April 2024

In this issue:

  • Ballot Drop Boxes Are Here!
  • FREE Summer Coding Camp for Middle Schoolers
  • Board of Education Candidates Forum
  • Multi-Industry Job Fairs
  • African Cultural Night During Equity Week
  • Nobel Laureate Speaker Series on Quantum Computers
  • En Español: Our New East County Education Center

 Ballot Drop Boxes Are Here!
Ballot drop boxes have arrived on Montgomery College campuses! Visit the State of Maryland Board of Elections Voter Registration and Mail-in Ballot Request web page or text the word VBM to 77788. Don't forget to register to vote by April 23. Primary election is May 14! Visit here to learn more about voter registration and resources about the upcoming election. 
Drop off your mail-in ballot at the drop box locations below.
  • Germantown Campus: Main entrance of the Bioscience Education Center (BE)
  • Rockville Campus: Main entrance of The Long Nguyen and Kimmy Duong Student Services Center (SV)
  • Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus: The back entrance of the Charlene R. Nunley Student Services Center (ST)

 FREE Summer Coding Camp for Middle Schoolers
Montgomery Can Code (MCC) is an annual free and fun summer camp for Apple Swift coding. It is held in July and August for any MCPS rising 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students. Visit here for more information including registration and camp schedule.

 Board of Education Virtual Candidates Forum
Education affects everyone whether you have school age children or not. Be an informed voter to make your choices by joining the virtual candidates forum! This event is organized by the League of Women Voters and multiple partners including Montgomery College.
Date and time: April 11, 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. 
Location: Virtual
Register here

 Multi-Industry Job Fairs
Student Employment Services (SES) is hosting FREE job fairs across all campuses. The fairs are open to the public. Registration is required and all jobseekers are welcome!
  • Date and time: April 10, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. 
    Location: Germantown Campus, BE Building, Room 151-152
    Register here
  • Date and time: April 16, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
    Location: Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus, ST Building, 1st floor lobby
    Register here
  • Date and time: April 26, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
    Location: Rockville Campus, PE Building, Large Gym
    Register here

 African Cultural Night During Equity Week
This event comprises of a showcase of various cultures and tribes across the African continent, and we will be representing them through different dances, cultural presentations, songs, a skit, and a fashion show. Visit our webpage for more events happening during Equity Week!
Date and time: April 19, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Location: Cultural Arts Center, Theatre 1, 7995 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring MD 20910
Tickets: $5 for students and $10 for general admission
Click here to purchase your ticket!

 Nobel Laureate Speaker Series: Quantum Computers and Raising Schrödinger's Cat
Join us for the inaugural Nobel Laureate speaker series. The event is open to the community. There will be a light reception after each presentation. 
Speaker: Dr. David J. Wineland, Nobel Prize in Physics 2012
Date and time: April 19, 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. 
Location: Germantown Campus, Globe Hall, 20200 Observation Drive, Germantown MD 20876

Video En Español: Our New East County Education Center
Karla Silvestre, Director of Community Engagement, shares the services and resources that will be available at the new East County Education Center located at 2221 Broadbirch Drive, Silver Spring MD 20904. Watch the discussion in Spanish below.
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
E-mail: Raul Marin
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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