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VICTOR VALLEY COLLEGE LINKA VICTOR VALLEY COLLEGE FOUNDATION PUBLICATION | FALL 2014 RAMP UP New Technology VVC RECEIVES $15 MILLION GRANT FROM DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Mobile Apps MOBILE APPLICATIONS SHINE A NEW LIGHT ON COLLEGE TEXTBOOKS FOUNDATION LINK GREAT ALUMNI HUNT HALL OF FAME ALUMNI ASSOCIATION VVC HUNTS FOR THEIR OWN HONORS ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS VVC ALUMNI GOING PLACES Search for local alumni aims high Nominations now being accepted for Alumni share their stories PAGE 9 annual awards PAGE 21 Page 20 We are Proud to Welcome our Newest Pediatrician, Gunjeet Kala Ahluwalia, M.D. Dr. Gunjeet Kala Ahluwalia is a pediatrician specializing in Primary Care and Nephrology. • Medical School: St. George University School of Medicine • Residency: University at Buffalo Program Hodge Ave. Dr. Ahluwalia is the newest of many great choices in Pediatric Medicine at Heritage Victor Valley Medical Group. Dr. Ahluwalia will be located in Victorville at 12408 Hesperia Rd, Suite 2. Fitness • Health • Nutrition For an Appointment Scan Me Talk to Ana, Jaimee or Loyda Visit and Like at: 1-800-655-9999 Scan Me 760-261-6400 [email protected] at VVC ContentFALL 2014 I LEARNED 17 I learned about the cooperative education program for students RAMP UP giving them the opportunity to VVC receives $15 million grant to provide state of the art earn credits while working. classrooms across the Victor Valley. Kirsten Dickinson Major: Nursing QUICK LINK 05 TECHNOLOGY AND THE 21ST CENTURY See how you can become a part of the information age with VVC’s CIS department. 07 THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE When it comes to building robots, the opportunities are endless. See how VVC’s Robotics Club is discovering them. I learned how to communicate non-verbally and to get out of your comfort zone while taking public speaking. 15 THE NEW TEXTBOOK See VVC uses digital textbooks and mobile applications in various Algot Stephenson classes on and off campus. Major: Liberal Arts 17 VVC PARTNERS WITH HESPERIA HIGH Beginning this fall, Hesperia High will partner will Victor Valley College to offer college courses to Junior and Senior students. 22 CAREER LINK Outlook on jobs for career ladders and the Victor Valley College programs that prepare graduates to get them. I learned the history of dance including how to salsa. The LINK is a publication of the Victor Valley College Foundation Karina Guerrero 18422 Bear Valley Rd., Victorville, California 92395 Major: Business Administration 760.245.4271 ext. 2522 |www.vvcfoundation.com LINK04 Victor Valley College Board of Trustees Dennis Henderson, President Joseph W. Brady, Vice President John Pinkerton, Clerk Lorrie Denson, Trustee These generous organizations have made an annual commitment to Brandon Wood, Trustee support the events and activities that fund the important work of the Amanda Monroy, Student Trustee Victor Valley College Foundation Victor Valley College Foundation Board of Directors Officers Don Brown, President - Lee & Associates Peter Allan, Vice President - Victor Valley College Frank Robinson, Vice President - Town of Apple Valley Eric Schmidt, Vice President - Exquadrum, Inc. Dawn Serbus, Vice President - Citizens Business Bank Caroll Yule, Vice President - Shear Realty Donna Wells, CPA, Treasurer Val Christensen, Past President - Johnnie D’s Restaurant Dr. Roger Wagner, Superintendent - Victor Valley College Directors Merlin Aalborg - Heritage Victor Valley Medical Group Tim Anderson - El Dorado Broadcasters Casey Armstrong - Armstrong Fairway Insurance Magdalen Chavez - VVC Classified Larry Cusack - Apple Valley Communications Dianna Donofrio - Apple Valley Physical Therapy Bruce Ebmeyer - Ebmeyer Charter Craig Garrick - ComAv Norm Hurst - Community Member GH Javaheripour - VVC Administration Scott Jones - VVC Faculty Jason Lamoreaux - Coldwell Banker Commercial Scott Nassif - Napa Auto Parts You can change lives... Mike Nutter - ISU Insurance, Armac Agency Logan Olds - Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Autority Your tax deductible gift to the Victor Valley Deedee Orta - VVC Management College Foundation will change lives. Donations provide Teri Ortega - Desert Community Bank scholarships for deserving Itavia Peters - VVC Student students, purchase training Suzanne Richards - Victor Valley Global Medical Center Sharon Rodriguez - Southwest Gas at VVC equipment for classrooms and T. Kirk Riding - Capstone Consulting allow students to participate in Bill Scott - Scott Turbon Mixer, Inc. I LEARNED life-changing extra-curricular Paul Stanton, MD - Ultimate Sports & Orthopedics activities. Thurston Smith - Community Member Gifts can be made Emeritus easily online at the Foundation Percy Bakker, Emeritus website: Steve Davisson, Emeritus Bruce Fay, Emeritus Jerry Klein, Emeritus www.vvcfoundation.com Janice Olson, Emeritus Joe Range, Emeritus Staff Ginger Ontiveros, Executive Director I strengethened my Catherine Abbott, Assistant Director communication skills while James Johnson, Contract Education Manager taking psychology that I apply Rhea Deroian, Grant Development Manager at home and at school. Glennis Duncan, Executive Assistant / Finance Jesika Pomponio, Special Events & Volunteer Coordinator Samantha Paterson Gabriela Callender, Advancement Assistant Major: Nursing Thank YOU for Caring LINK05 Information technology The 21st century is often called the course (C++ programming) will be used to pilot “Information Age” much like the 19th century an exciting new digital badge program. was called the “Industrial Age”. Job growth in Digital badges are an assessment Information Technology (IT) is expected to increase and credentialing mechanism that by 22% through 2020 leading it to be one of the is housed and managed online. fastest growing fields. Data management, business Badges are designed to make analytics, and mobile solution development visible and validate learning in both in the IT work environment are universal issues formal and informal settings, and addressed daily by IT professionals. Most challenges hold the potential to help transform in IT are centered on data, database design, where and how learning is valued. data management, and software programming Badges are a new system that development. The continuing and projected need recognizes the learning that for workers with the necessary skill sets presents a happens anywhere and shares great challenge and opportunity for IT education to it in the places that matter “fill the gap”. to the industry. The badge for The CIS department at Victor Valley College successful completion of the C++ offers a wide breadth of courses that prepare programming course will be in the students for the job and education challenges of student’s digital backpack which will the 21st century. The department provides courses be stored on Mozilla’s open badges in computer literacy, programming, networking, cloud service. This will be an and web design. All of these courses are geared exciting project to watch unfold and for preparing students to become successful for the faculty in the CIS department exciting jobs in the IT industry as well as transferring are confident it will be a great help to 4 year university programs. to students as they launch out into an The IT industry is looking for job candidates exciting and rewarding job market. More that can demonstrate competency not only about digital badges can be found at with experience, but with certification as well. http://www.openbadges.org. CIS courses prepare students for competency certificates such as the Linux Professional Institute For more information on how you can be a part Certification (LPIC). The CIS faculty have of this exciting new era of information years of experience in the information technology visit VVC’s CIS department at: technology industry and many are still in the industry to keep current with the trends. This semester one cis.vvc.edu 1994-2014 LINK07 Robotics - the wave of the future If you have ever watched the “Transformers” World Championship in St. Louis, Missouri. cartoon series or movies you have seen the wonders So are you thinking of human imagination in robot form. Interestingly, this sounds pretty we use this creativity to demonstrate the potential cool? Well if you pitfalls of creating such a sophisticated system. haven’t heard, Many TV shows and movies portray robots and engineering humans often battling each other. While this is, jobs are in high at present, fantasy, in real life robots play a more demand and helpful role. Robots accomplish tasks that can be if you have the dangerous for humans, therefore, instead of battling desire to create humans they are protecting us. For example, this is the field for robots can be programed to defuse landmines you! As a robotics in war-stricken countries, dismantling bombs, or engineer, you detecting weapons for national security; others could: work in harsh environments not suitable for humans like the bottom of the ocean or the planet Mars. • Invent the next These complex systems enhance and expand upon future of robotics toys human capability and at the heart of every robot is • Build cool animatronic a robotics engineer. These engineers solve problems equipment and special effects for amusement of human limitations by creating robotic systems parks and the entertainment industry that require combing multiple disciplines to design • Increase manufacturing capacity by creating and put together the perfect piece of equipment specialized robots for each automatable task (Science Buddies, n.d.). • Design robots to explore where humans