Rev. Brian Sauder discusses the connections between faith and environmental justice. Rev Sauder is the Executive Director of Faith in Place which is a nonprofit that partners with communities of faith from diverse religious traditions (and people who do not follow a faith) to advance environmental and racial justice. This event is part of the Library’s Earth Day program ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more

Faculty member and Democracy Commitment Coordinator, Kevin Navratil, interviews MVCC Trustee Kevin Navratil. This interview is part of a series of interviews with Moraine Valley Community College Trustees ..read more

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 ..read more

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-known characters of fiction taking on a life across print, films, television, and stage. The monster has been born and reborn within many cultural contexts ..read more

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 which we can understand psychological theory ..read more

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 holidays, or when we have a birthday. But, our calendars tell us more. They also tell us how we frame time and our physical world. This talk will explore our calendars and what they say about how we know our world. This event is part of the Honors Program’s ..read more

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 anxiety manifests in Frankenstein as a feeling that is grappled with by characters and how contemporary issues around mental health continue to engage with themes from the book ..read more

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 demographic groups that come together to form modern political parties ..read more