Drive, Ambition & A DVC Degree Lead to Success at Apple
As a software quality assurance engineer at Apple and a DVC graduate with an associate in arts degree in psychology, Noor Khan understands what it means to have drive and ambition.
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Student Success Story: Brentwood Police Chief Tom Hansen
DVC alum Tom Hansen is now the Chief of Police for the Brentwood Police Department. Photo courtesy of Tom Hansen.
Administration of Justice Grads Make a Difference in Local Communities
When Officer A. Allen graduated high school, she wanted to serve her community as a teacher. But after enrolling at DVC, she wanted to explore another path.
The Art of Rick Godinez
Rick Godinez is a Bay Area painter and art educator whose work deals with themes of history, identity, and power. He is a graduate of San Jose State University and Stanford University, and was a participant on a panel of Chicano artists at the de Young museum of San Francisco, a representative of Bay Area artists as part of a nationwide event at the Museum of the African Diaspora, and a moderator for a conversation between artists Enrique Chagoya and Rupert Garcia at the Berkeley Art Museum.
2021 DVC Academic Senate faculty lecturer shares some frameworks for mindfulness, social Justice, and capitalism
The 2021 DVC Academic Senate faculty lecturer, Eric Moss, shared some frameworks for mindfulness, social justice, and capitalism and described how the intersection of these frameworks form a humanistic, sustainable, and pragmatic approach for our economic and social recovery.
Grow Your Horticulture Career at DVC
“Our program has evolved to meet the needs of the local community and job market. Many students who take horticulture classes plan on going into their own business. We also have many students who go on to complete a bachelor’s degree,” said Bethallyn Black, lead faculty for the horticulture and plant science program at DVC.
Learning by Doing – Connecting Education to Work
DVC career education programs integrate hands-on learning right in the classroom. Students also have many options to learn in a work setting. This is referred to as work-based learning. During the pandemic, some DVC faculty had to get creative, offering virtual experiential learning rather than in-person opportunities. But with a greater number of classes being held on-campus in fall 2021, students will be able to enjoy the hands-on experiences they have become accustomed to at DVC.
DVC students excel at the 2021 CLTAC Chinese Speech Contest!
In March 2021, students from Diablo Valley College participated in the 45th Chinese Mandarin Speech Contest which was held virtually. The contest is hosted by The Chinese Language Teachers Association of California (CLTAC). CLTAC is the largest nonprofit association of its kind in the country with a mission to promote the study, teaching, and research of the Chinese language and culture on all educational levels. Its annual Mandarin Speech Contest boasts of a long history since 1960s. It has become an annual pageant of Chinese education in the region. The event was sponsored by Monterey Bay Chinese Association, Cheng & Tsui, and Foreign Language Association of Northern California (FLANC).
DVC Speech and Debate Wins Gold at the Community College National Championships
This marks the best performance in the school’s history and the best performance on record for any Northern California team at the Phi Rho Pi National Championships. The tournament awards “Gold” award to the top two schools in each entry size category, putting Diablo Valley College (DVC) second overall in the Large School division.