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Members of ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú’s Honors Introduction to Psychology class are helping provide food for the homeless as part of a service-learning project. The students created a drive-by food drive, where they safely bring food items to Moraine Valley that Beds Plus Care, an organization seeking to reduce homelessness in Southwest Suburban Cook County,…

In response to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s proclamation allowing open meetings to be conducted via telephone or online access, ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú is holding its October Board of Trustees meeting via Webex on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 6 p.m. The meeting can be accessed by the public at morainevalley.edu/BOTOct20. Once logged in, use the meeting…

The ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú Foundation recently received a $20,000 grant from First Midwest Bank to help support its Student Emergency Assistance Program. This special grant initiative was created to support organizations helping their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Foundation is one of 25 organizations to receive a grant. “We are so grateful we…

It’s not too late to sign up for classes this fall at ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú. Over 100 classes are starting Oct. 19 or later. Many late-starting classes offered are general education courses such as General Biology I, Intro to Computer Systems, Composition I, Principles of Macro-Economics, Western Humanities I, Probability and Statistics, General Sociology…

The ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú Fine and Performing Arts Center (FPAC) has partnered with GO NOW!, a legacy band that performs music of The Moody Blues, to present a virtual performance on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2 p.m. Gordy Marshall, a drummer with The Moody Blues for 25 years, joined other musicians to create a live-streamed…

In the traditionally male-dominant technology field, a female ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú instructor and student each earned an award from the tech group COMMON, the world’s biggest association of IT professionals who center on IBM and related technologies. Michelle August, Moraine Valley professor and department chair of Computer Information and Office Technology, received the Al…

Dress up with the kids, bring masks and head to the seventh annual Halloween 5K run/walk on Saturday, Oct. 31, 9 a.m., at ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú, 9000 W. College Parkway, Palos Hills. Participants can walk or run the 5K (3.1 mile) loop around campus and will be sent off in waves. Until the race…

ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú is working to eliminate students’ financial and technological barriers through the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to a recent grant. The college has received $954,857 from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker through the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund. The grant is being used to support efforts to enroll and retain low income, underrepresented…

To assist students and community members with accessing the internet, ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú has added Wi-Fi to four parking lots on its main campus and one at the Southwest Education Center (SWEC) in Tinley Park. Anyone is welcome to use the free Wi-Fi. “Having access to the internet is critical in today’s world, especially…

ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú provides a Nondestructive Testing (NDT) Program that provides students with the skills needed to work in this in-demand field in as little as six weeks. NDT is the innovative method of examining an object or structure without impairing or destroying it. Industries such as aerospace, amusement parks, construction and more look…

Explore a robust selection of film and music noncredit courses virtually this fall at ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú. Film buffs and novices alike can learn the details of film through classes such as: A Brief History of Film — understand the origins of cinema, coming of sound, studio system, onscreen censorship and some mechanics of…