Moraine Valley Community College celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year. To learn more about and to re-live some of what those five decades have been like, the college has been collecting oral histories. Each week this semester we will highlight one of the videos. “I talk about Moraine to anybody who will listen to me.… Continue reading 50th Anniversary Video-Nicole Selvaggio, Alumna and Adjunct Communications Instructor
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50 Years of Women’s Voices: Oral Histories of Moraine Valley
As part of its 50th Anniversary, Moraine Valley has collected oral histories from the people who have helped make it into the quality institution it is today. Meet some of the women behind those recordings and hear them tell the college’s story through their own experiences. Learn more about the College’s history at the Moraine… Continue reading 50 Years of Women’s Voices: Oral Histories of Moraine Valley
From the Archives: Women’s History at Moraine Valley
Women have been instrumental in the growth and success of Moraine Valley Community College since its founding in 1967. In turn, the college has implemented programs and organizations over the years to foster and support women’s education. An early women’s group at the college was the Glacier Gals. The organization grew to as many as… Continue reading From the Archives: Women’s History at Moraine Valley
50th Anniversary Video-Mark Horstmeyer, Retired Director of College and Community Relations
Moraine Valley Community College celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year. To learn more about and to re-live some of what those five decades have been like, the college has been collecting oral histories. Each week this semester we will highlight one of the videos. In his 17 years at MVCC, Mark Horstmeyer saw the college… Continue reading 50th Anniversary Video-Mark Horstmeyer, Retired Director of College and Community Relations
50th Anniversary Video-Ray Lehner, Retired Respiratory Care Technology Faculty Member
Moraine Valley Community College celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year. To learn more about and to re-live some of what those five decades have been like, the college has been collecting oral histories. Each week this semester we will highlight one of the videos. This week, we hear from one of the very first faculty… Continue reading 50th Anniversary Video-Ray Lehner, Retired Respiratory Care Technology Faculty Member
50th Anniversary Video-Holly Katavich, Manager of Compensation and HRIS, Human Resources
Moraine Valley Community College celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year. To learn more about and to re-live some of what those five decades have been like, the college has been collecting oral histories. Each week this semester we will highlight one of the videos. Holly Katavich started at MVCC as a student worker and has… Continue reading 50th Anniversary Video-Holly Katavich, Manager of Compensation and HRIS, Human Resources
Rock Solid for 50 Years
Moraine Valley Community College celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year. To learn more about and to re-live some of what those five decades have been like, the college has been collecting oral histories. Each week this semester we will highlight one of the videos. Brian Andersen and Matt Walsh, charter members of the Moraine Valley… Continue reading Rock Solid for 50 Years
50th Anniversary Video-Kate Wulle, Retired Theater Faculty Member
Moraine Valley Community College celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year. To learn more about and to re-live some of what those five decades have been like, the college has been collecting oral histories. Each week this semester we will highlight one of the videos. Opening tonight at the John and Angeline Oremus Theater is the… Continue reading 50th Anniversary Video-Kate Wulle, Retired Theater Faculty Member
From the Archives: Founders Day
This year, Moraine Valley Community College turns 50! February 18th is Founders Day, which commemorates the day in 1967 when residents voted “Yes” to establish a Class 1 junior college district in the Southwest suburbs of Chicago. So why Moraine Valley? What’s a moraine anyway? A moraine is a geological phenomenon which occurs with the accumulation… Continue reading From the Archives: Founders Day
Happy Founders Day!
On this date 50 years ago, district residents approved a referendum to create Moraine Valley Community College. This effort was spearheaded by the Oak Lawn Rotary. Moraine Valley will thank the Rotary for its efforts long ago by presenting the current members with a thank-you banner signed by faculty, staff and students (from the MVCC… Continue reading Happy Founders Day!