The Institute for Part-Time Faculty Engagement & Support
Welcome
Part-time faculty at Montgomery College play a critical role in promoting the academic excellence of the institution. They bring a unique array of perspectives and professional backgrounds to their classroom instruction and student mentoring. The College is committed to promoting the growth and developments of its part-time faculty, and this website serves as an integrated website of resources most directly applicable to part-time faculty. This website provides a broad overview of information relevant to brand new faculty.
As Dr. Pollard mentions in the following video, part-time faculty allow Montgomery College to actualize its mission of enriching the community and empowering our students.
In Memory of
Dr. Antonio 'Tango' Thomas
Much beloved Dr. Antonio “Tango” Thomas, born Antonio Lamar Thomas, following a battle with cancer, passed away at his home on Saturday, April 11, 2020 and was promoted to heaven, where he continues living an everlasting life with all who choose to believe in, cleave to, rely on, and have faith in Jesus Christ. He was a strong believer, putting God first above all, and lived a life in service to others. He was a man of honor and integrity. He gave life his all and enjoyed an admirable life.
Dr. Thomas had a 20-year career in higher education that included his most recent position as Director of the Institute for Part-Time Faculty Engagement and Support at Montgomery College (MC). He was a dynamic college administrator, learning expert, instructional game designer, and part-time faculty member at several higher education institutions, including MC and the University of Baltimore.
With all his accomplishments, following God, what he cared most about and gave his time, talents, and treasure to was people. He loved his wife with excitement, joy, and an unwavering commitment. He was an outstanding best friend, brother, colleague, husband, supervisor, and more. He had a habit of spending private time with God each weekday at the same hour, 6pm. He reported that in this time, God frequently spoke to him and gave him insights and solutions that he used to solve problems and enrich the lives of others.
Dr. Thomas was truly one of a kind and he will be missed immensely as a colleague, scholar and friend.
About The Institute
Part-time faculty play a critically important role in the Montgomery College community. Montgomery College greatly values the contributions made by its part-time faculty members in achieving the educational mission of the College, and providing breadth, vibrancy, and flexibility in its programs. Students benefit markedly by the real-world expertise imparted by part-time faculty who represent a vast array of professional areas.
The Institute is designed to better incorporate the contributions made by part-time faculty into the essence of the College's operation as a dynamic institution of higher education. To realize this goal, resource centers are located on each campus. Part--time faculty associates will assist you in becoming acclimated to the many educational and institutional resources of Montgomery College. In addition, central services such as Human Resources, the core teaching and learning office (ELITE), and academic and counseling offices have been increasing their efforts to provide services to part-time faculty across the College. Indeed, all centralized offices are expending considerable energy on the key areas of orientation, professional development, discipline-specific engagement and recognition.
We are evolving into a vital hub of information and resources for part-time faculty on the campuses and in our Workforce Development & Continuing Education unit. Thank you for visiting our site. If you have ideas and suggestions about the website and the development of the Institute please contact us at 240-567-4545.
Part-Time Faculty Resources
Achieving The Promise Academy
ELITE Faculty Associates
Institute for Part-time Faculty Engagement & Support
MC Learning Centers
ACES
This list is not exhaustive. Other opportunities may become available through individual
departments and units as the need arises.
Thank you for your service to the students of Montgomery College. Regardless of whether you have contributed to the lifeblood of MC for 40 years or you are relatively new to the teaching profession, we need you and value your skills in connecting with our students inside and outside of the classroom. You are part of what makes Montgomery College great!
Part-time faculty play a critically important role in the Montgomery College community. Montgomery College greatly values the contributions made by its part-time faculty members in achieving the educational mission of the College, and providing breadth, vibrancy, and flexibility in its programs. Students benefit markedly by the real-world expertise imparted by part-time faculty who represent a vast array of professional areas.
The Institute is designed to better incorporate the contributions made by part-time faculty into the essence of the College's operation as a dynamic institution of higher education. To realize this goal, resource centers are located on each campus. Part--time faculty associates will assist you in becoming acclimated to the many educational and institutional resources of Montgomery College. In addition, central services such as Human Resources, the core teaching and learning office (ELITE), and academic and counseling offices have been increasing their efforts to provide services to part-time faculty across the College. Indeed, all centralized offices are expending considerable energy on the key areas of orientation, professional development, discipline-specific engagement and recognition.
Under the guidance of an Institute director, Dr. Antonio L. Thomas, we are evolving into a vital hub of information and resources for part-time faculty on the campuses and in our Workforce Development & Continuing Education unit. Thank you for visiting our site. If you have ideas and suggestions about the website and the development of the Institute please contact us at 240-567-4545.
Thank you.
MC Libraries: Save Precious Time (PDF, 
)
This slideshow contains important information about MC Libraries locations, website,
reserve services, library collections, information literacy, and more.
Classroom Literacy (PDF, )
How to design techniques to “teach reading” to your students which include the importance
of “taking a textbook walk” during the first week of classes and identifying text
features within textbooks.
Technology Resources in the Libraries (PDF, )
Outlined in this brochure are some of these resources, and some of the guidelines
for their use. In addition to those outlined, each campus library has a WEPA print
kiosk, WiFi throughout the library, and MS Office software installed on each library
computer.
Student Assistance Information
MC Syllabus: Important Links for Students
In addition to course requirements and objectives that are in this syllabus, Montgomery
College has information on its website to assist students in having a successful experience
both inside and outside of the classroom.
Emergency Evacuation Assistance
Any student who may need assistance in the event of an emergency evacuation must identify
to the Disability Support Services Office.
The Office of E-Learning, Innovation, and Teaching Excellence (ELITE) provides faculty with all the technical support they need in regard to obtaining information for teaching on-campus and online. View our workshop calendar for upcoming events and a list of workshop descriptions.
To find out more information and to register for ELITE workshops, please visit the MC Learns page under MyMC (Training & Development Tab). If you have questions on one or more of the workshops, please look inside MC Learns for the workshop facilitator's contact information.
General Questions:
For general distance learning related questions, please contact Jeana Beaulieu.
All other teaching related questions, please contact Sharmini Azeez.
Our office is opened from 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Office of E-Learning, Innovation, and Teaching Excellence
900 Hungerford Drive, Suite 342
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: 240-567-6002
Fax: 240-567-6004
Takoma Park/Silver Spring (Map)
Resource Center
Room 112
7600 Takoma Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912
240-567-1300
Workforce Development & Continuing Education (WD&CE)
Gaithersburg Business Training Center
12 South Summit Avenue
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
240-567-1863 | Email
Westfield South Center
11002 Veirs Mill Rd, 306
Wheaton, MD 20902
240-567-5188 | Email
Congratulations - your collective bargaining agreement with Montgomery College represents
a historic first event for part-time faculty in the state of Maryland. Under the contract,
part-time professors at MC enjoy increased job security and protection against unfair
discharge, pay improvements, an increase in the number of credit hours that a part-timer
can teach and a commitment by the College to explore the issues of pay equity and
health care access for part-timers.
Local 500's offices
901 Russell Avenue , Suite 300
Gaithersburg, MD 20879
Phone: 301-740-7100
Fax: 301-740-7139
9 a.m.–noon and 1 p.m.–5 p.m.
Monday - Friday