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Community Cornerstones

Community Cornerstones

Professor KenYatta Rogers narrated the documentary film, “Community Cornerstones: African American Communities in Montgomery County, Maryland,” produced for Heritage Montgomery by Barbara Grunbaum and edited by MCTV producer Francine Wyron. The hour-long program features oral histories of county elders in local communities that developed after the Civil War. heritagemontgomery.org

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New Hospital On Campus

New Hospital On Campus

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 […]

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Location, Location, Location:  Life Sciences Park

Location, Location, Location: Life Sciences Park

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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US Department of Ed Visitor

US Department of Ed Visitor

Following the US Secretaries’ visits to campus, the White House sent Mark Mitsui, deputy assistant secretary for community colleges at the US Department of Education, on behalf of President Obama. Mitsui participated in the Department of Applied Technologies construction management program panel discussion on career and technology education. Two MC workforce development programs were highlighted: […]

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Learning Center and Lab Improvements

Learning Center and Lab Improvements

The College is funding Internet-accessible cybersecurity lab infrastructure in support of the expanding cybersecurity program. A new Science Learning Center in the Bioscience Education Center in Germantown opened for business during the spring semester.

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Secretaries in the House

Secretaries in the House

US Labor Secretary Tom Perez, Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, and a cadre of cybersecurity professionals and elected officials gathered for a panel discussion on cybersecurity and workforce development goals late last year. The event followed a $15 million Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grant award to MC and partner institutions. In […]

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Free Community College?

Free Community College?

Montgomery College recently welcomed US Senator Ben Cardin to the Germantown Campus. Senator Cardin held a town-hall style meeting with students to discuss President Obama’s proposal to provide free community college tuition for those willing to work hard at their studies. A dozen students from each of Montgomery College’s three campuses shared their educational aspirations […]

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11:59

11:59

“Students are more successful when they register for a class before it begins,” says Dr. Gwendolyn Dungy, interim senior vice president for student services. On-time registration also allows more time for academic advising, making class choices without rushing, and applying for financial aid. Starting in the fall 2015 semester, late registration will no longer be […]

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New Courses

New Courses

Introduction to Drug Development* A course on drug discovery, global and ethical questions, the clinical trials process, trials design, and monitoring (developed and delivered by an industry partner, Amarex Corporation). Mobile Forensics A comprehensive study of the application of the digital forensics process in the mobile device context. Modern Middle East Selected themes in culture and […]

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Textbooks in the Digital Age

Textbooks in the Digital Age

A new Open Educational Resources (OER) fellowship program aims to help faculty replace traditional (and expensive) textbooks entirely. Several disciplines have already implemented the use of OERs in their courses, including astronomy, physics, engineering, and math. Faculty members and the Office of E-Learning, Innovation, and Teaching Excellence are working together to explore more ways to […]

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