ESCALA projects aim to improve student engagement in online learning environment
During the past five years, 76 Yakima Valley College faculty and staff have completed projects through ESCALA, a professional learning initiative focused on improving learning experiences for students at Hispanic-Serving Institutions. Following an in-depth workshop focused on understanding the needs and
History students converse with author on Armenian Genocide
Shortly following an April 2021 presidential announcement recognizing the Armenian Genocide, Yakima Valley College students in History 118 spoke with Dawn Anahid MacKeen, author of “The Hundred-Year Walk,” a saga of her grandfather’s survival in the face of genocide. Instructor John
Chemical Dependency program changes name
The college’s Chemical Dependency program has changed its name and will now be known as the Substance Use Disorder program. Instructor Gerard Dombrowski said the name change reflects more clinically accurate terminology incorporated in recent revisions to the “Diagnostic and Statistic
First look inside the Grandview Campus renovation
Pictured below are the newly renovated labs for biology, chemistry and geology courses in Grandview Main. The lab spaces are part of a $3 million project that also included renovations to a distance learning classroom, financial aid office and computer
YVC Foundation honors Miguel Castro with Darlene Koch Classified Employee of the Year Award
Castro was born in Michoacán, Mexico and migrated to the United States at the age of 15 in pursuit of a better life. Castro, joined by his brothers and some friends, first arrived in California before deciding to move to
Gerard Dombrowski selected as this year’s Distinguished Alumnus
For many years, Gerard Dombrowski worked in construction trades. After overcoming drug and alcohol addiction, Dombrowski was ready for a new chapter in his life and turned to YVC for a fresh start. He completed an associate of applied science
Distinguished Service Award presented to Kwik Lok
Kwik Lok was founded by Floyd Paxton, an engineer who saw that packaging technologies were changing in the post-World War II period. In that first year, its unique closure system quickly became the preferred method for keeping bags of Washington
Emeritus Faculty Award presented to Bonnie Labbee
Bonnie Labbee was born on the Cheyenne River Sioux reservation, at the Old Agency, now known as Eagle Butte, S.D. She is an enrolled member of her father’s tribe, the Cheyenne River Sioux Indian Tribe (Lakota), and her mother was
Sherrie & Daryl Parker Faculty Award presented to Dan Peters
Dan Peters grew up in Selah, Wash., and earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Willamette University and a master’s in literature from the University of Montana before returning to the Yakima Valley. Poetry and literature have been a theme
YVC Foundation honors Lisa Dominguez with Robert M. Leadon Excellence in Teaching Award
After graduating from A.C. Davis High School, Lisa Dominguez completed her associate degree from Yakima Valley College before earning a bachelor’s of fine and performing arts from Western Washington University (WWU). She later returned to the Yakima Valley to raise