The library is pleased to be hosting a panel discussion on the newest Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor as part of Multicultural Student Affairs’ programming for Latino Heritage Month. This event will feature Moraine Valley Faculty members discussing the significance of the first Latina Supreme Court Justice.
Due to a system upgrade, the library’s online catalog and off campus access to the library databases will unavailable on August 17th. Sorry for the inconvenience.
However, the library’s online databases will be available from on campus, so you are welcome to come to campus for any research.
We are preparing for our upcoming One Book, One College program on Studs Terkel’s Working. We have just updated our One Book Web site with useful research materials: Working Educational Materials. We hope that you will visit this site and take advantage of these resources.
Access to the Library’s online resources will not be available on the following dates:
August 5: A software upgrade to the library’s computer system is scheduled to be installed that day. Although access to the library’s website will be available, the library’s electronic databases will only be accessible from computers on campus only. Access to the library’s online catalog will not be available.
August 8—August 9: The electrical work that is scheduled in the L131 computer room will affect access to the library’s computer system. Access to the library’s online catalog and electronic databases will not be available both on campus or off campus those days.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
It’s not too late! Summer is ticking away, but you can still enjoy one more book. Not sure what to read? Listen to the latest episode of the Check it Out Podcast where we discuss some fun, fast summer reads.
Copies of the 2009-2010 One Book, One College section, Studs Terkel’s Working, are now available for checkout in the library. You can check on their availability by visiting the book record in our library’s catalog (click here). Students, staff, faculty, and community members with a valid MVCC ID or community borrower’s card can checkout a copy.
The Library and the Bookstore are proud to announce Studs Terkel’s Working as the 2009-2010 One Book, One College Text.
Visit our Web site at http://www.morainevalley.edu/working
About Working as the One Book Selection
Terkel’s Working brings the reader up close and personal with the world of work. From blue collar to white collar, from the top to the bottom of the totem pole, Terkel gives voice to the joy, the monotony, and the frustration of work. This is the behind the scenes view of work that we don’t talk about that include the many social and class issues which intrude into the working world. As our country deals with the present recession, we invite the Moraine Valley community to join us in a discussion about the work we do and the ways that our work adds (or takes away) value to our lives.
Fall Events (Additional fall and spring events will be announced as details are finalized.)
Working: How Studs Terkel Inspired a Generation of Journalists 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. Mr. Clark became a personal friend of Studs Terkel at the end of Terkel’s life.
Ourselves & Our Work: How Our Jobs Make us Who We Are Oct. 22, 2009, 1-2:15 p.m., library lounge, Building L How does our work shape us? How do people around us view us based on the type of work that we do? How do our training and education 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 panel discussion.
Panel Members include: Mitch Baker, Maryan Jatczak, Jim Bilder, Krista Appelquist, and Richard Wolf All events are free and open to the public.
Program Themes
Working covers a wide variety of themes that touch upon content that you may already teach. These include the themes listed here, but we also hope that you will consider innovative ways to adapt this text to your classes.
Work and Identity: How does our work shape us as individuals? How do we view other people based on their work? How do age, race, sexual orientation, and religion cross paths with our identities as workers?
Worker Rights and Treatment: What rights should all workers receive? How do we regulate the underground economy? What pay and working conditions should foreign workers receive?
The Future of Work: How can we expect work to change in the future?
Technology and Work: What role does technology play in work? As technology changes our work, how does it change society?
Organized Labor: What is the future of organized labor? How does organized labor change in a global economy?
Our Economy: How does the economy represent all of our collective work? How does it not represent our collective work? How do economic forces impact our individual work? What is the nature of work in a post-industrial society?
Oral History and Story Telling: What is the purpose of oral history? What stories do we tell about our work?
