Featuring Courtney DeCarlo and Kelly Olenski, this event was organized by the MVCC Psychology Department as part of Mental Health Awareness Month.

Experiential knowledge of the shamanic worldview leads to a profound awareness of the sacred nature of our world and an awakening of compassion, resulting in the desire to restore balance and harmony.

Join us as we explore the immigration, geographic trends and historical settlement of the Arab community in the greater Chicagoland area.

This event will examine the role that disinformation can play in impacting election laws and policymaking.

Faculty member and Nature Study Area Director Jana Svec will discuss the history and geology of Moraine Valley’s Nature Study Area.

If climate change is a matter of science, then why is it so difficult to find solutions to the climate crisis? The reality is that finding solutions requires more than scientific or technological answers.

Afro-Caribbean Social Entrepreneur, Nichole Murray Broome will discuss the effects of climate change on Barbados, Guyana, and the Caribbean region while also outlining grassroots efforts to take action for the future.

Communications and Journalism professor Lisa Couch and Information Literacy Librarian Tish Hayes focus on practical ways to improve our own “fake news” filters and recognize truth amidst overwhelming amounts of misinformation.

Founder of the PiggyBack network, Ismael El-Amin, will discuss the development of the PiggyBack network which is a way for parents to share rides to and from schools and activities.

We will discuss how native plants, insects and birds interconnect to maintain our food supply, water, air quality, climate etc.