Moraine Valley Community College Library Podcast

Souzan Naser shares the complexity and negotiation process of weaving in and out of her two identities and how she strikes a balance between staying true to her Arab ethnicity while also integrating mainstream American values.

Dr. Burns is a psychiatrist at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He will explore cultural, legal, and ethical issues surrounding suicide.

A panel of Moraine Valley Faculty members address the meaning, value, and history of post-apocalyptic literature.

Interviews with participants in the 2014 library science fair.

Moraine Valley Psychology faculty members will discuss resilience, evolution and survival, obedience, the nature of fear, PTSD, and many other topics that relate to zombies.

Public health emergencies may impact the economic viability of a community, debilitate business operations, or cause major concern among citizens.

John Neff discusses some ways that he utilizes cloud storage and social media to create a digital drop box that is designed to preserve a more encompassing memorial of his life.

Ann Henson discusses the connections between Education and Democracy

Tamarra Coleman-Hill discusses the connections and meanings between Feminism and Democracy

Through some life experiences and a chat with Eddie Vedder, Maura Vizza found strength and her voice.

History faculty member Jim McIntyre opens up the MVCC Democracy Commitment faculty lecture series.

Beverly McLaughlin tells her story of overcoming the death of her daughter, raising her grandchildren, and starting an orphanage in Kenya.

These young women will share their day-to-day experiences navigating two worlds as they embrace their faith in this uniquely diverse and complex culture.

Historians consider the role of disease, plagues, and outbreaks throughout history.

MVCC Chief O'Connor will discuss emergency preparedness at MVCC.

Scott Murdoch invites us to go further. Combining wise lessons from ancient elders with data from modern research, he discusses ways we can add yet more happy years to our life.

Charmaine Sevier takes us on the journey of how history became a part of her personal story as she planned for and attended the 2009 presidential inauguration.

Bill Droel has served as campus minister at Moraine Valley for over 30 years. Upon the announcement of his retirement, library department chair Troy Swanson sat down to talk with Bill. This conversation is a reflection on his time at Moraine Valley.

Faculty members Jeremy Shermak and Troy Swanson mark this anniversary by discussing the assassination and the nature of conspiracy theories. This discussion was held as part of the library’s One Book Programming on World War Z.

Discussion of how basic statistics serve as a tool in decision making and risk management.

Panel of employers from various industries discussing their internship program. This event is organized by the MVCC Job Resource Center.

Assistant Professor of Political Science Kevin Navratil will discuss how theories and concepts in international relations apply to the book World War Z.

This panel focused on the importance of food and food production from a perspective that considers people and the environment.

Mathematicians Jerimi Walker and Brian Kurth and biologist Peter Porter use a fictional zombie outbreak as a way to explore real-world mathematical models used to predict disease outbreaks.

Alumni Michelle Gerrity Disucsses how math is used to predict whiplast injuries in collisions.