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The ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú Board of Trustees seeks qualified candidates to fill two vacancies on the board until April 2025. The vacancies were created by the resignations of Bernadette Barrett, who resigned Dec. 4, 2022, and Kimberly Hastings Cristelli, who resigned Dec. 16, 2022. Applicants must be 18 years of age or older, a U.S….

Dr. Sylvia M. Jenkins, president of ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú, announced her retirement at the college’s Board of Trustees meeting on Dec. 20. Her retirement will be effective June 30, 2023. “The Board of Trustees appreciates the positive working relationship we have enjoyed with Dr. Jenkins. Her dedication to the students, faculty and staff of…

ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú announced that Dr. Scott Friedman, dean of Student Engagement, was named the 2022 recipient of the Region IV-E Community College Professional Award, which is given by NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education each year to honor professionals who have demonstrated leadership and commitment to student affairs in a community…

Students from ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú recently completed a service-learning project in their Honors Introduction to Psychology class, which gave them real-world opportunities to help with the issues of homelessness and hunger. “The service-learning project is a hands-on and integrative way to increase students’ understanding of course material and to help them apply psychological principles…

The ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú Speech and Debate Team had another successful fall semester, winning first place twice and taking second once. The team opened up the season on Oct. 15 at the McHenry County College Tournament, finishing first. The overall top speaker was a three-way tie among Moraine Valley team captain Aidan McGuire, of…

ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú’s Student Life Office and Health, Fitness & Recreation Center recently co-sponsored the annual Big Pink Volleyball Tournament to raise funds for breast cancer awareness. Nearly 70 students and staff members competed in the tournament and raised over $2,000 for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Members of the fitness center…

In response to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s proclamation allowing open meetings to be conducted via telephone or online access, ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú is holding a public hearing on the tax levy for Tax Year 2022 and the December Board of Trustees meeting via Webex on Tuesday, Dec. 20. The tax hearing will begin at 6…

The familiar sounds of excited athletes and encouraging volunteers filled the Health, Fitness & Recreation Center gym at ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú as the Special Olympics returned in-person in early November. For nearly 40 years, Moraine Valley has partnered with the Special Olympics Motor Activity Program, which works with people who have profound and severe…

The ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú volleyball team earned championships and competed at nationals in a successful 2022 season. This winning team went 23-9 overall and 6-0 in the Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference. Of those wins, 19 were shutouts, including all three NJCAA Region IV playoff matches. They were crowned champs of both the conference and…

ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú women’s basketball Head Coach Delwyn Jones has been selected for the 2023 Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. This honor is another in a long list of achievements for Jones, who has coached the team since 2000. This hall of fame was created in 1973 to honor the most influential…

The ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú men’s cross country team had a solid 2022 that culminated with a conference championship and running in the national championship. The team was nationally ranked, placing as high as 11th. In their season opening race at Elmhurst College, where they were the only community college competing, the Cyclones finished third…

The three sophomore runners who comprised the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú women’s cross country team secured a back-to-back Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference championship and qualified for the national tournament while each earning All-Conference and All-Region honors. “These women know how to run fast. Their goals at the start of the season were to earn All-Conference…