November Facilities Management Newsletter reports College moving ahead with ten-year Master Plan on the Prescott campus
The November issue of the Yavapai Community College Facilities Management Newsletter reports the College is moving ahead with phase one of the ten-year Master Plan on the Prescott campus, which was adopted in December, 2013. In its Newsletter, it reported that “Phase 1A of the Campus Master Plan is now in the Design Development phase. During this phase of design, a much more detailed package of drawings is taking shape which
includes structural, electrical and mechanical layouts all in preparation for the final stage
of design which is Construction Documents (CDs).”
It also reported that “In preparation for the Buildings 1 and 3 renovations, the first step of the moving process is underway with the renovation of the first floor of Building 32 for the Institutional Effectiveness and Research (IER) department. Once the IER team is moved into Building 32, the bulk of the Business Office functions will be moved to Building 30 followed by the Dean of Computer Technologies and Instructional Support office suite
moving to the first floor of Building 1. Also in this first wave of construction, Building 3 room 117 will be converted to administrative offices for Allied Health and a new Registrar’s office in Building 1. Moving for these spaces will be complete by December 19, 2014.”
Construction is underway for the new elevator at the Performing Arts Center.
The Newsletter reported that the new parking lot at the Sedona Center will include lighting, landscaping and will add approximately 90 new parking slots. Construction on the new lot is scheduled to conclude by the end of February 2015. You may read the entire Newsletter by clicking on this link.
New booklet with ideas for developing Verde campus published
Historic meeting of V’ACTE and Community College Governing Board set for Monday
In his amended complaint, Hamilton provides details including names of students, dates, and times. He also alleges that Guidance Aviation’s attorney emailed the College lawyer, saying that Hamilton was an insurance liability and could cause the school’s policy to become void. This he claims was pressure being put on the College that resulted in his firing.
Verde campus Executive Dean James Perey says he has been meeting with Camp Verde and Mingus High school officials to assess facilities for use in College evening Career and Technical Education classes. He is seeking to use their facilities or “leverage some resources” to get new Career and Technology programs or classes going. He says he intends to provide classes that have not been offered “in quite some time.”
Yavapai County School Superintendent Tim Carter has selected seven citizens from the Verde Valley to become members of the Yavapai Community College Governing Board Advisory Committee. Those who were chosen are:
A new video that focuses on the “Verde Valley Community College Education Struggle” can be accessed by 
Unfortunately, the audience numbered only about two dozen, which didn’t quite equal the sum of the membership of the two choral groups. The reasons for the disappointing turn-out are fairly obvious. First, the concert was not widely advertised—few who did not pick up a flyer on the Verde campus were aware of it. Second, the concert was not a part of an announced fall program, which would have allowed persons to plan their schedules in advance so they could attend the event. The concert announcement also sort of “just appeared” only a week or ten days before it was to be held.
The Yavapai College Sedona Center (4215 Arts Village Dr., Sedona) will host a production of the 90-minute, one-act play, “Sky…Diamonds,” on Saturday November 1 and Sunday November 2. Tickets are $15 for students and $12 for seniors in advance, or $20 at the door.