October 2024

In this issue:

  • Voting Edition:
    1. Get Ready to Vote, MC!
    2. Upcoming Election Campus Events 
    3. Important Election Dates
  • Montgomery College's Office of Community Engagement: A Year in Review
  • Multi-Industry Job Fairs

 Voting Edition: Get Ready to Vote, MC!
  • Who is running to represent you? Get informed about the candidates with these voter guides.
  • Prefer to vote by mail? Submit your application for a mail-in ballot by October 29 for mail delivery of your ballot. Click here to request yours today! Drop off your ballot at one of our campus locations: Germantown Campus, Rockville Campus, Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus
  • MC resources and library guides

 Upcoming Election Campus Events
Party to the Polls A celebration of democracy with food, swag, prizes and free party busses to early voting. Party busses will travel to and from the SV atrium to the Executive Office Building in Rockville, an early voting site, approximately 2-3 times per hour. Come party to the polls with us and have your voice be heard this election year!
Date and time: October 29, 12 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Location: Montgomery College Rockville Campus, SV atrium
Register here!
Is the Political Party Back? Come join Sunil Dasgupta and Andrew Nolan, the UMBC political science and history program directors at the Universities of Shady Grove, for a discussion of why people have strong feelings about political parties and how they have channeled political mobilization.
Date and time: October 25, 11 a.m. - noon
Location: Montgomery College Rockville Campus, SC 152

Important Election Dates
  • Early Voting: October 24 - October 31
  • General Election: November 5
  • Register to vote: October 15
  • Mail-in Ballots due by: November 5

 Montgomery College's Office of Community Engagement: A Year in Review
The Office of Community Engagement at Montgomery College successfully participated in many outreach events and educational programs that helped residents of Montgomery County access higher education and workforce development classes in 2023-2024. See below for highlights of our key activities. Contact us at community.engagement@montgomerycollege.edu for partnership opportunities or to have an MC representative come to your event in the community!

 Multi-Industry Job Fairs
The Student Employment Services Office (SES) is hosting three multi-industry job fairs across campuses. These fairs happen on Wednesdays on each of our main campuses and are open to the public. Registration is required and all jobseekers are welcome!
Date and time: Wednesdays from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Location:
  • Germantown, October 30, register at https://bit.ly/3XwE5oj
  • Takoma Park/Silver Spring, November 6, register at https://bit.ly/3XvcWSB
  • Rockville, November 13, register at https://bit.ly/3AO7ilz
Community Engagement Centers
For individual advising, workshops and classes come see us or call us at these centers 
Ethiopian Community Center
8701 Georgia Avenue, Suite 601
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Telephone: 240-338-0055
Gaithersburg Community Engagement Center
Gaithersburg Library, 2nd Floor
18330 Montgomery Village Ave.
Gaithersburg, MD 20879
Telephone: 240-567-9072
East County Education Center
2221 Broadbirch Drive
Silver Spring, MD 20904
Telephone: 240-338-0055
Call today for an individual appointment!

Support Our Students
This semester the Montgomery College Foundation has received over 2,900 scholarship applications and over 400 emergency assistance requests. Please consider supporting students striving for higher education in our community by giving to the Montgomery College Foundation. 
Every gift matters. Thank you!
You can find more information on our How To Give page.  We are ever grateful for your support. 

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