Yavapai Community College held its Spring commencement ceremonies for the Verde Valley area on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at the Sedona Performing Arts Center. Its morning ceremony featured one its youngest, Joshua Partin, who at age 15 was awarded an Automotive Technician Certificate. Carolann Chambers was also featured. At age 84 she received her Associate in Arts Degree and Arizona General Certificate “A.”
Michael Pierce, director of Viticulture and Enology at the Southwest Wine Center, will discuss “The Fruits of Our Labor” at Yavapai Community College Verde Valley Campus, 601 Black Hills Drive, Room M-137, Tuesday, January 24, from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. The program is free and open to the public.Yavapai Community College will celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month with a special celebration on Saturday, September 24. The event will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is on the Prescott Campus, 1100 E. Sheldon Street, Prescott, Arizona.
There will be authentic Mexican food, music, dancers, a short film, and more. All are invited.
Yavapai Community College is inviting the community to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the International Day of Peace September 21. It has scheduled three special events on the Prescott Campus with the goal of reminding “us of the enduring pursuit to quash armed conflict.”
The Visual Art Department, Justice Institute and the Respect Campaign will all take part in the celebration. Varsha N., a peace lecturer, training consultant, wellness coach and attorney will discuss “how to create a harmonious life and community.” Varsha N is a guest of the College Respect Campaign and Justice Institute. He will speak at 1 p.m. Wednesday, September 21, in Room 147 in the Library Building (B-19) on the Prescott Campus.
At 5 p.m., students, faculty and others will gather outside the Prescott Campus Library for the unveiling by the College Visual Arts Department peace pole sculpture. The sculpture will be displayed permanently outside the library. It was designed by Community College Art student and metal sculptor Ron Miller. It was fabricated by Miller and fellow student John Barton. The sculpture is the result of a peace pole art competition sponsored by Rotary International. Miller’s peace pole design was the winner of a competition the art department organized last spring on behalf of the Prescott Frontier Rotary Club.
Also, in celebration of International Day of Peace, Patricia Berlowe of the Community College’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute is facilitating small-group conversations around the subject of peace. The discussions are taking place at 10 a.m. and again at noon on Friday, September 23, in Room 105, Building 3 on the Prescott Campus.
Everyone is invited to take part in any and all of the International Day of Peace activities on Sept. 21 and Sept. 23. RSVPs are required for the small-group conversations. To reserve a spot, call 928-717-7634 or email prescottolli@yc.edu.
For more information about these events, please visit the College’s press release, which can be found at https://www.yc.edu/v6/news/2022/09/peace-day.html.
Yavapai Community College has scheduled an Alumni Reunion Weekend from September 23 to September 25. One event has been scheduled for the Verde Valley Campus, which will be held September 23. That event is scheduled for 4:30 and is called a “Happy House/Mixer.”
The Yavapai Community College Performing Arts Center has partnered with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Arizona for their premier fundraiser September 9 and 10. The events will be held at the Performing Arts Center on the Prescott Campus.
All proceeds from the events will go to support the Boys and Girls Clubs in Prescott and Prescott Valley.
There is a $50 admission to enjoy the “Opening Night” September 9 show where the audience may vote for its favorite dancer. There is also a formal VIP Show with Red Carpet Reception and “After Party” that will be held as the “Main Event” Saturday, September 10. Admission is $250 for the Saturday program.
According to a College news release, Yavapai Community College’s Verde Campus located in Clarkdale and adjacent to Cottonwood, Arizona will hold an open house on Saturday, August 6, 2022. The event will allow residents to tour the campus and learn more about the programs it is offering in the fall 2022.
There will be experts available to assist prospective students with answers to their registration questions along with assistance in completing an application to attend the College. There will also be experts available to answer questions about scholarships, financial aid, and the cost of obtaining various certificates and degrees being offered by the College.
Many who attend the open house will no doubt be interested in learning how a student may obtain a certificate or degree tuition free. Experts will also be present and will explain in detail how the new innovative tuition-free program works.
The College is preparing to offer four-year degrees in a limited number of areas and experts can answer questions about this exciting new adventure for the institution.
In its news release, the College says that the Verde Campus will offer “more than a dozen degree programs some 20 certificate programs and a selection of courses ranging from accounting to viticulture.” The release described the campus as featuring “well-equipped classrooms, computer labs, a modern library, a new student union, an art gallery and arts center, learning center, fitness center, veterans’ program, the iconic Mabery Pavilion, and other community gathering places, up-to-date education technology, a robust data center, and state-of-the-art labs.”
The news release also says that “the campus features well-equipped classrooms, computer labs, a modern library, a new student union, an art gallery and arts center, learning center, fitness center, veterans’ program, the iconic Mabery Pavilion, and other community gathering places, up-to-date education technology, a robust data center, and state-of-the-art labs.”
Yavapai Community College’s Performing Arts Center is in its second year of providing the “Concerts on the Green” series of cultural programs in Prescott Valley. Last year, which was the first year of PAC’s “Concerts in the Green” series, was very successful. It is hoped that this year’s programs will find similar acceptance and praise.
The Concerts on the Green series are held at Prescott Valley’s Theater on the Green, 7501 Skoog Blvd, Prescott Valley, AZ 86314. Individual tickets: $20/adult, $5/youth 9-17 (age 8 and under free).
Yavapai Community College in Clarkdale, Arizona is hosting the 4th Annual Emerging Winemakers Competition & Symposium. Wines from emerging (home) winemakers should be submitted by March 31st. Great on-line and in-person lectures on wild yeast fermentation, cork technologies and wine profiles will be held at the College on Saturday, April 23, 2022.
The event will run from 9:30 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. MST (PDT) and will be held in person at the College and streamed live online.
The event has been organized by the Grand Crew, a Yavapai College Viticulture and Enology student/alumni organization. The event will feature educational seminars during the Symposium, an awards ceremony and a roundtable discussion with the competition’s seven judges.
“We’re looking forward to being both in-person and online this year to celebrate our state’s emerging winemakers,” said the Competition Organizer Bill Anderson. “This is a great opportunity to learn from industry leaders and winemakers.”
An “emerging” winemaker is anyone at least twenty-one (21) years of age whose wine is not available commercially. Wine submissions are being accepted for the competition until March 31, 2022. For entry forms and submission details, visit www.emergingwinemakers.com.
The Symposium agenda is:
9:30 — 10 a.m.: Check-in
10 – 10:15 a.m.: Introductions + Tribute to Mitch Levy
10:15 – 11 a.m.: Keynote Speaker: James Callahan of Rune Wines
Title: “Controlled Chaos: Wild Yeast in Winemaking”
11 – 11:15 a.m.: Break
11:15 – 12 p.m.: Speaker II: Michael Stump of Lafitte Cork & Capsule: Title: “Cork Technologies”
12 – 12:45 p.m.: Lunch
12:45 – 1:30 p.m.: Speaker III: Randy Caparoso, Editor-at-Large, The SOMM Journal: Title: “”Redefining the Definition of Balance”
1:30 – 1:45 p.m.: Break
1:45 – 2:15 p.m.: Awards Ceremony
2:15 – 3 p.m.: Roundtable Discussions
3:00 – 3:15 p.m.: Farewell + Announcement of next year’s event
Tickets for the Symposium costs $35 per person for either online or in-person attendance and is open to the public. Those attending in-person will receive lunch and a glass of wine from the Southwest Wine Center, the teaching winery of Yavapai College.
For tickets and more information on the event, the full rules of the wine competition and entry forms, visit www.emergingwinemakers.com.