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A Speaker Series Featuring MCC Faculty…
This free educational series is a unique opportunity to connect MCC employees, students, and residents to cutting-edge topics that directly impact our local economy and community. The speaker series is free and open to the public but registration is required. Registrants will receive a link to the webinar the day before the event. Registering qualifies you to view the session via Zoom or in person at the college.
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Becoming Resilient and Happy - What Psychology Can Tell Us About Happiness and Well-Being in Uncertain Times
Thursday, January 21, 2021, at 6 p.m. via Zoom | Free but registration required
Discover how mindfulness, positivity, compassion, and a resilient mindset have the power to create habits of happiness and well-being in your own lives, especially during difficult times.
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School and Social Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Social and Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Psychology/Human Development
Vote No! The Anti-Suffrage women who fought against votes for women
Sarah Sullivan
Thursday, October 15 at 6 p.m. in person and via Zoom | Free but registration required
The 19th amendment was passed in 1920, giving women the right to vote across the country. Not all women were behind this amendment, and many actively fought against its passage. Why? What were their reasons? How did they mobilize support for their cause? The Anti story is a facet of the women's suffrage movement that most of us don't know but should.
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American Cinema: Past, Present, and Future
Jim Stockwell
Thursday, November 12 at 6 p.m. in person and via Zoom | Free but registration required
An interactive look through the evolution of film, from the early days of technology through the blockbusters of today, we will examine some of the most fascinating events and moments over the last 150 years of American Cinema.
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Wise and Well: A Healthy Balance
Thursday, February 18, 2021, at 6 p.m. via Zoom | Free but registration required
Falls are a verified cause of morbidity and mortality in adults older than 65 years. Just because they're common doesn't mean they have to be accepted as normal. There are some practical strategies that can be combined with education to decrease the fear and the likelihood of falling. Incorporate these strategies can improve the quality of life of those who are at risk. We'll address the causes and risk factors of falls and include interactive practical strategies to prevent falls and improve the overall wellness of the community.
Preventing Falls
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Meet the Speakers
PT, DPT, Instructor
PTA, MA, Instructor
Let's Talk about Death
Thursday, April 15 at 6 p.m. via Zoom | Free but registration required
James Gould and Christine Grela
We discuss the importance, but lack of comfort, around discussions of death. The focus will be on why we should talk about death, why we don't (we explain the history of changing attitudes toward death, what we should talk about (for example: end of life planning, both estate, and medical aspects) and how to talk about death (with children and within families). We end with remarks about how confronting the fact of death enriches the meaning of our lives and sharpens the choices we make.
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Meet the Speakers
Instructor Emeritus
Psychology/Human Development
Big Hair, Don't Care: The Business of Fashion and Decadence in the Palace of Versailles
Thursday, May 6 at 6 p.m. via Zoom | Free but registration required
Amy Ortiz and Sarah Sullivan
We will discuss the history of fashion, behavior, and culture that ruled the Courts of Louis XIV, XV, and XVI. Whether you were male, female, or somewhere in between, your identity was created through what you wore. The French Courts created the template for the fashion world we understand today.
Stumbling Upon the Goddess: Why Greek Mythology Can Save Your Life
Thursday, June 3 at 6 p.m. | Free but registration required
Registering qualifies you to view the session via Zoom or in-person in MCC's Luecht Auditorium.
Ted Hazelgrove
Can Greek mythology save your life? Learn how you can use the wisdom of this historic literature to better understand the human narrative and the push and pull of virtue and vice. Enjoy visual art representations as you explore individual myths.
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Meet the Speaker
Instructor, English