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Moraine Valley Community College Library, Palos Hills, Illinois, USA. The Library PodCast includes audio from cultural events and interviews with faculty and scholars. This podcast is intended to enhance the larger Moraine Valley curriculum. The views expressed by guest speakers or audience members are their own and are not necessarily the official views of the Moraine Valley Community College board of trustees, staff, faculty, or administration.
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Faculty member and Democracy Commitment Coordinator, Kevin Navratil, interviews MVCC Trustee Tiffany Robinson. This interview is part of a series of interviews with Moraine Valley Community College Trustees.
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Faculty member and Democracy Commitment Coordinator, Kevin Navratil, interviews MVCC Trustee Patricia Joan Murphy. This interview is part of a series of interviews with Moraine Valley Community College Trustees.
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Faculty member and Democracy Commitment Coordinator, Kevin Navratil, interviews MVCC Trustee Tracy Sullivan. This interview is part of a series of interviews with Moraine Valley Community College Trustees.
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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.…
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The Complete Character is Nowhere: The Evolution of Frankenstein and His Monster in Films, Comics, and Songs
Frankenstein’s monster has undergone a type of evolution beyond the pages of the novel that birthed him. He started as an agile creature who intentionally commits vengeful murders in the original novel to an inarticulate, childlike monster image of him that mostly came from the movies. The monster has become one of the most recognizable and well-kn…
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In the novel Frankenstein, Mary Shelley presents us with a “monster” whose very existence is complex and difficult. The monster takes his abandonment, abuse, neglect, and maltreatment and turns it into hatred and revenge upon his creator. In this panel discussion, our psychology faculty members will use Frankenstein’s monster as a lens through whic…
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This year, 2024, is a leap year, which means that we add one extra day to our calendar. We have a leap year every four years, but this has not always been the case. Our modern calendars define so much about our lives. The hour of the day, the day of the week, and the month of the year, dictate when we go to school or work, when we celebrate holiday…
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Since its publication in 1818, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein has an evolving legacy as a masterwork in exploring the complexity of the lived experience. The story and its main characters have often been an inflection point to discuss contemporary cultural issues, which have varied greatly in the last 200+ years. In this talk, we will explore how anxi…
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Over the past year, cracks have been forming within the Democratic coalition over several topics including social issues, whether Joe Biden should run for a second term, U.S. support for Israel, and several other issues. In this panel discussion, political science faculty members will examine these divides and help us understand the different demog…
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A special event organized by the Arab Student Union.
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Educators and the Movement: the Fight for the Schools Our Children Deserve featuring Jesse Sharkey
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 politic…
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The 2024 candidacy of former President Donald Trump is unlike any political campaign in United States history. It is unprecedented to have a presidential nominee running for office after two impeachment acquittals and currently facing 4 indictments and 91 felony charges. MVCC political science faculty will examine this unique candidacy and how the …
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To kick off the spring semester, we return to the original text. The monster will come to life as theater and speech students perform a dramatic reading of selections from the novel Frankenstein. This will be an engaging and exciting way to connect with the text.
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Panel 1: Join us in the Library in honor of International Education Week (IEW) for an international student panel. International students will share their firsthand experiences while adapting to a new way of living in the United States. Come out and hear about the struggles and triumphs our international students encountered.…
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Panel 2: Join us in the Library in honor of International Education Week (IEW) for an international student panel. International students will share their firsthand experiences while adapting to a new way of living in the United States. Come out and hear about the struggles and triumphs our international students encountered.…
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Recent media coverage of age and politics has been extensive. The average age of members of the Senate is 65 and the average age in the House of Representatives has decreased to 58 years old. This pattern reflects the increasing demographic of baby boomers reaching retirement age.
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This brown-bag lunch talk will focus on the joys of listening to and collecting vinyl records as a hobby.
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Frankenstein, Dracula, Wolfman, the Mummy, and more have become horror movie cannon. From the 1930s to the 1950s, Universal Studios brought together characters from legend and literature into a kind of pantheon turning horror movies into one of the leading genres of 20th century film.
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The purpose of this talk is to offer historical context to the horrific violence occurring in the ongoing Hamas/Israeli conflict.
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There are numerous opportunities in the early childhood industry, from classroom instruction to managing multiple childcare franchises-this event will present the chance for students and community members to gain more insight into what the field has to offer. Panelists will consist of various roles, including lead teacher and executive director. Th…
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Make a plan and get motivated to write!
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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 f…
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Faculty member Carey Millsap-Spears illustrates the development of the Creature from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein in visual media including popular films and TV series.
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Learn about NaNoWriMo. You can join our writing community.
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The MVCC Library welcomes Argonne National Laboratory’s John T. Murphy who is an anthropologist, archaeologist, and computer scientist. Dr. Murphy will connect two great 19th-century thinkers, Mary Shelley and Ada Lovelace.
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Frankenstein is many things: a novel with themes of science, hubris, nature vs. nurture, God vs. nature, the list goes on. But, at its heart, it is also a cautionary tale for us. Faculty member, Ann Webb will discuss these questions; What happens when we value power instead of people?
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Chatting with a MVCC Trustee: Why Politics, Policy, Participation, and Bi-Partisanship are Important
Come meet one of our new members of the Board of Trustees Jaclyn O’Day. Trustee O’Day is a lifelong Palos Park resident and has a wealth of knowledge of local, state, and national politics.
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What do we mean when we say someone is a monster? Who are the monsters in literature and why are they labeled that way? This discussion will explore social taboos, norms, and collective fears. This event is part of our One Book, One College series on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
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We are experiencing an epidemic of loneliness at the same time we have a crisis in democracy, marked by rising political polarization, disinformation, and political extremism. Join Psychology Professor Dr. Laura Lauzen-Collins, Sociology Professor Dr. Alison Lacny, History Professor Merri Fefles-Dunkle and Political Science Professor Kevin Navratil…
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Kristen Radtke's graphic novel Seek You builds connections between the rugged individualism embedded in American culture and the loneliness that we see around us in post-pandemic America. We often idealize the self-reliance, independence, and personal responsibility rooted in American history but at what cost? This faculty panel will explore this i…
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Deaf and hard-of-hearing advocate Michele Cunningham will discuss the struggles of growing up in a language-exclusive community of hearing family members. As the only deaf person in her family, Michele learned how to adapt when the rest of the world won’t. Eventually, she rediscovered herself, community-wise and personally, and reconnected to her c…
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Attend this intriguing discussion with women representing the Arab American and Muslim American professional community. The panelists, representing an array of professions, reclaim their narrative as they share their personal, educational and career journeys and provide insight about how they navigate a professional world that has preconceived noti…
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Yemeni-Americans are a growing segment of the population in the southwest suburbs of Chicago. Kipp Cozad, a Middle East scholar and former Peace Corps Volunteer in Yemen will discuss what makes Yemenis unique among the Arab population using Yemen’s vast history to reveal an identity that is both highly cosmopolitan and, at the same time, static and…
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During this panel discussion, 3 faculty members from different parts of the world: Nickolas Shizas, Anni Rasmussen and Shanya Gray will discuss American loneliness from their global perspectives. These faculty members will share their own lived experiences with loneliness as either a first generation American or an immigrant to the United States. T…
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Once the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last June, states quickly made changes to their laws that have had serious impacts on women. Hear about these changes and steps many women now need to take to get safe reproductive health care. This event is organized by MVCC's Women's History Month Committee.…
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Dr. Nadine Naber, associate professor in the Gender and Women’s Studies Program at University of Illinois at Chicago, will illustrate how forms of state violence that currently shape the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are feminist concerns and how feminist movements have helped expand the possibility of building alternative futures. Dra…
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In 1908 the Tunguska explosion in Siberia knocked down an area of forest larger than London. Most scientists believe that a fragment of an asteroid or a comet caused the blast, but neither a crater nor unmistakable remnants of a meteorite have ever been found. Over the last century, the mysterious nature of the event has prompted a wide array of sp…
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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.
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What are some challenges Muslim youth face and responsibilities we strive to take on in our personal lives and in our communities? Please join Muslim Student Association as we hear from Dr. Seem Imam and discuss our roles as Muslims in our institutions and community.
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Dr. Cricel Molina is a Teaching Associate Professor in the Department of Health Sciences at DePaul University with over 20 years of public health research and teaching experience. She will be discussing the public health response to Covid-19, lessons learned as the world navigates a new normal, and why public health experts were not entirely surpri…
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Through this talk, story tellers will be better able to appreciate graphic novels as an artform.
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Learn more about types of abuse, identify early warning signs, understand the cycles of abuse, and become an advocate and save lives.
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In this lecture we’ll discuss the background of Vlad Dracula’s life, the environment into which he was born, and his past and present status as a Romanian hero. We will also discuss the unusual way Dracula was seen as a vampire shortly after his death as well as the origins of his current fictive status as a vampire.…
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An examination leading up to the 2022 Election. Which party might control the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate? Who is running in key statewide races in Illinois including for Governor?
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This panel discussion will deal directly with loneliness. What is it? How does technology and modern library make it worse? What can we do to avoid it?
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The shift to the right has the potential to move the Court away from public opinion and threaten the legitimacy of the Court as an institution.
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Panel of faculty and students discuss Kristen Radtke's graphic novel, Seek You: A Journey through American Loneliness.
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The Mandala is a sacred cosmogram used as an object of contemplation. It depicts the pure nature of the world in which we live as well as how we can live most effectively. By creating a sand Mandala, the monks hope to bring the creative energy of that sacred dimension into our lives.
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This lecture focuses on the contemporary Tibet situation: the invasion by Communist China in the 1950s, the efforts of the refugees in exile to preserve their civilization, and the situation in occupied Tibet.
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Faculty members examine the current status and global implications of the War in Ukraine.
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