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Timeline
1965
1966
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A steering committee is
formed to study the proposed junior college district,
projected enrollment and financing possibilities.
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A petition to form a
community college district is submitted to the Illinois
Junior College Board in Springfield. Soon after, the
Illinois Junior College Board and the Illinois Board of
Education approve the establishment of a community
college district for the southwest suburbs.
1967
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Area residents pass a
referendum approving the formation of a community
college.
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An election creates
Community College District 524 and its first seven
trustees. Theodore F. Lownik is named Board Chairman.
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The first temporary office
for the unnamed college is established at 4740 W. 95th
Street in Oak Lawn.
1968
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The Board of Trustees
holds a contest to name the college, and after a
citizen's committee reviews the names, the board chooses
Moraine Valley Community College. The name relates to
the college's location—where the Valparaiso and Tinley
moraines meet to form a valley.
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The first classes are held
on Sept. 16 for 1,218 Moraine Valley students in leased
warehouses on 115th Street in Alsip.
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Dr. Robert E. Turner
begins his tenure as the college's first president after
serving as president of Macomb Community College in
Warren, Michigan.
1969
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The first Student Congress
forms.
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The Oak Lawn Rotary Club
establishes a scholarship fund for Moraine Valley
students.
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Seven temporary buildings
open, the first structures on the new Palos Hills campus.
Highlights from the 1970s
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