- School of Art and Design's e-mail, web addresses have changed
- Jefferson Cafe schedule for August
- The Arts Institute and Latin American Cultural Space present "Arte y Fronteras," August 4 at Rockville
- New York Knicks' Jerome Williams '94 returns to meet with basketball teams, August 9
- Alumni Association and Music Department present summer piano sale, August 21 at Rockville
- Student Development presents "How to Succeed" for graduating high school seniors, at Rockville
- Potomac Review publishes Spring/Summer issue
- Visual Arts Department presents a Student Art Show, now through mid-September at Takoma Park/Silver Spring
- Fall classes begin August 29; extended registration hours available
- Preview of special events in the months ahead
- Nursing and part-time faculty teaching opportunities now available at MC
- Special Events Office offers discounted theme park tickets to benefit MC Foundation
- Last seats available for Alumni Association's November New York Theatre Weekend
- Alumni Association and Elk Run offer MC Alumni Association Wines
- MC alumni are number 1! Giving opportunities include Annual Fund and Auto Donation Program
- Mentoring opportunities available through International Buddy Program and Lifelong Learning
- Resources for Alumni Association members include insurance, car rental discounts, and preferred hotel rates 

Click on any of the links below for additional information.

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Please note: MC's School of Art and Design has shifted its e-mail addresses. All faculty and staff at the School of Art and Design at Montgomery College may be contacted via the montgomerycollege.edu e-mail addresses used by all MC employees. The "mcadmd.org" addresses previously in use are no longer in operation. The School's website also has changed. Information on the School of Art and Design is now located at www.montgomerycollege.edu/schoolofartanddesign. For more information, contact Maggie Schmid, 301-649-4454, or e-mail maggie.schmid@montgomerycollege.edu.

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Paul Peck Institute for American Culture and Civic Engagement presents a Jefferson Cafe(TM) in August. Jefferson Cafes feature coffee, dessert, and engaging conversation based on a brief reading, done in advance, on a topic in American life and culture. Attendance limited, pre-registration required. 

August's Cafe will be 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 3, in the Provost's Conference Room, Commons.  Refreshments at 2:30; discussion at 3 pm. Topic: Farm Life in America. Reading: from Noel Perrin's "First Person Rural." Facilitator: Betty Baldwin of the League of Women Voters of Montgomery County.

Please sign up early, because the Cafes fill quickly. For more information or to register, contact Francine Jamin, 240-567-1385, e-mail francine.jamin@montgomerycollege.edu, or visit www.montgomerycollege.edu/Departments/americanculture.

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The Arts Institute and Latin American Cultural Space present "Arte y Fronteras" (Art and Borders), a documentary film on the experiences of Salvadoran artists living and working within the United States, 7:30 p.m. August 4, in the Technical Center, Rockville Campus. The 32-minute film explores how 10 artists, each in his or her own way, search for identity as immigrants through art:  painting (Karla Rodas and Nicolas F. Shi), literature (Mario Bencastro, Mayamerica Cortez and Grego Pineda), photography (Muriel Hasbun and Chamba Acosta), etching (Rosario Moore), film (Paula Heredia) and theater (Rafael Flores). Following the screening will be a panel discussion with director Tomas Guevara and several of the artists who appear in the film. Admission free. For information, contact Don Smith, 240-567-7644, or e-mail don.smith@montgomerycollege.edu.

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Alumni Association and the College's athletic departments present Q&A with JYD!  The NBA's Junkyard Dog, New York Knicks forward-center Jerome Williams '94, meets with basketball players from the College and Montgomery County public school athletic programs, as well as his local Knicks and JYD fans, 2 p.m. Tuesday, August 9. Williams, a graduate from the College's Germantown Campus, was inducted into MC's Athletic Hall of Fame in April. While a student, he was named Maryland's Junior College MVP in 1993-94, averaging 26 ppg and 17 rpg as a sophomore. He went on to dominate the court at Georgetown in his junior and senior years. He has worked throughout his NBA career to create and support positive programs for kids. This summer he is holding a basketball camp for 7- to 16-year-olds at the Heights School in Potomac, August 1-5; more information on the camp is available from Keith Veny, 240-381-0536. Basketball alumni and Knicks fans are invited to join us to greet JYD on the 9th. Coaches are invited to bring their teams if practicing during summer. For details and to RSVP with the number attending from your program, contact Bernice Grossman, 240-567-5378, or e-mail bernice.grossman@montgomerycollege.edu.

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The Alumni Association and the Rockville Music Department present a summer piano sale, as part of our program to update the department's used pianos, 12 - 5 p.m. Sunday, August 21, at the Rockville Campus Music Building. New and gently used pianos will be available for viewing and sale. Previews and sales by appointment during the week of August 15. For more information, contact Jordan Kitt's Music, 301-315-2464.

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Collegewide Student Development presents "How to Succeed in College: The Ultimate New Student Pre-College Experience." Graduating high school seniors planning to attend MC in the fall are invited to join us this summer to prepare for success (and earn one college credit). Two-week orientation programs are available with several starting dates. For information, contact D.J. McCullogh, 240-567-8019, or visit www.montgomerycollege.edu/Departments/studevrv/htsic.html.  

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Montgomery College has published the Spring/Summer Issue of the literary magazine, "Potomac Review." Journeys of many sorts are the theme for the new issue, which features Anca Nemoianu's winning entry in the 9th Annual F. Scott Fitzgerald Short Story Contest. Nemoianu teaches linguistics at the Catholic University of America in Washington.

This issue also includes photographs from the "Portraits of Life" exhibit at Montgomery College, which pays tribute to Holocaust survivors living in and around Montgomery County. Also featured are:

- An essay by Darcel Taylor, "Summer Storm," that takes a look at the relationship between creativity and mental illness.
- Local poet and writer Elisavietta Ritchie's poem, "Snow in Leningrad."
- Pit Menousek Pinegar's piece, "Filling in the Blank on Religion."
- Silver Spring writer Christopher Conlon's two poems, "Riding with Hitch" and "Political Poem."
- Arlington poet Mel Belin's contribution of "Twins."
- Aleria Jensen, formerly of Takoma Park, but now living and working in Alaska, who considers how to live with the steady drumbeat of gloom in the daily news in her poem, "Accounting."
- Local residents Tom Navratil, author of "Playing Arlington," and Jason Newport, "Spare Change," who have penned two profoundly Washington stories.
- An essay by former Editor Eli Flam, who looks back at more than 10 years of history for the "Potomac Review." 

As always, artwork embellishes the pages of "Potomac Review."  Art Editor Ken Jassie and Photography Editor Anne Benolken, both faculty members at Montgomery College, have selected powerful images garnered from students and faculty as well as selections sent in by artists from other areas. Copies of "Potomac Review" are available at all Montgomery College bookstores, at the Writer's Center in Bethesda, and by subscription.  For information, visit the Potomac Review web page, www.montgomerycollege.edu/potomacreview.

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Takoma Park/Silver Spring Visual Arts Department presents a Student Art Show, now through mid-September in the Gallery of the Pavilion of Fine Arts. Gallery is open weekdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, contact the department office, 240-567-1368, or visit www.montgomerycollege.edu/Departments/artstp/events/gallery.htm.

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Montgomery College's fall 2005 semester begins Monday, August 29, and there is still time for new or returning students to register for classes.  Students are encouraged to register as soon as possible, for the best choice of classes. Both online and on-site registration services are available. 

In addition to its normal weekday operating hours, Montgomery College will be open for special Saturday registration sessions August 20 and 27, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.  During these hours, the Advising, Cashier, Financial Aid, Admissions and Records Offices on all three campuses will be open. For general information about Montgomery College and to learn how to register for classes, visit www.montgomerycollege.edu or phone 240-567-5000.  

***** And Mark Your Calendar for Upcoming Events This Fall *****

The Montgomery College Foundation's 20th anniversary Fall Golf Classic will be held Monday, September 12 in Rockville. For information on becoming a sponsor or player, contact Bernice Grossman, 240-567-5378, or e-mail bernice.grossman@montgomerycollege.edu.

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Lifelong Learning Institute presents a Black Memorabilia class featuring "Antiques Roadshow" Appraiser Philip Merrill. Merrill will teach a fall semester class for Montgomery College's Lifelong Learning Institute.  The class, "Black Memorabilia as the Storyteller of African American History," will examine specific artifacts and their individual stories. Black memorabilia, defined as artifacts or objects that accompanied Africans and their descendents along their journey to and throughout America, can be a source of learning about African Americans and their joys and sorrows, victories and defeats, accomplishments and contributions, in ways that no history book can.  Merrill, a nationally known collector of black memorabilia, author and historian specializing in African American history, is the owner of Nanny Jack & Company, located in Baltimore, Md. The four-session class will be held Wednesday evenings, 7 to 9 p.m. from Oct. 19 to Nov. 9, 2005, at the Rockville campus.  The class, a non-credit continuing education class (ILL371), costs $128; Maryland residents age 60 and over only pay the $64 fee.  All non-Maryland residents must pay an out-of-state fee of $120.  For further information, contact Gary Hong, 240-567-7869, or e-mail gary.hong@montgomerycollege.edu.

Lightning happens! Always call ahead to confirm events.

To request accommodations for a disability, please notify the sponsoring office or contact person at least 2 weeks before the event.

ALUMNI NOTICES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Tori Amos '83 plays Pier Six in Baltimore August 24, as part of her "Summer of Sin" Tour. Tickets available through www.CellarDoor.com or 410-547-SEAT. For information about the tour or her latest CD, "The Beekeeper," visit www.toriamos.com.

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WANTED: Nursing Director, Nursing Faculty, and Part-Time Faculty.  Montgomery College is looking for inspired full-time and part-time nursing faculty, as well as a Director of Nursing at this time.  If your credentials match your interest in training the next generation of professionals in your field, you're invited to consider returning to teach at MC.  Benefits for full-time nursing faculty (MSN required) include: 10-month teaching schedule with summers off; 23 paid leave days annually; flexible work schedule; intellectually stimulating environment; and satisfaction in educating, mentoring, and nurturing future nurses.

Positions are available in many other areas with assignments beginning soon.  Montgomery College has earned the 2004-05 Maryland "Workplace Excellence" Seal of Approval from the Maryland Work-Life Alliance, a public, private, non-profit coalition founded by Montgomery County and Discovery Communications, Inc. The "Excellent Place to Work" designation is a seal of quality that recognizes employers that demonstrate an extraordinary commitment to their workforce by supporting employees' integration of professional, personal, and community roles. Complete information and descriptions are posted at https://jobs.montgomerycollege.edu.

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Get 'em fast while they last!  MC's Special Events Office has a block of discounted tickets to area theme parks, including Six Flags, Hershey Park, and Kings Dominion. For information, call the Special Events desk, 240-567-4220.

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Now you can show your support for Montgomery College by ordering from a special selection of custom-labeled, specially named Montgomery College Alumni Association Wines from Elk Run Vineyards. Elk Run donates a portion of the proceeds from each sale of Alumni Association Wines to the Association's programs and scholarships. Featured varieties include Knight's Cheer Merlot, Shepherd's Blush, Germantown Riesling, Sonny Clogg Chardonnay, Sweet Charlene red dessert wine, and Sarilla white vin de glace.  You may purchase these brands at the vineyard in Mt. Airy, MD, or order by phone at 800-414‑2513.

ALUMNI VOLUNTEER AND GIVING OPPORTUNITIES

There are several opportunities for you to help students who depend on scholarship support to pursue their education. Your gift can make an extraordinary difference in the lives of Montgomery College students. Here are a few of the ways you can help the College in its mission of changing lives:

- The College relies on alumni and friends to show their support by donating to the Annual Fund - and July 1 marks a brand new Annual Fund year! The Annual Fund is designed to raise critically needed funding which can be put to immediate use.  We're counting on you: Only with the help of our alumni will we be able to raise the funding needed for scholarships, programs, new technology and equipment for our classrooms. Visit www.montgomerycollege.edu/giving to find out more, then make your tax-deductible donation to the Annual Fund today at https://mconline.mc.cc.md.us/pls/eagle/hzskpldg.p_vt_giving. 

- Getting tired of your old car?  Please remember the Montgomery College Foundation's Automobile Donation Program. The Montgomery College Foundation will accept 1993 vehicles or newer, and only if there is no damage to the body of the car. All donated cars will be sold at automobile auctions by a licensed wholesaler, and the proceeds will support Montgomery College students and programs through the Annual Fund. For more information, contact Carrie Hurd, 240-567-4028, or e-mail carrie.hurd@montgomerycollege.edu.

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Are you considering your options for estate planning? The Montgomery College Foundation's Planned Gifts Committee offers choices for alumni and friends considering ways to include Montgomery College in estate planning. For more information, see the Committee's letter at www.montgomerycollege.edu/Departments/instadrv/foundation/pgcspring2005.doc, or call the Development office at 240-567-4009.

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Montgomery College alumni donate the most dollars among community colleges nationwide that report gifts to the Council for Aid to Education. We have been steadily been moving up the ranks since 1999 (moving up from number 12 in 1999, number 10 in 2000, and number 4 in 2001), and our alumni have held the number-one position for the past three years. Way to go alumni!

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Mentoring Opportunities: Do you want to make a difference in the lives and future of young people? Do you want to help students tackle the challenges and reap the rewards of achieving success in college? Do you want to promote the benefits of learning? If your answer to the above questions is an enthusiastic "yes," then you could be a Montgomery College student mentor. You can have a significant effect on a student's academic and personal development. You can help improve their grades, be a role model, and help set goals and targets. You can help students explore their interests and make informed educational and career decisions. Being a mentor is a way to contribute to the education and training of the next generation. It's a wonderful opportunity to engage directly with current students, become more involved with Montgomery College, and improve your own mentoring skills in the process. To learn more or to volunteer, please call the Lifelong Learning Institute at 240-567-7879. 

Takoma Park Student Development seeks international alumni to participate as mentors in the International Buddy Program. The program provides a working relationship between current international students and past international students who have either graduated or transferred from Montgomery College. Adjustment to a new community may be difficult, especially if there is a difference in language and culture. The International Buddy Program can help ease the transitional phase and help students adjust to the social, academic and cultural environment at Montgomery College. The primary mode of communication will be e-mail. For more information or to volunteer, contact Dr. Harold Barber or Stephanie Waller at 240-567-1480 or e-mail harold.barber@montgomerycollege.edu or stephanie.waller@montgomerycollege.edu.

If you have a country or major of study mentor/mentee preference, please indicate that in your e‑mail.

RESOURCES

Membership in the Alumni Association is FREE to graduates, former students and retirees. Association members are eligible for reduced rates on various car rentals and hotel stays, as well as insurance!  For a complete list of membership benefits, visit www.montgomerycollege.edu/alumni/benefits.html

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For more information about the Montgomery College Alumni Association, visit www.montgomerycollege.edu/alumni

For a listing of Alumni Office staff, go to: www.montgomerycollege.edu/alumni/alumnistaff.html

To view past issues of Happenings at Montgomery College, visit www.montgomerycollege.edu/alumni/newsletter/index.html

To view past issues of the award-winning Insights magazine, go to www.montgomerycollege.edu/alumni/insights

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