At 52, Debbie Dwyer’s law career is thriving, she’s immersed in social activism, and she aspires to be a judge. But she wants more. She wants to share with everyone what Montgomery College did for her—and what it can do for motivated students. Dwyer, a member of the Alumni Association’s Board of Governors, says, “I have strong […]
“Everybody wants to know where they fit into the bigger universe,” said Dr. Harold Williams, when asked why his Introduction to Astronomy class fills every semester and why thousands of Washington area residents visit the planetarium on the Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus. Williams’s Rockville Campus counterpart, Dr. Carrie Fitzgerald, also teaches to capacity crowds every […]
Welcome to the bold new classroom, where students attend lectures at home, and do their homework in class. “The days of lecturing are long gone,” said Dr. Michael Mills, the College’s director of distance education and learning and interim director of the Center for Teaching and Learning. “Students don’t respond to that. They’re coming to […]
Statistically, I shouldn’t even be here,” says Erwin Hesse ’08, leaning back in his desk chair at the University of Maryland’s Mitchell Building. He enrolled at Montgomery College with a 1.3 grade point average from Rockville High School and no money to pay for his education. His mother and father, only high school educated in […]
Inside the Humvee, Specialist Kirk Broglin gripped his M4 and waited. His squadron was performing a routine patrol in Zaganiyah, Iraq, when they spotted a suspicious white truck heading into town. Following protocol, the troops shouted, displayed their weapons overhead, and waited for a response. When they fired warning shots into the air, the truck halted. Broglin […]
Through Student Life’s Alternative Summer Break program, MC students helped build three Habitat for Humanity homes. The Art of the Automobile, an exhibition of classic and vintage car illustrations by professor Cory Correll ’77. As part of the Side-Out Foundation’s Dig Pink initiative, the MC volleyball team hosted a Dig Pink game against Garrett College […]
Students versus faculty in the Dean’s Cup annual kickball game. Creativity and clay creatures at the 3rd Annual Artwalk. A big Raptor welcome to the fall semester. Day one at the Germantown Campus, fall semester. Frida Kahlo (actor Marian Licha) at the 15th annual Chautauqua program. Artwork on display at the Visual Arts & School […]
Step Afrika! wowed the crowd at the Cultural Arts Center (CAC) during National Humanities Month. “Portraits of Life” exhibit series opened at Pepco Edison Place Gallery in Washington, DC, featuring all three original exhibits: Holocaust Survivors (2004), Student Stories (2008), and LGBT Stories (2013). Discovery Communications panel on careers in digital media and advertising filled […]
What seven words strike fear into the heart of a parent? “I’m going to be a theater major.” College advice articles seem to confirm the bad news: “Most Useless College Majors” … “Worst College Majors for Your Career” … “The Best and Worst College Degrees for Your Money.” Do theater majors face a future pulling […]
Crops are the bread and butter of Minnesota’s economy. Its 81,000 farms, the second-largest employer in the state, rank third in the nation for soybean production and fourth for corn. Unfortunately, with regard to the impact on water quality, what happens in Minnesota doesn’t stay in Minnesota. Because its interconnected waterways join the mighty Mississippi […]
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