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The Napa Valley College Board of Trustees has started a national search for a new superintendent/president. A brochure with qualifications and the application procedure is available on

Napa, CA. (January, 26, 2010) - Napa Valley College, in conjunction with the recent bonding of its Napa Valley Vintners’ Teaching Winery, has launched its own ecommerce website for the sale of wine produced by students.

The Napa Valley College Board of Trustees started and ended the January board meeting on Jan. 14 with expressions of concern for the victims of the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti.

The Napa Valley College student government (ASNVC), Umoja Community, and Black Student Union will host the 9th annual African American Celebration Dinner on February 25, 2010 at 6 p.m. in the Napa Valley College Cafeteria.

Meng elected president Charles Meng of Napa has been elected president of the Napa Valley College Board of Trustees for 2010.

An Evening at the Cabaret will be presented by the Vocal Music Department of Napa Valley College Friday, February 19 at 7 p.m.

Urgent Student Parking Alert College Police report that students parked in the Kennedy Park Rose Garden and Golf Course parking lots may be cited and towed by the city.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – On Jan. 8 California Community Colleges Chancellor Jack Scott offered the following comments on Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s proposed 2010-11 State Budget.

One of Shakespeare’s most popular comedies, “The Taming of the Shrew” will come to Napa’s Veterans Park with free evening performances in August 2010.

Are you interested in training for the Napa Valley’s growing hospitality industry? If you are working in the industry, do you want to take a class to upgrade your job skills for career growth?

The 20th annual Napa Valley College campus community holiday food drive helped make the holidays brighter for campus and community families in need. Food collection boxes were available around campus.

Adaptive physical education students and Criminal Justice Training Center cadets will be among the students who will benefit from a new two-story 19,409 square foot building at Napa Valley College.

Napa Valley College will host an opening reception at its Art Center Gallery on Thursday, January 21, 4 to 6 p.m. for NVC alumni artist, Silvana Bertolini. Her show entitled, Pelle, is a collection of her work from her studies in Italy.

Community representative sought for presidential search advisory committee. December 18 is the deadline for letters of interest in application to be the community representative to serve

Napa Valley College will present a weekend of instrumental concerts featuring the NVC Jazz Ensemble and Orchestra as well as the North Bay Wind Ensemble (NBWE) starting Dec. 11 at 8 p.m. and running through Dec. 13 at 3 p.m.

Two community members lend their expertise. NAPA, Nov..30 – The Napa Valley College Foundation Board elected two new board members, Bill Hardy and Bill Blair at the quarterly meeting November 17, 2009.

Napa Valley College celebrates instrumental and vocal solo and ensemble music with the Voice and Music recitals the first weekend of December.

Drop deadline, priority registration extended Napa Valley College has extended deadlines because of technical problems with the college Web registration system.

Napa Valley College choruses perform a Tapestry of Tunes on Saturday, November 21 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, November 22 at 3 p.m. The NVC Singers will weave a wide range of choral music from the classical masters to international folk music and gospel hymns.

Napa Valley College Repertory Theater will hold auditions for their spring production of Man of La Mancha, on November 16 and 18 at 7 p.m. at the Napa Valley College Theater.

Napa Valley College hosts wine release event The first release of Napa Valley College wines for sale has been announced. Napa Valley College became the first California Community College with a bonded winery, allowing the sale of college wine.

Napa Valley College Repertory Theater is thrilled to present Steve Martin’s off-Broadway hit comedy Picasso at the Lapin Agile opening November 6 and running through November 15 with performances on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 2 p.m.

Phi Theta Kappa, Napa Valley College's honor society, will host their annual World Religion Forum at 6 p.m., Thursday, November 12, in the college's cafeteria. It is free and open to the public.

Napa Valley College’s Napa Valley Cooking School Class of 2009 graduated on a beautiful fall day Oct. 30 at the St. Helena Campus.

The Napa Valley College board of trustees approved intent to enter into a contract for Community College Search Services (CCSS) to conduct a national search for a new college president.

Students, faculty, staff, family, friends, classes, clubs and office groups, all are invited to join the Napa Valley College team in the annual AIDS Walk Napa Valley Oct. 31.

Napa Valley College’s chapter of the international honor society Phi Theta Kappa will sponsor a Drive Thru School Supply collection effort from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, October 24.

NVC Foundation invites the public to attend the dedication and reception of the new Ceramics Studio, Tuesday, October 20, 4 p.m. Call 253-3378 or email nvcf@napavalley.edu.

Amnesty International of NVC will sponsor "Rise" a free music festival celebrating human rights. The event will be from 11 to 2 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 20, in the NVC Quad. Students and the community are welcome. For more info contact Audrey at 980-2708.

The Clown Show will have four public performances on October 10, 11, 17 and 18 at 2pm at the Napa Valley College Theater.

NVC faculty, staff, and students will read their works during Autumn Offerings: A Harvest of Poetry. The event will be in the Writing Center, Rm. 838, starting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 15. For more info call the NVC Writing Center at (707) 253-3274.

Armond Phillips of Napa has been named interim president of Napa Valley College.

Dr. Chris McCarthy, 56, the president of Napa Valley College has died at his Napa home. The college community received word of the death this morning...

The community is invited as Napa Valley College presents Roberto-Juan González, crooner, and The Michael Parsons Jazz Trio performing "Torch Songs III," a benefit concert for...

NVC would like to inform our community of events that are being planned in remembrance of Dr. McCarthy...

A workshop on the "Psychology of Trauma" with Steven Frankl, Ph.D., J. D. will be held on Sept. 26. The workshop is from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information on fees and registration, contact Dr. Linda Napholz at 253-2134.

Representatives of more than 40 colleges and universities will participate in Napa Valley College’s 35th annual Transfer Day on September 17.

A new session of the Adult Corrections Officer Academy at Napa Valley College will start Sept. 14. Registration is now open.

On July 28 Governor Schwarzenegger signed AB 2X, the education trailer bill to the 2009-2010 state budget, setting the community college enrollment fee at $26 per unit effective for the fall 2009 term (an increase from $20 per unit).