Staff Enrichment Day
Wednesday, March 19, 2025, 8:00 a.m-4:00 p.m., Germantown Campus
Each year, the College designates a day for the purpose of bringing associate and support staff, both bargaining and non-bargaining, together for professional and personal growth. The collegewide Staff Enrichment Day (SED) is held during spring break every year and is rotated between the three campuses (Takoma Park/Silver Spring, Rockville, and Germantown).
SED offers professional and personal development workshops, a chance to network with other staff, and is the venue at which the Staff Distinguished Service Award is presented. All bargaining and non-bargaining associate and support staff are welcome and encouraged to attend. In addition, a certificate is given to each staff member who has recently completed a certificate or degree program.
Keynote Speaker Recommendation
We are seeking recommendations for a keynote speaker for our upcoming SED event. If you have any suggestions for either an internal or external speaker, please submit your recommendation using the SED Keynote Speaker Recommendation Formnew window by Friday, December 13th.
Additional Information
The Staff Distinguished Service Award is a cash award established from an endowment fund left by Ms. Peggy Bebee, former special assistant for staff concerns. The award is presented yearly to a deserving staff employee as determined by their peers.
The criteria are as follows:
- Nominee must be a regular staff employee with a minimum of five (5) years of service
- Nominee shall have demonstrated or performed a high degree of service for the benefit
of staff employees at Montgomery College to one or more of the following:
- Served as a staff representative in the governance system
- Served as a committee chair or member on standing governance Committee representing staff concerns
- Served as a committee chair on a college/campuswide committee representing staff
- Nominee would have performed a high degree of service affecting staff within a College unit
- Nominee would have performed a distinguished service or implemented a plan or idea which would positively affect staff at Montgomery College.
The recipient of the award will be announced at Staff Enrichment Day event in March.
Submit Your Nomination Todaynew window!
To help make this a successful day of personal and professional development, we encourage all staff who are interested in facilitating a workshop to submit a workshop proposal.
Important Note: Only Montgomery College employees and approved Montgomery College vendors may lead Staff Enrichment Day workshops and attend the Information Fair.
Submit Your Workshop Proposal Todaynew window!
We would like to recognize your achievement! Staff who have completed a degree/certificate program since May 2023, or will complete a degree/certificate program by May 2024, will be presented with a certificate.
The SED Planning Committee consists of all staff members at the College. The Chair and Co-Chair oversee the committee while other members work on various parts of the event including catering, professional workshops, communications, and volunteering.
Daphne Alfelor (Chair), Tilandra Rhyne (Co-Chair), Nghi Nguyen (Staff Council Chair), Shakenna Adams-Gormley (College Council Chair), Polly Moye, Kaylin Nguyen, Toro Oladokun, Veronica (Michelle Pagan), Ramon De La Cruz, Guillermo Laya, Adaora Nwigwe, Margarita Silva, Adria Nichols, Jeff Chuang, and Megan Cooperman.
We are also looking for volunteers to help us during the event. If you are interested in volunteering for SED, fill out the SED Volunteer Formnew window.
Updated 11/8/2024.