Montgomery Community Media

The 15th annual School-Community United in Partnership (SCUP) conference set a record for attendance on Sept. 22 with over 350 participants at the Universities at Shady Grove. The event touts communication, collaboration and case coordination. In this MyMCMedia Extra, SCUP Co-Chair Sally Katz tells us why the conference she founded back in 1999 is so […]

From food left to rot in the fields to food leftover in campus kitchens, the topic at the Food Recovery Event Tuesday was feeding the hungry in the community. Sponsored by the Corporate Volunteer Council of Montgomery County, a panel of experts in food recovery talked with hundreds who signed up for the discussion held […]

This week Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett kicked off the 2014 CyberMontgomery Conference. This first annual conference brought together cyber technology professionals from government, academia and the private sector to share information about the current and future state of the cyber market and it features presentations from regional and national leaders in the cyber industry. […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett and other State and County leaders joined Dr. William E. ‘Brit’ Kirwan, Chancellor of the University System of Maryland (USM), and Dr. Stewart Edelstein, Executive Director of The Universities at Shady Grove (USG) and Associate Vice Chancellor for USM, May 19 in celebrating progress toward the development of the fourth […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett will join Dr. William E. “Brit” Kirwan, chancellor of the University System of Maryland (USM), Stewart Edelstein, executive director of The Universities at Shady Grove (USG) and associate vice chancellor for USM, and State Senator Nancy King on May 19 to announce progress toward the development of a fourth academic […]

Between the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement, 40 African American churches were constructed in Montgomery County. In a unique “world premiere,” Heritage Montgomery will show its new 60-minute documentary profiling five of these historic church communities where generations of black families created their own spiritual, social and educational opportunities. The documentary titled “Community Cornerstones,”  […]

More than 800 Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) high school juniors will attend the 13th Annual Montgomery County Young Professional Conference from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 20 at The Universities at Shady Grove in Rockville. Students enrolled in MCPS career pathway programs will have an opportunity to network with business leaders, […]

Students at The Universities at Shady Grove (USG) have organized a ‘Speak Up!’ forum that features four the Maryland gubernatorial candidates. The forum will take place Monday, March 24 in USG’s auditorium an Building I at noon and is open to the public. The campus is located at 9630 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville, MD 20850. The […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett recently announced the launch of the Montgomery County Veterans Education and Benefits Partnership. The new initiative will provide improvements to education, social services, career development, benefits support and counseling to U.S. armed forces’ veterans enrolled at Montgomery College campuses, the Universities at Shady Grove and Montgomery County’s Johns Hopkins campus.   […]

Five local businesses were recently inducted in the Montgomery County Business Hall of Fame. This event raises funds for scholarships at the Universities at Shady Grove. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.