Important Announcements
Fall 2008 Registration Has Begun!
Students may begin registering for classes in priority order beginning July 7. If you are a new student or haven’t been enrolled in a class in the past year please complete an admission application so that you will be able to register for classes as soon as possible.
August 26: EOPS Book Gift Cards and Bus Passes
From today until September 5, the EOPS Office in building 100 will have book gift cards available for students that are enrolled in 12 or more units and bus passes which are available to all EOPS students.
August 11: Fall 2008 Book Vouchers
Students who have received their financial aid award for 2008-09 can
begin applying for book vouchers for Fall 2008 on August 11.
August 18: Work Study Employment
Students who have received their financial aid award for 2008-09 and
are interested in work study employment can make an appointment
beginning at 8:00 am in the Financial Aid Office beginning August
18.
June 8: IVC Swimming Pool Opens for Summer
The IVC swimming pool will be open Saturday through Thursday from Noon to 5:00 p.m. starting on June 8. Admission is $1.00 (ages 13 or older) or $0.50 (ages 12 and under). A parking day pass is required during the week ($1.00 per day or $10.00 for a summer parking permit). Parking is free on weekends!
Student Events
August 25: Fall Semester 2008 Begins
If you are new to IVC, please fill out an online application to become a student. If you are already a student, please visit our WebSTAR site to sign up for Fall 2008 classes.
Campus News
August 22: Budget Stalemate Continues
Despite last weekend’s flurry of activity that looked like a budget deal might be close at hand, key deadlines approach in the next few days with legislative leaders far apart. Inside the Capitol, key staff believe something will happen in the next couple of days or, instead, in several weeks, which is now seen as more likely (Read entire article).
August 18: Collaboration Between Schools and Industry Crucial to Overall Student Success
Gonzalo Huerta, Dean of Instruction for Applied Sciences at IVC, talks about the Career Technical Education Initiative and how he looks forward to enhanced collaboration between Valley elementary, middle, and high schools can work together to prepare students for college and the workforce (Read entire article).
July 31: KUDOS to Carol Lee, Director of the IVC Transfer Center
Learn how Carol Lee helped Rosa Ramirez, the current Finance Manager for Holtville, pursue her higher education. If you’d like to read this IVC Success Story, please click here.
July 28: IVNewsday Talks with IVC about Upcoming Fall 2008 Activities for Students
ASG President Chantilee Mendenhall and Student Affairs Associate Dean Sergio Lopez talk with IVNewsday about Fall 2008 Activities. If you would like to watch the video please click here.
July 21: Justina Aguirre named Associate Dean of Nursing and Allied Health
Justina Aguirre, a veteran hospital administrator and a former student of the IVC Nursing Program, has been named Associate Dean of Nursing and Allied Health at IVC (Read Entire Article).
July 14: Student Foreign Exchange Program Coming in 2009
History professor Eric Jacobson has completed agreements with three learning institutions - Kaifeng University in
Beijing, China and the Kuftaro Foundation and Islamic Studies Center,
both in Damascus, Syria - to partner with IVC in a foreign exchange program. In April 2008 the IVC Board of Trustees approved a student exchange policy and named Jacobson as the program facilitator. Jacobson expects the program to be ready in 2009, and in the meantime he is looking to add additional schools in Mexico and other countries. If you are interested in participating in the program, please call Jacobson at 760-355-6284 (Read Entire Article).
May 6: Frank Fernandez at the State Capitol
Frank Fernandez, current President for the State Student
Senate and former IVC ASG President, was in attendance today at the capitol when Governor Schwarzenegger made his announcement about the endowment from the Bernard Osher Foundation. Click here to view image.
May 6: $70 Million For California Community College Students
Governor Schwarzenegger applauded the $70 million dollar gift to the California Community Colleges Scholarship Endowment from the Bernard Osher Foundation (Read Entire Article).
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