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Events
Spring 2009
Open
Forum on Terkel's Working
Jan. 26 11
a.m.-Noon, library lounge
Students, faculty and staff are invited to sit down to discuss
this year's One Book, Studs Terkel's Working. We hope you
will join us to share your views on the book and the world of work.
"The
Union Movement Today," featuring Chicago Federation of Labor
Secretary/Treasurer, Jorge Ramirez
Listen
to the Podcast from this event here
Feb. 16, 12:30-1:45 p.m., library
lounge
Our special guest, Chicago Federation of Labor Secretary/Treasurer,
Jorge Ramirez, will discuss the current status of the union movement
(organized labor) in the United States and around the world. How
have globalization and shifts in our economy impacted the
organization of unions? What is the future of organized labor?
Readings from Terkel's Working featuring MVCC Speech and Theater
Students
March 9, 12:30-1:30 p.m., library
lounge
Moraine Valley speech and theater students will bring the many
voices in Working to life. Join us for this entertaining and
engaging reading of Terkel's classic text.
The
Future of Work Panel Discussion
March 31, 1-2 p.m., library lounge
How will work change in the future? How will existing jobs be
different, and what new jobs will exist that do not exist now? A
panel of Moraine Valley faculty and administrators will tackle these
questions.
Work
and Food in the Future: Perspectives of an Economist
Date & time will be announced when finalized.
Please join us in welcoming Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Economist David Oppedahl in exploring the links between food,
employment and our lives.
Previous Events Held in Fall 2009
Working: How Studs Terkel Inspired a Generation of Journalists
Listen to
Podcast
Sept. 16, 2009, Noon-1 p.m., library
lounge, Building L
Thom Clark, president of the Community Media Workshop at
Columbia College Chicago, will
present a lecture about the life and influence of Chicago icon Studs
Terkel.
Ourselves & Our Work: How Our Jobs Make
Us Who We Are
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to Podcast
Oct. 22, 2009, 1-2:15 p.m., library lounge
How does our work shape us? How do people around us view us based on
the type of work that we do? How do training and education in
order to get work help to shape us? What motivates us to work? Just
money? Or, are there other reasons we work? You are invited to join
us for this timely discussion.
Panel Members Include:
Krista Appelquist (moderator)
Mitch Baker, psychology
Jim Bilder, business
Maryan Jatczak, nursing
Richard Wolf, philosophy
A Visit
with Mrs. Potts
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Podcast
Nov. 10, 11a.m.-Noon, library lounge
Take a trip with us back to the 1800s as we explore working from the
perspective of a 19th century inventor.
"At the Philadelphia Exposition in
1876, Mary Florence Potts’ cold-handled sad iron was the toast
of the fair. She spent the next two decades touring the country
with a promotional lecture. Mrs. Potts will visit your group as
a stop on her tour to promote her invention. She will discuss
domestic life in the 19th Century, the science and technology
behind the development of her invention, and what it means for a
woman to hold a US Patent and manage her own affairs."
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