Summer Update from the AVC Foundation
As we enter our summer session, we want to take a moment to reach out and update you with some college-related information.

The Antelope Valley College Foundation office is open. Please call us if you need anything. You can stop by as well, since the campus reopened on June 28.
AVC Foundation Scholarships Change Lives
Last Spring, the Antelope Valley College Foundation awarded 240 scholarships to our students totaling over $211,000. We are proud of our students and their accomplishments and feel confident these funds will help support their educational goals.

Our scholarships change lives. Listen for yourself.
Save the Date: Wine Walk 2022
We are looking forward to hosting another Wine Walk to support the Antelope Valley Community Students' Endowment which supports programs dedicated to student success.

The Annual Wine Walk is a great opportunity to make new friends, catch up with old friends and learn about the exciting new era that will shape the future of AVC. Come enjoy live entertainment, small plates, and wine tastings from over 20 local wineries.

Mark your calendar for Saturday, April 23, 2022.

For more information, including sponsorship, please contact Lisa O'Leary at loleary@avc.edu.
AVC Welcomes New Assistant Superintendent/Vice President for Administrative Services
Antelope Valley College is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Shaminder Brar as our new Assistant Superintendent/Vice-President for Administrative Services. Mr. Brar is an administrator with over 18 years of professional experience. He will oversee the operations of Business Services, Facilities, Maintenance and Operations, and Information Technology Services. Welcome, Mr. Shaminder Brar!

His prior role was as the Fiscal Services Administrator at Palmdale School District where he oversaw a $250 million-dollar budget and directed a staff of over 20. His other experiences include leading finance and information technology teams, consulting, reporting and analytics, accounting, and business management. As a leader, he strives to identify and improve organizational inefficiencies while supporting teams in the work they do.

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Current Fundraising Campaigns
Looking to make a difference for a specific cause? Below are the current campaigns for specific needs or interests that benefit our students. If you are interested in starting your own campaign, please contact our office to get started.
Adan Onofre Memorial Fundraiser for Bench and Nursing Scholarship
In memory of Adan Onofre, former AVC Custodial Supervisor, donations are being accepted to place a campus bench in his honor and to establish a nursing scholarship.  

This bench and scholarship are ways to honor him and his accomplishments at AVC.
Paula Sour Memorial Scholarship Endowment
This memorial scholarship honors Mrs. Paula Sour, the former Westside District principal and teacher. She served as principal at Cottonwood, Rancho Vista and Anaverde Hills Elementary schools. She was inspirational and uplifting and strived for excellence, encouraging faculty, staff and students to do the same. Administrators across the Antelope Valley endow this scholarship in honor of our friends and colleague Paula Sour.
Tim Klein Memorial Scholarship Endowment
This scholarship is given in remembrance of Palmdale High School teacher Tim Klein who perished while climbing El Capitan, June of 2018. In addition to teaching at Palmdale High School, Tim was adjunct faculty at AVC teaching in the EMT program and was instrumental in bringing the EMT program to the high school district. Tim cared deeply about his students, friends, and family and encouraged everyone to strive to achieve their dreams, forge into any collegiate level of education, and love their chosen career.
AVC Hearts & Hands Food Pantry
The ASO Hearts & Hands Pantry was created to encourage campus pride and unity in a dignified manner. The pantry has been designed to assist current AVC students who are making forward progress in their academic pursuits and are housing insecure and/or hungry in circumstances where supplemental nutritional food will benefit their academic success.
Chris Simmons Memorial Scholarship Endowment
Employees at the Palmdale Chick-fil-A had the honor of working with Chris for two years where he served as a Restaurant Trainer. Chris passed away unexpectedly on December 23, 2020, at the age of 22. The goal is to raise at least $10,000 to endow a scholarship fund at Antelope Valley College to honor Chris for many years to come.
EOPS Advisory Committee Board Scholarship
The EOPS Advisory Committee established a scholarship to award AVC students who are part of the EOPS program.

The mission of the Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) program is to support the primary goals of recruiting, retaining, and transitioning students who have language, social, economic, and/or educational disadvantages.
Additional ways to directly help our students
Measure AV Construction Updates
Sage Hall
Sage Hall will provide instructional space for individual and group instruction, tutoring with a flexible and interactive learning environment that replaces the existing Learning Center facility.

Currently under construction with estimated completion in November 2021.
Campus Security
Provide a permanent facility for Campus Security to provide more effective services and communications to the campus. The facility is a single-story 5,660 sq. ft. building with gated parking for security vehicles.

Construction is complete and in occupancy phase.
Marauder Complex
Existing and new modular buildings will provide a complex at Marauder Stadium for team locker rooms, restrooms, training space, equipment, laundry, meeting rooms, and offices. Seven modular buildings, constructed in two phases, will provide 22,500 square feet of usable space.

Currently working on completing the paths of travel.
Student Services Building
The new main campus entry at Avenue J-12 and 30th Street West will lead to the College's impressive front door, a two-story Student Services building that will provide 58,000 square feet of space for providing enrollment, counseling, financial aid, health, and veterans services.

Currently forming and pouring first-floor concrete
Discovery Lab
The Discovery Lab is a 35,466 square foot technical education facility that will support the relocation and expansion of the welding, fire technology, and electronics programs. New programs including Advanced Manufacturing and Avionics will also be housed in this state-of-the-art facility.

Currently completing metal framing, exterior framing, mechanical, and plumbing. Completion is estimated in the first quarter of 2022.
Cedar Hall
Cedar Hall is a three-story 65,000 square foot state-of-the-art building that will house classrooms and faculty offices. A theater-style lecture classroom will also be utilized as the Board of Trustees' meeting room.

Currently working on drawing and construction is estimated to complete in September 2024.
The Commons
The 47,353 square foot facility will be the campus core for student life and college activities. The Commons will include a full kitchen and dining facility, a College store, indoor and outdoor spaces for large gatherings, and a student life center that supports student interaction, support, and clubs as well as the student government offices.

The project is in the preliminary stages with an estimated construction completion date of October 2024.