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#whatmcstudentsneed: “more”

#whatmcstudentsneed: “more”

When given the chance to speak out last spring during the Twitter campaign, #whatmcstudentsneed, students across the college gave wide-ranging suggestions—from more parking to more food choices to more athletic funds to more alumni mentors. The project was the first social media effort to seek student input directly on what matters most to them.

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Success

Success

Select students spent the summer learning laboratory science at Georgetown University in a 10-week immersion program. Each year eight students receive an internship as Howard Hughes Medical Institute scholars. To prepare, the students completed a mandatory Seminar in Critical Reading in Biology during the spring semester. Their internships include paid research in a Georgetown laboratory […]

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Going the Extra Mile(s)

Going the Extra Mile(s)

In addition to being the first graduate of the Fire Protection Technology program, Jessica Halle ’14 earned another distinction: farthest commute to campus. For two-and-a-half-years, Halle logged nearly 1,000 miles per week (180 miles round-trip) traveling from Kent Island to Rockville twice a week to complete an AA and a certificate in fire science. Why? […]

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Commencement Tally

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Did You Know?

Did You Know?

The men’s and women’s track and field teams dominated at the NJCAA Track and Field National Championships in Utica, NY. The men’s relay team took first place (national champions) in the 4x800m relay. #mcraptors Macklin Business Institute students won first place in each of their categories at the annual International Business Ethics Competition (IBECC) in […]

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Championing Higher Ed

Championing Higher Ed

Named a Champion of Change, President Pollard attended a White House reception with several honorees, all recognized for their work to improve opportunities for former inmates. Under Pollard’s leadership, the College partnered with the Montgomery County Correctional Facility to provide academic support for inmates before, and after, their release. In 2011, Nancy Newton, the College’s […]

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A bear walks into campus…

A bear walks into campus…

No joke. Following the winter of feral cats, June brought in another force of nature to reckon with—a black bear. During a pre-dawn patrol, one startled security officer discovered the bear near the Music Building at Rockville. After alerting the local Animal Control office and issuing a campus-wide do-not-feed-the-bears alert… the ursus americanus montgomerycollegus moseyed […]

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Getting Centered

Getting Centered

MC opened two satellite centers: one at the Gaithersburg Library in Montgomery Village and a second, the East County Regional Center, in Silver Spring. The first classes offered at these locations are Computer Literacy for Beginners, in English and Spanish, at the Gaithersburg center, and Child Growth and Development at the East County center. Multilingual […]

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Investing in the Future

Investing in the Future

Montgomery College will receive more than $5 million in a federal grant award from the US Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration job training programs. A total of 14 community colleges in Maryland will benefit from the $14,957,899 in federal funding to support training programs. Montgomery College will receive $5,371,743 to lead the consortium […]

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