Special Autodesk short-term classes offeredThe Autodesk Authorized Training Center (ATC) located at Napa Valley College is offering the following short-term classes: AutoCAD Level II, 9/13/2010 – 9/23/2010; Inventor Essentials, 9/27/2010 – 10/07/2010... New NVC Diversity Speaker SeriesA new Diversity Speaker Series at Napa Valley College will feature speakers including a Filipino historian and a former Black Panther, and will cover topics from modern earth-based spirituality to gender issues. Unusual Celestial Meeting in the Western SkyAn interesting celestial grouping will be visible in the western sky shortly after sunset all this week. In the twilight-lit sky you will first see a bright star-like object, which is actually the planet Venus. Meteor Shower on August 12-13We will have the opportunity to see an unusual number of “shooting stars” during the late-night hours of Thursday, August 12, and continuing into the early morning hours of Friday, August 13. Earth to job market: GIS workers are in demandWe’ve all heard of the Global Positioning System—GPS—thanks to those increasingly popular dashboard accessories that use signals from space to let drivers know exactly where they are at all times. Reception for Napa Valley College’s new presidentFall classes start Aug. 16 at Napa Valley College.
The community is invited to meet Napa Valley College’s new president Dr. Edna Baehre and see Napa Valley College’s new Performing Arts Center at 3:30 p.m. Aug. 12.
Learn Residential Architecture at NVCNapa Valley College offers classes in Digital Design Graphics and Technology and is an authorized Autodesk Training Center. See the fall schedule online at www.napavalley.edu for a complete list of fall classes. Register now for fall Hospitality classesNapa Valley College’s Hospitality and Tourism Management fall classes are starting Aug. 16 for students who want to enter the hospitality field or advance in their careers. Classes offered include:
NVC Offers New Entrepreneurial ClassesNapa Valley College is offering two new Business Entrepreneurial classes fall semester as part of an approved Entrepreneurial Certificate. Students and local business owners are encouraged to register for the program. Rivera named to Upper Valley Campus postChristina Rivera has been named interim director of Napa Valley College’s Upper Valley Campus in St. Helena. She will assume the new duties on July 26. She replaces Bonnie Thoreen, long-time dean, who retired. Napa Valley College Inaugural SeasonWith a brand new Performing Arts Center (PAC) opening this fall at Napa Valley College, the resident theater company, Napa Valley College Repertory Theater, announced an exciting ... New name, new locationThe Division of Fine and Performing Arts at Napa Valley College has a new name. It is now the Division of Arts and Humanities (ARAH). NVC’s first online degreeAs students begin their fall term at Napa Valley College this month, most will find themselves on a busy campus. Budget cuts and increased fees at the state’s four-year systems have forced thousands ... |