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Montgomery College Professor, Dr. Tiffany Thames Copeland, Receives a Fulbright Award for 2022-2023

Published May 25, 2022 at 7:23AM

Per the press release: Thames Copeland is the twelfth Montgomery College employee to receive a Fulbright U.S. Scholar award since the Fulbright Program started in 1946, the same year Montgomery College was founded. Fulbrighters engage in cutting-edge research and expand their professional networks, often continuing research collaborations started abroad and laying the groundwork for forging future partnerships between institutions and nations.

Professor Daniel Jenkins Named 2022 Montgomery College Full-Time Professor of the Year

By Patrick Herron

Published May 24, 2022 at 10:55AM

Philosophy is a tool for life, in Professor Jenkins’ view, and he strives to share it with students: he organizes the Humanities Day Ethics Essay Contest, hosts the Jefferson Cafe, and is coach of the MC Ethics Bowl Team. This team was awarded 1st place in the Maryland Regional Community College Ethics Bowl in both 2011 & 2012 under Professor Jenkins’ tutelage. He recently partnered with colleagues in science, engineering and technology to develop a modern application of ethics to these fields. The result was special sessions of the “Introduction to Ethics” course aimed at the specific needs of students in engineering, computer science, and cybersecurity, who may face philosophical questions about topics like autonomous technologies in their future professional work.

Professor Jenkins’ impact on students is his greatest joy. Enrollment in his classes is consistently high and students describe him as an empathetic, encouraging, and challenging teacher. His students praise his continued encouragement and credit him for pushing them to recognize their own potential, even years after they were enrolled in his classes. One of his former students, who had struggled academically and is now working on a master’s degree, wrote, “Professor Jenkins met me at my needs and because of that, I am the person that I am today. I am fierce, strong, resilient, and independent.”

3 Montgomery College Students Awarded Prestigious National Transfer Scholarship to Attend Four-Year Institutions

By MCS Staff

Published May 13, 2022 at 11:28AM

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation (JKCF) has announced the winners for its highly competitive Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. The foundation named 100 high-achieving community college students as recipients of the prestigious Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship and among them are three students from Montgomery College– Anna Chacon, Eve Elias Stowell, and Marthe Medalebem Sandjol. The highly competitive national scholarship provides transfer students with up to $55,000 a year to complete their bachelor’s degrees.

Through this award, the Foundation supports high-achieving community college students with financial need seeking to complete their bachelor’s degrees at selective four-year institutions.

Montgomery College Awarded $350,000 from National Science Foundation to Advance Biopharmaceutical Technician Education

By Patrick Herron

Published April 3, 2022 at 9:59AM

Montgomery College has been awarded a $350,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for its project, New to ATE: Improving Biopharmaceutical Technician Education with Cell and Gene Therapy Credentials (NSF 2155187), that begins July 1, 2022.

Effective Today, March 28th, Masks Are Optional Inside Montgomery College Buildings With a Few Exceptions

By MCS Staff

Published March 28, 2022 at 5:45PM

Montgomery College President Jermaine Williams announced last week that masks would become optional starting March 28th.

The full announcement, including exceptions, can be seen below:

Montgomery College Receives $650K in Grants from Pepco to Fund Scholarships, Teacher Training and Curriculum Development to Support Next Generation Energy Workforce

By MCS Staff

Published March 23, 2022 at 9:58AM

Pepco has provided $650,000 to five local community colleges and historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU), including our very own Montgomery College.

The donation is to support local scholarships, teacher training and the development of curriculum geared toward educating the next generation of the energy workforce. The funding builds on $400,000 in grants provided as part of Pepco’s Community Scholars Program during the 2020-2021 academic year to support students across the company’s service area struggling to continue their education due to the impacts of the pandemic.

Montgomery College Graduation Graduation Will Be Held In-Person For the First Time in Three Years

By MCS Staff

Published March 16, 2022 at 5:59AM

Montgomery College President Dr. Jermaine F. Williams sent a memo to the Montgomery College community informing them of updated graduation plans for May of this year.

Included in the memo is an announcement that students will be able to invite guests to attend their graduation ceremony, which will take place in-person on May 19th and May 20th. The two commencement events will split graduates by last name (A-L and M-Z).

Ten Montgomery College Students Named Semifinalists for Prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarships

By MCS Staff

Published March 5, 2022 at 11:10AM

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation logo (PRNewsfoto/Jack Kent Cooke Foundation)

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation has (JKCF) recently announced the semifinalists for its highly competitive Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. Of the 440 semifinalists nationwide, 10 are current Montgomery College students. This year’s semifinalists were chosen from a pool of more than 1,200 applicants attending 180 community colleges in 35 states. The Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship recipients will be announced by early May.

Per Montgomery College:

Michael J. Smith Named Executive Director of the Pinkney Innovation Complex for Science and Technology at Montgomery College

By MCS Staff

Published February 4, 2022 at 9:54AM

Commercial real estate industry veteran, Michael J. Smith, has been named executive director of the Pinkney Innovation Complex for Science and Technology at Montgomery College (PIC MC) where he will oversee development of a 40-acre innovative science and technology hub in collaboration with academic, corporate and government partners.

Smith has more than 30 years of experience in creating and leading high-profile, transformative, mixed-use real estate development projects throughout the Metropolitan Washington, DC region. Most recently, as EVP of Development for Lantian Development Company, Smith re-entitled a 32-acre, obsolete ‘80s vintage office park in Rockville with plans for a 2.5 million square foot mixed-use community.