Reflecting on the history of the annual day of celebrating love Most people around the world give gifts such as flowers, chocolates, candy, and red hearts, to exchange with loved ones. Have you ever wondered where the origins of Valentine’s Day came from? Who chose February 14 for Valentine’s Day? Curious? Let’s explore and answer [...]
National Freedom Day, celebrated annually on February 1, marks the signing of a resolution by President Abraham Lincoln in 1865 that proposed a constitutional amendment to abolish slavery in the United States. The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which officially abolished slavery, was ratified by the required number of states on December 6, 1865. [...]
Winter Advising Day - February 7, 2023 YVC is providing mandatory advising in-person from 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. for students with less than 30 college-level credits. View the Advising Day Schedule No daytime in-person or synchronous classes on February 7! Evening classes that begin at or after 6 p.m. are held at their normal [...]
For Diabetes Awareness Month I am excited to inform you what diabetes is all about. According to the CDC, Diabetes is #7 leading cause of death in the United States. 1/5 people don’t even know they have diabetes. Unfortunately, a lot of people are not taking their health seriously. So, in the last 20 years [...]
Creating a plan for your money can help reduce financial stress. Join Washington State Employees Credit Union’s Josh Bergman as he helps students change their mind about managing money. Bergman loves to change people’s minds about money by taking a dull, boring topic and instilling life and direction into it. Trained as a financial coach, [...]
Winter is around the corner and many people like doing different things. I wonder what is your favorite thing or things to do? Is your favorite thing to do going on vacation? Or going to the mountains? I personally have a few things that I like to do such as watching movies with hot chocolate, [...]
Yakima Valley College is hosting an upcoming Flagger Certification Training on Friday, November 18, 2022. The one-day training will be held from 7:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. on YVC’s Yakima Campus - Skills Center, Building 32, Room 104. The training provides certification for work zone traffic control flaggers. The tuition fee of $55 includes a [...]
Día de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a traditional holiday that originated in Mexico; it is celebrated on November 1 to commemorate the children and November 2 to celebrate the adults. It is not one of my favorite holidays because it reminds me that some of my loved ones are not alive. [...]
What is Domestic Violence? Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that one partner uses to gain or maintain control and power over another intimate partner. Domestic violence can be sexual, physical, emotional, economic, psychological, technological, threats of action, or other patterns of coercive behavior that influence another person within an [...]
Yakima Valley College will host several financial aid workshops to help students and their families complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or the Washington Application for State Financial Aid (WASFA). Upcoming Workshop Sessions Yakima Campus October 12, 2022 • November 9, 2022 • January 18, 2023 • February 15, 2023 2 – [...]
