Education
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City Ave District presents Free Lunch & Learn event
March is Women’s History Month, a month which honors the extraordinary achievements of American women. In keeping true to the month, The City Ave District invites women from all over the District to attend this free event. On Wednesday, March 27, the City Ave District will present a Free Lunch & Learn; How to Build…
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MCCC to host 17th Criminal Justice and Public Safety Career Expo
Students and community members have the opportunity to explore careers in criminal justice and public safety during Montgomery County Community College’s 17th Criminal Justice and Public Safety Career Expo on Wednesday, April 3, from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. The free event will be held at the college’s Central Campus, 340 DeKalb Pike, Blue Bell. The event…
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Manor College hosts panel on Kyiv Patriarchy and Russian aggression in the Kerch Strait
Manor College will host its Ukrainian Dialogue Series, presented by the Ukrainian Selfreliance Federal Credit Union, on Thursday, March 21, 2019 at 5:30 pm. The topic is Kyiv Patriarchy and Russian Aggression in the Kerch Strait. Paul Grod, President of the Ukrainian World Congress, and Rev. (Douglas) Anthony Perkins, Ukrainian Orthodox Rector, Professor, and Vocations…
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New Pharmacy Technician Program at MCCC
Montgomery County Community College and the University of the Sciences have partnered to offer a comprehensive 50-hour pharmacy technician training program to help meet the growing demand for employees in this field. This 50-hour Pharmacy Technician Program prepares individuals to take the national Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE) and provides an externship for students to…
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Pucker power leads to a $5,500 grant for Norristown Area High School
Norristown High School teachers chuckled when they first heard about TruMark Financial® Credit Union’s Kiss A Pig Financial Literacy fundraiser. The more they thought about it, they realized it wouldn’t be difficult to get their principal, Edward Roth, to pucker up and kiss a pig if it would benefit the school. Roth readily agreed and…
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‘Touch the Future’; juried art show honors high school students from Montgomery County
The 32nd Annual “Touch the Future” Art Show awards ceremony, sponsored by the Pennsylvania State Education Association/Mideastern Region (PSEA/MER), and Council for the Advancement of Public Schools, was held on March 3 at Arcadia University and honored outstanding work from Bucks and Montgomery counties’ public high school students in 15 different categories. The event, which juried in 350 pieces from 30…
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Manor College offers 50 percent summer tuition discount opportunity
Manor College will be offering its Summer Session I, II, and III courses at a 50 percent tuition discount for interested students–including those enrolled at other schools who wish to transfer credits. Courses range from 100-level liberal arts courses to paralegal, dental, and veterinary courses. Additionally, many of the courses are offered online. Registration for…
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MCCC’s Gateway to College program enables students to earn diplomas
Montgomery County Community College recently held a special a graduation ceremony for four area students who earned their high school diplomas—an achievement made possible by their hard work and Montgomery County Community College’s (MCCC) Gateway to College program. Winston Downing, Jr., of Cheltenham School District, Shanya Ford of Pottsgrove School District and Deasia Parter and…
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Manor College leads the pack when it comes to OER adoption
A recent survey of Manor College faculty indicated that the vast majority now use Open Educational Resources in the classroom. What exactly are Open Educational Resources (OER)? The materials vary, but essentially: textbooks, research materials, and other educational assets that can be accessed digitally by students, often for a low cost or as free open-license…
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Montgomery County Community College extends application deadline for Accelerator Fund competition
Aspiring and new entrepreneurs have a little bit of extra time to prepare their application materials for Montgomery County Community College’s 2019 Karen A. Stout Start-Up Accelerator Fund competition. The competition, now in its fourth year, awards capital to fledgling businesses — capital the businesses need to get to the next level of their business…
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AAUW Lansdale’s STEM Eye-Opener for girls at MCCC
“Discover Your Future,” presented by AAUW Lansdale Branch in conjunction with Montgomery County Community College, is a day of interactive workshops conducted by outstanding women leaders and role models in Biology, Chemistry, Technology, Engineering, Physics and Math. Designed for girls in grades 5-8, the program creates a fun environment to inspire girls about opportunities in…
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Montgomery County Community College to host blood drive, wellness fair
February is American Heart Month, and one of the best health-related activities you can do this month is to give the gift of life through donating blood. You can make your donation at Montgomery County Community College’s American Red Cross Community Blood Drive and Wellness Fair on Wednesday, Feb. 27, at West Campus, South Hall…
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Karen A. Stout Start-up Accelerator Fund competition extended
To give aspiring and new entrepreneurs additional time to apply for Montgomery County Community College’s Karen A. Stout Start-Up Accelerator Fund competition, the deadline is being extended to March 15. Selected entrepreneurs will be awarded between $1,000 and $25,000 to help launch or grow their business ventures. In its fourth year, the Accelerator Fund Competition…
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Prominent attorney Gloria Browne-Marshall to give speech at Manor College
Gloria Browne-Marshall, a prominent civil rights attorney and activist, will give a speech at Manor College on February 21, 2019, to coincide with Black History Month. This commemorative speech, titled “400 Years of Perseverance,” will recognize the 400th Anniversary of the 1619 arrival of Africans to the Virginia Colony, as well as highlight the following…
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Montgomery County Community College Board of Trustees names officers for 2019
The Montgomery County Community College Board of Trustees has elected its new officers for the 2019 calendar year. Trustee Frank X. Custer of Upper Gwynedd Township was unanimously elected as the new board chair. Appointed to the board in 2017, he has served on both the Physical Plant Committee and Personnel Committee. [uam_ad id=”54865″] “I’m humbled and…
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Two Manor College students named finalists for prestigious Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation has announced that two Manor College students, Vera Lewis and Lineth Ciciliano, are semi-finalists for the organization’s prestigious Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. This scholarship, available to students working toward two-year degrees, supports high-achieving students as they transfer to four-year schools. The semifinalists were selected from a pool of nearly 1,500…
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Fatima Rogers to lead Abington’s largest elementary school
The Board of School Directors of the Abington School District approved the hiring of Ms. Fatima Rogers as Principal of Copper Beech Elementary School, following a recommendation by Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Jeffrey Fecher, at the Feb. 5, 2019, School Board meeting. She will lead the District’s largest K-12 elementary school full-time beginning on Monday,…
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High school students compete in The Culinary Arts Institute of Montgomery County Community College’s Cooking Competition
High school students from four technical career centers—North Montco Technical Career Center, Lansdale; Eastern Center for the Arts & Technology, Willow Grove; Central Montco Technical High School, Plymouth Meeting; and Western Center for Technical Studies, Royersford—will be competing in a culinary competition using a mystery basket of ingredients. The competition will take place from 9…
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