YAVAPAI COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT GOVERNING BOARD REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2020 2:00 P.M.

By R. Oliphant
Saturday, July 25th, 2020

The  meeting will be Online Only; you may sign in on your computer or other device to view the meeting

Yavapai Community College District Governing Board will hold a public meeting,  via zoom, on July 28, 2020 at 2.00 p.m.

 Open Call will not be included on July’s meeting agenda.

The College has provided a link that will take you to a site where after looking around a bit, you should see a box with the meeting appearing in it.  You will have to click in that box to see the meeting. 

The link provided by the College that will take you to the initial site  is https://www.youtube.com/user/YavapaiCollege.

The full agenda for the meeting and information regarding the video link can be found at https://www.yc.edu/v6/district-governing-board/sub/2020/07/regular-meeting-agenda-full-attachements-07-28-2020.pdf.

 

Categories : Meeting Notice

HOW FIVE PHASE RETURN TO CAMPUS PLAN WILL WORK AT YAVAPAI COMMUNITY COLLEGE

By R. Oliphant
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020

Plan allows college to move forward or backward depending on COVID-19 perceived risks

Dr. Lisa Rhine

Yavapai Community College’s return to campus plan for August 17 features a set of five phases.  The phases allows the college to move forward and backward depending on the risk presented by Covid-19.

President Lisa Rhine says that “The goal of this plan is to help keep our students, faculty, staff, and visitors as safe as possible by mitigating the spread of COVID-19. “I believe that this plan will not only help keep everyone safe but also allows our students to continue to receive high-quality educational opportunities in all of our programs.”

The College will implement the plan August 3 and begin with the orange phase.

 In the orange phase, most credit classes and all lectures will be taught in a virtual environment.

There will be in-person classes held for programs requiring hands-on learning opportunities, such as lab-based or experiential the classes.  However, these classes are limited to groups of 10 people. 

The in-person groups must  adhere to all safety protocols established by the department and College.

Additional  details regarding the orange phase can be found online on the Yavapai College website.

Categories : COVID 19

YAVAPAI COMMUNITY COLLEGE ANNOUNCES REGULAR BOARD MEETING FOR TUES, JULY 28, 2020, 2:00 P.M.

By R. Oliphant
Sunday, July 19th, 2020

Although not announced yet, most likely to be online zoom meeting

The Yavapai Community College has announced it will hold a regular District Governing Board meeting on July 20, 2020 at 2 p.m.

Although not yet announced, it is likely that this will be a zoom meeting.  The College will notify citizens if a zoom meeting replaces the regular meeting that would usually be held on the Prescott Campus at the Rock House.

More information to follow.

 

 

Categories : Meeting Notice

YAVAPAI COMMUNITY COLLEGE ANNOUNCES COVID-19 RE-ENTRY PLAN

By R. Oliphant
Wednesday, July 15th, 2020

A “realistic” phased-in approach will be used at Yavapai College beginning August 3

Yavapai Community College president Dr. Lisa Rhine announced the College’s Covid Re-entry plan Wednesday, July 15.  She calls the plan a “realistic approach” to the current Covid-19 crisis.  The plan has a set of five phases for which the College can move forward or backward, depending on community conditions with the virus.

The plan will be implemented August 3.   It will begin in the orange phase.

Dr. Rhine’s explanation of the plan is contained in the video below (edited slightly by Blog for content).  The complete presentation by Dr. Rhine can be viewed by clicking here.  

 

Categories : ADMINISTRATION, COVID 19

NJCAA SAYS YAVAPAI SOCCER AND VOLLEYBALL MUST SHIFT FROM FALL TO SPRING SEMESTER

By R. Oliphant
Tuesday, July 14th, 2020

All close contact fall sports to be held in spring semester; fall practice apparently possible

Following the recommendations from the NJCAA Presidential Advisory Council and the NJCAA Board of Regents, the NJCAA  announced on Monday, July 13 its adjusted plan of action for the upcoming 2020-21 academic year. Following the Board of Regents’ vote on Monday, a majority of competition will be moved to the spring semester.

The most recent plan of action shifts all close-contact fall sports to the spring semester. These sports include men’s soccer, and women’s court volleyball.

So far, spring sports competition remains intact with minor adjustments to dates. These sports include baseball and  softball.

Along with the adjustments to competition season and championship dates, the NJCAA has provided Yavapai Community College information as it relates to scrimmage and practice dates and allowances in the fall. It is believed, although not confirmed by the Blog, that the NJCAA may allow fall practice sessions in close contact sports.

Source: NJCAA home page  https://www.njcaa.org/general/2019-20/releases/20200713l9o7t8

 

Categories : Soccer team, Sports in General, Volleyball team

YAVAPAI COMMUNITY COLLEGE HOPES TO HOLD ABOUT 30% OF CLASSES IN PERSON

By R. Oliphant
Saturday, July 11th, 2020

Fall semester scheduled to begin Monday, August 17

College President Dr. Lisa Rhine has scheduled Yavapai Community College to  begin classes on Monday, August 17.  At that time, it is estimated that about 30 percent of the classes will be face-to-face.

Details of the plans regarding classes and the reopening of the College on August 17 follow below.

Categories : CURRICULUM

ASU DECIDES TO DISTRIBUTE CARES ACT FUNDS TO STUDENTS

By R. Oliphant
Saturday, July 11th, 2020

ASU Students will  begin to receive from $500 to $6,000 of the $32 million received from federal government as direct student aid; Yavapai began distribution to its students as soon as they became available

Arizona State University announced Friday, July 10 that it will begin to award from $500 to $6,000 of the $32 million it received from the government as direct aid to students.  The funds came from the CARES Act.

ASU’s announcement comes nearly two months after the state’s other large universities began CARES Act fund distribution. All had paid out some of the CARES Act funding to their spring semester students. 

Yavapai Community College began distributing funds under the CARES Act to assist students as soon as the funds became available in the spring. (See Blog posting of May 14.)

Source:  Arizona Republic, July 11, 2020  story by Grace Oldham and Rachel Leingang.

 

Categories : Tuition

COMMUNITY COLLEGE RACING TO MAKE FACILITIES AS “TOUCHLESS AS POSSIBLE”

By R. Oliphant
Friday, July 10th, 2020

Project moving ahead to beat reopening of Campuses and Centers and deal with Covid-19

Yavapai Community College is moving ahead quickly to achieve its goal of becoming a “touchless campus.”  The goal is to help prevent the spread of Covid-19 among students, staff, faculty and visitors. 

Listed below are some of the efforts being made as described by Scott Blevins, the Facilities Manager, Plant & Process Engineer.

  1. Restrooms with doors that pull inward now have a foot pull if you would like to avoid touching the handle.
  2. Approximately 75% of toilet and urinal flush valves are now touchless.
  3. Touchless faucet installation is just getting underway.
  4. Touchless paper towel dispensers are due in July and installation will start shortly after arrival.
  5. Hand sanitizer stations are slowly coming in and will start getting installed over the next few weeks, starting with locations that have in-person classes planned for the fall semester.
  6. Purchasing some of the first continuously Self-Cleaning Surface products for various applications including:
    1. NanoSeptic door handle wraps for entrances at high use public buildings.
    2. NanoSeptic touch screen covers for spaces that are open in the fall.
    3. NanoSeptic mouse pads

According to Mr. Bevens, the College “approved the ordering and installation of NanoSeptic Self-Cleaning Surface products for various applications. We are purchasing door handle wraps for entrances at high use public buildings, touch screen covers for spaces that are open in the fall, and mousepads for the computer commons and libraries. “NanoSeptic Skins and Mats turn dirty, high traffic, public touchpoints into continuously self-cleaning surfaces. Powered by light, NanoSeptic surfaces utilize mineral nanocrystals, which create a powerful oxidation reaction. Working 24/7, the surface continually oxidizes organic contaminants. Unlike traditional disinfectants and cleaners, the NanoSeptic surface uses no poisons, heavy metals or chemicals, and nothing is released from the surface since the nano-crystals are molecularly bonded to the material.”

Categories : Construction

NEW ELECTRONIC SIGN ON PRESCOTT CAMPUS REPLACING OLDER SIGN IS UP AND RUNNING

By R. Oliphant
Friday, July 10th, 2020

Still no word on efforts at creating improved signage for Verde Campus

The final work has been completed by Yavapai  Community College on a new electronic sign near the entrance to the Prescott Campus off Sheldon Street.  The new sign replaces the older electronic sign that had been in place for a few years.  The cost of the new replacement has not been disclosed.

There is still no word on what progress, if any, has been made to purchase land and create an electronic sign near Black Hills Drive and 89A. That sign  would direct persons to the Verde Campus by taking  Black Hills Drive.  It is a sign that Verde Valley Community College supporters have been seeking to encourage the College to build for a decade or more. 

Photo of new sign from July 2020 Facilities Management newsletter.  Photo of older sign by Blog.
Categories : Construction, Yavapai Community College
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ADVANCED CTE MANUFACTURING SECTION OF BUILDING “L” NEARING COMPLETION ON VERDE CAMPUS

By R. Oliphant
Friday, July 3rd, 2020

Should be ready for fall classes

Construction crews are nearing completion of the Career and Technical Education manufacturing section of Building “L” on the Verde Campus in Clarkdale.  Although most of the newly remodeled building is given over to healthcare training, there is one section set aside for Career and Technical Education in what the College describes as the advanced manufacturing area.

Construction on the section should be completed by the beginning of the fall 2020 semester.

Posted below is a photo of the construction (from June Facilities Management Newsletter) as of June 2020.  Also posted below is an advertisement from last year of a Community College advertisement (from Facebook)  suggesting the areas taught at the CTEC  College facility at the Prescott  airport that involved advanced manufacturing.

Categories : Construction
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