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AWC art student places first in local art, poetry contest

Yuma, AZ (April 15, 2019) – The City of San Luis hosted the Harvesting Hope Art and Poetry Contest that concluded on March 23, 2019. AWC student, Jose Fimbres, took home first place in the college/university category for his portrait of Cesar Chavez. Jose is an art major and a member of the Art Curiosity and Secrets Art Club at AWC’s San Luis Learning Center.

For more information, contact Julie Floss at Julie.floss@azwestern.edu or at (928) 314-9434.

Four Borders International Academic Alliance Celebrates 2nd Anniversary

Yuma County, AZ – The Four Borders International Academic Alliance (Alliance), an alliance of colleges, universities, and technical schools from the United States and Mexico celebrated its 2nd Anniversary on March 29, 2019 at the Arizona Western College Schoening Conference Center. As part of this celebration, an additional 7 new Alliance members signed on to the original Memorandum of Understanding that created the Alliance.

Mexican Consulate, Yuma, AZ and Arizona Western College join efforts to implement an Education Orientation Window (Ventanilla de Orientación Educativa)

Yuma, AZ (April 9, 2019) – A strong collaboration between Arizona Western College and the Consulate of Mexico in Yuma, Arizona continues in increasing educational knowledge and opportunities for the Mexican migrant community.

   The objective of the Educational Orientation Window Memorandum of Understanding is to establish an ongoing presence at the Consulate to increase the information and guidance provided to the Mexican migrant community on educational matters, both in the United States of America (USA) and in Mexico.

Ribbon Cutting to celebrate new full-time Law Enforcement Training Academy

A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held on April 15, 2019 at 8:00 a.m. at the Ray Croc Sports Complex, 1280 W. Desert Sun Drive in Yuma to celebrate the start of the new full-time law enforcement training academy in Yuma. The media and public are invited to attend.

The first class to participate in the new academy will attend the ribbon cutting and will begin their training following the ceremony on the same day. The new local academy was made possible through a partnership between Arizona Western College, the City of Yuma, and Yuma County.

Early childhood classroom serves as learning lab for teachers of students with special needs

Yuma, AZ (March 27, 2019) – A new early childhood classroom where early childhood educators in Yuma County can learn to work with young children with special needs recently opened on the Arizona Western College campus.

First Things First, Yuma School District One, and Arizona Western College have partnered to open an inclusion classroom in the College’s Child Development Learning Lab. The early childhood classroom, which includes 10 students with special needs and 10 typical students, provides additional learning to preschool-aged children in Yuma County.

QPR Suicide Prevention & Awareness Training to be held at AWC

Yuma, AZ (March 15, 2019) – Arizona Western College’s Health and Wellness Department will be hosting a QPR Suicide Prevention and Awareness Training on Wednesday, March 20.

The QPR mission is to reduce suicidal behaviors and save lives by providing innovative, practical, and proven suicide prevention training. QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer - three simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life.

AWC & NAU-Yuma to hold annual Startup Weekend

Yuma, AZ (March 14, 2019) – Arizona Western College and Northern Arizona University-Yuma are hosting their third annual Startup Weekend from April 12-14, as a way to help aspiring entrepreneurs launch new business ideas.

Participants will take giant leaps in learning the skills needed to create a business, work on a startup team, and connect with people and resources all while experiencing the highs, lows, fun, and pressure that can come along with a startup business.

“I Choose Love” concert to raise funds for student vocal lessons

Yuma, AZ (March 14, 2019) – Arizona Western College vocal students and Chamber Singers will be teaming up with the Trinity United Methodist Chancel Choir to perform a biannual fundraiser concert on Sunday, March 24.

The “I Choose Love” concert will raise money for students that wish to take vocal lessons at AWC over the summer. While the concert is free and open for the public to attend, donations will be accepted to support the Letha Mae Colvin Summer Vocal Scholarship fund.

The performance will begin at 4 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, 3030 S. 8th Ave.

Scholarship recipients and donors to be recognized at annual celebration

Yuma, AZ (March 14, 2019) – The Arizona Western College Foundation will hold their Celebration of Scholars event on March 21, to honor scholarship recipients and donors.

The annual appreciation banquet is held to recognize the academic achievements of scholarship recipients and the generosity of donors who have made those opportunities possible. In 2018, the AWC Foundation granted almost $322,000 in scholarship awards and program support.