Harford Community College in Bel Air, Maryland has received a $118,231 grant from the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) to support a multi-strategy initiative to augment available services that address the mental health needs of its students.
The Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) has awarded Harford Community College a $60,000 grant for continuation of a One Step Away program to increase college completion rates by providing associate and bachelor’s degree-granting Maryland institutions with funds to identify, contact, re-enroll and graduate near-completers.
Harford Community College in Bel Air, Maryland has received a grant from National Voter Registration Day (NVRD) to fund engagement with students to promote voter registration and participation in the electoral process.
The Diversity, Inclusion, Culture and Equity (DICE) Committee at Harford Community College announced the winners of the 2024 Harford Community College Equity Awards at its 2nd Harford Equity Summit, held on June 11.
The College recognized several employees for their scholarly or creative publications and works at the Campus Celebration & Employee Recognition Event in June. A plaque in the Library is updated each year to honor their works; this is the 15th year of the recognitions.
Harford is pleased to announce that 15 students completed their GED® in 2023-24. A ceremony honoring their achievements was held on June 24 in Darlington Hall. Those passing all four modules of the GED® exams earned a Maryland High School Diploma. Congrats to the new grads!
The Harford Community College Board of Trustees recently approved faculty tenure and promotion recommendations. Faculty were recognized at Harford's recent Campus Celebration and Employee Recognition Event.
Brian Walker was elected Chair of the College’s Board of Trustees and Sharon Markley Schreiber was elected Vice Chair for 2024-25. Walker formerly served as Vice Chair and was appointed to the Board in 2018. Markley Schreiber was appointed to the Board in 2020.
The Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC) and the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) have awarded Harford Community College a grant of $48,995 under the Nurse Support Program II to fund professional development opportunities for Harford’s full-time nursing faculty.
The College is closed on June 19 in observance of Juneteenth, a federal and state holiday recognizing justice and freedom for African Americans and Black people in our country. It's the oldest known US celebration of the abolition of the chattel slave system, and the emancipation of enslaved African Americans.