Wine release party

Napa Valley College Napa Valley Vintners’ Teaching Winery will be the site of a ‘May Fair’ wine release party May 15 from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. The following wines will be released: 2011 Estate Sauvignon Blanc - $18, 2010 Estate Syrah - $25, 2010 Estate Chardonnay - $25, 2010 Estate Pinot Noir - $30, and 2009 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon - $35.

Sponsors will be recognized and south campus arts will be showcased in the winery. It is free and open to the public.

MESA awards

Mathematics, Engineering & Science Achievement (MESA) awards will be presented in the Library Community Room May 17 at 5:30 p.m.

Scholarship ceremony

The annual Scholarship ceremony staged by the Napa Valley College Foundation will be held May 24 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center (PAC) Main Theater.

Graduations

Upcoming Health Occupation ceremonies will take place in the PAC as follows: Associate Degree Nursing Pinning 4 p.m. May 21, Respiratory Therapy Pinning 6 p.m. May 22, and Psychiatric Technician Pinning 5 p.m. May 23.

The Criminal Justice Training Center Corrections Graduation ceremony takes place at 3 p.m. May 25 in the North Gym.

The 69th annual Napa Valley College Commencement ceremony takes place May 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the Gym. Because of limited seating capacity in the gym, this year students graduating will be given 6 tickets for family and friends.

The next Police Academy Graduation ceremony takes place June 9 at 10 a.m. in the Gym.

Professor of English Andrea Bewick was named 2012 McPherson Distinguished Teacher at Napa Valley College. The award was presented May 11.

She earned her B.A. from the University of Michigan and her M.F.A. from the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop. She was awarded a Stegner Fellowship in Creative Writing at Stanford University in 1997. Bewick has been teaching full-time at Napa Valley College since 2000 and serves as Managing Director of NVC’s Napa Valley Writers’ Conference and is the English Department coordinator. She has served as a negotiator for the Faculty Association.

The many nomination forms indicate a deep respect for her from her colleagues. In addition to her teaching skills and focus on students, she was cited for her integrity, leadership, and gener-osity of spirit.

“Andrea is committed to student-based learning…the payoff for her trust-building efforts was a classroom of students who were curious, engaged and committed to the course,” said one nomina-tion, describing her work in a class containing a high percentage of disabled students. “Andrea loves all aspects of the writing pro-cess and is deeply committed to sharing her knowledge and skills with her students. She is flexible, collegial, and dedicated to the

teaching profession.”Another nomination said, “In her teaching, she

demonstrates creativity, compassion and rigor, all of which serve to empower students.”

Her work with the Jessamyn West Creative Writing Contest and the Napa Valley Writers’ Conference won praise. “Because of her own august background in fiction writing—she attended the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and is a Stanford Stegner Fellow—she has been instrumental in attracting and maintaining the best and brightest talent for the conference.”

“Smart, caring, innovative, motivated and disciplined, Andrea has had a positive impact on our campus,” concluded another nomination.

The awards, established by NVC’s founding president Dr. Harry McPherson in 1987, recognize excellence in teaching, knowledge of subject matter, stimulation of student thought and interest, use of innovative teaching techniques, and significant contributions to developing the instructional program. Nominations are sub-mitted by peers, students and other members of the college com-munity through the Office of Instruction. Funded by the McPherson-West Fund of the Napa Valley College Foundation, the selection is made by a committee.

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End of year celebrations

Professor Andrea Bewick named McPherson Distinguished Teacher

CommencementCeremonyMay 25 !

Photos by Betty Malmgren

At last year’s wine release party, student Joanne Torello “advertised” the Headtrained wines.

Dance & Voice PerformancesLet’s Dance May 11 & 12The Napa Valley College Dance program will present

their annual dance production in the Little Theater at 8 p.m. May 11 and 12, and at 2 p.m. May 12. The theme is “Just Dance.” It is reserved seating. Tickets are now on sale at the Little Theater Box Office and unsold tickets will be available at the door one hour prior to performance. For more information contact Kelly McCann, dance instructor, at 253-3224.

Voice Recital May 12The student Voice Recital will be at 8 p.m. May 12

in the PAC main theater. It is free and open to the public.

It will feature the following NVC students: Tim Bacon, Alexander Belmont, Bruce Bradbury, Jorge Covarrubias, Liz Corey, Luke Curiel, Noah Curiel, Marie Davis, Sean Des Jardins, Katie Dodson, Zach Fennie, Phillip Ferrero, Kali Flowers, Fiorella Garcia, Guadalupe Garcia, Belem Gomez, Jaime Guerrero, Anthony Haynes, Flor Jimenez, Lindsey Kincaid, Adam Konoske, Rafael Manzo, Eric Mares, Susan Moore, Emily Mourraille, Kayla Newport, Gloria Quinto, Ricah Quinto, Jerome Sadhu, Kelsey Scott, Rochelle Wallace, Nancy Welty and Ashley Zaragoza.

Caps and gowns are currently available in the Napa Valley College Bookstore. The price including sales tax is $33. Preprinted com-mencement announcements are available for $1.25 each or personalized announcements can be ordered direct from Balfour.

The buyback of used books will be May 21-25; hours Monday through Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Spring Semester textbook rentals are due back to the bookstore by May 25. Students will be charged replacement and processing fees for rentals not returned by noon May 29.

Bookstore HoursWeek of May 14Monday – Thursday 7:30 a.m. – 5:15 p.m.Friday 7:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Week of May 21 – BuybackMonday – Thursday 7:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.Friday 7:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Week of May 28Monday – HolidayTuesday, May 29 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. only

The Bookstore will be closed May 30 through June 5 for staff vacations. It will

reopen June 6 and 7 with hours 7:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. The bookstore will be closed Fridays during June and July.

Week of June 11Summer School hoursMonday – Thursday 7:30 a.m. – 5:15 p.m.

Small Business Development Center honored with nomination

The Napa Valley College SBDC has been nominated for the Napa Chamber / Mechanics Bank Community Awards Non-profit Organization of the Year award. The award will be announced May 24. Congrat-ulations to the staff for this recognition.(Editor’s note: Watch for the next college newsletter for a story on the NVC Student of the Year who will also be honored on May 24.)

Small Business Development Due to budget restrictions and staffing lim-

itations, the General Counseling Center will close from June 18 – 28. The center will reopen for drop-in counseling on Monday, July 2.

Mass Casualty DrillPlease note that a Mass Casualty Drill will

be held on campus May 18 involving several community agencies and our Health Occupa-tions students.

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Bookstore selling graduation gowns

Photos by Betty Malmgren

Lori Welty, Magnet lead teacher from Salvador Visual and Performing Arts School, arranged to bring 30 fifth

graders to Napa Valley College to see the Holocaust exhibit in the Library. They were accompanied by

parents and also enjoyed a brief campus tour. The Jewish Historical Society of Napa Valley is hosting

the exhibit, “Courage To Remember,” at NVC through the end of the month.

Courage to Remember