Gentrain Society.

Wednesday Lectures

Wednesday Lectures are designed to augment the curriculum of the MPC Gentrain course and stimulate members of the Society and the community at large as they pursue lifelong learning.

Gentrain Lectures are normally held on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month in LF 103 [Map Link] from 1:30 to 2:30 pm. Everyone is welcome. There is no charge or registration required. (A $3.00 parking permit is required for those who are not members of the Society. Parking permit machines (quarters only) are located in each parking lot.)

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Najm Akbar

I am Muhammad Najm Akbar. Call me Najm.
Born in Multan, Pakistan, I had my initial education there.
In the United States, I have graduated twice from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, MA 1995 and MALD, 2011, and have a graduate degree in History from Fresno State, 2022. Middlebury awarded me an MA in Teaching of Foreign Language, in 2009.

Alia and I have lived In Monterey since 2005. Our children are married and engaged in their professional lives in New York.

Our biggest delight is our two granddaughters, the eldest turns four soon, and the youngest is about a year and a half old.

I remained part of the Pakistan Foreign Service for two decades and at the Defense Language Institute taught Urdu for thirteen years until 2018.

I joined the MPC pool of adjunct history instructors in 2022 and have taught courses in Gentrain, World History, US History, and History of World Religions. 

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2025 Scholarship Winners:

$1,000 Each
Brown, Donovan III, psychology, in memory of Chuck Kimzey
Barraza, Christopher, marine biology, in memory of Chuck Kimzey
Barraza, Maria, photography, in memory of Chuck Kimzey
Beck, Ryan, Marine Biology
Birkdar, Maiada, accounting
Camberos, Athian, math, in memory of Jack and Isaline Sedan
Oh, Tiffany, nursing
Clark, Christoper, Computer Science
Dominguez, Dyani, psychology
Garcia, Maria Elena, Interpreter
Hoffman, Nicole visual arts,
Jimenez, Jesus, goal, Medical Doctor, in memory of Anne Flynn
Kleinsorge-Latham, Catherine, nursing
Ortiz, Josue, Chemistry, in memory of Mary Ann Kane
McBride, Susan, teacher, in memory of Jack and Isaline Sedan
Rendon, Aylin, medical assistant (from Turkey)
Skiera, Brooke, nursing
 
Gentrain Program Special Award, $2500.
Inayat Hundal