Author: Jan Kopischke

Posted on: October 2, 2020 Posted by: Jan Kopischke Comments: 0

POTUS/FLOTUS test positive for COVID

Jan Kopischke, Student Publications Advisor Breaking news overnight from the White House physician, Dr. Sean P. Conley, and President Trump’s personal Twitter feed indicate that both President Donald J. Trump and First Lady, Melania Trump, have tested positive for COVID-19. They are expected to quarantine in the White House residence for the next 14 days. Both were tested late Thursday after Senior Advisor to the President, Hope Hicks, tested positive…

Posted on: May 8, 2020 Posted by: Jan Kopischke Comments: 0

Juried Student Art Exhibit goes Virtual

Jan Kopischke, Student Publications Advisor With Moraine Valley still shuttered for the COIVD-19 outbreak, the Art Department instructors did not want to skip the Annual Spring Student Art Exhibit. Working together with IT, they were able to create an online gallery of student work, pieces which would have been displayed in the FPAC gallery, to recognize the talents and skills students have acquired in a variety of art courses offered…

Posted on: May 5, 2020 Posted by: Jan Kopischke Comments: 0

Job Resource Center recognizes winners

Jan Kopischke Student Publications Advisor Each year the job Resource Center (JRC) ask for nominees for the Student Employee of the Year, the Best Practice of the year, the Intern of the year and the Best Employer of the year. The nominees are vetted by a committee, and usually announced at a gala event on campus. With this year’s Stay at Home orders amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the announcements of…

Posted on: April 20, 2020 Posted by: Jan Kopischke Comments: 0

Student Life From a Distance

Jan Kopischke  Student Publications Advisor             Our campus, like so many other Illinois colleges and universities, has been shuttered for over a month now. Students have been adapting to online learning, instructors have been changing their teaching styles to incorporate distance, and employees continue to work from home in our new reality.             One of the benefits of applying to Moraine Valley for students was the wide variety of clubs…

Posted on: April 17, 2020 Posted by: Jan Kopischke Comments: 0

Retention of Illinois Students and Equity (RISE) Act Information

Retention of Illinois Students and Equity (RISE) ActEffective Jan. 1, 2020: A student who is an Illinois resident and who isnot otherwise eligible for federal financial aid shall be eligible for statefinancial aid and benefits. This includes, but is not limited to:• a transgender student who is disqualified for failure to registerfor selective service, and• a non-citizen student who has not obtained lawful permanentresidence.These students will be eligible to “apply…

Posted on: April 7, 2020 Posted by: Jan Kopischke Comments: 0

Summer registration opens and financial aid deadlines approach

Jan Kopischke Student Publications Advisor Welcome to the newly improved Glacier website! It is our goal to keep the Moraine Valley community informed through one more site while we continue to stay apart to flatten the curve of the COVID-19 outbreak in the US. April 6, 2020 marks the beginning of open registration for the Summer 2020 semester.  The Executive Board decided that all summer classes will be conducted online.…

Posted on: January 22, 2020 Posted by: Jan Kopischke Comments: 0

Kwanzaa

Kwanzaa is a 7 day celebration at the end of December created in 1966 by a California State University professor, Dr. Maulana Karenga, in response to the Watts race riots during the Civil Rights Movement as a means to re-unite the African-American community. It begins on Dec. 26. The name of the holiday is from Swahili and is based on “matunda ya kwanza” or first fruits.   There are various…

Posted on: January 22, 2020 Posted by: Jan Kopischke Comments: 0

Hindu December Holidays – Geeta Jayanti – Dec. 8 and Dhana Sankrati – Dec. 16

The Hindu religion celebrates two holidays in Dec 2019. Geeta Jayanti on December 8, commemorate the inspiration of the Hindu scriptures of Geeta.  The Geeta is 18 chapters long. On Geeta Jayanti, Lord Krishna told of the importance of Karma.  Hindus who fast on this day are believed to attain salvation. On the day of Geeta Jayanti, one should read the Bhagvad Geeta, worship Geeta and Lord Vishnu, and utilize…