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Between the returning and incoming players, the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú golf team is looking to be competitive in conference this fall. Last season, the Cyclones took third in the Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference and ninth in NJCAA Region 4. One freshman finished in the top 20, just missing All-Region honors. Now the team wants…

According to ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú men’s soccer Head Coach Chris Koloffon, this is the year they’ve been working toward with the right combination of players on the team. He’s hoping that will translate to greater gains this season. In his fifth season leading the program, Koloffon has been working to strengthen the roster and…

ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú will hold its August Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 20, at 6 p.m., in the Board Room, Building D, Room D219, on campus, 9000 W. College Parkway, Palos Hills. The meeting also will be accessible by the public via Webex at morainevalley.edu/BOTAug20 or by phone at (312) 535-8110. Use…

ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú’s Greer Scholars Program received the 2024 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from Insight Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education. The Inspiring Programs in STEM Award honors colleges and universities that encourage and assist students from underrepresented groups to enter the fields of science,…

The Moraine Valley Foundation will host its 43rd Annual Golf Outing on Wednesday, Sept. 18, at Cog Hill Golf and Country Club in Lemont. Tickets are $195 per golfer, which includes 18 holes of golf on Course No. 3, along with food and beverages throughout the day. Registration opens at 7:30 a.m., with a shotgun…

From the music of The Beatles and Queen to a capella and acrobats, the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú Fine and Performing Arts Center (FPAC) has a jam-packed season of diverse shows for everyone throughout 2024-25. Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning Tuesday, Aug. 6. Renewals and new subscriptions are ongoing. Performing Arts…

In May, ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú hosted a three-day, in-person boot camp as part of the National Community College Cybersecurity Fellowship Program. This application-based, competitive program, funded by the National Science Foundation and Microsoft, welcomed 35 cybersecurity students from across the country venture to campus. They were largely college and university students in their final…

ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú alumnus, Jason Knade, was a co-recipient of the 2024 Illinois Community College Trustees Association (ICCTA) Distinguished Alumnus Award, which recognizes an alumnus who has exhibited outstanding success and distinction in their chosen field. Additionally, the recipient must have shown service that is beneficial to society and supported community college education. Knade…

ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú is holding its Super Saturday registration event on Saturday, Aug. 10, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., in Building S on the main campus, 9000 W. College Parkway in Palos Hills. Fall classes start Monday, Aug. 19, and later. “We encourage anyone who plans to register for fall classes at Moraine…

ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú will host open houses in July and August at its two neighborhood locations, the Education Center at Blue Island and the Southwest Education Center in Tinley Park. The open houses will showcase the centers’ educational offerings, including a wide variety of credit classes toward a degree or certificate and noncredit classes…

The ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú Alumni Office now is accepting nominations for its 2025 Alumni Hall of Fame. Nominees must have received a degree or certificate from Moraine Valley or have completed at least 30 hours of credits at the college 10 or more years ago. The Hall of Fame recognizes alumni who have made…

ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú soccer player Guevara Al-Sheikh was invited to represent Palestine, her father’s home country, in an international soccer tournament last February. By luck, Al-Sheikh happened to be in the right place at the right time last summer. She was visiting family in Palestine and Lebanon for three weeks and saw women from…