COMMUNITY COLLEGE HOSTS PRESCOTT TENTH ANNUAL FILM FESTIVAL

By R. Oliphant
Wednesday, June 12th, 2019

Festival programs run from June 7 through June 15

Yavapai Community College is hosting this year’s tenth annual Prescott Film Festival. It has been the host for several years.

This year’s Festival runs June 7–15, 2019 and includes multiple screenings of quality independent and foreign films, sneak-peeks of films prior to wide distribution, FREE workshops, social events such as an annual wine tasting and Closing Night Cabaret Party, and filmmaker interviews.

The Prescott Festival is hosted by Yavapai Community College, with movies screened in the Performing Arts Center. Among the many programs offered during the festival is the High School Filmmakers Annual Film Competition, conducted in partnership with the Yavapai Community College’s Film & Media Arts program.

Helen Stephenson is the Founder and Executive Director of the Prescott Film Festival. She is credited with providing vision and direction for the festival for the past several years. She is also the Director of the Film and Media Arts Program at Yavapai Community College. She was in charge of the Yavapai Community College Sedona Film School back in 2015 when a decision was made to shut the internationally recognized program down.

Categories : Film School, Performing Arts Center

SOCCER COACH MIKE PANTALIONE AND STAFF HOSTING FREE SOCCER COACHING CLINIC IN VERDE VALLEY

By R. Oliphant
Saturday, June 8th, 2019

First time ever  Clinic to be held Wednesday, July 17 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. in Building 19 on Verde Campus

The Yavapai Community College Coach and Staff will host a free soccer coaching clinic on July 17 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. on the Verde Valley Campus.  The clinic will take place in Building 19, Room 215.  The event is free. No prior registration is required.

The Community College coaches are  seven-time national champions. The College in its press release urges readers to “Introduce a new fan to the sport. Bring a friend. Meet Yavapai’s first and only head soccer coach, Mike Pantalione. All levels of coaching experience welcome.”

To the best of the Blog’s knowledge, this is a first for the Yavapai Community College soccer team bringing a coaching clinic to the Valley.

 

  • Wednesday, July 17, 2019
  • 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
  • Yavapai College, Verde Campus (Building 19, Room 215)
  • No registration is required. Free admission.

Soccer Coaching Clinic will include—

  • Team Management
  • Developing Technique and Skill
  • Tactics & Strategy
  • Attacking & Defending Set Plays
  • Laws of the Game

For more information, visit www.goroughriders.com.

Categories : Athletics

COMMUNITY COLLEGE OFFICIALS AND LOCAL POLITICIANS MET IN SEDONA JUNE 4 WHERE THE POSSIBILITY OF NEW CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION CENTER IN THE VERDE VALLEY WAS DISCUSSED

By R. Oliphant
Friday, June 7th, 2019

Dr. Rhine told group that the College is ready to “begin the process” of providing CTE in the east region

Dr. Lisa Rhine

Dr. Lisa Rhine and her staff met with elected Verde Valley officials in Sedona Tuesday, June 4 where they discussed construction of a new skilled trades center in the east region of the County.  Dr. Lisa Rhine is quoted as saying:

“I’ve heard your requests for the need of skilled trades programming in the Verde Valley. Yavapai College is here and we are ready to begin the process in satisfying this need to provide the educational opportunities and infuse the workforce on the east side of Yavapai County.”

The College news release about the meeting from Community College Senior Public Information Officer Tim Diesch, said that  “preliminary discussions were led by Yavapai College President Dr. Lisa Rhine and her executive leadership team.” Elected officials from Camp Verde, Clarkdale, Cottonwood, Sedona, and Yavapai Apache Nation were in attendance.

The Community College is calling the possible new facility the “Skilled Trades Center at Yavapai College.”  According to the news release, it would provide a number of career and technical education programs in the Verde Valley in a building that has a similar look, feel, and flexibility to the College’s CTE Center near the Prescott Airport, the college news release stated.

The plan is for the CTE center to be built on the Yavapai College Verde Valley Campus as a completely new structure, according to the news release.

“Programming will be developed based off of input from a core group of elected officials, industry employers, and education leaders from the east side of Yavapai County.”

The initial timeline for the center will start in August with program planning. Construction is planned to begin in the summer of 2020 with the goal to have the center open for classes for the fall 2021 semester pending District Governing Board approval.

Sources: Yavapai Community College Public Information Officer Tim Diesch; Verde Independent, Friday June 7, 2019.

Categories : Career and Technical Education

BLISS, MOODY, KLEINMAN WIN 2019 NISOD EXCELLENCE AWARDS FOR TEACHING, LEARNING, LEADERSHIP

By R. Oliphant
Wednesday, June 5th, 2019

Demonstrated their commitment to high performance and extraordinary service to their students, their college and their communities

Two Yavapai College faculty members and a program analyst were among those honored for excellence in teaching, learning and leadership at the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) conference in May in Austin, Texas.

Recognized, were Nursing Professor Dr. Selina Bliss, Spanish Professor Dr. Curtis Kleinman and Program Analyst Carl Moody. NISOD’s mission is to advance excellence in teaching, learning and leadership at community and technical colleges.

“Every year we wish to recognize individuals from our college for teaching innovation and leadership excellence. This year is no exception. While many do so much for YC, these three individuals have demonstrated their commitment to high performance and extraordinary service to their students, their college and their communities,” said Dr. Ron Liss, YC Vice President of Instruction and Student Development.

Bliss was nominated and earned the NISOD Excellence Award for her stellar contributions in and out of the classroom. Her students praise her passion for teaching, her fairness, organization and preparedness, while her colleagues extoll her generosity with the knowledge and skills she gains working at a local hospital, serving as the president of the Arizona Nurses Association, and organizing and participating in educational events at the college and in the community. Bliss also was applauded for the time she devotes to college initiatives like the Pathways Project, Quality Matters and the YC 50th anniversary committee.

“She puts learners first by improving course design and best practices in online education as evidenced by her earning Quality Matters certification for the online nursing leadership and management course,” stated the NISOD nomination submission for Bliss.

In her nomination submission for Moody, YC Arts and Humanities Dean Dr. Joan Fisher stated, “Carl is passionate about using data and research to help faculty, administrators, and staff streamline processes and give them information to enhance services.”

Moody, a member of the College’s Office of Institutional Effectiveness team of analysts, is credited with developing a number of valuable research tools for the college during his tenure. ”Carl truly cares about his colleagues and YC’s students and is always willing to go above and beyond to share his knowledge, critical insights, and create innovative solutions to problems and challenges,” Moody’s NISOD nomination states.

Kleinman was singled out for the NISOD award for teaching with “robust enthusiasm,” incorporating fun assignments in his classes, designing classes that help dual-enrollment and first-year students succeed in college, and “promoting a love of learning by challenging students and showing them that they can do hard things.”

One of multiple NISOD award nominations submitted by YC faculty on Kleinman’s behalf states, “He produces students who are more resilient, not just in his own classes, but in all of their classes.”

Source:  Yavapai Community College Press release.

Categories : Faculty

YAVAPAI COLLEGE OFFERS 25% DISCOUNT ON TUITION FOR SENIORS 65 YEARS AND OLDER WHO WISH TO ENROLL IN ACADEMIC COURSES AT ANY CAMPUS

By R. Oliphant
Wednesday, June 5th, 2019

Discount only applies when registering one week before the start of classes or the week that classes begin; credit classes only

Yavapai College is offering  a discount of 25% on tuition for seniors 65 years and older who wish to enroll in academic courses at any of its campuses.  The discount only applies when registering one week before the start of classes or the week that classes begin.

If one who is 65 or older signs up prior to this specially discounted time, you may do so at regular tuition costs. To be eligible for a discounted tuition of 25% for credit class registration, all of the criteria must be met(*Some exclusions apply):

  1. Student must be a US citizen.
  2. Student must be eligible for in-state residency for tuition purposes.
  3. Student must be age 65 or older by the 7th day of the fall semester.
  4. **Student must register for all classes between August 12 to August 22 (according to current JUNE 2019 College website).

*Students enrolled in the Aviation Program are not eligible for the discounted tuition for any classes. Students enrolled in any Aviation or Unmanned Aircraft classes who are not in an aviation program are not eligible for the discounted tuition on those specific classes.

** Registration for ANY class prior to the week before or during the first week of classes (even if student drops class and re-registers) will negate any senior discount for any class in that semester.

*** The 25% discount only applies to for-credit classes.

For more information, click here.

Categories : Tuition

REPRESENTATIVES CHEVALIER AND McCASLAND ARGUE ATHLETIC PROGRAM SHOULD FOCUS ON YAVAPAI COUNTY ATHLETES; NOT RECRUIT ALL ATHLETES FROM OUT-OF-COUNTY AND OUT-OF-STATE

By R. Oliphant
Monday, June 3rd, 2019

Scholarships for out-state students should be used to support County Community College students

The two East Region Community College Representatives on the Governing Board, Paul Chevalier and Deb McCasland, urged President Dr. Lisa Rhine to consider focusing the current athletic program on students from Yavapai County.  (According to Blog analysis, in 2018-19 all but one athlete on the four College teams came from outside Yavapai County.)  Chevalier said he had no difficulty with supporting an athletic program, however, more athletes should be chosen from Yavapai County because the Community College is a County facility and heavily supported by County property taxpayers. 

Representative McCasland commented that she was uneasy with tuition payments going to out-state athletes in order to persuade them to join Yavapai College rather than use the tuition  for residents of the County. She also surmised that Maricopa County may have restricted out-state recruiting, however, a Blog check on several baseball rosters in that County indicated that there is still out-state recruiting occurring in that District.

The comments by Mr. Chevalier and Ms. McCasland following in the video below.

Categories : Athletics

PERFORMING ARTS CENTER ON PRESCOTT CAMPUS OFFERS DISCOUNT ON PURCHASE OF SIX SHOWS

By R. Oliphant
Sunday, June 2nd, 2019

Purchase six shows and receive 20% off total ticket price

 

Categories : Performing Arts Center

PEREY SAYS APPROVED BUDGET WILL DIRECT $4.9 MILLION INTO BUILDING “L” RENOVATION FOR ALLIED HEALTH

By R. Oliphant
Sunday, June 2nd, 2019

Has no information about funding or direction for additional CTE building

In an interview with Bill Helm in the June 2, 2019 Verde Independent, Verde Campus Executive Dean James Perey said that the final budget for renovating Building “L” is $4.9 million dollars.  He also said that much of the Builiding is devoted to the health  care industry.

On the second CTE building centered on trades such as construction, plumbing, HVAC, Perey said that he did not “have specifics” on the cost, size, and projects for the facility.

The full interview is found on page 14, June 2 Verde Independent.

 

Categories : Career and Technical Education

COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION HONORS PRESCOTT VALLEY MAYOR SKOOG

By R. Oliphant
Tuesday, May 28th, 2019

Creates a scholarship in his name

The Yavapai Community College Foundation honored former Prescott Valley Mayor Harvey Skoog at its 48th annual meeting in May. It bestowed on him the Foundation’s “Community Service” award.  It also established a scholarship in his name.

The Harvey Skoog Business Scholarship will be awarded annually to a Yavapai County high school graduate enrolled in the associate of business degree program at Yavapai Community College. Individuals wishing to learn more about the Harvey Skoog Business Scholarship may call the Yavapai Community College Foundation at (928) 717-7619.

 

Categories : Scholarships

FORTY GED EARNERS PARTICIPATE IN AWARD CEREMONY IN PRESCOTT MAY 18; TEN FROM THE VERDE VALLEY

By R. Oliphant
Tuesday, May 28th, 2019

Featured speeches included students Alexandra Barr of Prescott Valley and JoDe Ann Moore of Sedona

Forty GED earners participated in an award ceremony in Prescott May 18.  Among those celebrating, were ten students from the Verde Valley. A Community College news release about the event written by J.J. McCormack, Yavapai College Community Relations on May 21, follows immediately below:

Bullying, young motherhood, substance abuse and shattering molds were among the reasons cited by the latest group of GED earners for rerouting their educational journeys. Courage and hard work got them all to the graduation stage May 18 at Yavapai College.

“There were many times that I wanted to give up, convincing myself that if I failed my tests, then it wasn’t meant to  be,” 46-year-old Jennifer Trisdale said in an address to fellow GED earners and audience members gathered in the YC Performing Arts Center. “Well I failed many, many times. Each time I became a little wiser, a little stronger and a little more brave. You see, my test wasn’t about passing. My test was about persevering. For every single time I had failed, I was succeeding. I hadn’t just become a student, I had become fearless.”

Trisdale said her teen-age daughter telling her “You Can” inspired her to “show up” and get her GED. “…I realized my daughter had faith in me when I didn’t even have faith in myself.”

Trisdale of Dewey was one of 180 Yavapai County residents who obtained their GEDs, many with assistance from YC’s Adult Basic Education program. Approximately 40 GED earners participated in the award ceremony that also featured speeches from students Alexandra Barr of Prescott Valley and JoDe Ann Moore of Sedona.

Barr told fellow graduates earning a GED “opens doors of opportunity to continue growing and learning new skills that we will carry with us for the rest of our lives.” Moore talked of her “great math battle– ” a battle that she won after initially testing at a fourth-grade level. Earning a GED at age 51, Moore said, has given her the confidence to “start a new life” and pursue her dream of working in the rehabilitation field.

Mark Frederick, a YC ABE Instructor, said in his heartfelt remarks that GED students have taught him a lot about respect, intelligence and hope. He said GED instructors need to earn the respect of their students, that most GED students are as smart or smarter than many college students and that “every GED student – every single one – has a fire of hope inside and as success follows success it burns brighter.” He implored the graduates “to go and see in others what you have taught me to see in you – respect, smarts and hope.”

YC President Dr. Lisa Rhine also spoke at the GED award ceremony, telling the graduates to take pride in achieving a personal milestone that required courage and commitment and “one that proves all things are possible.”

Dr. Rhine encouraged the GED earners to continue investing in their educations. “The courage and commitment you have demonstrated in achieving this goal are exactly the characteristics that you need to continue your education beyond today. Yavapai College is ready when you are to help you to continue your educational journey.“

For more information about Adult Basic Education at YC, or English as a Second Language, visit www.yc.edu/ABE.

Following are the GED Earners who participated in the May 18 award ceremony at the YCPAC.

Sylvia Coke and Ignacio Mejia of Camp Verde

Janell Canuel and Shayna Granillo of Chino Valley

Jocelynn Graham of Coolidge

Emily Crane, Calista Newell, Brieanna Sincleair, Jennifer Wilson, Christopher Brunner and Jessikah Bonner of Cottonwood

Jonathan Vernon, Jennifer Trisdale, Clarineth Miller and Tiffany McKinley of Dewey

Rachell Lueck, Lauren Harris and Zoey Ross of Prescott

Elizabeth Ameral, Deborah Atkinson, Francesca Cesarini, Alexandra Chester Barr, Leighann Hjelm, Gayle Koehn, Grant Matsuda, Heather Murphy, Stephen Norris, Kassidy Nunnally, Kayla Self, Theodore Simpson, Destanie Reid, Heather Dodson, Nany Garcia Arellano, Justin Kelly, Stephanie Morningstar, Maribel Bugarin, Garett Allen and Gabriella Caratachea of Prescott Valley

Mia Strydom of Rimrock

JoDe Moore of Sedona

Categories : Graduation
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