Students presented architectural designs for an “Outdoor Office Modules” project, to be built in downtown Silver Spring by Peterson Companies. Professor Shorieh Talaat ’76 tasked his Principles of Design (ARCH 201) students with developing a “kit of parts” that could be fabricated and assembled on site to create a portable, moveable outdoor work environment. During […]
Montgomery College was named a Top School in Military Advanced Education & Transition’s 2016 Guide to Colleges & Universities. The College was among private, public, for-profit, and not-for-profit, four-year, and two-year colleges. Institutions were evaluated on military culture, financial aid, flexibility, general support, on-campus support, and online support services.
Sixteen faculty, staff, and administrators traveled to China this spring. The trip included cultural explorations of Beijing, Hong Kong, Macau, and a visit to Xian Province. The Global Humanities Institute has had an academic partnership with Xian University since 2013. “Seminars Abroad” in China, India, and El Salvador are an important part of the Global […]
“Nearly one-half of all students seeking higher education choose a community college. Fewer than half of those students actually finish what they start.” —achievingthedream.org The College is now a participating member of the Achieving the Dream National Reform Network (ATD), a national organization comprising more than 200 higher education institutions, plus coaches, advisers, investors, and […]
The College Board of Trustees formally recognized the 43-year career of Dr. Judy E. Ackerman, vice president and provost of the Rockville Campus, renaming the campus’s Math/Science Center in her honor last December. Ackerman began her career at the College in the Math Department in 1972. She was a leader across the College, in the […]
Kudos to MC performers and shows honored in the DC Metro Theater Arts’ list of Best of 2015 Productions, Performances, and Ensembles in University Productions. Productions: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Legally Blonde: The Musical, Godspell, and Marisol. Performances: Hasani Allen, Gregory Atkin, and Molly Janiga in A Funny Thing […]
Men’s basketball captured their first MD JUCO title in 24 years under first-year Head Coach Keith Byrd. In the championship game, the Raptors faced the Harford Community College Fighting Owls and won 82-71. In the post-game awards ceremony, D’Angelo Vaughan, who averaged 21.3 points in the tournament, was named Tournament MVP. Patrick Smith, who averaged […]
Nevart Tahmazian, professor of chemistry, earned 2015 Maryland Professor of the Year honors from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, and the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). Tahmazian also advises the STEM ED Community Club and the Learning Assistant Program. This is the ninth time in 12 years—and the […]
Montgomery College had the seventh largest number of international students enrolled of all the community colleges in the United States. The College saw 1,877 international students take classes in 2014–2015. According to an Institute of International Education report, only two-year schools in Texas, California, and Washington had more international students enrolled during that time. The […]
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 […]
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