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Brian P. Swift's life was changed as a result of a tragic football accident when he was 17 years old. A C6 quadriplegic, he now lives life fully from a wheelchair as a personal development coach, speaker, best-selling author, radio personality, alumnus of Moraine Valley and graduate of DePaul University's College of Law.
This talk will provide an overview of the resources and support available to students at Moraine Valley to ensure an inclusive educational environment. This talk will cover the range of services offered, including academic accommodations, assistive technologies, and more.
Moraine Valley political science faculty members Merri Fefles-Dunkle, Dr. Deron Schreck, and Kevin Navratil come together to update the state of the 2024 election. The September 10, 2024 debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump was a major moment, but did it change much?
Moraine Valley political science faculty members Merri Fefles-Dunkle, Dr. Deron Schreck, and Kevin Navratil come together to update the state of the 2024 election. It's been a month since the Moraine Valley political science faculty last met to talk.
Congressman Sean Casten of Illinois' 6th District visits Moraine Valley. Mr. Casten meets with political science students as he discusses issues facing our country and our area.
Addiction is often misunderstood, feared, and not spoken about openly. Let's get the conversation started! During this panel discussion, Moraine Valley faculty members; Amanda Pettigrew, Dave Wittenkeller, and Anni Rasmussen will discuss substance use addiction from their personal and professional experiences.
Join us as former President of the Chicago Teachers Union, Jesse Sharkey, visits Moraine Valley. Mr. Sharkey will share his experience as a leader in the largest local unions in the state of Illinois and one of the largest in the country. He will discuss how CTU created a movement that put teachers and school staff members at the heart of a political movement that elected the Mayor of Chicago.
Día de los Muertos originated in ancient Mesoamerica (Mexico and northern Central America) where indigenous groups, including Aztec, Maya and Toltec, had specific times when they commemorated their loved ones who had passed away. Certain months were dedicated to remembering the departed, based on whether the deceased was an adult or a child. Hear from Moraine Valley staff regarding the tradition and how you can participate in this year's ofrenda.
Justin Kapelinski is a former Moraine Valley student and a current graduate nurse practitioner student from Loyola who is meeting with GASP to discuss topics of sexual health, STI prevention strategies, and LGBTQ healthcare disparities. This event is organized by the GASP club.
Faculty member and Nature Study Area Director Jana Svec will discuss the history and geology of Moraine Valley's Nature Study Area.
This week we discuss the success of the current Moraine Valley sports teams as well as the sports who have seasons starting very soon. We also discuss the race for the AL wild card spots in the MLB along with giving our picks for each NFL week 4 game. Finally, we briefly discuss the Blackhawks, the NBA, PGA tour golf (The USA Ryder Cup win specifically), the UFC, and boxing.
This week we dive right into our NFL draft predictions after congratulating the Moraine Valley men's tennis team on a great season. We then briefly discuss the starts of the seasons for the White Sox and Cubs. We wrap up this week's episode by discussing the unfortunate situations that the Bulls and Blackhawks currently find themselves in very late in each of their seasons.
This week we welcome on Moraine Valley women's basketball head coach Delwyn Jones. Jones has been the head coach of the women's team for the past 21 years. He is also the current president of the Cook County College Teacher's Union (which represents MVCC Faculty) and is a Moraine Valley professor of Communications/Speech. Jones and I discuss his time at Moraine, knowing Kanye West and his mother Donda West, and he wraps up the interview by giving his best advice to the youth and what qualities he looks for and wants to instill in his players.
Greek Organization members Misty Williams and Philip Davis sat down with Moraine Valley students via WebEx and PowerPoint to provide background about their respective organizations and the other Divine Nine organizations.
Our guest today is Dr. Lydecia Holmes, an anointed teacher, author, playwright and the founder of "Women Destined for Greatness", a women's group which she ministers to. She is also the court-side mom of Richaun Holmes, 6’10” Centre for the Sacramento Kings.Dr. Holmes gives us a glimpse into the childhood of Richaun and what life was like raising four sons. Richaun, an extremely competitive child, excelled at both basketball and bowling most likely making him the only NBA player to ever have to choose between those two sports.An unlikely basketball star, Richaun’s coach at Moraine Valley brought out the best in him, and sent him on his path to the NBA. No episode would be complete without the story of draft night and the unique experience that came along with it for the Holmes family.From his first game and throughout his five year journey to Sacramento join us as we sit down with the mother to one of the NBA’ most surprising breakthrough players.
Steve chats with Troy Swanson, professor at Moraine Valley Community College, about his path to librarianship, how neuroscience, psychology, and evolutionary biology can affect information literacy, and the chapter he co-wrote in Libraries Promoting Reflective Dialogue in a Time of Political Polarization. Troy A. Swanson is Teaching & Learning Librarian and Library Department Chair at Moraine … Continue reading 187: Troy Swanson
Moraine Valley students and staff will hear the story about the largest urban rebellion of the Civil rights era.
Moraine Valley students and staff will hear the story about the largest urban rebellion of the Civil rights era.
Moraine Valley is now an official “Come Write In” location for the event, which means you can use our campus as a base for completing your writing.
Moraine Valley is now an official “Come Write In” location for the event, which means you can use our campus as a base for completing your writing.
This Made Me Laugh is the podcast where Moraine Valley students recommend a personal favorite funny text to their classmates and then get together and share their thoughts on them.
This Made Me Laugh is a podcast where Moraine Valley students recommend a personal favorite funny text to their classmates and then get together and share their thoughts on them.
Moraine Valley is honored to host State Senator Bill Cunningham. Cunningham represents several communities in the Moraine Valley District.
Moraine Valley is honored to host State Senator Bill Cunningham. Cunningham represents several communities in the Moraine Valley District.
The goal of our podcast is to introduce students at Moraine Valley to Islamic art. We covered a variety of topics such as patterns, religious significant, architecture, and clothing. We connected the research to events that happened on campus as a part of the Mosaic event series.
We welcome acclaimed writers Sahar Mustafah and Nevien Shaabneh to Moraine Valley.
We welcome acclaimed writers Sahar Mustafah and Nevien Shaabneh to Moraine Valley.
This Made Me Laugh ep. 20 featuring Aliyah.W, “Nightvale”; Sean.V, “Pewdiepie”; Emily.G, “Man On Fire”;Samantha.M, “Rick and Morty.” This Made Me Laugh is the podcast where Moraine Valley students assign a favorite funny text (movie, show, stand-up, etc…) to their classmates and then they get together to talk about them.
Moraine Valley students had to pick a funny film or funny and discuss it in the podcast.
A short discussion about services available to students who are victims of sexual assault.
A short discussion about services available to students who are victims of sexual assault.
Stories from women leaders over the history of MVCC.
Stories from women leaders over the history of MVCC.
Moraine Valley faculty and staff who attended the Women's March in Chicago discuss their experiences.
Moraine Valley faculty and staff who attended the Women's March in Chicago discuss their experiences.
Hear the diverse stories of Moraine Valley students who previoulsy lived in Arab countries and have found a new home in the Chicago area.
Hear the diverse stories of Moraine Valley students who previoulsy lived in Arab countries and have found a new home in the Chicago area.
Students who studied abroad in China share their experiences and offer tips for students interested in participating in the program.
Students who studied abroad in China share their experiences and offer tips for students interested in participating in the program.
We welcome acclaimed writer Toufic El Rassi to Moraine Valley for this special event organized by the Arab Student Union.
We welcome acclaimed writer Toufic El Rassi to Moraine Valley for this special event organized by the Arab Student Union.
Moraine Valley political science faculty discussed issues relating to immigration as part of the One Book program
Moraine Valley political science faculty discussed issues relating to immigration as part of the One Book program
MVCC Librarians and staff discuss games that we will play and the games available for checkout in the library.
MVCC Librarians and staff discuss games that we will play and the games available for checkout in the library.
Jennifer Nye talks about barriers the LGBT community face additional in finding resources and support when confronting domestic violence within their relationships.Members of Moraine Valley's GASP (Gender and Sexual Progress club) discuss their experiences.
Members of Moraine Valley's GASP (Gender and Sexual Progress club) discuss their experiences.
Jason king will share stories and lessons about why this area, now called Palos, was vital to the settlement of Chicago.
Jason king will share stories and lessons about why this area, now called Palos, was vital to the settlement of Chicago.
Jason king will share stories and lessons about why this area, now called Palos, was vital to the settlement of Chicago.