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Campus News Articles from 2007

Student Services Offices to Close Early on Friday Afternoons

PHOENIX, September 4, 2007 – Now through the end of spring semester, a number of PVCC Student Services offices will be closed on Fridays from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. This will be done as part of the training for and implementation of Maricopa Community Colleges' district-wide computer launch of a new student information and records system in early 2008.

Those offices closing early are: Financial Aid; Admissions & Records, Academic Advising, Testing, Continuing Education, and Fiscal (cashiers). All the above offices are located in the Krantiz Student Center (KSC).

Free Career Workshops and Job Fair at PVCC Oct. 8-10

PHOENIX, September 28, 2007 – More than 50 firms will be on the Paradise Valley Community College campus 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, October 10, for PVCC's Career and Job Fair. Among those companies are Wells Fargo, City of Glendale, CVS Pharmacy, Radio Shack, 24-Hour Fitness, and many others. Both PVCC students and the public are invited. Admission is free.

"A lot of students are still working at their high school jobs," says Norma Chandler, coordinator of Career Services at PVCC. "This is the perfect time for them to upgrade, because some of the firms that will be here will not only pay more, but can offer benefits and tuition reimbursements, even for part-time jobs."

During the Career and Job Fair, the Jobing.com booth will demonstrate how to use their online job board, create profiles, upload resumes, and conduct job searches. "They'll give a lot of insider tips," Chander says.

Wednesday's Career and Job Fair won't be the only careers event during the week, however. The following seminars will also be available to PVCC students and the public, without charge.

* "Discover Your Career Passion" -- 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday, October 8, in KSC212
* "Honing Your Resume Writing Skills" -- 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, in KSC212
* "Interviewing Skills" -- 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, in KSC212
* "Using Maricopa Career Network" (Online Job Board) -- 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 11, in E-136

"If you're thinking about entering the work force or changing careers, this is the perfect opportunity," Chandler adds.

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Participate in online student survey, win an Apple iPod

PHOENIX, September 24, 2007 – Now through October 5, PVCC/MCCCD students are invited to participate in a national online survey and enter a drawing to win an Apple iPod Nano or $150 iTunes gift card. The District has hired Interact Communications to conduct the survey. All responses are confidential. Students will be asked a series of questions about their Web and media preferences such as -- what t.v. channels do you watch?, what are your favorite radio stations?, what print publications do you read?, what kind of Web sites do you like?, how often do you text message?

The answers from 300 community colleges across the U.S. will help us communicate better with prospective and current students. Your participation in the survey will help the college and district with our future marketing plans.

Privacy: All personally identifiable information including individual survey responses will be kept confidential and will not be disclosed. Your name will not be connected with your answers and the college will not know if you participated in the survey. (If you decide to enter the optional drawing for a free iPod or $150 iTunes gift card you will be directed to a different web site to leave your personal information. The personal information that you provide for the drawing WILL NOT be linked to the survey data that you provide.)

To participate in the survey, go to:
www.interactresearch.org/mp56/
Enter Username: maricopa
Password: arizona

Thank you for participating!

Giant Maricopa Career Expo, October 6 @ Cardinal's Stadium

PHOENIX, September 14, 2007 – Sky's the Limit Career Expo
Date: Saturday October 6 2007
Time: 9:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M.
Location: University of Phoenix Stadium
1 Cardinals Drive
Glendale 85305
URL: www.ctecareerexpo.org

About This Event:

The Sky’s the Limit CTE Career Expo on October 6th provides a dynamic, interactive learning environment where students and community members can explore Career & Technical Education Programs, career options and job opportunities to be competitive in the ever-changing economy.

Through collaborative efforts between K-12 education, community colleges, universities and businesses, attendees will learn the importance of career exploration, career development plans and lifelong learning.

Who should attend: Students, teachers, parents, counselors, displaced workers, and those in career transition that want to obtain career-related information and resources.

Fiddler on the Roof comes to PVCC

PHOENIX, September 11, 2007 – Paradise Valley Community College and Arizona Jewish Theatre have formed an unprecedented partnership to celebrate their dual 20th anniversaries as part of the Valley’s arts and education scene. Both organizations open their 2007-08 theatre season with a joint production of the classic Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof by Joseph Stein, Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, from October 6-21, 2007. The musical is based on stories by Sholem Aleichem with special permission from Arnold Perl. Co-sponsored by the PVCC Division of Fine and Performing Arts, performances will be presented in the Center for the Performing Arts on the PVCC campus, just south of Union Hills on 34th Street. In addition to this musical production, Arizona Jewish Theatre Company will now be in residency at the Center for the Performing Arts.

The show opens on Saturday, October 6, and continues through Sunday, October 21 on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Ticket prices are $40-$60, with discounts available for children and seniors. Student rush price (1/2 hour prior to curtain) is $15.

“We couldn’t think of a more perfect way to kick off our 20th season and to celebrate our new home at PVCC,” states Janet Arnold, Producing Director of Arizona Jewish Theatre Co. “This musical is teeming with the very essence of Jewish culture – and yet is so universal in its message of the importance of tradition, home and family.”
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Dr. Christopher Scinto, chair for the Division of Fine and Performing Arts, commented, “The community will benefit by having access to professional theatre in their own backyard.” He added, “Community members will no longer have to drive to Scottsdale or Downtown Phoenix to enjoy professional theatre performances like Fiddler on the Roof.”

Leading the cast as Tevye, the poor Russian dairyman in 1905 Russia, is New York actor Chaz Mena. Mena has a long list of stage, movie and TV credits, but looks forward to playing Tevye as one of the most meaningful roles in his career. “There is such an incredible poignancy to the role and a depth to the show,” said Mena. Joining Mena on stage are Valley favorites: Maria Amorocho as Golde, Tevye’s world-weary wife; Cathy Dresbach as Yente, the incorrigible matchmaker; Ben Tyler as Lazar Wolf, the lonely butcher; Patti Dresbach as Grandma Tzeitel; and Tracy Coe as Shandel. Also included are Valley newcomers, husband and wife, Jeffrey Wolf as Avram and Michelle Hakala as Fruma-Sarah. The cast numbers thirty-three and the backstage crews include students from Paradise Valley Community College.

The show is directed by Claude File, a member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers and a recurring director for AJTC. When the company last produced Fiddler on the Roof for its 10th Anniversary, File actually played the role of Tevye. This is his 11th production of either acting in or directing Fiddler on the Roof. Choreographer JoAnn Yeoman, who choreographed the 1997 production, is a teacher in ASU’s musical theatre department. Music Director Dan Kurek, is an adjunct music faculty at PVCC and opera singer. P2Design is providing production management including the multi-dimensional set from the Music Theatre of Wichita.

The Center for the Performing Arts on the PVCC campus opened its doors in October of 2005. This $6 million, 25,000 square foot Center includes a fully professional, multi-use theater, seating nearly 300. The auditorium features comfortable seats, is climate controlled and offers infra-red hearing devices. Extensive parking is complimentary.

Founded in 1988, the Arizona Jewish Theatre Company (AJTC) is a non-sectarian, not-for-profit 501 (c) (3) Arizona corporation. AJTC is one of only a few professional theatre companies in the Valley and the only Jewish performing arts company in Arizona. The company was founded to preserve and enhance Jewish culture, by producing quality plays which reflect the Jewish experience.

To purchase season or individual tickets, please contact the AJTC office at 602-264-0402. For further information on the company, visit www.azjewishtheatre.org. For information about the Center for the Performing Arts, call 602.787.7738 or visit www.paradisevalley.edu/cpa .

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PARADISE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND
ARIZONA JEWISH THEATRE COMPANY
Professional theatre comes to the Northeast Valley at the Center for the Performing Arts

Fiddler on the Roof
Book by Joseph Stein, Music by Jerry Bock, Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Based on Sholem Aleichem stories by special permission of Arnold Perl

PERFORMANCES

Sat., Oct. 6, 2007 7:30 pm $50-$60.00*+

Sun., Oct. 7 2:00 pm $50-$60.00

Sun. Oct. 7 7:00 pm $40-$45.00

Thurs., Oct. 11 7:30 pm $40-$45.00

Fri., Oct. 12 7:30 pm $40-$45.00

Sat., Oct. 13 7:30 pm $50-$60.00

Sun., Oct. 14 2:00 pm $50-$60.00

Sun., Oct. 14 7:00 pm $40-$45.00

Thurs., Oct. 18 7:30 pm $40-$45.00

Fri., Oct. 19 7:30 pm $40-$45.00

Sat., Oct. 20 7:30 pm $50-$60.00

Sun., Oct. 21 2:00 pm $50-$60.00

Sun., Oct. 21 7:00 pm $40-$45.00

* all tickets are subject to a $1.00 facility fee.
+opening night includes post-show reception with cast
Discounts available for Seniors and Students

All performances are at the Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of
Paradise Valley Community College – just south of Union Hills off 34th St.
Tickets are available from the AJTC Box Office - 602/264-0402 or visit www.azjewishtheatre.org

Group tickets are also available from the AJTC Box Office -
602/264-0402

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Event: Future of Minority Males in Higher Education, Nov. 1

PHOENIX, October 9, 2007 – The Maricopa County Community College District is holding a student event on November 1, 2007 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at Rio Salado College Conference Center in Tempe.

The student event title is: "Just the Guys: Keepin' it Real. Real talk with Penn State University professor of Higher Education, Dr. Shaun Harper on the future of minority males in higher education." As the title suggests, this will be an informal discussion with "Just the Guys" on college experiences of minority males across the district. There is no charge for the event. RSVP's are requested for the event at the website below.

www.maricopa.edu/studentaffairs/conference07/rsvpnov1.php

Rio Salado College Conference Center
2323 W. 14th Street, Tempe

World Premiere Play: Child of the Kosmos opens Nov. 8

PHOENIX, October 9, 2007 – WHAT: World premiere of Child of the Kosmos, a play about Nobel Prize laureate, Richard Feynman
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 8-10; 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11; 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 16-17; 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18. There is a special preview 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7.
WHERE: Center for the Performing Arts, Paradise Valley Community College, 34th St. and Union Hills, Phoenix
TICKETS: $8 students and seniors; $12 adults. At the special preview, all seats are $5.

Richard Feynman wasn’t just a Nobel Prize-winning physicist; he was a flamboyant wild man nicknamed “Ofey” who hung out at strip clubs, a musician who played the bongos in motel parking lots at 3 a.m., a practical joker from whom no acquaintance was immune, and a sleight-of-hand artist who could pick locks and crack safes.

Child of the Kosmos playwright and Paradise Valley Community College theatre faculty Alan Tongret has long been a fan of Feynman and his work. But it was the science department at PVCC that suggested he feature the Nobel laureate in a full-length play.

“Some scientists consider Feynman second only to Einstein,” Tongret says. “I’d read one of Feynman’s books, The Meaning of It All: Thoughts of a Citizen-Scientist, and was very excited about the science department’s idea. In a way, this play mirrors his life in that it’s not quite linear, it’s more circular. Some scenes even have multi-time dimensions, such as towards the end of his life while he’s lying on an operating table after being diagnosed with terminal cancer, yet at the same time, he’s 11 years old and talking to his father. Time cycles within time cycles. Of course, Feynman being Feynman, there’s also a pretty good scene in a topless bar.”

A child prodigy, at the age of 24 Feynman became the youngest Group Leader in Los Alamos’s legendary Manhattan Project, where he worked on the A-bomb – and later grew concerned about the power he helped unleash. One of the most admired scientists of the 20th Century, Feynman helped pioneer quantum electrodynamics and predicted the future of nanotechnology.

After the Challenger Space Shuttle disaster in 1986, Feynman served on the Presidential commission that investigated the explosion, and on national television, demonstrated to millions of grieving Americans how the O-rings had failed the astronauts.

“I found Richard Fenyman quite fascinating,” says PVCC composer and Fine & Performing Arts Division Chair Christopher Scinto, who scored the play. “Science scares me quite a bit, but his thirst for knowledge and adventure drew me in, so I tried to capture his spirit in my music.”

The structure of Scinto’s score for Child of the Kosmos is as unusual as Feynman’s life and mind. “The music is composed in a series of perfect fourths, beginning in the key of F, for Feynman,” Scinto says. “That sound is not the standard sound of classical Western music, which is based in thirds, so we get a sense of openness, of expansion, almost of space and time. And that’s fitting, don’t you think?”

Regardless of all Feynman’s scientific achievements, he never lost the common touch. His three-volume work, The Lectures on Physics, explained the physical laws of nature in terms that even laymen could understand. He also wrote two best-selling books of humorous anecdotes, Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! and What Do You Care What Other People Think? His death from cancer in 1988 was a sad day for the millions who admired him, and the hundreds who were privileged to call him friend.

Annual Mystery Party Fundraiser, Oct. 26

PHOENIX, October 4, 2007 – Have a blast.....all for a good cause!

The PVCC Student Leadership Council invites students, faculty, administration and the community to attend its annual Mystery Party. Set for Oct. 26 from 6:30 - 10 p.m. in the Kranitz Student Center (KSC), this year's theme revolves around a fairy tale mystery entitled "Once Upon a Time...A Fairy Tale Mystery Party."

Students pay $12 for tickets, and all others pay $20. Tables seat eight to ten people. Participants are asked to wear costumes portraying different characters. By following the script and using deductive reasoning, players try to solve the mystery.

Tickets go on sale Oct. 8 at the Student Life Office, KSC 135. Guests can expect great food, fun, prizes, award certificates, and music. Funds raised by the Student Leadership Council will go to this year's United Way fundraising drive.

For more information, stop by Student Life, or call them at (602)787-7240.

Spring Semester Registration is Now Open

PHOENIX, October 31, 2007 – Spring semester classes are now open for registration. Spring semester begins on Jan. 12, 2008.
You may register in-person at the Admissions & Records Office in PVCC's Kranitz Student Center (KSC), by phone at (602)787-7000, by fax
at (602)787-7025, or online.

El Mercado at PVCC

PHOENIX, October 30, 2007 – PVCC's Center for International Studies presents--
El Mercado at PVCC--

When: Monday, November 5, 2007
Time: from 11:30AM to 1:30PM
Where: Kranitz Student Services Building

Students from the Technology Institute of Monterrey (ITESM) at Hermosillo will be representing the products of 10 Sonoran small businesses for this special event here on our PVCC campus.

They will showcase--
Foods, Handicrafts, Hats, Boots, Mexican Candies, Salsas, Coyotas, and much more! Stop by to learn about the students' business education studies, and about small business in Mexico.

• Free samples
• Items for purchase

Sponsored by

Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) at Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Paradise Valley Community College (PVCC), Phoenix, AZ

National Depression Screening Day, Oct. 10

PHOENIX, October 3, 2007 – Just got the blues? Or are you depressed?

WHAT: Free depression screening
WHEN: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, October 10, 2007
WHERE: Kranitz Student Services Building,
INFORMATION: Cathy G. Mendoza, M.C., (602) 787-7998

It is estimated that almost 20 million Americans suffer from some form of depression, and of those, the depression becomes so severe that 15% of them commit suicide. By the year 2010 depression will be the second most common health problem in the U.S, second only to heart disease. Depression can strike everyone, from young children to the elderly, and -- contrary to popular belief -- the signs of depression are not always obvious.

However, depression is one of the most treatable of illnesses. With proper counseling and/or medication, 80 to 90% of its sufferers find relief.

As part of National Depression Screening Day, Paradise Valley Community College is offering a free depression screening to its students and the genral public from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday, October 10. Upon arrival, attendees may register at the Kravitz Student Center, and in order of registration, will be given a private session with one of the school’s professional counselors.

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Separately, two seminars will be held that day, Oct. 10. At 9:00 a.m. "Depression and the Mature Adult," will be held in room KSC 185 and at 12:00 p.m., "Understanding Depression and the College Student" will be held in the PVCC Library. Admission to both is free and open to the public.

Study International Marketing & Technology in Prague

PHOENIX, October 26, 2007 – Study the global marketing & technology environment in Prague.

The Paradise Valley Community College Business/IT Division is offering a unique opportunity to study the global business environment of Prague on a 6 day tour in one of the world’s most exciting global business environments. As an international marketing & technology class, students are able to view first hand how to plan and implement international marketing strategies through direct application and exposure to Prague’s culture, legal/political, economic and market demand. Prague has a long history of business prosperity and oppression under communist rule. Now home to 1.5 million people, Prague is becoming a high-tech affluent business community in the global economy.

Scheduled for mid-May 2008, the tour costs approximately $3300.00 (including airfare). Course dates: 5/5/08 – 6/5/08, travel dates: 5/19/08 – 5/26/08. This tour is part of five-week course in which participants will earn college credits from PVCC in either of the following:

Learning Community One
IBS102 International Marketing 2 credits
Sections 5531
BPC133AA Internet/Web Development Level I-A 1 credit
Sections 3001
Faculty: Dina Preston-Ortiz & Gary Smith

OR
Learning Community Two
IBS121 Export Marketing Case Studies 2 credits
Sections 5599
CIS298AB Special Projects – Flash 1 Credit
Sections 3000
Faculty: Jim Patterson & Dr. Jon Storslee

Registrations and a non-refundable deposit of $1100 is required no later December 11, 2007, the balance due of $2200 is due February 15, 2008. No refunds can be given after February 15, 2008. Course fees include airline flights, hotels, transportation in country and course tuition and lab fees.
An informational meeting will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 20 from 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Call for details.

Call (602) 787-6729 for information or to register. Paradise Valley Community College is located at 18401 N. 32nd St. (SE corner of 32nd Street and Union Hills), Phoenix, 85032.

Library Survey--Prizes! Drawing Nov. 20

PHOENIX, October 19, 2007 – The drawing for prizes will take place on Nov. 20 and 10:30 a.m. in the PVCC Library.

Win a $100 Best Buy electronics gift certificate!
Interested? Read on about the PVC Library User Survey--

The Library needs your input to improve our resources, facilities, and circulation services. Here’s your chance to let us know!

Please take our survey and enter the drawing to win one of the following prizes:

• $100 Best Buy gift certificate
• $50 gift certificate to PVC Bookstore
• 10 free cups of coffee/tea at the Library’s Coffee Cart

Join us for the drawing of winners on Nov. 20, 10:30 a.m., PVCC Library.
Prize winners will be notified.

Go to the PVCC Library home page to start the survey—
www.paradisevalley.edu/library
The survey is available at the top of the page.

Survey closes at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 16th.

Thank you for your input!

North Campus Entry CLOSED this afternoon

PHOENIX, October 16, 2007 – 1:48 PM Tues., Oct. 16

If you will be driving to PVCC's campus soon, this is to alert you that the intersection of 34th Street and Union Hills Drive (north entry onto our campus) has been closed completely by the Phoenix Police Department, due to a serious accident. Please avoid that intersection for the next few hours if possible.

United Way Online Silent Auction Open!

PHOENIX, November 6, 2007 – The PVCC Online Silent Auction has been launched!

There are over 20 fabulous items to choose from, including artwork, electronics, sports memorabilia, house decor items, wine and restaurants, a spa package, gift baskets and certificates.

Look for the icon link on the PVCC web home page, the Employees page or the Institutional Advancement page or go to:

http://arwen.pvc.maricopa.edu/pvunited

The auction will close on Friday, December 7, 2007 at 10 a.m.

Thank you to those individuals and businesses who contributed items. Items are still being accepted to be added to the auction -- just drop them off at the Institutional Advancement office or contact Lori Espinoza, Silent Auction chair.

Let the bidding begin! And thank you, for supporting the PVCC United Way Campaign.

Your PVCC United Way Campaign Committee

Campus Closed for Veteran's Day

PHOENIX, November 6, 2007 – Please note that the PVCC campus will be closed on Monday, Nov. 12 in observance of Veteran's Day.
No services will be available. All buildings will be closed (including Fitness Center).

Normal campus services will resume Tuesday, Nov. 13.

PVCC North in Cave Creek, Enrollment Nov. 28

PHOENIX, November 6, 2007 – PVCC will hold a special enrollment event for those interested in taking classes at our Cave Creek location and for dual-enrollment students at Cactus Shadows High School.

The enrollment session will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 28, from 2:45-6:00 p.m. at Cactus Shadows High School, in Room 304.

Cactus Shadows High School is located at:
5802 E. Dove Valley Road, Cave Creek

More information is available at this site:
www.pvc.maricopa.edu/pvccnorth/

High School Seniors & Parents Night, Nov. 15

PHOENIX, November 5, 2007 – Here's your chance to see what community college is all about.--

Please join us for our High School Seniors & Parent Night on Thursday, Nov. 15. It's an opportunity to meet our staff and current students, and really get a idea of what PVCC is like. Over 8,000 students a semester choose PVCC...... maybe you'll decide to, too!

Come and join us to learn about:

*Financing a college education (Thought it wasn't possible? Think again.)

*Programs of study (check out careers that fit YOU!)

*Occupational/ certificate options (job-related, and faster than a two-year degree)

*How to transfer your credits earned at PVCC to the university of your choice (and save a bundle doing it)

*PVCC's enrollment process (this is easy)

*College resources & programs (you've love the free tutoring!).

Thursday, Nov. 15 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Studio Theatre

And bring your parents along (promise, they won't be the ONLY ones there!)

For more info, call Ivette Quintero at (602)787-7176 or email her at :
ivette.quintero@pvmail.maricopa.edu
www.paradisevalley.edu/me

Veteran's 5K Run & 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk

PHOENIX, November 2, 2007 – Join PVCC's veteran's and Veteran's Club in a benefit run on Nov. 11--

When: November 11, 2007…
Time: 5K at 8:00 am, 1 Mile at 8:10 am
(Registration starts at 7:00 a.m.)
Where: Reach 11 Recreation Area/Horse Lover’s Park
(Tatum Road South of the 101 freeway)
Awards: 5K Run – Overall Male & Female,
Top 3 Male & Female in 5 year age groups.
1 Mile Fun Run/Walk – Overall Male and Female

On-Line Registration Available At: www.arizonarunningeventsco.com

REMEMBER OUR VETERANS
NOVEMBER 11, 2007

Proceeds will benefit the Arizona Veterans Program Association (AVPA) scholarship fund. AVPA is a non-profit organization consisting primarily of school officials from colleges and universities throughout Arizona. Our mission is to promote opportunities for veteran students to access higher education. Scholarships are awarded each spring to deserving military veterans in our state.

Thanksgiving Holiday Hours

PHOENIX, November 16, 2007 – Our campus will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 22 in celebration of Thanksgiving.

On Friday, Nov. 23, only the PVCC Fitness Center will be open during regular hours. All other campus offices and services will be closed on Friday, as well.

Free Star Party, Observation Deck, Thurs., Nov. 15

PHOENIX, November 13, 2007 – You are invited to join the Paradise Valley Community College Stargazing Party from 6:30 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. on Thursday, November 15, at the campus observation deck. The PVCC Physics and Astronomy Department is sponsoring this free event and members of the Phoenix Astronomical Society (PAS) are providing telescopes and will be on hand to answer questions.

In case of cloudy weather, the event will be canceled.

The astronomy observation deck is located on the south side of the campus between buildings G and F, just west of the library. Those interested may view a campus map at http://www.pvc.maricopa.edu/campusmap.

Participants should dress appropriately for walking in unpaved areas and should bring drinking water.

Registration is required at https://www2.pvc.maricopa.edu/events. For more information, please call 602.787.6685 or e-mail david.hellmann@pvmail.maricopa.edu.

PVCC's Summer Hours Announced

PHOENIX, May 11, 2007 – Summer hours of operation have been set for the campus.
Student services offices, the library, and other campus offices will have different hours of operation beginning May 14, 2007, through mid-August.

Check here for a detailed listing:

www.pvc.maricopa.edu/summerhours.html

Notice to Students: Proposition 300 Information

PHOENIX, March 8, 2007 –
Dear Student:

In order to better assist you with the registration process at all of the Maricopa Community Colleges, we want to inform you of some important changes that are being implemented in response to the passage of Proposition 300. The Maricopa Colleges will be requiring all students to answer a series of new questions on college enrollment forms. In addition, students taking credit courses may be required to provide acceptable documentation as proof of residency, such as birth certificate, Arizona driver’s license or identification card and official immigration papers. Proof of residency does not apply to non-credit courses.

It is important to know that the new law does not prevent anyone from enrolling in the Maricopa Community Colleges. However, the law does require that students who are not citizens or legal residents pay out-of-state tuition which is currently $90 per credit hour for students taking less than 7 credit hours and $280 per credit hour for students taking seven or more credit hours.

The law further states that persons who are not citizens or legal residents are not entitled to tuition waivers, fee waivers, grants, scholarship assistance, financial aid, tuition assistance or any type of financial assistance that is subsidized with state monies.

We invite you to visit www.maricopa.edu/Prop300 for additional information about the new law and what is considered acceptable documentation to verify residency. In addition, the Admissions and Records staffs at each of the Maricopa Colleges remain ready to assist you in any way they can.

We look forward to your continued enrollment at the Maricopa Community College of your choice.

Sincerely,

Steven R. Helfgot, Ed.D.
Vice Chancellor, Student & Community Affairs

DR. LYNNE D. KITEI, "THE PHOENIX LIGHTS" AUTHOR SPEAKS AT PVCC

PHOENIX, March 6, 2007 – DR. LYNNE D. KITEI, "THE PHOENIX LIGHTS" AUTHOR SPEAKS AT PVCC

WHEN: 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 28, 2007
WHERE: Center for the Performing Arts, Paradise Valley Community College, 18401 N. 32nd St., Phoenix
ADMISSION: $8 general, $5 students and seniors
INFORMATION: (602) 787-7738

Dr. Lynne D. Kitei, M.D., author of the book, "The Phoenix Lights: A Skeptic's Discovery that We Are Not Alone," will speak March 28, at Paradise Valley Community College, about her experiences documenting the famed state-wide sightings in 1997 of the phenomena some have called UFOs. In addition to Dr. Lynne's talk and PowerPoint presentation showing photographs and video stills of the hovering lights, she will unveil the never-before seen picture that compelled her to come forward and share her story with the world.

“I had been taking 35mm pictures and videos of the lights from my Paradise Valley home for two years before the mass sightings in Arizona, but after so many thousands of people saw them on March 13, 1997, I knew I had to do something,” Dr. Lynne says.

At that time Dr. Lynne was the Chief Clinical Consultant at the Arizona Heart Institute’s Imaging/Prevention/Wellness Center, but she began devoting more and more time to the investigation of the phenomenon. “I approached it like the scientist I am, and what I discovered is simply astounding,” she says. Her 750-page journal and notes were eventually condensed into the best-selling 220 page book, "The Phoenix Lights," released in March, 2004.

"This topic has been so riddled with controversy and ridicule and criticism that I didn't know what to expect when the book came out," she says. "But I was greatly encouraged by its reception. Many other people, including doctors and doctors' wives actually took me aside and began to share their own experiences with the Phoenix Lights. We need to get this subject out in the open so that we can address it and move forward. Other cultures and countries accept the phenomena as a way of life, and it's time we did, too."

Dr. Lynne points out that our Solar System is a relatively new one, and that many systems are billions of years older. "There may be places out there billions of years ahead of us in technical advancement. Just because we don't see them, or usually don't see them, doesn't mean they don't exist. After all, it was only after the invention of the microscope that we began to realize that there are billions of tiny living entities not visible to the naked eye."

After Dr. Lynne's talk and PowerPoint presentation, she will answer questions and sign her book and DVD. To learn more about Dr. Lynne, go to www.thephoenixlights.net

Kids College Now in its 12th Summer - Register Your Children Now

PHOENIX, March 30, 2007 – This summer young students at PVCC will be programming robots, building rockets, becoming secret agents, designing computer games and creating their own cartoon characters.

Children ages 6-14 will have the opportunity to do these activities and much more when the college hosts their 12th annual Kids College June 18-28 and July 9-19. The program hosts a variety of enriching, yet educational, courses which are designed to enable children to expand their academic skills while having fun and making new friends. Most classes are held from 8am – noon or 1 – 5pm and range from $95-$379.

For more information visit www.pvc.maricopa.edu/ce/kids.htm

Special Enrollment Day for PVCC North Set for April 18 at Cactus Shadows High School

PHOENIX, March 30, 2007 – Paradise Valley Community College North, located on the campus of Cactus Shadows High School, 5802 E. Dove Valley Road, Scottsdale, is now registering students for the Fall 2007 semester. Classes start August 20. Tuition is affordable at $65 per credit hour (for in-state students), plus a registration fee of $15 per semester.

More than 30 credit and non-credit classes are available at PVCC North, including aerobics, art, ceramics, computer technology, dance, English, finance, history, life enrichment, Spanish, writing and publishing, and more.

Students can register for PVCC North classes right away at PVCC's main campus, 18401 N. 32nd St. (32nd Street and Union Hills); by phone at (602) 493-2669; or online at www.paradisevalley.edu/pvccnorth . On April 18, from 2:45 p.m. until 6:30, PVCC North will be holding a special enrollment/testing day at its Cactus Shadows High School campus, which is located off the intersection of Carefree Highway and 56th Street.

For 20 years, PVCC has kept pace with the constant growth of the North Valley, offering breadth and depth of educational opportunity, including two-year degree programs, occupational certification programs, and noncredit continuing education.

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PVCC Hosts Relay for Life April 13 for American Cancer Society

PHOENIX, March 29, 2007 – By taking part in Relay for Life, you can help save a life and have a good time while doing so. From 6 p.m. Friday, April 13, until 6 a.m. Saturday, April 14, community individuals, church and civic groups, cancer survivors, and more than 30 teams of volunteers will take part in the annual Relay for Life at Shoenhair Field, Paradise Valley Community College, 32nd Street and Union Hills, Phoenix. The annual event, sponsored by the American Cancer Society, raises money for cancer prevention and research.

“It’s an awesome, awesome time,” says Chris Hunt, the chairperson of PVCC’s event. “Relay for Life is like a big slumber party, with entertainment, food, games, raffles, and our Miss Relay Fashion Contest, with guys dressing like girls! We've lined up a whole night of special events for the kids, too. Face painting, a moon jump, hip hop, music and more. There's even a ‘peeps’ eating contest!”

The event is free, Hunt says. “You don’t have to be a member of a team to show up. Everyone is welcome to join in the fun. Last year we attracted around 500 people and we suspect that this year there’ll be even more.”

Each team taking part in the relay collects donations, then camps out in the center of Shoenhair Field for the night-long festivities. Relay for Life is not a true relay or race, but one person from each team will be walking the track at all times.

Although thousands of Relay for Life events take place throughout the world, PVCC’s relay has proven especially successful. In 2005, the first year PVCC held the event, six teams raised a total of $6,000 for cancer research and cancer services. Last year a total of 15 teams raised $25,000. More than 30 teams taking part this year, with a fund-raising goal of $40,000.

For all the fun that is to be found at Relay for Life, Hunt says the event is an emotional time, too. “During the opening ceremonies, we celebrate our cancer survivors. At 9 p.m., we hold the Ceremony of Hope, a luminaria service where we light candles all round the track and a bagpipe plays in honor of those who are no longer with us.”

The registration deadline for Relay for Life is April 9. Those interested in become part of a relay team can register online at www.acsevents.org/relay/az/northvalley . You do not have to be on a team or register to attend the event.

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Fall 2007 Enrollment Has Begun!

PHOENIX, March 21, 2007 – PVCC Fall 2007 enrollment has begun.

The Fall 2007 class schedule is available for pick-up on campus. The online interactive schedule is available for viewing at www.paradisevalley.edu/sc.html .

Fall Semester begins August 18 -- over 800 classes are available in traditional format (in-classroom, 16-week) and flexible/alternative delivery format choices (such as Online, FlexExpress, Open Entry Online, Guided Independent Learning formats -- see www.paradisevalley.edu/choices).

Registration is available by phone, fax or mail, in person or online. Classes fill quickly, so early registration is encouraged. To register by phone, call (602) 787-7000. To register online, visit www.pvc.maricopa.edu/admissions .

Tuition is affordable at $65 per credit hour (for in-state tuition) plus a registration fee of $15 per semester.

Please note that the tuition payment deadline for Fall 2007 semester has changed from previous years. For students who register now through June 15, the new tuition payment deadline is June 15. For students who register for classes AFTER June 15, fall tuition is due on the close of business each Wednesday.

Don't be disappointed by having the classes you've enrolled in canceled due to lack of payment. Make arrangements for payment within these deadlines. One option is to use the new extended payment payment plan, e-Cashier. For information visit: www.paradisevalley.edu/cashiers .

Artist Beth Shadur to visit PVCC March 20, 2007

PHOENIX, March 1, 2007 – As part of Women’s History Month, artist Beth Shadur will lecture and present slides from 2 to 4:40 p.m. March 20, 2007, in the Center for the Performing Arts at Paradise Valley Community College (PVCC).

Shadur is curator of the Poetic Dialogue Project, a unique exhibition that features the poetry of 10 women whose writing is based on the work of 21 artists. In the traveling exhibit, the poetry and art are hung side by side. Shadur, an artist-in-education for the Illinois Arts Council and former executive director of Chicago’s ARC Gallery, worked on the idea with Arizona poet Dr. Lois Roma-Deeley, Creative Writing professor and poet-in-residence at PVCC.

Shadur’s work has been exhibited widely in solo and group exhibitions at the Art Institute of Chicago; the Drawing Center, New York City; the Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, N.Y.; the Butler Institute of Art, Youngstown, Ohio; and the Colorado Springs Art Museum, Colorado Springs, Colo. She has created more than 125 large murals as public, private and community art projects in both the United States and Great Britain. Her work appears in Twentieth Century Watercolors; The Special Unit, Barlinnie Prison: Its evolution through its art; Community Murals: The People’s Art; and Art and Cartography. Shadur has lectured widely on community arts in both the United States and abroad.

The event is sponsored by the PVCC Creative Writing Program, and is free and open to the public. Reservations are not required. For more information, contact Dr. Lois Roma-Deeley at (602) 787-6577.

For 20 years, PVCC has kept pace with the constant growth of the North Valley, offering breadth and depth of educational opportunity, including two-year degree programs, occupational certification programs and noncredit continuing education. PVCC is conveniently located to North Phoenix, Scottsdale, the Town of Paradise Valley, Cave Creek and Carefree, just one-half mile west of SR-51 on the southeast corner of 32nd Street and Union Hills Drive.

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Registration Phone Number Change

PHOENIX, June 6, 2007 – Paradise Valley Community College has a new registration telephone number. Effectively immediately, call (602)787-7000 for phone registration.

HURRY !!!! Late Registration for Fall Classes Closes Aug. 24

PHOENIX, June 20, 2007 – PVCC's fall 2007 semester has already begun, but late registration for classes is in progress now and continues through Friday, Aug. 24. Stop in to register now.

After the 24th, we have almost 200 Late Start Classes with class start dates now through November. Check our schedule for a complete listing. The Fall 2007 class schedule is available for pick-up on campus. The online interactive schedule is available for viewing at www.paradisevalley.edu/sc.html .

PVCC offers classes in traditional format (in-classroom, 16-week) and flexible/alternative delivery format choices (such as Online, FlexExpress, Open Entry Online, Guided Independent Learning formats -- see www.paradisevalley.edu/choices).

Registration is available by phone, fax or mail, in person or online. To register by phone, call (602) 787-7000. To register online, visit www.pvc.maricopa.edu/admissions .

Tuition is affordable at $65 per credit hour (for in-state tuition) plus a registration fee of $15 per semester.

For maximum financial flexibility, check out our new extended payment payment plan, e-Cashier. For information visit: www.paradisevalley.edu/cashiers .

Register NOW for Summer Session II

PHOENIX, June 20, 2007 – PVCC Summer 2007 enrollment continues! Summer Session II begins July 2.

The Summer 2007 class schedule is available for pick-up on campus. The online interactive schedule is available for viewing at www.paradisevalley.edu/sc.html .

Hundreds of classes are available, including art, astronomy, behavioral health, biology, chemistry, computer studies, early childhood education, English, fire science, foreign languages, music, political science, physical education, sign language and more. Courses are offered in 5- and 8-week formats.

Registration is available by phone, fax or mail, in person or online. Classes fill quickly, so early registration is encouraged. To register by phone, call (602) 787-7000. To register online, visit www.pvc.maricopa.edu/admissions .

Tuition is affordable at $65 per credit hour (for in-state tuition) plus a registration fee of $15 per semester.

Think SUMMER and get ahead on your educational goals!

Free Smoking Cessation Classes Begin July 9 at PVCC

PHOENIX, June 20, 2007 – Paradise Valley Community College will host free smoking cessation classes on campus beginning July 9. The six-week session runs through August 13 and is held at the Kranitz Student Center, Rm 212 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. The class is offered by the Maricopa County Tobacco Use Prevention Program.

According to the Maricopa County Tobacco Use Prevention Program (MACTUPP) website, “tobacco products contain nicotine which is a highly addictive substance. Nicotine actually changes the way the brain reacts and affects your moods and actions. The truth is if you are currently smoking or chewing tobacco daily, you are probably addicted to nicotine. Scientists believe nicotine changes brain chemicals. Nicotine increases the brain chemical, dopamine, which is located in the pleasure center of the brain. Your body becomes used to the increased dopamine levels and its gratifying affects. When you stop using tobacco, the dopamine levels go down and you begin to feel the withdrawal symptoms.”

To register, please contact the Maricopa County Tobacco Use Prevention Program (MACTUPP) at 602-372-7272 .

To learn more about tobacco addiction, quit tips, and more, please visit www.mactupp.org

For 20 years, PVCC has kept pace with the constant growth of the North Valley, offering breadth and depth of educational opportunity, including two-year degree programs, occupational certification programs, and noncredit continuing education. PVCC is located just one half mile west of SR-51 on the southeast corner of 32nd Street and Union Hills Drive. PVCC is one of the 10 Maricopa Community Colleges, and serves more than 8,500 students year round.

EVENT FACT SHEET

What:
Free Smoking Cessation Class

When:
July 9 through August 13, 2007
6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Where:
Paradise Valley Community College, KSC Room 212
18401 N 32nd St, Phoenix

Who:
Offered by the Maricopa County Tobacco Use Prevention Program

Cost:
Free

Registration/Information:
602-327-7272

Students: Deadline extended to June 28 for MCC Foundation Scholarship Applications

PHOENIX, June 20, 2007 – Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation
presents...

More 2007-08 Scholarship Opportunities!!!

The application due date has been extended until Thursday, June 28th, at 4 p.m.

Students with with financial need are encouraged to apply!

Remaining scholarships range from $250-$1,250 per year for students in all fields, including nursing, photography, manufacturing, mining, construction, computer science, and mathematics!

View scholarship criteria and applications at:
www.maricopa.edu/resdev/scholarships/apply.php

Free Opera Highlights Concert

PHOENIX, July 31, 2007 – WHAT: Paradise Valley Community College’s Summer Opera Highlights Concert
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, August 10-11
WHERE: PVCC’s Performing Arts Center, 34th St. and Union Hills, Phoenix
ADMISSION: Free
INFORMATION: (602) 787-7738

The world’s greatest music – for free!

Curious about opera but don’t want to pop for the big bucks tickets until you’re sure you’ll like it? Then attend PVCC’s Summer Opera Highlights Concert and hear some of the most glorious music in the world – absolutely free.

“The evening’s actually a concert with full lighting and minimalist sets, made up of around 15 selections from the world’s greatest operas, sung by professional and non-professional singers doing what they love to do,” says PVCC adjunct faculty member Daniel Kurek, the program’s director.

“People will hear some of the most glorious music they’ve ever heard, from Madama Butterfly, The Marriage of Figaro, La Boheme, La Traviata and more. Opera lovers will attend in full force, of course, but this is also the perfect chance for people who have never heard opera to dip their toe in the water. And it won’t cost them a cent!”

Kurek himself has sung with Arizona Opera, Cleveland Opera, Austin Lyric Opera, and Opera Pacific. Last summer, he toured Europe as a member of Arizona Masterworks Chorale, and he was featured soloist in Vienna, in a program honoring Mozart’s 250th anniversary.

This is the fourth year PVCC has hosted the opera evening, but the first year it will take place in the new state-of-the-art Performing Arts Center.

“We’re all excited about that,” Kurek says. “Even when we were performing in PVCC’s Black Box Theatre, we pretty much had a full house. The community loves it, because it’s a casual, unpretentious, relaxing evening. And did I say the music is gorgeous?”

Arizona Jewish Theater in Residence at PVCC

PHOENIX, July 2, 2007 – The Governing Board of the Maricopa County Community College District has approved a license agreement with the Arizona Jewish Theater Company (AJTC). The theater company will be in residence at the Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of Paradise Valley Community College (PVCC). Through this agreement, AJTC’s upcoming 2007-2008 season will take place at PVCC.

“We are thrilled to be able to perform in such a beautiful and well-equipped facility – especially since this is our 20th Anniversary Season!” said Janet Arnold, producing director of AJTC. “PVCC’s Center for the Performing Arts is a gorgeous theater, and our being there is a win-win situation for everyone. We’re planning to make many opportunities available to PVCC students, such as working with and learning from professional actors, directors, designers and playwrights. Our hope is to involve other PVCC departments as well, particularly history, humanities, and the performing and visual arts.”

Founded in 1988, AJTC is one of only a handful of Equity theater companies in the Valley, and is one of the largest Jewish theaters in North America. AJTC’s shows are chosen for their universal themes, making them accessible to everyone. The company is also known for its extensive children/teen program, which provides theatrical opportunities for many young actors. During its 19 years, AJTC has received numerous theatrical and civic awards.

The faculty and staff of PVCC are excited about the new arrangement, too. The college’s president, Dr. Mary Kay Kickels (who has a theater background herself), noted, “From my point of view, this is a perfect marriage of the arts and education. When we built our new arts center, we made a commitment to bring the best in performing and visual arts to the North Valley. Our partnership with AJTC is a superb opportunity for our students to participate in all aspects of professional theater. What’s more, it will bring area residents to our campus to experience the finest in local theater.”

But perhaps the biggest beneficiary of AJTC’s new home will be the Northeast Valley itself. “The community will benefit by having access to professional theatre in their own backyard,” said Dr. Christopher Scinto, division chair of PVCC’s Fine & Performing Arts Department. “Community members will no longer have to drive to Scottsdale or Downtown Phoenix to enjoy professional theatre performances.”

According to the Richard Schultz, PVCC’s arts center coordinator, the $6 million, 25,000 square foot facility opened October 13, 2005. A fully professional, multi-use theater, this beautiful facility seats 300 guests and incorporates a 25-musician orchestra pit, as well as state-of-the-art lighting, sound, and audiovisual systems. The theater’s 1,000 square foot lobby contains a box office and concession stand, and also functions as an art galley.

AJTC 2007-2007 Season -- 20th Anniversary Season

October 6-21, 2007 ------ Fiddler on the Roof, book by Joseph Stein, music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick. A co-production with PVCC

January 5-20, 2008------- Halpern & Johnson, by Lionel Goldstein

March 15-30, 2008 ------ Kindertransport, by Diane Samuels

May 17 - June 1, 2008 --- The Last Night of Ballyhoo, by Alfred Uhry

Season tickets for new patrons are now on sale. Call 602-264-0402 or order on-line at www.azjewishtheatre.org

PVCC to open new academic building

PHOENIX, January 3, 2007 – Paradise Valley Community College will celebrate the opening of a new academic building on its campus with a ribbon cutting and reception on Friday, Jan 12 at 1 p.m. The ceremony is free and open to the public. The building, located at the south end of the college campus, will house the college's Allied Health program, including Nursing, Nurse Assisting, Fire Science/ EMT, and Paramedics. In addition, PVCC's Athletics Program and Facilities Services offices will share the space.

The building is a single story, 4,462 square foot structure which includes classrooms, an allied health skills lab, nine private offices plus workstations, and a reception area.
Architect for the project is Gabor Lorant Architects, Inc., with construction by Arizona-based ESB Modular Manufacturing. Paradise Valley Community College is located at 18401 N. 32nd St. in Phoenix, near the SR-51 and the Loop 101. For more information, contact the college at (602)787-7774.

Testing Center Closed Feb. 2, 2007

PHOENIX, January 26, 2007 – The Assessment/ Testing Center will be closed on Friday, February 2.

Spring 2007 Late-Start Classes Still Available

PHOENIX, January 23, 2007 – The spring semester is well underway, but it is still not too late to
enroll in many of Paradise Valley Community College's (PVCC’s) special “late start” courses.

These classes – some of which are accepting registration as late as
April -- appeal to a variety of student interests. They include several
sections of Theater, Dance, English and Communication, Emergency Medical
Technology, Fire Science, Health Science, Early Childhood Education,
Computer Science, Personal Development, Psychology, International
Business, Real Estate, Political Science, and Geology and Sociology –
and that’s just to name a few!

Also available for late entrants are PVCC’s individualized study
programs in GIL (Guided Independent Learning), in which students work
with experienced faculty in self-designed mentor situations; and OEO
(Open Entry Online) computer classes.

To find out which of our late-entry classes and/or programs suit your
particular needs, contact (602) 787-7411.

Or to view the online class schedule for available "late start" classes go to www.paradisevalley.edu/sc.html -- under the "Spring 2007" section click on the "Available" link. Classes are listed by course prefix.

It’s never too late to learn...or to get started!

A Message to Students from Chancellor Rufus Glasper

PHOENIX, January 19, 2007 – A MESSAGE TO THE STUDENTS OF THE MARICOPA COMMUNITY COLLEGES

You may have arrived on campus this week to find sheriff’s officers working in some of our offices, or have seen news stories describing these activities. Since you may have questions, I’m writing to assure you that we will not let this activity deter us from fulfilling our mission as an educational institution. You will continue to receive the same high quality education that you have every reason to expect from us.

On January 17, Maricopa County Sheriff’s Deputies with search warrants arrived at the District Office and Mesa, Estrella Mountain, and Scottsdale Community Colleges. The deputies are looking into matters that have been discussed in the press over the past several months. The district knew about the inquiry and, in fact, had been providing the Sheriff’s Department with information prior to their visits. We continue to cooperate fully.

The sheriff’s department inquiry relates in-part, to the district’s own internal audit reports from the past several years. Those audits resulted in some findings of misuse of public funds and the need to enhance internal controls. In response, we’ve taken corrective action, including dismissing an employee, requesting reimbursements from other employees, and conducting procedural reviews.

More recently, there were some other matters brought to my attention by newspaper reporters. In response, I called for internal reviews and placed an employee on administrative leave. I also initiated other actions including the formation of a Blue Ribbon Panel to make recommendations on internal processes, and requested an external third party review of one program. This multi-faceted effort is moving forward, and we remain committed to high ethical standards and the responsible stewardship of public funds.

In short, whenever we have uncovered or been made aware of potential wrongdoing, we have investigated, have taken, and will continue to take appropriate action. As a public institution, we take our responsibility for public resources, including the money you pay us, very seriously. What’s more, we believe we have an obligation to share with you not only what we do right, but also what we may need to improve.

Rest assured that we remain committed to our fundamental mission of teaching and learning, and will continue to do whatever it takes to provide you with the best education possible. The success of our 10 colleges is built on the many significant contributions and accomplishments of our staff, faculty and students.

Thank you for the faith you’ve placed in us. I assure you that we remain focused on helping you reach your educational goals.

Respectfully,

Rufus Glasper
Chancellor

New Parking Lot Is Now Open

PHOENIX, January 12, 2007 – After months of planning and construction, PVCC’s new East parking lot and the final segments of the campus circular ring road are now open. The 250-space lot is located east of M-Building and southeast of E-Building. The north end of the lot is marked for employee parking and the south side of the second row is reserved for PVCC college vans. These areas are painted yellow and signs will be posted.

CAUTIONARY NOTICE OF RISK: As this new lot is adjacent to the Maricopa County Paradise Valley Golf Course, there is a risk of damage from stray golf balls. THE MARICOPA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT, MARICOPA COUNTY, and THE GOLF COURSE MANAGEMENT ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE OR BODILY INJURY ON CAMPUS FROM GOLF BALLS. If anyone is concerned about property damage to their vehicles, or bodily injury from stray balls, they are encouraged to park in one of the other campus parking lots. Signs will be posted to inform everyone of this risk. The college district and Maricopa County are working together on installation of netting between the golf course and the campus. We anticipate that project will be completed in the next few months.

Emergency phones for this lot are not yet installed. Please see map for locations of the nearest emergency phones. This lot currently has one security camera. M-Building cameras will also survey the lot. More cameras are planned in the future. The large circle/turnaround area is to accommodate fire trucks. No parking is allowed in this area.

DRIVING and THE RING ROAD: Pedestrians will be crossing this ring road at many spots, so please drive with caution and observe the 15MPH posted speed limit. Be especially cautious near the Children’s Center where they have a drop off area for children in front. The speed limit in this area is 5 MPH. Additionally, watch for pedestrians in the cross walk in front of the Fitness Center.

If you have any questions, please contact our Office of College Safety at (602)787-7900.

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PVCC hosts MCCD Transfer Awareness Week Activities Feb 22

PHOENIX, February 7, 2007 – PVCC will be one of the hosts for the MCCD 4th Annual Transfer Awareness Week February 20-23, 2007. The Transfer Partner Schools will be on the PVCC campus on Thursday, February 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Over 45 higher education institutions will be present including Arizona's public universities. All sessions are free.

Maricopa’s Transfer Awareness Week is designed to provide information about transfer and create opportunities for students, faculty, and advisors to meet with Maricopa Transfer Partners. College and university partners from around the country will come together on our campuses and assist prospective transfer students with understanding their degrees and programs.

Faculty and advisors can also meet with partners to explore opportunities to expand access to baccalaureate degrees.

In continued support of student success, Maricopa faculty and staff will learn more about the various transfer opportunities our students have before them. Transfer Awareness Week will be held across Maricopa.

For more information, visit Maricopa Transfer Week

http://www.maricopa.edu/transferweek/

College Goal Sunday Feb 11 - Your Ticket to College

PHOENIX, February 7, 2007 – PVCC Office of Student Financial Assistance is proud to host the annual College Goal Sunday

February 11, 2007
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
PVCC Studio Theater (M-Bldg)

Watch the PVCC Financial Aid web site for more information

Financial Aid

Or visit College Goal Sunday
www.collegegoalsunday.com

- Free help to complete the financial aid form (FAFSA) to get money for college
- Online FAFSA completion available
- Financial Aid workshops
- Chance to win scholarships, Dell laptops, PDA's, backpacks, and more!

This FREE event is open to all current and new/prospective college students.

Duke Ellington Tribute Concert--Sat. March 3

PHOENIX, February 28, 2007 – FUNDRAISER SPOTLIGHTS DUKE ELLINGTON & COTTON CLUB

Special Event to Support Student Scholarships and Guest Artist Performances at PVCC

Dr. Christopher Scinto, chair of the Division of Fine of Performing Arts at Paradise Valley Community College, has announced a special event fundraiser, A Tribute to Duke Ellington and the Cotton Club, on Saturday, March 3rd at the Center for the Performing Arts.

The event begins at 5:30 p.m. with a silent auction featuring original artwork by local artists. The main stage performance begins at 7:30 p.m. with music provided by the PVCC Puma Jazz Band and dance performances by Valley swing duo, Sarah Barkworth and Steve Conrad. Tickets are $25 and include refreshments and a dessert buffet. Proceeds from this event will benefit student scholarships and arts programming. The Center for the Performing Arts is located at 34th Street and Union Hills in North Phoenix. For tickets, please call 602.787.7738.

Scinto commented, “Many regard Duke Ellington as the most important figure to emerge from the U.S. jazz scene in the 20th Century. The word jazz was too narrow for Ellington; his timeless music defies category.” He added, “This special concert celebrates the music of Duke Ellington and the colorful heyday of Harlem’s Cotton Club and its significant contribution to America’s cultural identity.” Musical selections include such pop standards as Don't Get Around Much Anymore, Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me, Satin Doll, In A Mellow Tone, Take the "A" Train and It Don't Mean a Thing.

As the one of the latest additions to the Valley’s rapidly-expanding cultural scene, the Center for the Performing Arts opened to great acclaim in October, 2005. The fully-professional theatre houses student productions, touring acts and educational programs, and is utilized for instructional purposes. The venue is outfitted with the latest technology and contains state-of-the-art lighting system, sound and audio visual equipment, as well as an orchestra pit and seating that accommodates approximately 300 patrons. For additional information about the Center, please visit the website at www.paradisevalley.edu/cpa .
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Experimental Arts Festival Returns for Second Year

PHOENIX, February 2, 2007 – After the success of the inaugural edition of the PHOENIX EXPERIMENTAL ARTS FESTIVAL last year, Dr. Christopher Scinto, chair for the Performing and Fine Arts Division at Paradise Valley Community College, has announced a second year to showcase the edgier, avant-garde artists who are pushing the boundaries in the visual and performing arts. The PHOENIX EXPERIMENTAL ARTS FESTIVAL, co-sponsored by the Phoenix New Times, will be presented February 9th and 10th, 2007, at the Center for the Performing Arts in North Phoenix. This year’s festival includes the addition of visual arts including installations in the lobby gallery by Kjel Alkire, David Bradley and Adria Pecora. The lobby opens at 5:30 p.m. with main stage performances at 7:30 p.m.
Highlights of the performances on Friday, February 9th include an appearance by Crossing 32nd Street featuring the world premiere of a new composition by Barry Moon and an avant-garde piece of music for cello performed with a live painter. Musician Issac Wallis will present “Nimis,” a digital composition for a computer programmed in Python. CONDER/dance, a local dance company, will present “The Private Sector,” a dance work that takes a searing look at the underside of private relationships, conflicts and fears. Next, choreographer Mary Fitzgerald will present “Dream Work - The Poetics of Human/Nature,” inspired by the poetry of Mary Oliver. Fitzgerald’s work was funded by a 2006 Artists Project Grant from the Arizona Commission on the Arts.

Crossing 32nd Street kicks off Saturday’s performance with “Alloy,” a composition for four percussionists/ readers forged on the concept that a metal alloy takes on both the strongest and weakest properties of its constituent elements. Essentially a structured improvisation, the four performers are perpetually modulating each other via the smelting pot of real-time computer processing. Crossing 32nd Street will also present Michael Gordon's “XY,” a musical piece about rhythmic interaction.

Theatre in My Basement returns to the Festival on Saturday with “Deseo/Desire," a multi-media performance by Chris Danowski and Natalia Jaeger. This performance draws images and words together,
including a television show for a new millennium, a new lie that a cynical generation can believe, and a singularly one-armed lobster. “Deseo/Desire," contains mature themes, adult subject matter, nudity, strong images, and multiple languages, some of which are illegal in wartime.

This performance also includes Via Corpo Dance Research, who will present “The Perfect Crime,” choregraphed by Aroldo Fernandes. This is the story of the murder of reality and the extermination of an illusion. Desert Dance Theatre will perform “Quereres (Desires).” Choreographer Lisa Chow commented, “In human characteristics such as sex, illness and death, identity is perpetually changing. This is the body as projection of self, the individual appropriation of desire, of one’s appearance, one’s image. If the body is no longer a site of otherness but of identification, then we have urgently to become reconciled with it, repair it, perfect it, turn it into an ideal object. And it is the body’s resemblance to its model which becomes a source of eroticism and seduction."

As the one of the latest additions to the Valley’s rapidly-expanding cultural scene, the Center for the Performing Arts opened to great acclaim in October, 2005. The fully-professional theatre is equipped for music, theater and dance productions plus film presentations. In addition, the lobby space serves as an art gallery. The multi-use facility houses student productions, touring acts and educational programs, and will be utilized for instructional purposes. The venue is outfitted with the latest technology and contains state-of-the-art lighting system, sound and audio visual equipment, as well as an orchestra pit and seating that accommodates approximately 300 patrons.
Admission is free to the lobby gallery events. Tickets to the main stage performances are $12 for adults and $8 for seniors and students. All events are intended for an adult audience with strong language and mature themes.

The Center for the Performing Arts is conveniently located at 34th Street and Union Hills at the east end of the campus of Paradise Valley Community College in North Phoenix. Newly-expanded parking is free. For additional information or reservations, please call 602.787.7738 or on the web at www.paradisevalley.edu/cpa or artcite.net.

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Campus Closed Monday, February 19 - Presidents Day

PHOENIX, February 15, 2007 – The PVCC campus will be closed on Monday, February 19, 2007 in observance of Presidents Day

PVCC Band to Perform at Desert Ridge

PHOENIX, August 7, 2007 – On Friday, Aug. 17, the PVCC Student Rock Band will perform at Desert Ridge Marketplace from 7-10 p.m. The student band, under the direction of Dr. Christopher Scinto, will perform three hours of music from the 60s and 70s to today's hit.

All of the band members are registered PVCC students, with the addition of one student guest musician from GCC.

The concert is open to the public and is free of charge.

Blood Drive Coming to Campus Aug. 29, 30

PHOENIX, August 6, 2007 – The United Blood Services will be here on Wed., Aug. 29 from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. and again on Thurs., Aug. 30 from 11:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. for a two-day blood drive. Give blood. Be a hero!

If you donate on Wed., Aug. 29 between 8 a.m. and 1.p.m., you will receive a free lunch at the Paradise Barbecue.

Here are ways to sign up:
1. Go to www.bloodhero.com and enter the sponsor code "pvcc" to set your own appointment.
2. Sign up at the Blood Drive table in KSC.
3. Call Ryan Martin in the Student Life Office at 602-787-7242.

PVCC Benefit Golf Tournament

PHOENIX, August 27, 2007 – WHAT: 2007 Puma Classic Golf Tournament
WHEN: 7 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007 (course registration at 6 a.m.)
WHERE: Rancho Manana Golf Course, Cave Creek
FEES: From $85 for single players, and sponsorship fees at the $100, $150 and $400 levels.
INFORMATION: (602) 787-7173 or visit the Tournament web site at www.pvc.maricopa.edu/athletics/pumaclassic.html

Tournament play is now full, but PVCC Athletics is still seeking event Sponsorships. Interested persons and/or companies should contact Helice Agria at 602-787-7173.

“The Tournament has a big party atmosphere,” says tournament director Helice Agria. “The golfers bring their buddies and it turns into a real bragging rights time. And there are games within the game – raffles for prizes, a ‘Vegas hole’, a longest drive competition, a closest-to-the-pin competition – it’s all-day fun.”

Proceeds from the Puma Classic will be used to provide scholarships and books for PVCC student-athletes. Previous events have raised more than $10,000.

The Puma Classic is a four-player scramble, with group prizes given for first, second and third place teams. Individual prizes will also be awarded. Tournament play includes green and cart fees, range balls, player services, as well as a post match lunch and beverages.

The setting couldn’t be more beautiful. Rancho Manana Golf Club is a par-70 championship course with dramatic elevation changes and natural desert landscaping. Golf Digest voted it as one of Arizona’s most scenic golf courses.

“You’ll have a full day of great scenery, great fun and you’ll be helping PVCC student-athletes at the same time,” promises Agria.

Register now for PVCC’s Late Start courses

PHOENIX, August 24, 2007 – The regular fall semester registration deadline may have come and gone, but there is plenty of time left to enroll in almost 200 Late Start classes at Paradise Valley Community College.

These classes cover a broad range of subjects -- some of which accept registration as late as November – and appeal to a wide variety of interests. They include several sections of Accounting, Administration of Justice, Business, Communications, Computer Applications, Counseling, Dance, Early Childhood Education, Emergency Medical Technology, Geology, Languages, Physical Education, Psychology, Real Estate, Sociology, Theatre Performance, U. S. History and Government, Wildland Firefighter, Women in Transition, Writing – and many, many more.

Also available for Late Start entrants are PVCC’s individualized study programs in GIL (Guided Independent Learning), in which students work with experienced faculty in self-designed mentor situations; and OEO (Open Entry Online) computer classes.

For a detailed look at these and other late-entry classes and/or programs, see PVCC’s Fall 2007 class schedule, available on campus or online at www.paradisevalley.edu/sc.html. To register by phone, call (602) 787-7000; to register online, visit www.pvc.maricopa.edu/admissions.

Tuition is affordable at $65 per credit hour (for in-state tuition), plus a registration fee of $15 per semester.

Mata Ortiz Potters to Visit PVCC Aug. 28

PHOENIX, August 21, 2007 – Mexican artists Lucy Mora and Lorenzo Bugarini will be demonstrating their unique pottery technique at the PVCC Art Studio (on campus) Aug. 28 from 8-10:45 a.m. and again from 2-4:45 p.m. The demonstrations are free and open to the public. In addition, the artists will have examples of their work for sale.

Mata Ortiz is an internationally known village in Chihuahua, Mexico, renowned for its beautiful pottery. Of the 2,000 or so residents, 400 are potters.

Master potter Juan Quezada started the pottery movement in the Mata Ortiz in the 1970's using a coiled clay technique inspired by indigenous Paquime and Casas Grandes ceramics, often incorporating Mimbres designs shared by the Southwest Native American cultures. His work, and that of others from Mata Ortiz, has been exhibited in museums throughout the U.S.

Registration Open This Saturday

PHOENIX, August 15, 2007 – Don't delay! There is still time to register for Fall Semester classes at PVCC. A special Registration Fest will be held this Saturday, August 18, from 8 a.m.- 12 noon in the KSC-Student Services Building on campus. Services available will include: financial aid, academic advising, admissions, placement testing, and the cashier's office. No reservations are necessary, so simply come in and enroll for your Fall Semester classes now through Saturday at noon. Classes begin Monday, Aug. 20 (a limited number of Saturday classes start on Aug. 18).

Continuing Education Summer Schedule Available

PHOENIX, April 3, 2007 – The Continuing Education Summer 2007 Schedule is now available on campus and online at:
www.paradisevalley.edu/ce

Highlights of the Summer Session include:

* Kids College - with 20 classes for students ages 6-14. The expanded program includes the classes: Secret Agent, Mystery Minds, Beautiful Confidence, Fun with Architecture, Ecology and Conservation and more!
* There are 11 new Continuing Education classes offered in the summer.

In addition:

* Spring classes are still underway with many more to be held.
* The inaugural Student and Faculty Art Exhibit will be held April 18-May 17 in the Library, with an opening reception, April 18, 6:30-7:30pm

For more information, contact the Division of Continuing Education at (602) 787-6800

USA Today awards PVCC’s Katie Gault top scholar honors

PHOENIX, April 16, 2007 – Monday, April 16, USA Today newspaper announced that Paradise Valley Community College’s Kathleen “Katie” Gault is one of the top scholars in the nation. The newspaper ran a story and printed the names of the First Team for their All-USA Academic Team: Gault’s was among the 20 listed.

“I was shocked and thrilled at the same time,” says Gault, who will turn 20 in May. “The First Team – that’s such an honor! I wanted it, but I didn’t really expect it.”

The national honor comes with a college scholarship.

To be named to the First Team – there are three teams total -- a student must first be nominated by his or her college president for competition on the community college level. The competition then moves on to the state level, where Gault was named to the All-Arizona Academic Team, receiving a cash scholarship and a two-year tuition waiver to any Arizona university. Gault, a Phoenix resident and daughter of two Phoenix Police officers, chose U of A, where she will major in media arts with the aim of eventually becoming a screenwriter.

“My dream job is to be head writer for Saturday Night Live,” she says. “But I know how fickle show business can be, so I’ll study everything about the industry -- management, production, post-production, editing, all that stuff. If writing doesn’t work out for me, I’ll have all those others areas to fall back on.”

According to the USA Today article, the 20 First Team members were selected from more than 1,500 nominees, with the winners excelling academically in disciplines ranging from nursing to mechanical engineering. Involvement in student organizations and community projects was also a factor. With a 3.9-plus GPA, Gault was found outstanding in every area. In her two years at PVCC, she has been a member of the Student Leadership Council, the Student Honors Advisory Board, AmeriCorps and Project Ayuda, which helps those in need.

As part of the All-USA Academic Team competition, each student wrote an essay about his most memorable college experience. Gault’s essay was titled, “Service Is Joy,” which discussed the joy she found raising funds for a needy Sunnyslope family, helping to renovate their run-down house, and teaching computer skills to their children.

“In my time with the family, I saw two very diverse cultures come together and accept one another,” Gault wrote. “The insight that I gathered in such a short amount of time changed my perspective on society and culture.”

This is the second year in a row that a PVCC student has been honored on the national level. Last year, PVCC’s Josh Brox was named to the Second Team.

The All-USA Academic Team is sponsored by USA Today, the American Association of Community Colleges, and Phi Theta Kappa, an honors organization of which Gault is a member.