Community Events

September 1, 2020 - December 1, 2020

Zoom English Conversation Hour

Online

English Conversation Hour is a great opportunity for students and others to practice their English-speaking skills and meet people from different cultures. Join the conversation and make new friends! These free sessions will take place on Zoom.

Virtual, Campus Life, Community

Blurred image of people gathered in an atrium with a globe surrounded by lights in the corner

September 3, 2020 - October 1, 2020

IISS Great Decisions Fall 2020

Zoom

Stay in the know of the world around you with Great Decisions Fall 2020!

Virtual, Community

September 17, 2020 - September 27, 2020

Academic Theatre: 'Defying Gravity'

Carlsen Center

Explore the Challenger Space Shuttle explosion and the lives still impacted.

Community, Arts & Performances, Campus Life

Words: Crush the Vote (the o in vote is a sunflower) Johnson County Community College

9:30 PM, September 29, 2020

DebateWatch 2020: Watch, Listen, Learn

Virtual

Discuss issues that matter after the first 2020 presidential debate.

Community, Virtual, Campus Life

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, September 30, 2020

Explore the World Series: JCCC Travelers, Middle East

Online

JCCC Travelers – Middle East: Melanie Bevell Hull, Dawn Gale and Dessa Crum. This event is free and open to the public.

Community, Virtual, Campus Life

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, September 30, 2020

Latinx Family Day/Día de Visita para Familias Latinas: Día en el colegio

Online via Zoom

Hear about enrollment, scholarships, resources, clubs and more!

Campus Life, Virtual, Community

A woman doing school work at a computer at JCCC.

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM, October 1, 2020

Virtual Nontraditional Student Day

Online via Zoom

Join other nontraditional students who want flexible options for balancing life, work, home and school.

Community, Virtual

October 7, 2020

Missouri Residents: Last Day to Register to Vote

Online

Be involved! Voting is your right and privilege!

Community, Campus Life

Danny Alexander with a copy of "Salem's Lot."

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, October 7, 2020

Great Books Mini-Lecture Series: Salem's Lot by Stephen King

Online

JCCC’s Great Books Mini-Lecture Series will host a virtual speaker Oct. 7 about "Salem's Lot" by Stephen King.

Virtual, Community, Campus Life

Poster with words Greater Kansas City Peacebuilding Conference.

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, October 7, 2020

Peacebuilding Conference October

Online

October speaker Tamanna Salikuddin will speak on social justice and today’s challenges.

Virtual, Community, Conferences & Lectures

City of Krakow at dusk with buildings lit up

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, October 14, 2020

Explore the World Series: International Careers, Banking and Purchasing

Online

International Careers: Konrad Patterson, UBS (international banking) and Katerina Kochergina, Kongsberg Group (strategic buyer)

Virtual, Campus Life, Community

Photo of people waiting along a railroad track in Africa.

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, October 21, 2020

Explore the World Series: Headlines from Uganda

Online

Headlines from East Africa: Gloria Laker, Coordinator, Uganda Refugee Online News Network (Uganda)

Virtual, Campus Life, Community

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, October 28, 2020

Explore the World Series: JCCC Travelers, Asia

Online

JCCC Travelers: Japan — Sheilah Philip, Beth Gulley and Aaron Prater. This weekly event is free and open to the public.

Community, Campus Life, Virtual

A boy doing schoolwork on a laptop at home.

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, October 29, 2020

Virtual Homeschool Day

Online via Zoom

See what it is like to attend JCCC while you’re still in a homeschool environment or after you graduate high school.

Community, Virtual

November 4, 2020 - November 5, 2020

Peacebuilding Conference November

Online

To wrap up the conference in November, keynote speaker Rev. Dr. Vernon P. Howard Jr., Eric Garbison, Rabbi Doug Alpert, Melissa Robinson and Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas will inspire us to “be the change.”

Community, Virtual, Conferences & Lectures