Like most students, Nelson comes to class ready to learn. Although lessons in chemistry and political science are hard to grasp, he is learning other important skills, including how to behave around people and obey commands. Nelson, a six-month-old black…
We have all heard about the value of team work, but in Professor Kuijt’s computer science class, the term took on new meaning this semester as students were challenged to create code that would allow a team, or swarm, of…
Montgomery College recognized the class of 2017 in commencement ceremonies May 19 on the Rockville Campus. “Today we celebrate the fortitude that it takes to be committed to an ambitious goal and this has been a valuable one. Education sets…
Tucked away in a small dark office in the Central Services Building, Patrick Feehan is hard at work. In fact, Feehan, the College’s director of information security and privacy, may just have the hardest job at Montgomery College—convincing students and…
Is it possible to disagree better? That’s the premise behind a series of interfaith breakfasts where students, faculty, and staff came together to listen and learn—and sometimes disagree—in a safe place. During the last academic year, members of the College…
When the semester ends in May, many students head out to work, to travel, or even back to the classroom to take more courses. And many will start an internship. Angela Beemer is the director of Cooperative Education and Internships…
Students at nearly every college face the same challenges—getting good grades, juggling work and school—and finding a good parking space. So students Delick Mutabazi, Alwin Sheriff, and Philip Saidely are working to develop a mobile app to help students and…
Montgomery College student Mohammed “Mo” Vafai says he decided to join the military when he was six. “I was always fascinated by it. Even going to the library with my mom, I would run over to the military section and…
During spring semester, few days are more joyous than the annual scholarship luncheon. At this special event, Montgomery College’s aspiring teachers, nurses, scientists, and business owners have the opportunity to do something they ask about year-round—thank the donors who support…
It is a ritual every college student knows well: staying up late and handing in a research paper the next day to the professor standing at the front of the room. But in Martha Vaughan’s illustration class, that ritual is…