Fall 2004 - Montgomery College

Montgomery College
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FALL 2004
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Photos by Don Rejonis
For most students, the art school becomes a home away from home—a place where they are accepted for who they are. By graduation, most students have attained both artistry and self-assurance.
Home Is Where the Art Is
Silver Spring Art School Joins MC, Introduces First
A.F. A. Program to a Maryland Community College
rom the oversize shish
kebab sculpture perched
on the lawn to the student
artwork spilling out of the gallery,
the School of Art and Design at
Montgomery College, formerly
the Maryland College of Art
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INSIDE
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and Design (MCAD), hums with
creative energy.
Students carve soapstone sculptures in Studio Two. In Studio
Four, they create slick brochures
on the computer for a downtown
hotel. And they cluster with pro-
Discovering a
Future Vocation
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fessors in the hallway around the
exhibit bays filled with the day’s
classwork—suggesting, debating,
laughing, collaborating. People
here are passionate about art.
“My favorite part of being here
is being immersed in the culture:
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Profession is Hot
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Liberal Arts
Tradition Thrives
hearing the terminology, seeing all
the works posted on the walls, getting ideas, getting inspired. I can’t
wait to take it to the next level,”
says student Alex Grant.
For nearly a quarter of a century, the art college, located on
Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring,
has inspired thousands of students
to take their talent to the next
level, refining their skills and technique and developing a solid sense
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Ageless
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MONTGOMERY COLLEGE TODAY
Home Is Where the Art Is
From page 1
The School of Art and Design will
move to the renovated Giant bakery
building in south Silver Spring, along
with Takoma Park Campus’s Art Department, in the spring of 2007. The facility,
which MC purchased as part of its expansion of the Takoma Park Campus, will
also house an artist-in-residence studio
and 30 studios for local artists.
of who they are, as artists and as
individuals.
For most students, the college
becomes a home away from home,
giving them a community where they
are accepted for who they are, says
Academic Dean Maggie Schmid:
“They tell me, ‘This is my art family.’”
Victim of Its Own Success
By Ty Wilson
The Maryland College of Art and
Design was so successful in attracting
both credit and noncredit students to
its program that by the mid-1990s it
was struggling for space. The building,
however, was too small to do justice
to the program.
In the next few years, as Silver
Spring began its redevelopment, the art
college trustees shifted their focus from
building an addition to moving to the
revitalized downtown.
In 1999, the college explored jointly
developing a downtown property with
Montgomery College. By the fall, this
potential real estate deal had evolved
into a discussion of a possible union
of the two institutions. With tuition
far lower at Montgomery College, the
consolidation would save students
money and expand the reach of the
art college’s scholarships.
In 2003, both colleges’ boards of
trustees passed resolutions to join the
two institutions. This fall, MCAD
became the School of Art and Design
at Montgomery College.
For more information about the School of
Art and Design at Montgomery College, call
301-649-4454 or visit www.montgomerycollege.edu/schoolofartanddesign.
By Daniele Sevier
By Christine Sims
Students get a tremendous amount of individual attention, and they flourish in the creative environment.
The consolidation answered the
question of how the college would
sustain itself on a long-term basis
without a large endowment. As part
of a public institution, that issue is
resolved and the future of the school
is now secure.
Shared Passion for the Arts
The two schools have much in common, and their consolidation capitalizes
on their strengths. It makes available
a wider range of arts education to current and aspiring artists throughout
the region.
o much is happening at Montgomery College that if you blink,
you just might miss something...
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A Message
from the
President of
Montgomery
College
By Joseph Kabriel
Our union with the Maryland College
of Art and Design is now complete
and, as of this fall, that institution is
now the School of Art and Design at
Montgomery College. Among the many
wonderful features of the consolidation
is our ability to offer the associate of
fine arts degree.
This fall marks the first year of the
new Gateway to College Program,
which gives at-risk students the opportunity to earn a high school diploma
Montgomery College e n d l e s s p o s s i b i l i t i e s
Through MC’s Arts Institute—
which promotes a range of art programs—students at the School of Art
and Design will have many new opportunities for learning. They will also
gain access to enhanced counseling and
learning resources, as well activities and
outlets for their artwork.
In turn, MC will gain another degree
option for its art students—the only associate of fine arts degree in Maryland—
and a well-developed noncredit arts program. With the additional resources, the
noncredit program in arts will blossom
countywide, and everyone will benefit:
the community, the college, and the arts.
while transitioning to a college campus.
Students may accumulate high school
and college credits at the same time,
earning their high school diplomas
while progressing toward an associate’s degree or certificate.
Montgomery College students
who rely on county bus transportation
won’t have to hunt for change anymore.
As part of our transportation fee,
students can use Ride-On bus transportation in Montgomery County seven
days a week without paying a fare.
The Takoma Park Campus continues its transformation with the recent
Art Stars of
Silver Spring
Will Shine Oct. 21
Montgomery College will celebrate
the establishment of the School of Art
and Design and honor the stars responsible for the transformation of downtown
Silver Spring as the county’s first Arts
and Entertainment District in a starstudded event Thursday, Oct. 21, at
6:30 p.m. The event will be held at the
AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring.
Tickets are $50 for the general public.
For more information, please contact
Isabel de la Puente at 301-279-5287
or e-mail isabel.delapuente@montgomerycollege.edu.
opening of a new pedestrian bridge
spanning the CSX tracks, and the
current construction of a new Student
Services Center.
These are just a few of the many
exciting changes here at the College.
But don’t take my word for it. Come
and see for yourself.
At the Rockville Campus, we plan
to expand the Gudelsky Institute for
Technical Education, and add a new
science center and additional parking.
Sign up for a course, take in a show,
visit an art gallery, come root for our
nationally ranked sports teams. This is
your college, too, and the possibilities
here are endless.
On our Germantown Campus, we
are planning for a new biotechnology
education center, combined with a
science and technology business park
that will be developed with the support
of Montgomery County and the State
of Maryland.
Sincerely,
Charlene R. Nunley
301-279-5000 www.montgomerycollege.edu
MONTGOMERY COLLEGE TODAY
FALL 2004
Out of the Ravages of War, a Young Iranian Girl
Discovered Her Future Vocation
C alumna Niloo Ghaemi
discovered her vocation in
a bomb cellar in Iran.
In the winter of 1987, Ghaemi
and her extended family evacuated
their homes and
took refuge from
the Iraqi bomb“To become a female engineer is an
ing of Tehran in
the basement of
incentive for me. It motivates me to
her uncle’s knitpursue my dreams, to excel, and to
ting factory
which had been
encourage other girls not to get disconverted into
a bomb shelter.
couraged or intimidated.”
Out of boredom, Ghaemi
would wriggle
under the huge textile-making
machines, gazing up at the intricate
gears and bolts. “How could anything so huge make something so
Photo illustration by Clint Wu
nice and delicate?” she recalls thinkAlumna Niloo Ghaemi credits Montgomery College and her professors for helping her develop the confidence to pursue a career in mechanical engineering.
ing to herself. “Someday, I want
dreams, to excel, and to encourage
Day, a beloved mentor to legions
In her two years at the Rockto create these gigantic, powerful
other girls not to get discouraged
of MC engineering students, knows
ville Campus, Ghaemi says that MC
machines.”
or intimidated.”
precisely what strings to pull to get
provided her with every possible
The factory helped Ghaemi
his protégés whatever support they
opportunity. With Day’s encourageescape the sirens, the bombs, and
need—financial, academic, transfer,
ment, she reestablished a student
the war as she envisioned her future.
and—emotional. He also has an
organization, Women in EngiFor information about MC engineering
“I dreamed of the day when I would
impressive track record of helping
neering, Science, and Technology.
programs, call one of the following camget the opportunity to study and
his engineering students gain entry
She became vice president of the
puses: Germantown, call 301-353-7796;
understand such machines. Those
into some of the nation’s top engiEngineering Club. She was a guest
Rockville, 301-279-5230; Takoma Park,
thoughts have carried me to where
neering schools.
panelist at the College’s Sonia
301-650-1432.
I am today,” she said.
“At first, I was scared of Dr. Day,” Kovalevsky Day, a nationwide celeGhaemi and her family moved
said Ghaemi. “I heard how tough
bration designed to encourage young
to Vancouver, Canada when she
his tests were, how straightforward
girls to explore the fields of math
was in the sixth grade. She naturally
Help Make Dreams
and science. She tutored at the Math
assumed she would study literature— he was. But he is an amazing, supCome True
portive person. He really made a big
and Science Center and worked in
her father had taught her Persian
difference. I’ve never seen a professor the Engineering Department as a
when she was three—believing she
Help the community’s college
care so much. He always pushes you
teacher’s assistant. And she worked
couldn’t go into math or science
and generations of students for
to go get what you want.”
on a research team sponsored by
“because I was a girl.”
years to come. Make a donation
the chemical engineering departto the Annual Fund Campaign,
ment at the University of Maryland,
Switching Gears
Engineering Success
a critical source of revenue for
College Park.
Montgomery College. The annual
“I sometimes feel that becoming
Several years later, the family reloThe switch of majors clicked for
fund supports scholarships, faculty
an engineer in a male-dominated
cated to the D.C. area, and Ghaemi
Ghaemi. “Engineering excites me
and staff enrichment, and other
field requires me not only to be
switched gears, taking computer
and I feel that I will be able to go
critical initiatives. Visit www.montgood, but also to be better,” said
courses at Montgomery College.
anywhere with my degree,” she said.
gomerycollege.edu/alumni and
Ghaemi. “To become a female
But her heart wasn’t in it, so a friend
Ghaemi transferred this fall to
click on Ways of Giving to MC.
engineer is an incentive for me.
suggested she talk to Rockville Cam- Georgia Tech to study mechanical
It motivates me to pursue my
pus Engineering Professor Don Day.
engineering.
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MONTGOMERY COLLEGE TODAY
When the Workplace is a Classroom
Extended Learning Services a Boon for Working Adults
ome MC students rarely set foot on
a Montgomery College campus, yet
they earn MC certificates, letters of recognition, and credits towards associate’s
or bachelor’s degrees.
They benefit from Extended
Learning Services (ELS), the for-credit
division of the College’s Workforce
Development & Continuing Education
unit. ELS provides credit courses and
academic programs at off-site locations—the National Institutes of
Health, Walter Reed Army Medical
Center, Holy Cross Hospital, the Food
and Drug Administration, the National
Institute of Standards and Technology,
and Choice Hotels, to name a few.
At the same time, ELS helps employees earn college credit or certificates
through nontraditional routes, such as
assessment of prior learning—a way to
convert knowledge and skills to comparable college credit.
“We are the community’s partner,”
said Dorothy Umans, ELS program
director. “We are committed to being
responsive to an organization’s needs.
We ask, ‘What do you need? What are
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the goals of your employees?’” ELS then
goes out and delivers the goods.
“Part of the power of the program
is that it is linked,” said Umans. “Students move between and among an
array of options—off-site credit classes,
on-campus classes, and distance learning.
We can even refer them to noncredit
options if appropriate.”
One of the program’s hallmarks is
the support and academic direction provided by MC counselors who come on
site several times a week to work with
students on course selection and career
planning, also connecting them to the
College’s vast resources and services.
Phyllis Bryant, a program specialist
at the National Cancer Institute, has
completed about 75 percent of her
coursework on site since she started
taking MC classes in 1988. She credits
her communications courses for helping
her to become more confident. “They’ve
helped me to excel. I deal with a lot of
Ph.D.s and scientists,” she said. “Now,
I can hang in with the best of them.”
Bryant also appreciates the flexibility
and support of her professors. “They
realize we work full time and have busy
lives,” she said.
Along with a recent job promotion
and a superior performance award,
Bryant will receive an A.A.S. in public
administration next year. She plans to
transfer to the Shady Grove Campus
of the University of Maryland University College (UMUC), and major
in public administration or business
communication.
MC counselors work hand in hand
with the expectations of the particular
worksite—whether it’s the U.S. Army,
administrative support personnel at
NIH, or preparation for the consumer
safety officer designation at the Center
for Devices and Radiological Help at
the Food and Drug Administration.
“The courses are so popular,”
said Umans, “some students travel to
other worksites, following a favorite
teacher around.”
For more information on current worksites
offering credit classes, to arrange for offsite classes at your place of employment,
or to talk about assessment of prior learning
options, please contact Extended Learning
Services at 301-353-7870, or e-mail
dorothy.umans@montgomerycollege.edu.
For the Record, This Health Care Profession is Hot
re you exploring new career options…or a slight departure from
your current career?
If you are seeking a job in health
care that is in demand, consider the field
of health information technology—one
of the hottest and fastest growing professions in the nation. If you want to be in
a health care environment, but not in
direct patient care, this may be just the
ticket for you.
Professionals in health information technology manage patient health
information and medical records,
administer computer information
systems, and code diagnoses and procedures for health care services provided
to patients.
They work in a variety of settings,
including hospitals, physician offices,
clinics, long-term care facilities, insurance companies, government agencies,
home care providers, and many others.
Montgomery College’s respected
degree and certificate programs in health
information technology will give you
the knowledge and skills you need to
enter—or advance in—this booming
field. You’ll take courses in anatomy and
physiology, disease processes, medical
terminology, management, and computers, and also gain hands-on experience
in clinical settings.
Best of all, you won’t have to quit
your day job—you’ll attend classes (with
the exception of clinical work during
the day), in the evening at Montgomery
College’s new Health Sciences Center on
Georgia Avenue in south Silver Spring.
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Photo by PhotoDisc
According to Bureau of Labor statistics, employment of health information
professionals is expected to grow much
faster than the average of all occupations
Montgomery College e n d l e s s p o s s i b i l i t i e s
through 2008. In addition to strong
job prospects, highly competitive
salaries await health information technology graduates.
For more information, call Professor
Sue Meiskey, program coordinator, at
301-650-1337; e-mail sue.meiskey@montgomerycollege.edu; or visit www.montgomerycollege.edu/hit.
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Liberal Arts Tradition Thrives at Montgomery College
oday’s workplace demands people
who think clearly, communicate
effectively, seek information, and adapt
to change. It also places a great premium
on such attributes as historical perspective and analytical abilities—the hallmarks of a liberal arts education.
Nevertheless, overwhelming student
preferences for career-oriented programs
over standard foundation courses have
sparked debates at colleges and universities nationwide.
One camp prefers practical, careerfocused programs and urges curriculum
changes to meet the demand; the other
believes that a traditional liberal arts curriculum—languages, history, literature,
philosophy, and the natural sciences—
helps develop critical thinking skills that
students use broadly in every endeavor
and throughout their lives.
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At Montgomery College, where
career-oriented instruction and workforce development programs continue
to expand, liberal arts students find
tremendous support. In fact, the
College’s commitment to provide
classes in the “thinking disciplines”
has never wavered.
Montgomery College President
Charlene Nunley says, “General education gives students a solid grounding.
That, in turn, teaches them how to
think, reflect, question, and learn—
skills that will perhaps serve them
best in today’s complicated world
and throughout life.”
Following that aim, the College
continues to develop new relationships and programs. One of the most
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Photo illustration by Clint Wu
Music Dept. Wired Into the Future
all semester marks the inaugural year
of a new electronic music program,
technology lab, and recording studio at
the Rockville Campus. The program and
studios were designed by music professor
Dawn Avery and funded in part by a
grant from the Maryland Association
of Community Colleges.
The studios include an impressive
menu of state-of-the-art equipment.
Course offerings include Introduction
to Electronic Music, Applications in
Music Technology, Music Recording
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Techniques, and Applied Electronic
Music Composition. New faculty member Dr. Jeffrey Mangels heads up the
program. He received a D.M.A. (doctorate of musical arts) in music composition
from the University of South Carolina,
and is an active composer in both acoustic and electronic music.
Attend a Montgomery College
Fall Open House
Saturday, October 23
Saturday, November 13
Takoma Park Campus
Rockville Campus Open House
Open House
Small Gym/PE Building and
Health Sciences Center
Campus Center
Takoma Park Campus
Rockville Campus
9 a.m.–noon
11 a.m.–2 p.m.
Saturday, October 30
Sunday, November 14
Montgomery Scholars
School of Art and Design
Honors Program
at Montgomery College*
Information Session
Open House
Theatre Arts Arena
School of Art and Design Campus
Rockville Campus
1– 4 p.m.
For more information on this program, call
301-251-7288 or e-mail jeffrey.mangels@montgomerycollege.edu.
2– 4 p.m.
Saturday, November 20
Saturday, November 6
Germantown Campus Open House
Adult Student
High Technology & Science Center
Open House
Germantown Campus
“Making the Most of
11 a.m.–2 p.m.
Your Return to Education”
Theatre Arts Arena
Rockville Campus
10 a.m.–1 p.m.
For more information or directions
to MC campuses, call 301-279-5000.
*formerly the Maryland College of Art and Design
Photo by Don Rejonis
Students in Montgomery College’s new electronic music program benefit from the very latest technology.
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FALL 2004
MONTGOMERY COLLEGE TODAY
Saturday
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MICKEY ROONEY:
THE ONE MAN/ONE WIFE SHOW
Don’t miss Hollywood legend Mickey
Rooney and his wife of 30 years, Jan
Chamberlin Rooney, as they perform
live on stage.
8 p.m., Robert E. Parilla Performing
Arts Center, Rockville Campus. $28;
$26 seniors and students. 301-279-5301.
Performing Arts
and Community
Events Calendar
Tuesday
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FACULTY ARTIST SERIES
Ward Harris and the “Big Beat”
8 p.m., Music Recital Hall, Rockville Campus.
Free.
Saturday
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ALUMNI CONCERT
Featuring the students of Joan Bolling-May
8 p.m., Music Recital Hall, Rockville Campus.
Free.
Photo courtesy BC Press
Cookbook editor and author Christopher Kimball.
ontgomery College offers a rich
variety of events and activities
right in your backyard, including
theatrical, musical and dance events, art
exhibits, public lectures, and sporting
events. Many of them are free. Here’s a
sampling of upcoming events:
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NOVEMBER
OCTOBER
Thursday
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MC WIND ENSEMBLE
Paul Noble, Conductor
8 p.m., Robert E. Parilla Performing
Arts Center, Rockville Campus. Free.
Saturday
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HAUNTS AND HOLLERS!
An evening of spooky stories and music with
master storytellers Baba Jamal Koram and
Chris Patton, with special visual and sound
effects provided by African drums and the
mysterious and rarified computer-generated
sounds of the video harp.
7 and 9 p.m., Black Box Theatre, Communications Arts Center, Takoma Park Campus.
$15; $10 seniors and students; $5 MC students, faculty, and staff. 301-588-4475.
Monday
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QUICK TIPS FROM
CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL
Christopher Kimball, cookbook author,
publisher, and editor of Cooks Illustrated
Magazine, and host of the hit PBS TV
show, “America’s Test Kitchen” will provide a quick-tip demonstration with hints
to guarantee recipe success.
7 p.m., Theatre Arts Arena, Rockville Campus.
$65 includes autographed copy of Kimball’s
“The New Best Recipe.” Register by Oct. 22.
301-986-9490.
Thursday
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“GLORY DENIED: THE CRAFTING
OF AN ORAL HISTORY”
Tom Philpott, a respected journalist covering
military affairs, will discuss his acclaimed
work, “Glory Denied: The Saga of Jim
Thompson, America’s Longest-Held
Prisoner of War.”
7 p.m., Student Lounge, Campus Center,
Rockville Campus. Free.
Play ‘Hardball’ with Chris Matthews
ark your
calendar:
Chris Matthews,
host of “Hardball with Chris
Matthews”
and anchor of
MSNBC’s 2004
Photo courtesy office of Chris Matthews
presidential election coverage will be on campus to
provide his own unique take on the
national elections.
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The event, sponsored by the
Macklin Business Institute, is set for
Monday, Nov. 8 at 10 a.m. in the
Theatre Arts Arena, Rockville Campus.
The program is free and open to the
public. Please arrive early—parking
and seating are limited.
For more information, contact the
Macklin Business Institute at 301-738-1707
Wednesday
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CHEROKEE MUSIC AND STORYTELLING
Cherokee storyteller Joseph Stands With
Many and Ron Warren.
2 p.m., Student Lounge, Campus Commons,
Rockville Campus. Free
Saturday
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MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISER
Swing music and dancing with the Singco
Rhythm Orchestra. Led by Douglas Bowles.
8 p.m., Theatre Arts Arena, Rockville
Campus, $20.
Wednesday–Saturday
17–21
NICKEL AND DIMED
Student production of the Washington
premier of Barbara Ehrenreich’s national
bestseller, “Nickel and Dimed.” A touching
play about America’s low-wage worker.
8 p.m. (Sunday performance at 2 p.m.),
Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center,
Rockville Campus. $10; $8 seniors and
students. 301-279-5301.
Thursday
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WORLD CHAMBER MUSIC BY
NAWATI ENSEMBLE
Ron Warren (piano, native flutes); Dawn
Avery (cello, voice); Alejandro Lucini and
Tom McGrath (percussion) perform contemporary classical chamber works based
on indigenous themes.
8 p.m., Music Recital Hall, Rockville
Campus. $5 suggested donation.
Tuesday
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MC CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA
Molly Donnelly, Conductor
8 p.m., Music Recital Hall,
Rockville Campus. Free.
Tuesday
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MC JAZZ ENSEMBLE
Ward Harris, Conductor
8 p.m., Robert E. Parilla Performing
Arts Center, Rockville Campus. Free.
Wednesday
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“HEALING WORDS”
Kelly Huegel, award-winning author
of two self-help books for teens, will
discuss her works: “Young People
and Chronic Illness,” and “GLBTQ:
The Survival Guide for Queer and
Questioning Teens.”
7 p.m., Bliss Room, The Commons,
Takoma Park Campus. Free
Friday
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STUDENT HONORS RECITAL
8 p.m., Music Recital Hall, Rockville
Campus. Free.
Friday
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JOE BYRD QUINTET
Ring in the New Year with the Joe
Byrd quintet, a jazz group dedicated to
keeping the music of Charlie Byrd alive.
Champagne, hors d’oeuves, and good
spirit will be on hand, too.
9:30 p.m., Robert E. Parilla Performing
Arts Center, Rockville Campus. $40;
$38 seniors and students. 301-279-5301.
For a complete calendar of upcoming
events on all three campuses, visit
www.montgomerycollege.edu and
click on Calendar.
For more information about the Guest
Artist Series or the College Performing
Arts Series at the Robert E. Parilla
Performing Arts Center, visit
www.montgomerycollege.edu/PAC
or call the box office at 301-279-5301.
DECEMBER
Sunday
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CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS
U.S. Navy Band Piano Trio
3 p.m., Music Recital Hall,
Rockville Campus. Free.
For more information about Montgomery
College, call 301-279-5000 or visit
www.montgomerycollege.edu.
Montgomery College Today
Fall 2004
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Steve Simon
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301-251-7679 for more information.
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FALL 2004
MONTGOMERY COLLEGE TODAY
Art
Design on a Vine
The
Montgomery College’s interior
design team is the only student
team participating in this year’s
National Symphony Orchestra
Decorators’ Show House, open
of Politics
to the public through Oct. 31,
at Château Peyrenc de Moras,
Through November 2
9121 River Road in Potomac, Md.
The students transformed a first
Take a fair and balanced look at these political
floor powder room into a wine
portraits created by eight leading Washington-
room, entitled “Ooh la la, le Vin!”
area illustrators—including several MC alumni—
Illustration by Lucinda Levine
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who specialize in altered political portraits:
This year’s Show House is
William Brown, Cory Correll, Marcia Klioze-
especially poignant—Professor
Hughes, Lucinda Levine, Rob Sprouse, Marcia
Bhramara Heid, who had over-
Staimer, Richard Thompson, and Dan Voss.
seen the College’s interior design
program and the student design
The exhibit is housed in the Visual Communica-
team for several years, passed
tions Technologies (VCT) Gallery, located on
away in July. The students dedi-
the ground floor of the Technical Center at the
cated their work in remembrance
College’s Rockville Campus, 51 Mannakee
of Heid. A sign in her honor is
Street. The gallery is open Monday–Thursday,
displayed on a table inside the
9 a.m.–10 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m.–3 p.m.; and Satur-
room; a special page of this year’s
day, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. For more information about
NSO Decorators’ Show House
program honors her as well.
“The Art of Politics” exhibit, call 301-251-7535.
Photo by Lisa Tilley
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race Paley, acclaimed writer and
poet, will receive an award for
outstanding achievement in American
literature at the 9th Annual F. Scott
Fitzgerald Literary Conference, Saturday, Oct. 23. The day-long event will
take place at Montgomery College’s
Rockville Campus.
The conference will feature writing
workshops, readings, and discussions
led by writers of local and national
renown, including National Book Award
winner Alice McDermott and Pulitzer
Prize-winning journalist Michael Dirda,
regular contributor to the Washington
Post Book World.
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The Ageless Artistry of Sarah Silberman
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You only have until Oct. 22 to catch the solo sculpture exhibit of 95-year-old
Sarah Silberman. The exhibit, a 75-year retrospective, is on display in the
second floor art gallery of the Paul Peck Art Building, Rockville Campus.
The exhibit explores Silberman’s full breadth of styles, from classical to
abstract. She delights in using a wide range of materials for her sculptures,
including wood, plaster, alabaster, clay, and metal.
Since 1981, Silberman has taken or audited more than 170 classes at
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exciting and innovative of those
is the Paul Peck Humanities Institute. Since 1997, the institute has
infused new life into the humanities
curriculum by providing faculty
development opportunities and
coveted student internships at the
Smithsonian Institution museums
and the Library of Congress.
Takoma Park English Professor
Robert Giron believes the liberal
arts play an important role in the
College’s mission of “changing lives.”
“Most businesses recognize that
a liberal arts education, especially
in critical thinking skills, provides
the best workers for cerebral work,”
he said. “Most CEOs come from
this training…students who begin
to question their reality begin to
see the world in a different light,
and this, in fact, changes their lives.”