Rockville Campus
51 Mannakee Street
Rockville, MD 20850

Germantown Campus
20200 Observation Drive
Germantown, MD 20876

Takoma Park Campus
7600 Takoma Avenue
Takoma Park, MD 20912

Beacon History

Beacon Beginnings

The Beacon Conference was established in 1993 when Rockland Community College (NY) created the concept of an annual scholarly conference to showcase the research of students at two-year colleges. With a grant form the American Association of Community Colleges and the Kellogg Foundation and in association with Bergen Community College (NJ), Brookdale Community College (NJ), Catonsville Community College (MD), Dutchess Community College (NY), Harford Community College (MD), Kingsborough Community College (NY), Middlesex Community/Technical College (CT), Nassau Community College (NY), and Westchester Community College (NY), they organized and hosted two conferences (1993 and 1994) for regional student scholars. Since then, Beacon has grown; institutional membership and student participation now extends to two-year colleges in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Montgomery College's Beacon History

Montgomery College has been an institutional member of the Beacon coalition of two-year colleges since 1998 and each year sponsors our competing students. Our students have been active participants and recipients of Beacon Outstanding Presenter awards in the Beacon Conference for several years. If you are interested in participating in Beacon 2005 and would like to submit a paper, please contact the Beacon representatives on your campus. Click here for a list of Beacon Steering Committee Members 2004-2005.

Host Colleges

1993 Rockland Community College, Suffern, NY
1994 Rockland Community College, Suffern, NY
1995 Dutchess Community College, Poughkeepsie, NY
1996 Harford Community College, Bel Air, MD
1997 Westchester Community College, NY
1998 Bergen Community College, Paramus, NJ
1999 Dutchess Community College, Poughkeepsie, NY
2000 Rockland SUNY, Suffern, NY
2001 Lehigh Carbon Community College, Schnecksville, PA
2002 Westchester Community College, Valhalla, NY
2003 Ulster Community College, Stone Ridge, New York
2004 Northampton Community College, Bethlehem, PA
2005 Montgomery College, Rockville, MD

Beacon 2005 Host Committee at Montgomery College

Professor Dedee Aleccia, Co-director
Phone: 240-567-7453
dedee.aleccia@montgomerycollege.edu

Professor Tom Anderson, Co-director
Phone: 240-567-5143
tom.anderson@montgomerycollege.edu

Professor Sue Adler, Co-director
Phone: 240-567-5086
sue.adler@montgomerycollege.edu

Professor Roxanne Davidson, Co-director
Phone: 240-567-7505
roxanne.davidson@montgomerycollege.edu