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Moraine Valley Library Events

Moraine Valley Community College Library, Palos Hills, Illinois, USA. The Library Event PodCasts are intended to be a flexible, portable record of the events held within the Moraine Valley Library. As such, they are intended to enhance library programs and the larger Moraine Valley curriculum.These events are hosted by the library in the spirit of public discussion, open debate, and intellectual growth. The views expressed by panel members, lecturers, 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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  1. Understanding Giovanni's Room A Faculty Panel Discussion

    Faculty members from literature and the library will discuss James Baldwin's classic text.

  2. This Podcast is Moving!

    The Event Podcast and Check It Out Podcasts are merging into a single podcast.

  3. Symbolism of the Mandala

    Khentul Rinpoche of the Drepung Loseling Monastery discusses the meaning of the sand manadala in Tibetan Bhuddism.

  4. Domestic Violence and LGBT Community featuring Jennifer Nye

    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.

  5. GASP A Discussion by Gender and Sexual Minority Students

    Members of Moraine Valley's GASP (Gender and Sexual Progress club) discuss their experiences.

  6. Syria and the Syrian Refugee Crisis

    Dr. Zaher Sahloul and Suzanne Akhras-Sahloul members of the Syrian American Medical Society, discuss why we should care about Syria, where more than 12 million Syrians, of which more than 75 percent are women and children, are either refuges or internally displaced.

  7. En avant les calories French fine cooking a global heritage, a taste of paradise

    Culinary and cultural event featuring Michael O'Shea of MVCC's Culinary Arts program and Kevin O'Connell from the Foreign Language Department.

  8. Writing for Change James Baldwin and the 1960s

    MVCC faculty member Tamarra Coleman-Hill discusses the significance of literary great James Baldwin and the Civil Rights movement.

  9. Women and War in the Middle East

    Dr. Nadine Naber addresses various historical and political conditions that produce violence against women in the Arab world with a focus on Palestine.

  10. How did the Great War Shape the 20th Century? A Faculty Panel Discussion

    We will mark the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I with a discussion of the significance of this immense and horrific global conflict.

  11. Not Quite White: U.S. Census Race Classification and Arab-Americans

    According the U.S. Census, people of Arab descent are classified as White yet many Arab-Americans would consider themselves not quite White.

  12. Numbers Push Food and Drink Choices

    Presenter Jeff Garza, principal at Garza Consulting in Grand Rapids, Michigan, specializes in sensometrics, connecting sensory perception, mathematics and statistical methods for both product development and quality control.

  13. “To Thine Own Self Be True”: Stories from a Life of Perpetual Wanderlust

    Tommy Hensel shares stories of his life of perpetual wanderlust and serial "non-belonging."

  14. Plato’s Cave and Moraine’s Core Values

    Jeff Christ discusses the Plato's Cave and draws some philosophical lessons from it, finding interesting connections to Moraine Valley’s Core Values.

  15. Terribly Toxic to Terrifically Tranquil

    Maryan Jatczak's story to holistic nursing.

  16. Am I Paranoid? Buying a Home While Black

    Delwyn Jones offers a bold but self-reflective performance piece on race and socio-economic status in suburban America.

  17. More Room to the Pie. . . Living Life Beyond Slices

    Come with Jermaine Ford on a journey of discovering that “aha moment.

  18. James Baldwin and the Intersection of Race, Gender and Sexuality

    McBride is a world renowned scholar who specializes issues relating to race and sexual orientation issues.

  19. Sexuality, Gender, and the Coming Out Process

    Debra Gittler, founder and executive director of ConTextos, an educational NGO established in El Salvador and the U.S. will explain how ConTextos, a social entrepreneurship initiative, improves education in the Northern Triangle Countries.

  20. Education in Central America Schooling as a Cause and Solution to the Child Migration Crisis

    Members of the LGBTQ community as well as LGBTQ Allies talk about sexual and gender identity and the coming out process

  21. Suffer in Silence No More Art Fair for Mental Health Awareness

    This special event utilized arts to express all aspects of mental health.

  22. All About Bullying A Faculty Panel Presentation

    Education experts define and explore the causes and impacts of bullying.

  23. Scotty Works OUT Film Screening and Conversation with the Filmmaker

    Filmmaker and MVCC faculty member Dan Pal presents his short film Scotty Works OUT.

  24. Engineering-Building, Accomplishing, Connecting

    Presenter Michael Murphy, a LEED Green associate engineer with Thornton Tomasetti Inc., earned a bachelor’s degree in architectural studies and a master’s degree in architecture from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

  25. What is Queer? Current and Historic Struggles of LGBTQ People

    Faculty member Jeffrey McCully discusses the ways that gender expression and human sexuality are socially constructed based on norms that change from one society to another and across time.

  26. Board Games and Learning featuring Jason King

    Faculty members from literature and the library will discuss James Baldwin's classic text.

  27. Graphic Novels as Literature featuring Sheryl Bundy

    Faculty member Sherly Bundy discusses graphic novels as a literary genre.

  28. Comic Books and the Art of Visual Story Telling Featuring Erik LaGatutta

    Artist and Fine Arts faculty member, Erik LaGatutta discusses the art form of comic books and graphic novels.

  29. A Summer of Dumpster Diving and Sustainability

    Three interns from the Illinois EPA present the findings from their work and offer new insight on sustainability efforts in higher education.

  30. Graphic Novels as Literature and as Class Texts

    Moraine Valley Librarians, Joe, Tish, and Troy prepare for the upcoming Graphic Novel Symposium at MVCC by discussing graphic novels as literature with faculty member Sheryl Bundy.

  31. Visual Storytelling: A Discussion with Erik La Gatutta

    Moraine Valley Librarians, Tish, and Troy prepare for the upcoming Graphic Novel Symposium at MVCC by discussing the art of graphic novels and comic books with faculty member Erik LaGatutta

  32. Graphic Novels at Moraine Valley and the Graphic Novel Symposium

    Moraine Valley Librarians, Joe, Tish, and Troy prepare for the upcoming Graphic Novel Symposium at MVCC by discussing graphic novels in the library’s collection.

  33. James Baldwin, the Activist Voice, and Views on Privilege in Giovanni’s Room

    MVCC Democracy Commitment Faculty Coordinator, Tamarra Coleman-Hill discusses James Baldwin as an activist with librarians Joe, Tish, and Troy.

  34. Services for LGBTQ Students at Moraine Valley

    Moraine Valley Counselor Matthew Cullen discusses college services offered for LGBTQ students.

  35. Defining Gender Identity, Sexual Identity, Gender Expression, LGBT, and Queer

    Sociologist Jeffrey McCully joins MVCC librarians, Joe, Tish and Troy to define key terms relating to LGBTQ issues relating to the themes of the One Book program.

  36. Four Stories of Data The Hidden Power of Numbers

    Jerimi Ann Walker uses four stories of data to illustrate what companies know about us and how the numbers may reveal things that even we didn't know.

  37. Review of Giovanni's Room and Discussion of James Baldwin

    Moraine Valley Librarians, Joe, Tish, and Troy discuss the upcoming One Book text, Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

  38. Beavers, Bogs, and Badlands The Site and Situation of the Moraine Valley Area

    Jason king will share stories and lessons about why this area, now called Palos, was vital to the settlement of Chicago.

  39. The Truth about Vaccinations and Herd Immunity

    This faculty panel will discuss some of the issues and present valuable information about the safety of vaccines.

  40. What Matters Films Discussion: Turning Apathy to Action (Discussion 2)

    his film that tells the story of three friends—two idealistic activists and one skeptic—attempting to live across three continents in poverty on $1.25 a day.

  41. What Matters Films Discussion: Turning Apathy to Action (Discussion 1)

    his film that tells the story of three friends—two idealistic activists and one skeptic—attempting to live across three continents in poverty on $1.25 a day.

  42. Preservation Reclaiming and Maintaining My Identity as an Arab-American Woman

    Souzan Naser shares the complexity and negotiation process of weaving in and out of her two identities and how she strikes a balance between staying true to her Arab ethnicity while also integrating mainstream American values.

  43. Suicide A Human Condition featuring Dr. Jason Burns

    Dr. Burns is a psychiatrist at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He will explore cultural, legal, and ethical issues surrounding suicide.

  44. Meaning in Destruction Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Literature

    A panel of Moraine Valley Faculty members address the meaning, value, and history of post-apocalyptic literature.

  45. Science Fair Podcast

    Interviews with participants in the 2014 library science fair.

  46. Psychology of Zombies

    Moraine Valley Psychology faculty members will discuss resilience, evolution and survival, obedience, the nature of fear, PTSD, and many other topics that relate to zombies.

  47. Public Health Preparedness Whole Community Involvement featuring Jeremy Hirst

    Public health emergencies may impact the economic viability of a community, debilitate business operations, or cause major concern among citizens.

  48. Feminism and Democracy featuring Tamarra Coleman-Hill

    Tamarra Coleman-Hill discusses the connections and meanings between Feminism and Democracy

  49. Education and Democracy Featuring Ann Henson

    Ann Henson discusses the connections between Education and Democracy

  50. Preserving My Memory in a Digital Drop Box featuring John Neff

    John Neff discusses some ways that he utilizes cloud storage and social media to create a digital drop box that is designed to preserve a more encompassing memorial of his life.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Moraine Valley Community College Library, Palos Hills, Illinois, USA. The Library Event PodCasts are intended to be a flexible, portable record of the events held within the Moraine Valley Library. As such, they are intended to enhance library programs and the larger Moraine Valley curriculum.These events are hosted by the library in the spirit of public discussion, open debate, and intellectual growth. The views expressed by panel members, lecturers, 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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