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 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.
 
 May
28, 2010, 7 p.m.- Graduation ceremony in the stadium (weather permitting).
 The
commencement ceremony and celebration is 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 should have been sent detailed information about graduation in early May.  Additional graduation information (pdf) for easy  reference.
 
 For more information visit our graduation page.
 
 Class of 2010 you are invited to share a graduation memory.
 
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 | Financial Aid 
 |  | Summer hours Due to budget cuts and staffing, the Financial Aid Office
will have the following hours for the summer:
 
 | MondayTuesday
 Wednesday
 Thursday
 Friday
 | 8 a.m.-5 p.m.8 a.m.-7 p.m.
 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
 CLOSED
 CLOSED
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 In addition, to accommodate for the start of the summer,
the Financial Aid Office will be open the first two Thursdays, June 3 and
June 10. Please plan accordingly.
 
 Accelerated Pell
 The Pell Grant is now available year round for those
students who meet specific criteria to qualify for the award. For more
information and to see if you qualify please come to the Financial Aid Office.
 
 Deadline date for fall 2010
 To ensure the process of financial aid files, including
appeals, students will be required to complete and submit ALL necessary documents
to the Financial Aid Office no later than Monday, October 4, 2010 to receive
payments by the end of the fall 2010 semester. Documents received after this
date will be processed for retroactive payment, if eligible, in the spring 2011
semester.
 
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 | Student Life Office 
 |  |  Thank you to everyone who voted in the spring 2010 elections
for your 2010-2011 Associated Students of Diablo Valley College (ASDVC)
Executive Officers! 
 Your ASDVC Executive Officers for the 2010-2011 year
are:
 
 President:   Katerina Schreck
 Vice President Executive Affairs:   Chang Min (Kevin) Park
 Vice President Legislative Affairs:   Brian Donovan
 Controller:   Tsz Ching Chelsea Cheung
 Secretary:   Alexis Terrill
 Parliamentarian:   Ricky Wong
 Public Relations:   Chun Ki Cheng
 Activities Coordinator:   Lek Hak (Derek) Cheang
 Minority Affairs:   Daija Cornelious
 Webmaster:   Vanessa Poon
 
 Please note that both the ASDVC and clubs are inactive
throughout the summer session.  However, be sure to consider getting
involved with the ASDVC or clubs in the fall semester!  Application
packets for ASDVC will be available in August at the Student Life Office as
well as information about the Inter Club Council!
 
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 | San 
							Ramon Valley Center news 
 |  |  Summer assessment dates 
 
  Monday, May 24 3-5:30 p.m. SRVC E-164Tuesday, May 25
 3-5:30 p.m. SRVC E-164
 Thursday, June 3
 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. SRVC E-164
 Monday, June 7
 3-5:30 p.m. SRVC E-164
 Tuesday, June 8
 3-5:30 p.m. SRVC E-164
 
 SRVC 
offers students access to a variety of services!
 Please visit 
our website and click on the appropriate
 link for more information.  Information on all events and activities can be found on the SRVC events calendar.
 
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 | Transfer as an English major 
 |  | Pick up an A.A. degree along the way.  All you have to do is meet the
IGETC requirements and take a few literature courses, and you are on your
way!  Contact English major advisor, Keri DuLaney-Greger at 925-685-1230 ext. 2214
or email her at kdulaneygreger@dvc.edu
with any questions. 
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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
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			| 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/.
 
 |  |  Police Services 
 |  | Summer Parking Permits will be
available beginning May 24, 2010 on WebAdvisor.  This will be the only way to
purchase semester permits.  Summer session is still $20, the fall
semester will be $40.  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.
 
 
  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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