Yuma, AZ (March 11, 2019) - Arizona Western College’s 2019 Teacher of the Year honorees are full-time faculty member Fabiana Bowles, Professor of Nursing, and associate faculty member Alma Barrandey, Director of the Child Development Learning Laboratory.
Parker, AZ (March 11, 2019) – Prospective or incoming students are invited to drop in and complete their pre-enrollment to-do list during a Start Up Saturday event on March 16.
Yuma, AZ (March 7, 2019) – Four high-achieving students from Arizona Western College were recently honored at the All-Arizona Academic Team Recognition Ceremony at the East Valley Institute of Technology in Mesa, Arizona.
This annual awards ceremony is held by the Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society to recognize students chosen by their colleges for high academic distinction as well as for leadership and service to the community. To qualify, each student must be working toward an associate degree and maintain a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
Yuma, AZ (March 6, 2019) – The community is invited to Arizona Western College for a free, open-air Pep Band concert on Thursday, March 14, from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m.
Students will be performing the afternoon concert on the covered patio of the 3C Building near the AWC Yuma Campus Starbucks, 2020 S. Ave. 8E.
For more information, contact Professor Shawn Pollard at louis.pollard@azwestern.edu or at (928) 344-7573.
Yuma, AZ (March 5, 2019) – The Arizona Western College Community Band will present its spring concert on Monday, March 11. The concert’s title is “Dragons, Steamboats, and Horned Helmets.” It features the music of Richard Wagner, as well as descriptive compositions by other composers.
The performance will begin at 7 p.m. at Mary Elizabeth Post Auditorium, 400 W. 5th St.
The concert is free and open to the public.
Yuma, AZ (March 5, 2019) – Arizona Western College invites the public to attend Financial Resources Night on Wednesday, March 13.
Attendees will have the opportunity to talk with various financial resource offices about their services to help fund education and get on track with their financial health. Participants who visit at least five booths will be entered in a drawing for $50 gift cards.
Yuma, AZ (March 4, 2019) – The Arizona Western College Civic Orchestra will be presenting Billy and the Hillbillies at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 9, at the Historic Yuma Theater, 254 S. Main St.
Back by popular demand, Billy and the Hillbillies is a celebration not only of the peaceful coexistence, but the blissful union of classical and bluegrass music. “Classgrass” is concertos and breakdowns, symphonies and hoedowns, all combined to create an evening of hilarious good fun.
Yuma, AZ (February 28, 2019) – When local law enforcement agencies reached out and asked for a full-time option to train incoming cadets, Arizona Western College worked with the City of Yuma and Yuma County to make that request a reality.
AWC will start offering a full-time Law Enforcement Training Academy housed at the Ray Croc Sports Complex, 1280 W. Desert Sun Drive, beginning March 25.
Yuma, AZ (February 27, 2019) – The Arizona Western College Chamber Singers and Yuma Chorale will be performing two upcoming “Singing with the Masters” concerts, featuring selections from various genres including classical, gospel, spirituals, and folk songs.
There will be songs for everyone to enjoy at the concerts as they are from a number of well-known composers and arrangers of choral music.
