Ceremony held on Prescott Campus, Performing Arts Center; unclear number from Verde Valley program
CONGRATULATIONS!
Yavapai Community College graduated 39 student nurses December 14, 2018 at a traditional pinning ceremony held on the Prescott Campus at the Performing Arts Center. The College did not indicate in its press release the number of nursing graduates from the Verde Campus.
Departing Verde Valley Nursing Professor, Sandra Johnson, recounted some of her fondest memories and the significant technological changes during her 15-year tenure. She said: “I found something special here at Yavapai College. Coming to work every day to these students, to this campus, has been exhilarating … I will miss my colleagues, but most of all I will miss the students. They were the reason I woke up in the morning.”
She also said that the winter 2018 group of graduates had “a profound effect on her” from the first day of their journeys two years ago. “My heart is touched by these students’ openness and commitment to make a difference.”
Who has decided to sleep on the new exam room beds at Yavapai Community College’s Prescott Valley Allied Health facility after hours? No one has the answer.
Verde Executive Dean James Perey told the Yavapai College Advisory Committee to the Governing Board that “we still have a two-year nursing program” in the Verde Valley. Perey said that there are “no immediate plans to remove it at this time.” He also indicated in response to a question from the Chair of the Committee that the entire two-years of training could be completed in the Verde Valley.