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Member Spotlight - May 2024
MCRPA Rides the Wave of Innovation...Reflections from the Innovation Conference with Dr. Christine Crefton

At MCRPA, we aim to help our members grow professionally. Many of our members get chances to speak at conferences, and they often come back with valuable insights. 

This May, we're putting the spotlight on Dr. Christine Crefton, our MCRPA President, along with Dr. Paul Miller, our Vice President, and two of our members, Kristina Little and Terre Thomas. They attended the League for Innovation in Community College 2024 Innovations Conference in Anahemi, CA, this past March 2024.

The League for Innovation in the Community College is an international nonprofit organization with a mission to cultivate innovation in the community college environment.

The League serves as a catalyst for introducing and sustaining deep, transformational innovation within and across colleges and international borders to increase student success and institutional excellence.

Read about their workshop sessions in this month's Member Spotlight.

 

Five Weeks of Fun Events

Virtual Poetry Open Mic
Monday, April 29, 2024 | 2:00-3:00 p.m. | Online via Zoom

Join MCRPA for a Virtual Poetry Open Mic as we celebrate Poetry Month, which is a time dedicated to celebrating the joy and beauty of poetry. Established by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996, it’s an occasion that recognizes the essential role of poets in our culture and the significance of poetry itself. Bring your own poems to share with the group, or share poems from authors whose poetry you love. And don’t forget to check out the April 2024 Spotlight featuring some wonderful poems from MCRPA members who have shared their work. Access Zoom Link.

Monster Mini Golf
Tuesday, May 7, 5:30-7:30 p.m., 9116 Gaither Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20877

Show off your golf skills with our fun-filled Mini Golf event. Monster Mini Golf pairs the classic game of mini golf with blacklights, music, disco balls, on course DJ and the coolest locally inspired, hand-painted glow in the dark art to truly create the WOW effect!

Origami: A Mother’s Day Celebration
Thursday, May 9, 1:30-3:00 p.m., MK 122

Event sponsored by Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI) Planning Group, MC Pride & Allies, and MCRPA. Come celebrate AANAPI Month and Mother’s Day with us by exploring the fascinating world of origami. Spend a relaxed afternoon learning about this wonderful craft and making your own creations. We’ll show you how to fold different flowers, and if you’re up for it, why not try making a dozen roses?

Social Hours # Mi Rancho
Wednesday, May 15, 5:00-7:00 p.m., 8701 Ramsey Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Enjoy some delicious food and catch up with fellow MCRPA members at this Social Hours event.

MCRPA’s 9th Annual Retreat: Nurturing Self to Strengthen Connections
Thursday, May 23, 2024, Rockville Campus, MK 122, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Join the MC Rising Professionals Association (MCRPA) for our 9th annual retreat focused on Nurturing Self to Strengthen Connections. The day will include a range of affirming self-care, networking, and professional development activities. Dr. Williams will be joining us for a meet and greet during breakfast, which will be provided as well as lunch thanks to the generosity of our sponsors. Let’s wrap up the Spring semester on a high note together! Register for Annual Retreat.

Upcoming Events

The following is a tentative schedule of events for 2023-2024. Events will be added when they become available.

  • Collegewide Photo Scavenger Hunt
  • Maryland Renaissance Festivalnew window
  • Summers Farmnew window
  • Chats with the Chief
  • Take Time to Discuss Trends in Higher Education
  • Halloween with MCRPA
  • MCRPA Open House
  • Mobile Market
  • Holiday Potluck
  • Chats with the Chief
  • Valentine’s Day Origami and Sweets
  • Social Hour @ Uncle Julio's
  • Staff Enrichment Day, Vendor Fair Information Table
  • MCRPA Open House
  • Chat and Chill
  • MCRPA Five Weeks of Fun
  • MCRPA 9th Annual Retreat

Members are welcomed to attend portion of the meeting to get a sense of how the leadership meeting is run. Contact MCRPA if you would like to attend any of these meetings.

Individual committee holds meeting every month. All members are welcomed to attend the meetings. Please contact the committee's chair/vice chair if you are interested in attending the meeting.

Catch up on what's happening with MCRPA through our latest Meeting Minutes

Newsletters and Reports

MCRPA publishes annual newsletters and reviews to share the work that we do to support our community. If you like what we are doing, come join us and be part of the narrative.

 

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