PIC MC announcements The Maryland Department of Commerce approves a Regional Institution Strategic Enterprise Zone, or RISE Zone, for the Germantown Campus. The designation aims to spur economic development and job creation by allowing commercial and industrial businesses that move…
Early College/Dual Enrollment Expansion The Early College program offers two new degrees this fall on the Rockville Campus: associate of arts in teaching mathematics and associate of science with a mathematics track. The program provides an opportunity for MCPS students…
Leggett Legacy Forward Montgomery County residents gather to celebrate County Executive Ike Leggett and his wife Catherine’s years of outstanding service and commitment to higher education. The evening at the Music Center at Strathmore also highlighted the couple’s legacy gift:…
Presidential Dialogue Series This year’s series, entitled Defining America, is dedicated to exploring identity and ideals in our nation. Dr. Pollard’s conversations with her guests explore the question of how we define “Americans” and how dissent from majority opinion impacts…
THE YEAR IN REVIEW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_eG-cQOetM&index=4&list=PL32wEiPova8IoulH9c1z1z-6U3xdcnAXj&rel=0&showinfo=0&theme=light&modestbranding=1 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…
Leadership Award The Carnegie Corporation of New York names Dr. DeRionne Pollard as a recipient of its Academic Leadership Award. Dr. Pollard is only the second community college recipient of this award. The honor consists of $500,000 in support for…
THE YEAR IN REVIEW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhhHb5iSsJU&index=4&list=PL32wEiPova8IoulH9c1z1z-6U3xdcnAXj&rel=0&showinfo=0&theme=light&modestbranding=1 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,…