April 2020

Our Sincere Thanks We want to express our sincere and heartfelt gratitude to all of our alumni who have been servicing our community on the frontline. PVCC truly appreciates the sacrifices you are making to provide critical services during this challenging time. Many of you are juggling significant personal disruptions, which include becoming teachers for your children and grandchildren, sharing your homes with loved ones, and turning your personal spaces into work environments. Through these transitions we must take care of ourselves and one another. Stay healthy and safe.   We are here for all of our alumni. Please see resources below.

Alumni Businesses Adapt and Help Community in Crisis Alumni  Kyle Hollenbeck and Tommy D'Ambrosio  determined they could give back to the community by preparing and delivering meals to first responders. Dynamic sister alumni duo,  Yohanna Wendt and Lysette Hill  of Sister Power LLC are a business team focused on supporting the community through all stages of life. Alumni and Entrepreneurs,  Adam and Amber Wong  and their company Rockstar Workforce are offering a free Work From Home Assessment Tool. Read more... Share your story. Tell us how you are helping the community during this difficult time. Email: pvccalumni@paradisevalley.edu

Students Create Positive Social Change in Time of Need Nursing programs across the District, including PVCC Nursing, recently donated personal protective equipment (PPE) to the State of Arizona to help front-line healthcare workers battling COVID-19.  Read more... PVCC Club Ed(ucation) students are creating "STEAM Party Packs" to be delivered to PVUSD schools. Each kit contains instructions and supplies to create a catapult, a paper and straw airplane, a paper helicopter and an origami project, as well as, a science workbook or picture book. Way to go, PVCC students!

Celebrating Importance of Community Colleges April is National Community College Month - #CCMonth. Despite campuses being closed and students tuning in to classes online, PVCC and colleges across the country are celebrating successes and raising awareness about the importance of our institutions...  Read more...

We Are Here to Help As life-long Pumas, we are here to be of service to you through our resources and connections. A few of those resources are linked below. PVCC Career Services Center  - VIrtual appointments available  Job Opportunities:  www.maricopa.edu/careerlink Sign up for FREE  Resume Writing & Job Search Strategies Workshops  offered Monday-Thursday through the end of April.

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

Alexis Croisdale: New Norms While Social Distancing   As we establish new norms and routines and continue to social distance and self-quarantine, we realize we are more alike than we are different. We find comfort in similar things, prioritizing family, health, self-care and those hobbies we never quite seem to get around to.  Read more...

Students Need Support to Focus on Educational Goals   We are facing uncertainty, and in this challenging time, we need community and connection more than ever. We have seen remarkable generosity in our neighborhoods and communities. PVCC is working hard to find ways to lend a hand to our students in need, and you can help us. Your support today will enhance PVCC's  Student Emergency Fund  and aid students who may be experiencing an immediate, unexpected and critical financial hardship. We appreciate your outreach and support, and please know that we are thinking of you.

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