A Welcome from Dr. DeRionne Pollard
Welcome to the Montgomery College Milestone Moments web chronology. Here you are invited to view a few of the many major, institutional developments since 2010. Be sure to check the links and take a closer look to see where, when, and how you have helped to contribute to the mutual success of our institution and work to create a successful and relevant learning environment for students and our community.
Montgomery College’s Principles on Building for Student Success
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May 2019
Highlights of the 2018–2019 academic year include a focus on new relationships with fiscal sustainability, equity, and successful student outcomes. The College implemented the compensation realignment plan and worked on building new relationships with county leadership and businesses while expanding academic programs and initiatives that are showing signs of making a difference in student experiences and completion. A new strategic plan, MC 2025, announced institutional goals going forward.
May 2018
Social justice dominated College conversations, perspectives, and activities in 2017–2018. Students marched in Washington D.C. against gun violence and met with legislators in Annapolis to ask for support of College funding and support for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). During its first full year of Mobile Markets, the College distributed 125,000 pounds of food to more than 3,300 people on all three campuses. The Early College program launched, with the qualifying high school juniors and seniors attending MC full time beginning in fall 2018. Achieving the Promise Academy (ATPA) enrollment nearly doubled the number of students active in one on one coaching in the spring (259 students). In workforce development, MC introduced a bioinformatics degree, the first in Maryland and new certificates in data science and cloud computing.
May 2017
Highlights of the 2016-2017 academic year include accolades for the national semifinalist MBI Enactus team and the NASA Virtual Swarmathon Robotics Champions, athletic achievement in women’s volleyball, soccer, and basketball and men’s basketball and baseball, the opening of the Rockville Campus Parking Garage and Science West Center, a $1.1 million grant for the TRIO program, a visit from Governor Larry Hogan, and the 70th anniversary celebration.
May 2016
Highlights of 2015-2016 include student academic awards and prominent recognition for Catalyst, a team of architectural and construction technology students who created the Outbox Workspace, athletic achievement in women’s volleyball, men’s soccer, baseball, softball, the opening of the Center for Women Veterans, and Sen. Barbara Mikulski’s announcement of a $1 million grant for first-year students.
May 2015
Highlights of 2014-2015 include student academic awards and prominent recognition for the Nursing Club, Model United Nations Security Council Team, athletic achievement in men’s soccer, baseball, and men’s and women’s track and field, the opening of the Bioscience Education Center at the Germantown Campus, the ribbon-cutting of the first Community Engagement Center at the Gaithersburg Library, and announcement of the TAACCCT grant.
May 2014
Highlights of 2013-2014 include the unveiling of the Raptor mascot, faculty recognition, college honors, and numerous activities, accolades, and athletic accomplishments. Some of the myriad student achievement and awards honored construction management students, the Cyberwatch Club, and Applied Technology and Math Teams.
May 2013
Highlights of 2012-2013 include the announcement of the ACES partnership, the Hillman Entrepreneurs Program, and the Maryland DREAM Act passing, plus accolades such as the MC Digital Forensics Team taking first place at the Maryland Forensics Investigation Challenge.
May 2012
Highlights of 2011-2012 include the announcement of new College colors of purple, black, silver, and white; adoption of a new mission, vision, and values statement; Dr. Pollard’s first State of the College Address; the Making it Better statement of hope and anti-bullying; and the dedication of the Science Center at Rockville.
May 2011
Highlights of 2010-2011 include Dr. Pollard’s inauguration, Macklin Business Institute students ringing the closing bell at the NASDAQ Stock Exchange, the Maryland Professor of the Year Award, and two Jack Kent Cooke Foundation scholarship winners.