Teaching part time is a way of life for more than 1,200 instructors at Montgomery College. Overall, part-time faculty teach more than half of all courses MC offers; they teach roughly 1,000 credit and 200 noncredit courses. In some departments, they comprise 90 percent of instructional staff. This scenario is not unusual at community colleges […]
Hillman Entrepreneurship students were among two of the three winning teams (of 18 teams in all) in a business-startup competition in NYC and DC in August. Students presented ideas to business experts—CEOs and entrepreneurs—during the three-day event, Athgothon. They competed against students from Duke, Cornell, and George Washington University. The David H. and Suzanne D. […]
Online courses are taught by College faculty and follow the same curriculum as the traditional programs. Online students have access to College resources online and on campus. Enrollment in all three programs is expected to increase, based on the overall comfort today’s students have with online courses, and the traditionally high demand for these programs […]
800+ students attended the 10th Annual Scholarship Conference held in October at the Universities at Shady Grove. The event featured scholarship opportunities at local colleges and universities, workshops on transferring and writing scholarship application essays, a panel discussion, and keynote speaker Marianne Ragins, who has won more than $400,000 in scholarship funding. For more information […]
No vaping on campus went into effect in June, after the College’s Board of Trustees voted to extend the existing tobacco policy to include electronic cigarettes. Use of both traditional and e-cigarettes is not permitted on any MC property, including buildings, walkways, recreation and athletic areas, building entrances, and parking lots. The e-cigs have also […]
Potomac Review launched its new website. The new site features the Lunchbox interview with journal contri-butor Karen Craigo, author of “Total Knee Replacement” and founder of Paper Crane Writing Services, plus links to new submissions pages for poetry, fiction, and nonfiction writers. Site mainstays include essays and updates on literary events.
Find out what students really think about Montgomery College. “The student blogger program has given students with a passion for writing a public platform to share their hopes, doubts, and experiences with one another,” says program coordinator Jane Abraham. To be considered, students must be enrolled, complete a rigorous application process, and make a one-year […]
The Student Construction Association, in conjunction with the Architecture Club, participated in the Washington, DC Canstruction Competition, a charity event that hosts competitions, exhibitions, and events showcasing structures made out of cans of food. After they are built, the cansculptures® go on public display as an art exhibition. Afterward, all food is donated to local […]
Holy Cross Germantown Hospital, the first new hospital in Montgomery County in 35 years, opened last October on the Germantown Campus. It is the only hospital on a community college campus in the United States. Located off I-270 at Observation Drive, the 93-bed, six-story facility provides emergency, surgical, maternity, neonatal, and psychological care for up-county […]
Surrounded by woodlands and “technology corridor” neighbors that include Hughes Network Systems, the Department of Energy, and numerous bioscience and technology companies, the Hercules Pinkney Life Sciences Park at the Germantown Campus already comprises more than 25 business tenants in three facilities: Holy Cross Germantown Hospital; the new Bioscience Education Center (opened in fall 2014); […]
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