A partnership between the Academic Advising, Counseling and Career Development Center and the Developmental Education faculty — COS-041 Interventions — is the recipient of this year’s Dave Sarther Teamwork Award. Students who take Approaches to College Reading (RDG-041) also are required to take College Skills (COS-041). During COS-041, advisors present information about services, policies, resources, […]

Lupita Medina, Coordinator; Jennifer Pilarczyk, Testing Specialist; and Dan Gorman, Director The trio that makes Testing Services operate so smoothly works collaboratively to create services that fit individual student needs – a skill that has come in handy throughout the pandemic. As a result of their exemplary efforts, the Testing Services staff has been awarded […]

Michele Brandow, administrative assistant, Foundation Glenn Carpenter, photographer and digital asset specialist, Marketing and Communications Jessica Crotty, assistant director of communications, Marketing and Communications China Dostal, web services manager, Information Technology Patti Friend, director of alumni and annual programs, Foundation Matt Grotto, videographer and producer, Marketing and Communications Judy Healy, director of payroll, Payroll Kristy […]

When a stage performance goes flawlessly, the actors take a bow, but the behind-the-scenes workers also are integral to that success. For their collective commitment to their craft, the Fine and Performing Arts Center (FPAC) backstage crew is in the spotlight this time. Under the leadership of Sean McIntosh, technical director, and Amanda Hantson, assistant […]

The term teamwork is generally understood as the willingness of a group of people to work together to achieve a common goal. Three people at Moraine Valley who have worked so well together for years are always ready, more than willing and quite able to continue establishing and achieving common goals. As such, John Nash, […]

The Community Celebration was the largest event of the college’s 50th anniversary, with an estimated 1,000 community members, faculty, staff, students, and retirees attending. Planning an event of that magnitude was truly a collaborative effort, leading to the 2018 Dave Sarther Teamwork Award. The award goes to the members of the event’s core planning team: […]