Yuma, AZ (April 18, 2018) – The community is invited to come out and attend the 2018 Spring Sophomore Recital highlighting Arizona Western College’s graduating music students.
The recital will take place at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 20, at Gloria De Cristo Lutheran Church, 11273 E. 40th St.
The event is free and open to the public.
For more information, contact Professor Deltrina Grimes at Deltrina.Grimes@azwestern.edu or (928) 344-7574.
Yuma, AZ (April 17, 2018) – The community is invited to join the Arizona Western College Somerton Center for their Education Family Night Career Festival on Wednesday, May 2, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Come and learn about programs available through AWC and partnering universities, GED classes, English courses, community program services, after-school programs, and more.
Parker, AZ (April 17, 2018) – Desaray Brault was crowned Miss La Paz 2018 during the Miss La Paz Pageant at the La Paz County Fair in Parker last month.
During the ceremony, hosted by reigning Miss Arizona MaddieRose Holler, Brault received a scholarship from Arizona Western College for one year of tuition valued at $1,000 as well as a $4,500 scholarship raised by the community. The Miss La Paz pageant is part of the Miss America Organization, which has been recognized as one of the largest scholarship providers for young women.
Festival guest artist also holding master class on jazz and trumpet technique
Yuma, AZ (April 16, 2018) – The Arizona Western College Jazz Festival is being held in conjunction with the Village Jazz Series on Thursday, April 19. The performance will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. in the village area of the Yuma Palms Mall (in front of Harkins Theatres.)
This year’s guest artist will be trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos from San Diego. He’ll be accompanied by the AWC Jazz Ensemble.
Parker, AZ (April 12, 2018) – An interactive workshop was recently held at the AWC Parker Community Center as a way to help attendees define their roles not only as students, but as individuals.
Yuma, AZ (April 11, 2018) – Four Arizona Western College students were awarded with gold medals during the 2018 SkillsUSA Arizona Championships on April 3-4.
Christopher Buonincontri, Tanner DeHart, and Erik Palma received first place in the post-secondary welding fabrication category. During the competition they were tasked with creating a picnic table with four seats.
Yuma, AZ (March 29, 2018) - Arizona Western College’s 2018 Teacher of the Year honorees are Sarah Berner, Professor of Agricultural Science, and Cindy Marchant, Adjunct Faculty of Communications.
Transformational healing music concert also held that evening
Yuma, AZ (April 2, 2018) – Arizona Western College’s Center for Teaching Effectiveness (CTE) is collaborating with the AWC Licensed Massage Therapy Department and AWC Massage Therapy Club to hold a seminar and concert, both featuring Anton Mizerak and Laura Berryhill.
Dhawan speaks about college’s entrepreneurship model
Yuma, AZ (March 29, 2018) – Arizona Western College Dean of Career and Technical Education Reetika Dhawan was recently afforded the opportunity to attend a conference of her choosing as part of the award package for winning AWC 2017 Teacher of the Year.