving Wohlgemuth, 80, of North Miami Beach, died Tuesday, June 25, 2013. A class of 1951 graduate of Miami Beach High School, he maintained lifelong friendships with many of his classmates(MU SIG!) He earned a Bachelor of Education degree and a Master of Education degree, and his E.E.D. as an Education Specialist and in the interim met and married his wife, Naomi of 56 yrs. Teaching was his passion and he continued to teach even after his retirement as an adjunct professor. He taught till his admission to a hospital in April of this year. Arthur’s additional passion was visiting his Israeli and French families and traveling with and to them. Art loved playing chess, and being an active athlete, he excelled in swimming, and tennis and pretending to ski. He often spoke of having played a match against Bobby Riggs, one of the top players in his day (Art lost). Art is survived by Naomi, son Michael , daughter Gayle, and six grandchildren, Megal, Noga, Rivka, Herve, Aviv and Neila. Arts body has been donated to the U. of Miami Medical Research Institute. He was a magnificent survivor of cancer (32yrs),diabetes and heart disease. Services will be held Sunday, June 30, at 11 a.m. at LEVITT-WEINSTEIN 18840 West Dixie Hwy N.Miami B*h FL 33180.

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