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1/13/2012	Learn to perform ‘green’ magic at Moraine Valley Steve Trash: Rockin’ Eco Hero will host a free workshop on “green” magic tricks at Moraine Valley Community College on Saturday, January 21, at 11 a.m.
1/13/2012	Moraine Valley hosting art exhibit by Jamie Callahan Moraine Valley Community College is hosting “365 Day Self Portrait” by artist Jamie Callahan in the Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gallery, in the Fine and Performing Arts Center, 9000 W. College Pkwy., Palos Hills.
1/13/2012	Moraine Valley seeks Distinguished Alumnus Award nominees Graduates of Moraine Valley Community College who have been successful in their industry or career are being sought for the 2012 Distinguished Alumnus Award.
1/13/2012	Steve Trash: Rockin’ Eco Hero brings ‘green’ magic to Moraine Valley Be amazed by live ecological illusions, “green” magic tricks and family-friendly fun during The Trash and Recycle Show with Steve Trash: Rockin’ Eco Hero at Moraine Valley Community College on Saturday, January 21, at 2 p.m.
1/12/2012	Moraine Valley to host medical presentation on plastic surgery Moraine Valley Community College will host a Medical Education Series presentation on “Scars and Plastic Surgery: What is New?” from 7 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 8, in the college’s Dorothy Menker Theater in the Fine and Performing Arts Center
12/16/2011	December 19, Board Agenda The regular meeting of the Moraine Valley Community College Board of Trustees.
12/16/2011	December 19, Tax Levy Hearing Agenda Governing Board of Moraine Valley Community College, District No. 524, Public Hearing on the Tax Levy.
12/16/2011	Moraine Valley offering training on grant writing New or experienced grant writers can improve their success rate and build a solid foundation in the fundamentals of grant writing by attending the “Grantsmanship Training” program at Moraine Valley Community College.
12/2/2011	Enroll in a noncredit fitness, health class at Moraine Valley Make that New Year’s resolution to get in shape, and enroll in a noncredit health, fitness or sport class at Moraine Valley Community College in the spring 2012 semester.
12/1/2011	Improve writing, communication skills at Moraine Valley Start that novel or memoir or learn to become a freelance writer in a noncredit writing class at Moraine Valley Community College, 9000 W. College Pkwy., Palos Hills. Registration for spring 2012 classes is underway.
12/1/2011	Learn a foreign, manual language at Moraine Valley Moraine Valley Community College offers noncredit classes in sign language and beginning conversational French, Italian, Polish, and Spanish.
12/1/2011	Learn to dance at Moraine Valley Grab a partner and learn to dance like the stars in a noncredit dance class at Moraine Valley Community College, 9000 W. College Pkwy., Palos Hills. Registration for spring 2012 classes is underway.
11/21/2011	Academic music shows at Moraine Valley inspire a festive spirit Enjoy the rum-pum-pum of the drums, the jingling of the bells, and the heralded angels singing at Moraine Valley Community College’s Dorothy Menker Theater in the Fine and Performing Arts Center.
11/17/2011	Moraine Valley Fine & Performing Arts Center Calendar Announcements: November-December
11/4/2011	Moraine Valley to host medical presentation on diabetes Moraine Valley Community College will host a Medical Education Series presentation on “Cutting Edge Therapies for Diabetes” from 7 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 16, in the college’s Dorothy Menker Theater in the Fine and Performing Arts Center
11/2/2011	November 7, Special Meeting A special meeting of the Moraine Valley Community College Board of Trustees.
10/18/2011	‘I Hate Rabbits’ magic show coming to Moraine Valley Australia’s number-one magician, James Galea, is bringing his “I Hate Rabbits” magic show to Moraine Valley Community College.
10/18/2011	Moraine Valley Academic Theater presenting ‘My Fair Lady’ Henry Higgins and Eliza Doolittle will come to life at Moraine Valley Community College when the Academic Theater Department presents “My Fair Lady”.
10/18/2011	Moraine Valley gets technology grant Moraine Valley Community College is about to undertake a massive project, one that will take technological learning to a new level and help students develop into high-technology professionals thanks to a $3.7 million grant.
10/14/2011	October 19, Board Agenda The regular meeting of the Moraine Valley Community College Board of Trustees
10/13/2011	Moraine Valley adds second ‘Ricky Nelson Remembered’ show Due to high demand and a sold-out Saturday evening show, a second performance of “Ricky Nelson Remembered” has been added to Moraine Valley Community College’s Fine and Performing Arts calendar.
10/13/2011	Moraine Valley hosts DECA conference Young leaders and aspiring business entrepreneurs from 11 regional high schools gathered on Oct. 7 at Moraine Valley Community College for the DECA conference.
10/7/2011	Moraine Valley president announces retirement Dr. Vernon O. Crawley, president of Moraine Valley and the longest-serving college/ university chief executive officer in Illinois, announced to faculty and staff September 26 that he will retire on June 30.
10/5/2011	Moraine Valley fall credit enrollment at record high The 2011 fall enrollment at Moraine Valley Community College is up over 6 percent compared to a year ago with 19,762 students. Credit student enrollment is at a record high—4.5 percent higher than fall 2010, and non-credit enrollment is up significantly—33 percent more than last fall. Credit enrollment has increased by 14.5 percent over the past five fall semesters despite a slight decrease last fall
9/30/2011	October 19, Meeting Notice The regular meeting of the Moraine Valley Community College Board of Trustees.
9/30/2011	Survey: Moraine Valley on Front Lines of Digital Technology Moraine Valley ranks ninth among large-size community colleges (10,000+ enrollment) in using information technology to help provide a high level of service to its faculty, students and communities, according to the results of the seventh annual Digital Community Colleges Survey announced by e.Republic’s Center for Digital Education and Converge Online..
9/22/2011	August 15, Meeting Minutes The Governing Board of Moraine Valley Community College
9/22/2011	Moraine Valley donates garden harvest to local food pantry The Moraine Valley Community Church has been “nourishing body and spirit since 2000” through its food pantry, and Moraine Valley Community College has become a part of that giving tradition.
9/22/2011	Moraine Valley to present ‘Say Goodnight Gracie,’ a George Burns one-man show The Tony-nominated, one-man show about the life and career of show business legend George Burns will be presented at Moraine Valley Community College on Sunday, October 16
9/21/2011	September 24, Special Meeting Agenda A special meeting of the Moraine Valley Community College Board of Trustees.
9/21/2011	September 24, Special Meeting Notice The Moraine Valley Community College Board of Trustees will hold a board retreat on Saturday, September 24
9/16/2011	September 21, Agenda Budget Hearing Governing Board of Moraine Valley Community College Public Hearing on the Budget.
9/16/2011	September 21, Board Agenda The regular meeting of the Moraine Valley Community College Board of Trustees.
9/15/2011	Explore one of the fastest growing fields in the information technology job market at Moraine Valley Moraine Valley Community College is now accepting applicants to its noncredit Health Information Technology certificate program.
9/9/2011	Lt. Governor Simon to meet with Moraine Valley officials As part of her statewide tour of community colleges, Lt. Governor Sheila Simon will stop off at Moraine Valley on Wednesday, September 21, at 3 p.m.
9/9/2011	New Moraine Valley student trustee wants to lend a hand With the new school year underway, Emmanuel Santoyo of Bridgeview has become an old hand at his student trustee duties at Moraine Valley Community College.
9/6/2011	September 21, Meeting Notice The regular meeting of the Moraine Valley Community College Board of Trustees.
8/31/2011	Moraine Valley receives scholarship pledge from Standard Bank and Trust Company The Moraine Valley Community College Foundation has received a $50,000 pledge to create the Standard Bank and Trust Company Scholarship Fund. The fund will provide four annual $2,500 scholarships to one graduating student each from Brother Rice High School, Leo High School, Marist High School, and Mount Carmel High School over the next five years.
8/30/2011	Moraine Valley offers adult learner information sessions Starting college or heading back to school can seem daunting as an adult, especially with families, jobs and additional responsibilities, but Moraine Valley Community College can help with the transition into the academic setting.
8/30/2011	State Senator Ed Maloney talks to Moraine Valley’s Annuitants Association Senator Ed Maloney visited Moraine Valley Community College on Aug. 18 to talk with the college’s Annuitants Association. Maloney spoke to a full room about the state of higher education in Illinois, performance-based funding, the importance of higher education in the workforce, the future of pensions, and encouraged folks to contact their legislators directly.
8/29/2011	Cloris Leachman to bring ‘One-Woman Show’ to Moraine Valley Cloris Leachman will kick off the 2011-12 performance season at Moraine Valley Community College when she performs “Cloris! A One-Woman Show” on Saturday, September 24, at 7:30 p.m.
8/29/2011	Jim Brickman bringing ‘Romance’ to Moraine Valley Jim Brickman’s revolutionary sound of solo piano with pop style instrumentals and vocal collaboration will fill Moraine Valley Community College’s Dorothy Menker Theater on Saturday, October 1, at 7:30 p.m.
8/29/2011	Master Microsoft Office 2010 at Moraine Valley With every new release of Microsoft Office comes updates and changes to its functions. Learn the new tips and tricks by taking one of several noncredit courses on Microsoft Office 2010 during the fall 2011 semester at Moraine Valley Community College.
8/29/2011	Moraine Valley helps 50-plus learners reinvent themselves The 50-Plus Ageless Learning Program at Moraine Valley Community College is helping many Baby Boomers reinvent themselves after experiencing career changes, layoffs or modifications to retirement funding.
8/25/2011	Moraine Valley to host Movie in the Moonlight Moraine Valley Community College will host its first Movie in the Moonlight on Saturday, September 17, at 7:30 p.m. Disney’s “Gnomeo and Juliet” will be shown on a 16-foot inflatable screen on the Gateway.
8/23/2011	Moraine Valley to host fall Job and Internship Fair Students, alumni and community members who are looking for hourly or salary jobs or paid or non-paid internships can network with quality employers that have job openings at Moraine Valley Community College’s Job and Internship Fair on Thursday, September 29.
8/23/2011	Moraine Valley to host One Book, One College author Journalist Roxana Saberi, author of “Between Two Worlds: My Life and Captivity in Iran,” will discuss her experience as an Iranian prisoner accused of being an American spy at Moraine Valley Community College on November 8 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and November 9 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
8/19/2011	Moraine Valley to host medical presentation on pelvic health Moraine Valley Community College will host a Medical Education Series presentation on “Interdisciplinary Pelvic Health: The Urologist’s Role” from 7 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14, in the college’s Dorothy Menker Theater in the Fine and Performing Arts Center, 9000 W. College Pkwy., Palos Hills.
8/12/2011	August 15, Board Agenda The regular meeting of the Moraine Valley Community College Board of Trustees
8/12/2011	Moraine Valley announces Stars of the Southwest Suburbs winners The Economic Development Council for the Southwest Suburbs, an organization affiliated with Moraine Valley Community College’s Workforce Development and Community Services, has selected the 2011 Stars of the Southwest Suburbs winners.
8/12/2011	Moraine Valley to offer classes on workplace violence, harassment With bullying, workplace violence and sexual harassment making more headlines, Moraine Valley Community College is offering three workshops during the fall 2011 semester that will educate managers and employees on ways to reduce the risk of becoming a victim of the second leading cause of fatal occupational injuries in the United States.
8/12/2011	Receive interviewing tips at Moraine Valley’s Mock Interview Day Job-seekers can improve their interviewing skills by attending Moraine Valley Community College’s fall Mock Interview Day on Wednesday, September 14, from 2 to 5 p.m.
8/12/2011	Study Gerontology at Moraine Valley Learn about the study of aging in a new Gerontology certificate program at Moraine Valley Community College. Two of the required courses in the 16-credit-hour program will be offered for the first time in the fall 2011 semester.
8/8/2011	Employers needed for Moraine Valley Job and Internship Fair - Sept. 29 Employers from all industries who have position openings are needed for Moraine Valley Community College’s Fall Job and Internship Fair on Thursday, September 29, from 2 to 5 p.m.
8/8/2011	Meeting Notice - Monday, August 15 The regular monthly meeting of the Moraine Valley Community College Board of Trustees will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday, August 15.
8/8/2011	Moraine Valley offers college, career prep classes fall 2011 Prepare for future success by enrolling in a short-term, noncredit college or career prep class at Moraine Valley Community College in the fall 2011 semester.
8/8/2011	Moraine Valley ranks among top in nation for degrees awarded Moraine Valley Community College ranks among the top 7 percent of the 1,186 community colleges nationwide in associate degrees conferred, according to a national newspaper report.
8/8/2011	Moraine Valley seeking employers for Mock Interview Day The Job Resource Center at Moraine Valley Community College is seeking employers to conduct mock interviews during its Mock Interview Day on Wednesday, September 14, from 2 to 5 p.m.
8/3/2011	August 15, Meeting Notice The regular meeting of the Moraine Valley Community College Board of Trustees.
8/3/2011	Moraine Valley ranks among top in nation for degrees awarded Moraine Valley Community College ranks among the top 7 percent of the 1,186 community colleges nationwide in associate degrees conferred, according to a national newspaper report.
8/1/2011	Moraine Valley helping pharmacy technicians get certified To meet the demand for certified pharmacy technicians, Moraine Valley Community College is offering a Pharmacy Technician Review Program beginning in the fall 2011 semester.
8/1/2011	Moraine Valley Ski Club announces 2012 winter break trip With hot summer temperatures, it’s a cool idea to start planning for a trip to Crested Butte, Colorado, January 2-7, 2012.
8/1/2011	Moraine Valley to host Green Economy Action Road Show South The Green Economy Action Roadshow (GEAR) kicks off in the south suburbs September 9-10 at Moraine Valley Community College, 9000 W. College Pkwy., Palos Hills. Randall S. Blankenhorn, executive director of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, will present the keynote address.
7/25/2011	Grant enables Moraine Valley to teach adults literacy skills Reading accuracy, fluency in writing and basic math and computer capabilities are essential skills that 13 percent of adults in Cook County lack. Moraine Valley Community College’s Adult Literacy Program has again received a Community Literacy grant for $38,500 from the Illinois Secretary of State to continue providing critical services to almost 150 low-literate adults in the area.
7/25/2011	Moraine Valley tennis player wins national scholarship, set to meet tennis legend Billie Jean King Tennis has been a way of life in many ways for incoming Moraine Valley Community College freshman Nicole Selvaggio. But never did the 18-year-old imagine meeting her tennis idol, Billie Jean King, after winning one of two national Novo Nordisk Donnelly Awards.
7/15/2011	Moraine Valley announces its 2011-12 performance season, ticket sales The Moraine Valley Community College Fine and Performing Arts Center’s 2011-12 season has something for everyone. Performances will feature Irish musicians, Indian dancing, a return of the celebration of the music of Billy Joel and Elton John, tributes to George Burns and Ricky Nelson, an Australian magician, Chicago improv comedy, and much more.
7/11/2011	Moraine Valley offers second round of children’s summer classes - July 18 The Valley Learning Center at Moraine Valley Community College is the perfect place for kids ages 4 and up to have safe fun while exploring their educational and personal interests during the summer break from school, and more classes are being offered in July.
7/11/2011	Moraine Valley student-athletes honored with NJCAA Academic Student-Athlete Awards Moraine Valley Community College student-athletes were not only recently recognized for their academic achievements in the Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference, but 12 were honored with the NJCAA Academic Student-Athlete Award for the 2010-11 school year.
7/5/2011	May 17, Meeting Minutes The regular meeting of the Moraine Valley Community College Board of Trustees.
6/30/2011	Moraine Valley hosting national cyber security conference The Center for Systems Security and Information Assurance (CSSIA) at Moraine Valley Community College is hosting the National Conference for Cyber Security, Simulation and Virtualization on July 7 and 8. The conference runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days in Building T on campus, 9000 W. College Pkwy, Palos Hills. The cost for non-CSSIA members is $75.
6/27/2011	Moraine Valley athletes reel in academic honors Moraine Valley Community College led the Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference once again this year in total number of athletes named to the All-Academic team.
6/17/2011	June 21, Board Agenda The regular meeting of the Moraine Valley Community College Board of Trustees
6/16/2011	Moraine Valley offers second round of children’s summer classes The Valley Learning Center is the perfect place for kids ages 4 and up to have safe fun while exploring their educational and personal interests during the summer break from school, and more classes are being offered in July.
6/16/2011	Moraine Valley receives technology grant to improve college readiness Moraine Valley Community College has received a $13,550 grant from Next Generation Learning Challenges to support staff members’ training at Central Piedmont Community College in North Carolina on its Online Student Profile Learning System.
6/15/2011	Moraine Valley receive Arts Midwest grant Moraine Valley Community College has been awarded a $2,400 Performing Arts Fund grant from Arts Midwest to support the Ragamala Dance Theatre performance and workshop to be held at the college in March 2012.
6/9/2011	Change of date on observatory open viewing at Moraine Valley Moraine Valley Community College continues to host its series of telescope open viewing nights in 2011.
6/9/2011	Moraine Valley to host youth basketball and volleyball summer camps Boys and girls looking to improve their basketball or volleyball skills are invited to register for Moraine Valley Community College’s summer sports camps.
6/7/2011	Moraine Valley Fine & Performing Arts Center: June-July Calendar Announcements: June-July
6/3/2011	Board Meeting Notice - Tuesday, June 21
6/3/2011	Kids Non-traditional Career Camp offered at Moraine Valley
6/3/2011	Moraine Valley hosting Summer Parent Open House
5/27/2011	June 21, Meeting Notice The regular monthly meeting of the Moraine Valley Community College Board of Trustees will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 21.
5/27/2011	Moraine Valley accepting Business Champion Award nominations
5/27/2011	Moraine Valley grad working with UPS to become an educator
5/27/2011	Moraine Valley offers college, career prep classes
5/27/2011	New Mechatronics Technology degree offered at Moraine Valley
5/24/2011	Community artists’ work sought for Moraine Valley juried art show Original watercolors, oils, printmaking, sculptures, ceramics, photographs, and mixed media are needed for the Gallery 2011 Community Art Show.
5/24/2011	Moraine Valley now accepting Business Champion Award nominations The Economic Development Council for the Southwest Suburbs, an organization affiliated with Moraine Valley Community College’s Workforce Development and Community Services subdivision, is seeking nominations for its 2011 Business Champion Awards.
5/24/2011	Moraine Valley receives grant for Ragamala Dance Moraine Valley Community College has been awarded a $2,000 grant from the National Dance Project.
5/19/2011	April 19, Meeting Minutes The regular meeting of the Moraine Valley Community College Board of Trustees.
5/19/2011	April 19, Special Meeting Minutes A special meeting of the Moraine Valley Community College Board of Trustees
5/13/2011	May 17, Board Agenda The regular meeting of the Moraine Valley Community College Board of Trustees
5/12/2011	Full slate of classes offered this summer at Moraine Valley’s Tinley Park and Blue Island campuses Looking for a shorter commute for classes at Moraine Valley Community College? Look no further.
5/12/2011	May 17, Meeting Notice The regular meeting of the Moraine Valley Community College Board of Trustees.
5/12/2011	Moraine Valley offers online and Internet hybrid learning for college credit this summer Moraine Valley Community College’s online and Internet hybrid courses may be the answer to a higher education for those whose daily routine isn’t exactly “streamlined,” or are just plain busy.
5/12/2011	Moraine Valley trustees approve 2011-12 meeting schedule The Moraine Valley Community College Board of Trustees has approved its regular board meeting schedule for June 2011 to June 2012.
5/12/2011	Register for summer classes at Moraine Valley Moraine Valley Community College can help you realize your goals and prepare you for a successful future.
5/9/2011	Moraine Valley to host observatory open viewing Moraine Valley Community College will continue to host its series of telescope open viewing nights in 2011.
5/2/2011	Moraine Valley hosts teen wellness night Youth running around the gym, shuffling on tram walkers, shooting hoops, and playing Wii games set the scene April 8 at Moraine Valley Community College.
4/25/2011	Board Dates for Regular Meetings At its meeting on April 19, 2011, the Board of Trustees approved dates for their upcoming regular meetings through June 2012.
4/25/2011	Fly to Neverland with Moraine Valley’s Theater for Young Audiences Watch Peter Pan duel Captain Hook in Moraine Valley Community College’s Theater for Young Audiences presentation of “Peter Pan and the Pirates” on Sunday, May 22 at 2 p.m.
4/20/2011	March 15, Meeting Minutes The regular meeting of the Moraine Valley Community College Board of Trustees.
4/15/2011	Moraine Valley Academic Theater presents ‘Sexual Perversity in Chicago’ The Obie award-winning “Sexual Perversity in Chicago” is the next production for Moraine Valley Community College’s Academic Theater Department.
4/13/2011	Recent world events spotlight need for nondestructive testing workers With safety concerns about nuclear power plants, the soundness of bridges and airplane inspections in the news, nondestructive testing (NDT) has catapulted into the public eye.
4/8/2011	Academic Music performances ‘spring’ up at Moraine Valley Welcome the sounds of spring at a May Concert Band, Jazz or Percussion Ensemble, or Moraine Chorale performance in Moraine Valley Community College’s Dorothy Menker Theater.
4/7/2011	Free movie viewing during Earth Month at Moraine Valley It’s Earth Month at Moraine Valley Community College, and every Monday this month starting at 6:15 p.m., a different eco-focused movie will be shown in the Dorothy Menker Theater, 9000 W. College Pkwy. in Palos Hills.
4/7/2011	Moraine Valley student receives award at Skyway Conference art competition Moraine Valley Community College student Nicole Scannell, of Orland Park, received an Award of Merit in the artist book/printmaking category for her “Book of the World” piece at the 2011 Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference Art Competition.
4/6/2011	Chicago Tap Theatre at Moraine Valley this weekend The innovative Chicago Tap Theatre will perform at Moraine Valley Community College on Saturday, April 9, at 7:30 p.m.
4/6/2011	Moraine Valley Fine and Performing Arts Center Calendar Announcements: April-May