Spring
2010 Graduation Ceremony
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April
30-May 28, 2010- Application to walk in graduation ceremony with coursework remaining
May
17-28, 2010- Student cap and gown sales at DVC Book Center. Graduation
letter sent in early May will include details.
May
28, 2010, 7 p.m.- Graduation ceremony in the stadium (weather permitting)
The
commencement ceremony and celebration are open to students who earned a degree
or certificate for summer or fall 2009, or spring 2010. Students who have
applied for and who have met the requirements for a degree or certificate will
be sent detailed information about graduation in early May. Additional graduation information (pdf) for easy reference.
For more information visit our graduation page.
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Kaiser Permanente student health survey
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Please take the DVC
Student Survey!
You will be entered in a drawing for $25 DVC Book Center gift
cards! There will be 12 winners each day!
The survey will run for eight days beginning today through May
5. We want to find out more about DVC student HEALTH needs. Your responses will be completely confidential. You'll need to answer ALL the questions in order to be eligible for the drawing
for DVC Book Center gift cards.
Thanks for helping us to improve services to DVC students.
Take a few minutes and click on this link www.surveymonkey.com/s/LN8Z7M9
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Counseling Center
|  Scheduling spring 2010 counseling
appointments:
The Counseling
Center has a program (E-SARS) that allows DVC college students to schedule appointments through the counseling website. Students will
be asked for their DVC Student ID # and their birth date.
Students may
schedule appointments using this program if they are 18 years+, and
have not attended any other college or university.
Note:
Spring appointments are going fast, so schedule your appointment as soon as
possible.
Students who
need a one hour appointment or students who need a special form filled out must call or stop by the
Counseling Center 925-685-1230 ext. 2276 or 2278.
Scheduling summer 2010 counseling appointments:
We will have limited
summer counseling appointments in June. These appointments are for
college students enrolled in DVC summer classes. Students may begin to
schedule these appointments during the last week of May.
Experience UC Berkeley through the UCB-DVC
Concurrent Enrollment Program.
DVC students are able to take a total of two lower
division courses on the Berkeley campus through the Concurrent Enrollment
Program. To obtain more information and to file an application for
participation for the fall 2010 semester, students must attend a one of the Concurrent Enrollment workshops that are being held in May 2010.
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Study Abroad in London, England or Florence, Italy
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Fall term 2010 - London, England - September 9 - December 10, 2010
Informational meeting Wednesday, April 28, 3-4 p.m. in LA-217
Spring term 2011 - Florence, Italy - January 30 - April 29, 2011
Informational
meeting Wednesday, May 19, 3-4 p.m. in LA-217
For more information, contact the Study Abroad Office located in FO-219, by
email, studyabroad@dvc.edu,
or call 925-685-1230 ext. 2735.
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Transfer Center
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 New Transfer Center
Hours Begin May 3, 2010
Monday through
Friday 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Tuesday 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
The Transfer Center is located in
the Counseling Building on the Pleasant Hill Campus. Visit us at www.dvc.edu/transfer and join our
"DVC Transfer Center" FaceBook group for news that can help you
complete your bachelor's degree!
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San
Ramon Valley Center news
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SRVC Presents...It's Easy Being Green:
SRVC's Earth Day Celebration! April 28, 12:30-2 p.m.
in the Quad (rain site: Learning Commons). Come enjoy music by KKDV 92.1
FM, samples by Naked Juice, donate your e-waste and other recyclables with
Recycle for Breast Cancer, get information from Gardens of California, learn
how to reduce your carbon footprint, participate for free prizes and enjoy
snacks! For more information, contact Yvonne Canada at ycanada@dvc.edu.
College Success Workshop: Minor Grammar Issues, April 28
from 2-3:15 p.m. in the Language Center (East 174).
Financial Aid drop-in appointments, April 29, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and May
12, 3-7 p.m. Stop by the West Lobby Reception Desk to schedule a drop
in or call 925-866-1822 ext. 5106.
Career and Employment appointments, May 11
from 1-3 p.m. Please call the Reception Desk at 925-866-1822 ext. 5106 to
schedule an appointment.
College Representative Visits to SRVC are
available on the SRVC events calendar.
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Educational Talent Search Program
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 The Educational Talent Search Program at DVC
seeks volunteer tutors and Teacher Assistants for spring and
summer 2010.
Volunteer tutors and Teacher Assistants (TA) are needed to
work with local middle and high school students. Students interested in being a volunteer tutor or TA should
contact Jackie Castellano at jjonesca@dvc.edu.
Please visit our website for more information.
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The Inquirer
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 The Inquirer, DVC's award-winning student newspaper is online! New issues coming soon.
Check us out in print or online at www.theinquireronline.com |
Smoking policy reminder
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Reminder: the DVC campus is
smoke-free. Smoking is permitted in the parking lots only. DVC's smoking policy
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Campus Alert System
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Your attention please...
A loud siren will be heard throughout the DVC campuses the first Wednesday of every month at 11 a.m. This will be a test of our Campus Alert System. There is nothing you need to do during a siren test.
In the event of an actual emergency or crisis situation, the siren sound will
continue for three minutes. Students and all campus personnel will be instructed
to Shelter, Shut, and Listen.
For more details, please visit the Contra Costa Community College District
website at www.4cd.net/alert/.
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 Police Services
| Summer Parking Permits will be
available online beginning May 10, 2010. This will be the only way to
purchase semester permits. Summer session is still $20.00, the fall
semester will be $40.00. The increase takes effect. There will be
signage at the campuses and instructions on the web.
The Parking Grace
period for summer is from June 14 to June 20, 2010. Enforcement begins on June 20, 2010. This is the only grace period for
summer.
Effective June 1, 2010 the
daily permit will be increased to $3.00.
 Police Services silent witness tip line.
Students, faculty and staff can call 925-685-1230 ext. 1999 to provide information without having to leave any personal information.
For more information in case of emergency:
Contra Costa Community College District Police Services
Police Services on the Pleasant Hill campus is located in the northwest corner of Lot
1. If you are having trouble locating us,
please contact our office, at 925-685-1230 ext. 2338, 2339 or 925-686-5547 and we can have a police aide escort you there.
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Our mission statement
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DVC's complete mission statement
Diablo Valley College (DVC) is passionately committed to student leaming through the intellectual, scientific, artistic, psychological, and ethical development of its diverse student body. DVC prepares students for transfer to four-year universities; provides career and technical education; supports the economic development of the region; offers pre-collegiate programs; and promotes personal growth and lifelong leaming.
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