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Skagit Valley College welcomes new head men’s soccer coach Richard Henderson
Richard HendersonSkagit Valley College has hired Richard Henderson as its new head men’s soccer coach. Henderson has played soccer professionally and has coached at the club, youth, high school, college, and semiprofessional levels.“I am very excited and honored to be the men’s head soccer...
Skagit Valley College men’s, women’s basketball teams wrap up stellar seasons
The Skagit Valley College men’s and women’s basketball teams held their own this season and finished strong. The men’s team earned the No. 2 spot in the North Region and finished in the top eight of Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC) championships. The women’s team ended the season on...
MINDfest 2024 to take place at Skagit Valley College on May 9
Skagit Valley College will host MINDfest, a free mental health festival, on May 9 from 1 to 7 p.m. in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month in Angst Hall and on Tollefson Plaza at the Mount Vernon campus. The community event, free and open to the public, will focus on the theme “Caring...
Skagit Valley College Foundation and Community Action Host Renowned Speaker Dr. Robert M. Gates
Former U.S. Secretary of Defense, director of the CIA, Texas A&M University president, and second lieutenant in the U.S. Airforce, Dr. Robert M. Gates, will speak at McIntyre Hall on Wed., May 8 at 7 p.m. This event is co-hosted by Community Action of Skagit County and the Skagit Valley College...
Skagit Valley College Cardinals achieve record-setting fall season in volleyball, soccer
The Skagit Valley College (SVC) Athletic Department is celebrating a historic and record-setting fall 2021 sports season in volleyball, women’s soccer, and men’s soccer within the Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC).The Cardinals were proudly ranked in the NWAC top 10 at No. 6 and received...
Skagit Valley College Student Nurse Club gives back to the community, decorates tree for Skagit Valley Hospital’s Festival of Trees
Skagit Valley College nursing students receive valuable, high demand clinical training at Skagit Valley Hospital (SVH) in addition to their rigorous lectures and labs at SVC. Thanks to a teaching agreement between the hospital and the college, nursing students learn from and train with experienced...
SVC instructor Claudia Avendaño-Ibarra receives Skagit Women’s Alliance and Network (SWAN) Women of the Year Award for Transformative Leadership
Claudia Avendaño-Ibarra, Skagit Valley College’s Human Services department co-chair and instructor, was among four women to receive the Skagit Women’s Alliance and Network (SWAN) 2021 Women of the Year Award for Transformative Leadership.Avendaño-Ibarra received her award Oct. 21 at SWAN’s...
Community invited to participate in community forums as part of Skagit Valley College presidential search
Skagit Valley College Board of Trustees have begun the search for a new college president in response to the planned retirement of current SVC President Dr. Tom Keegan. The new SVC president will provide inspiring and visionary leadership and continue the college’s mission of cultivating student...
Skagit Valley College Department of Music to present ‘A Musical Thanksgiving’
The Skagit Valley College (SVC) Department of Music will present “A Musical Thanksgiving” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1 in the Phillip Tarro Theatre at SVC’s Mount Vernon campus. The evening will showcase the SVC choirs, student soloists, and the inaugural performance of the new SVC Mariachi...
Gov. Inslee appoints Ozell Jackson III as new Skagit Valley College trustee
Gov. Inslee appoints Ozell Jackson III as new Skagit Valley College trustee.Ozell Jackson III has been appointed by Gov. Inslee to the Skagit Valley College (SVC) Board of Trustees and will serve from Oct. 2021 through Sept. 2026.“Ozell’s passion for helping Whidbey Island’s community diverse...