The AWC family would like to send a Congratulations and Felicidades to Everardo Martinez, who served as our Associate Dean for South Yuma County. Everardo leaves AWC to become Dean of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management at Imperial Valley College. Everardo served AWC students for nearly 14 years as a tireless advocate for South County, and as an adjunct Professor of World Art.
Arizona Western College Chief of Police John Edmundson participated in an invitation–only briefing at the White House last Friday on “Advancing 21st Century Policing”.
Dual enrolled AWC and high school student, Zeeshan Jawaid, represented AWC at the the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) in Phoenix, AZ on May 8-13. Approximately 1,700 high school students from over 75 countries, regions, and territories were awarded the opportunity to showcase their independent research and compete for approximately $4 million in prizes.
Arizona Western College celebrates their 2015-2016 NISOD Excellence Award recipients, who represented AWC at the NISOD Conference this summer, May 27-30, in Austin, Texas.
Randy Nelson to be Awarded “State Star” at National Conference
The Arizona Western College Small Business Development Center (SBDC) took home awards this year at the All Hands awards ceremony in Cottonwood Arizona, June 2016. The All Hands is an SBDC Network training event where everyone from AWC’s SBDC Network gets professional development trainings. The event is run through the Arizona Small Business Development Center Network who oversees the grant that funds AWC’s program.
AWC SBDC received the following awards and recognition:
Experience AWC is an exciting and informative program for students taking their first step into college. It is designed for all new students to provide them with the necessary information, resources and help in getting started with their new experience at Arizona Western College. The event takes place on Saturday, April 30 at 8:30 am in the AS Building.
The half-day program will provide:
AWC student Sydney Arriga of San Luis, AZ, is heading to Oxford University this summer, to study during the month of July.
Arriaga earned scholarship support through the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, which awarded her $4,500. The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs, which sponsors the Gilman Scholarship, reviewed reviewed nearly 650 applications for over 250 awards.
In addition, Arriga received a $3,000 scholarship from the AWC Foundation to cover additional tuition and program fees.
