Eduardo J. Padrón
President
Office of the President
300 N.E. Second Avenue
Miami, Florida 33132-2297
305-237-3316
epadron@mdc.edu
Message From the President
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Commencement 2012 Schedule and Speakers
Commencement is the most important event on MDC's calendar each year, representing the culmination of hard work and dedication by everyone at the College. On Saturday, April 28, we will recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of more than 13,000 MDC students at five commencement ceremonies across the community.
The Class of 2012 will be addressed by an impressive lineup of state and national leaders. Cecilia Munoz, director of the Domestic Policy Council at the White House, will kick off the day’s ceremonies for InterAmerican and Homestead campuses. Dr. Richard Haass, president and CEO of the Council on Foreign Relations, the nation’s most highly respected policy and research group, will speak at the North Campus and MDC West ceremonies; Dr. James Bernard “Bernie” Machen, president of the University of Florida, will deliver the commencement address at Kendall Campus; Dr. Judith Rodin, president of the Rockefeller Foundation, will address the graduates of the Wolfson and Hialeah campuses; and The Honorable Jennifer Carroll, Florida’s Lieutenant Governor, will address Medical Campus graduates. All commencement speakers will draw on extensive life experiences to deliver inspiring and timely addresses.
Please see the complete Commencement 2012 schedule and lineup below. I look forward to seeing you at the ceremonies.
Thank you.
Eduardo
Schedule for Commencement 2012 - Saturday, April 28:
8 a.m.
InterAmerican and Homestead campuses
Speaker: Cecilia Muñoz, director of the Domestic Policy Council at the White House
MDC Kendall Campus Gymnasium
11011 S.W. 104 St.
Building 7000
Miami, FL
10 a.m.
North Campus and MDC West
Speaker: Dr. Richard Haass, president and CEO of the Council on Foreign Relations
James L. Knight International Center
400 S.E. Second Avenue
Miami, FL
1:30 p.m.
Kendall Campus
Speaker: Dr. James Bernard “Bernie” Machen, president of the University of Florida
MDC Kendall Campus Gymnasium
11011 S.W. 104 St.
Building 7000
Miami, FL
3:30 p.m.
Wolfson and Hialeah campuses
Speaker: Dr. Judith Rodin, president of the Rockefeller Foundation
James L. Knight International Center
400 S.E. Second Avenue
Miami, FL
7 p.m.
Medical Campus
Speaker: The Honorable Jennifer Carroll, Florida’s Lieutenant Governor
James L. Knight International Center
400 S.E. Second Avenue
Miami, FL