HAITI RELIEF

Relief Efforts for Earthquake Victims in Haiti


Many homes were Destroyed and troubling images are emerging from Haiti.

WE CAN HELP!!


Please donate items such as gauze and bandaids (all types and sizes), first-aid supplies, medical tape, peroxide & betadine, alcohol wipes, flannel blankets, bed sheet and towels.


Student Life offices will accept cash donations and checks. Make checks payable to Miami Dade College. Include "Haiti" in the memo line. Campus bursar Offices will accept checks and credit card donations.


Family Links Website: http:/www.iere.org/familylinks


Campus Drop-Off Locations
North Campus Student Life, Room 4208

Carrie P. Meek E.E.C Student Services, Room 1101

Writing Contest: Nou led, Nou la

Write a 500 word theme based on the recent earthquake in Haiti and the proverb, “Nou led, Nou la [We are ugly, but be are alive].” Explain what the proverb means to you and/or the Haitian people.
Guidelines

Contest open only to currently registered MDC students. Include your name, student number, and the name of your instructor.
All entries deemed publishable by the adjudicators will be posted on this site.
The writers of the top three entries will be invited to read at Asili Night Haiti Relief on Friday, January 22, 2010 @ 6.00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in Room 2147, Miami Dade College, North Campus.
Entries close at midnight January 19, 2010. Winners will be notified by e-mail.
Entries MUST be e-mailed to haiti.relief.mdc@gmail.com with the subject line: Nou led, Nou la.

The Journalism Speaker Series presents Miami Herald Columnist Dan Le Batard at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 28. Le Batard, a Miami native, is a sports columnist and radio talk show host who regularly offers the inside scoop on sports. He will speak in room 2151.

Students Inspired by U.S. Secretary of Civil Rights

Dr. Leoanard's swearing in in April

By Professor Joann Brown

My Rea 0003/ENC 1101 class had the good fortune to meet Dr. Joe Leonard, assistant secretary of civil rights for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, on his visit earlier this semester to the North Campus. Dr. Leonard conversed with students about his challenging background and what he had to overcome to reach his current position. One of his obstacles was dyslexia. His struggle to understand and work through this challenge resonated with students and led to a brief discussion about facing hardships. Just before the meeting ended, Dr. Leonard said he would return to North Campus in December and wished to visit with the students once again. Three of the students who attended the presentation were so motivated by Dr. Leonard's comments that they wrote to him. To their surprise and delight he responded to each of them with a personalized handwritten note.
As promised, Dr. Leonard returned this month and met with some of the students who he had met in the fall. He complimented the students who were present on having braved the rain to again spend time with him. This time he had some questions of his own. He asked each student his or her career aspiration and encouraged them to broaden their perspectives and continue to pursue their dreams. Many of the students expressed an interest in the field of criminal justice. Dr. Leonard suggested that they consider homeland security as an option. He later discussed organizing a trip to Washington D.C. so that the students could get a first-hand look at some of their career options in the nation’s capital.
Dr. Leonard’s visit helped some of the students see that with determination it is possible to achieve their goals. He also gave them a role model, someone who has succeeded when, at times, the odds may have been against him. He gave some of them-as they told me- the push to hang in and keep going and I thank him for unselfishly giving of his energy and time.

TOYS FOR KIDS

The Spoken Word Debate Team, co-sponsored by instructors from the College Prep and Communications departments, collected dozens of toys last week for needy children. The toys, donated by North Campus faculty, staff and students, were distributed to neighborhood children at Saturday's Children's Holiday festival. College Prep Professor Leighton Spence is one of the sponsors of the club.