Napa Valley College Annual Report 2019-2020

A COMMUNITY OF COMMITMENT TO STUDENT SUCCESS

2019-2020 ANNUAL REPORT

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

dynamic and interdependent world. The college is an accredited, open-access, degree- and certificate-granting institution that is committed to student achievement through high-quality programs and services that are continuously evaluated and improved. NVC

Kyle Iverson, District 4

serves students and the community in the following areas: transfer

Elizabeth Goff, District 3 Rafael Rios, District 7

courses, career-technical education and training, basic skills, and selfsupporting contract education and community education classes.

Seated:

Values

Jeff Dodd, District 2

Napa Valley College is a community of people excited about learning,

Michael Baldini, District 5, Vice President Inset: Pablo Leon, Student Trustee

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where students are first and foremost in everything we do. We value, model and encourage: • student success

• inclusivity

• honesty

• responsibility

• creativity

• openness to new ideas

• integrity

• respect for others

• adaptability

• health and wellness

Photography: Art&Clarity

Jennifer Baker, District 1

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Napa Valley College prepares students for evolving roles in a diverse,

Standing: Rosaura Segura, District 6, President

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Mission

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE SUPPORTING STUDENTS HAS ALWAYS BEEN A DRIVING FORCE IN THE WORK WE DO AT NAPA VALLEY COLLEGE, but it has never been more evident than in this past year. The 2019-2020 academic year presented unprecedented challenges, but in the face of them, our campus community demonstrated flexibility, creativity and perseverance.

In the wake of COVID-19, we closed our campus in spring 2020 and immediately transitioned to online learning. Many of our students were already facing food and housing insecurity, and some had no access to a computer or Internet at home. Suddenly, students were presented with a new set of obstacles on their road to success.

Coming together to ensure a successful completion of the spring 2020 semester, faculty and staff developed innovative procedures for providing instruction and student support services virtually and our students displayed incredible resilience. I won’t pretend it was easy for any of us but the results were affirming and brought our campus community together. We also responded to the Chancellor’s Call for Action and continued efforts to implement Vision for Success reforms with equity at the core of our work.

Napa Valley College is committed to supporting a college culture of academic excellence and an environment that values and sustains student success and equity. As a college, we strive to be both compassionate and mindful of the variety of stories and life experience that our students, faculty and staff bring with them to our campus every day.

In the midst of this difficult year, we completed Napa Valley College’s 2019-2020 Education Master Plan Update this year. The priorities established in this plan will serve to guide college decisions about growth, development and resource allocation, and align with the strategic institutional goals established by the board of trustees. Ultimately, this Education Master Plan will provide guidance for our efforts to be a “student-ready college” that addresses the diverse needs of students as they work to achieve their academic and career goals.

We also moved forward the college’s plans for a campus student housing project when the board of trustees approved our predevelopment agreement. The project is officially underway, with plans to open in fall 2023.

NVC continues to be the county’s hub of education, culture and the arts, providing the most affordable—free for most—education with the highest quality programs leading to degree completion, transfer, workforce development and career education certification.

Our dedication to student success keeps us focused on a bright and forward-looking future.

Sincerely,

Dr. Ronald Kraft Superintendent/President

President’s Cabinet Charo Albarran, Associate Vice President Human Resources, Training and Development

Robert Parker, Assistant Superintendent/ Vice President, Administrative Services

Oscar De Haro, Assistant Superintendent/ Vice President, Student Affairs

Faye Smyle, Interim Assistant Superintendent/ Vice President, Academic Affairs

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SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS DURING TIMES OF NEED

IN A DIFFICULT YEAR, NVC DEPARTMENTS AND PROGRAMS WERE NIMBLE AND INNOVATIVE in their efforts to not only modify their offerings as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but also to help students with educational, physical and emotional/mental needs. u The

Welcome Center focused on welcoming students and promoting inclusion, with

inaugural three-day Welcome Week events in Fall 2019 and Spring 2020. Outdoor tables, knowledgeable staff and roving student ambassadors offered information and answers to student questions and concerns. Additionally, a two-day Student Services Resource Fair connected about 350 students with representatives from various campus areas to learn about available services, while they enjoyed free lunch, giveaways and music.

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NVC helps meet student needs IN A DIFFICULT YEAR, NVC DEPARTMENTS AND PROGRAMS WERE NIMBLE AND INNOVATIVE IN THEIR EFFORTS to not only modify their offerings as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but also to help students with educational, physical and emotional/mental needs. u

lent 158 times). To support distance learning, the Library quickly

The Welcome Center focused on welcoming students

pivoted to provide its services online

and promoting inclusion, with inaugural three-day

via Canvas, the college’s online learning

Welcome Week events in Fall 2019 and Spring 2020.

management system.

Outdoor tables, knowledgeable staff and roving student ambassadors offered information and answers to student questions and concerns. Additionally, a two-day Student Services Resource Fair connected about 350 students with representatives from various campus areas to learn about available services, while they enjoyed free lunch, giveaways and music. u As

u The

Office of Student Affairs surveyed students to

identify their needs and followed up with phone calls, texts and other contacts to ensure students were aware of and could avail themselves of these various supports, calling more than 5,000 students. u A prescient

fall 2019 approval meant that NVC’s entire

COVID-related closures persisted and remote learning

became the norm, NVC established programs to help students stay on track by lending them laptops (190 computers lent 415 times) and WiFi hotspots (87 devices

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“2020 has brought much uncertainty for me and the rest of the world. This year, I received two scholarships that are helping to cover my living expenses, so I can continue with my physics major and path to transfer to a 4-year university by fall 2021.”

– Aisha Burns NVCF scholarship recipient

Admissions and Records operation was successfully

“I received the maximum federal student aid, so now I depend on scholarships to fund my education. My living situation for the next year is unclear causing me much anxiety. The money I receive from scholarships makes life easier as I have one less thing to worry about.”

– Riley McPherson NVCF scholarship recipient

appointments, including expanded summer hours.

transitioned to a virtual platform, making this important information available to students and others without a costly and frustrating lag in services. u The

Office of Student Life expanded its CalFresh

outreach and Basic Needs Food Program to serve more students and their families. u Student

Health Services successfully implemented

distance appointments with the therapist and nurse practitioner, enabling staff to continue to serve our students while minimizing risk of COVID-19 transmission. u The

Counseling Division launched ConexED/Cranium

Cafe to offer counseling services remotely, ultimately serving more than 2,700 students with phone and video

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Napa Valley College Foundation Supports Students with Scholarships and Emergency Grants The Napa Valley College Foundation (NVCF) is committed

“During these uncertain times, it is important to do everything we can to support those who are the most vulnerable. It is our mission to support the College and its students to ensure we keep as many students in school as possible. FAST is our first line of defense to help those who are feeling the financial pressure to drop out of school.”

– Malcolm de Sieyes NVCF board president

“My house burned in the 2017 Napa fires leaving me with nothing but the clothes on my back. The support I received from the Napa Valley College Foundation allowed me to begin rebuilding my life and motivated me to keep going through the end of the semester.”

– Eric Rodriguez NVCF scholarship recipient

Employee Michael Granados helps students use their to helping the most vulnerable students stay in school, earn their degrees, and build a better future for themselves and our communities. During the 2019-2020 academic year, NVCF awarded more than $220,000 in scholarships to 254 students, including college-bound high school students, rewarding student achievement, encouraging leadership, and providing

mobile device to scan a QR code that opens a survey and order form for the student to complete. Granados verifies the student is enrolled and brings two or three bags of groceries to the student’s car.

For Granados, working at the Food Basket since summer 2019 has provided an education beyond his associate

financial assistance.

degree in political science, which he earned last year.

In April, the Napa Valley College Foundation launched

“I’ve learned a lot about community organizing and making

the Foundation Action Strike Team (FAST) fund to provide financial support to Napa Valley College students impacted by the COVID-19 virus. The FAST fund was created to cover unplanned financial expenses related to housing, lost wages,

connections with other programs and vendors, like Grocery Outlet. We’ve slowly been building those ties,” he said.

“We’ve been working on our social media presence, so more people will hear about us.”

technology and groceries to support educational continuity, persistence, and degree completion for Napa Valley College students through this crisis.

One-time hardship grants of $350 for a total of $76,200 were awarded to 182 students enrolled at Napa Valley College.

“We come once a month,” Stacy, an anthropology student at the college, said. “It usually helps my three children and me through the last two weeks of the month.”

That is especially true, Stacy said, since the pandemic had

Food Basket Program Serves Hungry Students

closed schools in March 2020. “We are home all the time now,

On a hot Tuesday in May, Stacy and her youngest daughter,

Stacy is one of the hundreds of NVC students who have

Abby, drove up to the 900 Building on the Napa Valley College campus, following the signs into the lane for the college’s Food Basket program.

so we go through a lot more food,” she said. visited the college’s Food Basket site this year for food and other groceries that they otherwise would go without. A 2017 study of more than 30,000 college students found that approximately half of two-year college students were suffering from some kind of food insecurity during their time at college.

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PARTNERING WITH THE COMMUNITY

“Napa Valley College is dedicated to ensuring that we do everything possible to help our community during this crisis, including continuing to educate future healthcare professionals. We are grateful to be able to play a part in fighting this pandemic, along with our colleagues in the California Community College system, by providing equipment that can help save lives.”

– Dr. Ron Kraft NVC superintendent/president

PARTNERING WITH THE COMMUNITY

Napa Valley College Hosts OLE Health Food Drive ROSAURA SEGURA, PRESIDENT, NAPA VALLEY COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES (left), was one of the many volunteers who helped prepare 2,000 bags of food for the nearly 1,000 plus families who visited the campus for OLE Health’s free food distribution on May 22, 2020. She is seen here with Guadalupe Villasenor, OLE Health community outreach supervisor, at the free food distribution event at Napa Valley College.

The local health nonprofit seeks to provide holistic care to the most vulnerable of Napa’s residents, many of whom are very low- to low-income and lack steady access to fresh produce and nutritious ingredients even during ordinary times.

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Napa Valley College Donates Ventilators Napa Valley College was one of more than 20 California

Napa Valley College District Auxiliary Services Foundation

Community Colleges across the state to donate ventilators to

Napa Valley College District Auxiliary Services Foundation

hospitals fighting COVID-19. The California Governor’s Office

(DAS) is a multi-dimensional organization that includes

of Emergency Services (Cal OES) picked up 14 ventilators,

enterprise and co-curricular programs including the NVC

eight from NVC and six from Modesto Junior College, from

Café and mobile food vendors, Barnes & Noble at NVC,

Napa Valley College in April.

¡Viva Mariachi!, Shakespeare Napa Valley and the Napa

Napa Valley College was designated as the official pick-up site for the two Bay Area community colleges, which are among 18 in California with respiratory care and other programs that use ventilators. NVC offers five Health Occupations programs that allow students to learn new skills or earn certificates and degrees and make graduates eligible to take the State Board

Valley Writers Conference. Many of the DAS programs were temporarily shuttered when the campus closed as a result of the pandemic. However, the DAS foundation also supports student club and instructional program fundraising, resource development and charitable giving. In 2019-2020, DAS received $232,303 in gifts.

Examination for Licensure in the State of California.

The College offers an associate degree program in Nursing (ADN), a four-semester program approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) and a certificate program in Vocational Nursing, approved by the California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians. NVC Health Occupations also offers an associate degree program in Respiratory Care for registered respiratory therapists, an EMS/ Paramedic certificate program, and a Psychiatric Technician patient-centered certificate program.

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NVC GRADUATES

CELEBRATED IN VIRTUAL & DRIVE-BY CELEBRATION

THIS YEAR’S COMMENCEMENT AND GRADUATION could not be celebrated with the traditional ceremony because of stay-at-home orders as a result of the pandemic. But that did not stop NVC from celebrating graduates with a special graduation celebration video and a series of drive-through diploma pick-up celebrations.

In 2019-2020, NVC awarded 783 degrees and 384 certificates to 645 students/graduates, 44% of whom self-identify as Latinx. NVC is proud to serve our community as a leading Hispanic-Serving Institution in the state Community College System.

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NVC’s Valedictorian Selection Committee selected London Legree and Huzaifa Kamran Khawaja as the 2020 valedictorians. Since Napa Valley College was unable to host a traditional commencement ceremony this year, their speeches were videotaped and shared online.

insecurities because of skin color and she became a voice for students, especially those who were underrepresented.

Legree lost her grandmother in her spring 2018 year at Napa Valley College and almost dropped out, but she recalled how proud her grandmother was of her achievements and knew

Meet London Legree A resident of Fairfield, London Legree started attending NVC in fall 2017 because she heard “it was a great community college that prepared you well for transferring.” She got involved in campus life right away, first as part of SSS Trio in 2017, then Umoja in 2018; in 2019, she was elected to the Associated Students of Napa Valley College (ASNVC) and also became president of the Black Student Union (BSU). In addition, from 2019 to 2020, London worked as a student worker in the counseling department.

Legree acknowledges SSS Trio for supporting students and giving them the necessary resources to thrive in college. And she points to Umoja for helping African American students navigate the college experience and create a safe space/ community for Black students. Often one of the only African American students in the room, London pondered her place at the college and wondered if she deserved to be there. She realized other African American students might have similar

she would have wanted her to stay in school.

“Education is a mental weapon and once we know the power it holds, the more powerful we become,” she said. Legree thinks back to the beginning of her educational journey and reminisces, “I wish someone would have told me, ‘London, this is the beginning of the most important day of your life.”

Legree’s parents were busy trying to keep a roof over her and her siblings head, clothes on their backs, and food in their stomachs. They didn’t have the luxury of time to slow down and show her how to use that powerful weapon of education, but she figured it out. Her family life was a direct manifestation of how a lack of education can affect one’s lifestyle, and that is when she became aware of how powerful education can be and how she could use education as a weapon to change her circumstances.

Legree graduated with two transferable degrees, an AA-T in both sociology and psychology, and will be transferring to UC Davis in the fall, where she is planning to earn a bachelor’s degree in psychology and minor in ethnic studies. With a goal of helping others, she is already looking ahead to a master’s and a doctorate in psychology. She eventually wants NVC Graduates, continued on page 24

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TRANSFER STUDENTS CELEBRATED AT VIRTUAL CELEBRATION

MORE THAN 90 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN NAPA VALLEY COLLEGE’S 13TH ANNUAL TRANSFER CELEBRATION IN MAY 2020. The virtual event, organized by the Transfer Center, which is part of Student Affairs, celebrated Napa Valley College students’ successful completion of their transfer path and acceptance to four-year institutions. But most of all, the event served to celebrate Napa Valley College students’ successful completion of their transfer paths and acceptance to four-year institutions: 266 Napa Valley College students transferred to CSUs, 131 students to UC schools, and 50 plus to private colleges to continue their education.

Dr. Ron Kraft, superintendent/president of Napa Valley College, a first-generation community college transfer student himself, welcomed the group and introduced Congressman Mike Thompson. “Napa Valley College teed me up to be able to get a four-year degree,” shared the congressman, who attended the college in the 1970s before transferring to California State University, Chico where he received his bachelor’s and master of public administration degrees.

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“I couldn’t have done anything I have done had it not been

Napa Valley College is currently supporting and

for my experience at Napa Valley College and the skills, tools

implementing a number of state initiatives, such as Guided

and confidence I gained.” He acknowledged Napa Valley

Pathways, a multi-year program intended to significantly

College’s faculty and the transfer students participating in the

improve student outcomes. The College Promise campaign

celebration. “I know you’re going to go on and do great things.

allows students to complete a community college education

You learned that if you set a goal and you worked hard, you

without taking on mountains of student debt. And A Degree

could make it happen,” he said.

with a Guarantee streamlines the transfer process between

He encouraged the students to take a moment to congratulate themselves, acknowledging the challenges of current social distancing protocols, and to thank all those who had helped make it possible.

Aurora G. credits Napa Valley College with giving her the chance to turn her dream of attending the number one public university in the world into a reality. Aurora’s parents immigrated to the U.S. from Mexico; she is the first in her family to attend college.

“One of the major reasons I chose NVC was

California community colleges and participating fouryear colleges and universities for students achieving an associate’s degree, as well as the California Community Colleges Transfer Guarantee to Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

For veterans returning from active duty, the Associate Degree for Transfer is a fast and affordable way to transition from military service to the job market. More than 40 percent of all California veterans receiving GI Bill benefits attend a California community college to earn a degree, prepare to transfer to a four-year university or receive career training.

that I was unsure of the process of going to

Veteran Josh Davenport is heading

college,” she said, acknowledging that she had no idea about

to Stanford University. “I picked NVC

the lengthy process to get into a UC or CSU. “I also came to

because, prior to moving here, I

NVC because, coming from a low-income family, the prices

researched community colleges to see

of these colleges seemed out of this world for me.” Aurora

which offered the best path to a good four-

discovered Napa Valley College at an outreach event at Napa

year school. Everything I found pointed

High School; now she is headed to UC Davis to study

to NVC. Want to go to Davis? NVC! Want

political science.

to go to Berkeley? NVC! On top of that, Hilde V., always dreamed of attending UC Berkeley, but as the first in his family to attend school in this country, he faced a number of challenges. “I’ve always been a good student, but I made some poor choices in high school, which forced me to drop out,” said Hilde. “I was a high school dropout and I thought my dream of going to Cal was over.

One day, a friend of mine told me that if I got my GED, I could enroll at NVC and that I still had a chance to attend my dream

the students raved about the professors and staff. They absolutely were not wrong,” said Davenport. His academic path to Stanford started at Napa Valley College in 2018; he then attended the Stanford Veteran Accelerator Program in summer 2019. Davenport will be attending the Warrior Scholar Project at Stanford this July. “It was a combination of the stellar academics and the dynamic, supportive community of NVC, along with these veteran-tailored academic programs that ultimately allowed me to fulfill my goal of transferring to Stanford University,” he said.

school.” Hilde is transferring to UC Berkeley to study political economics and rhetoric this fall.

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GUIDED PATHWAYS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR NAPA VALLEY COLLEGE TO PROVIDE A CLEAR PATH FOR STUDENT SUCCESS by utilizing a holistic approach to identify obstacles to student achievement and implementing coordinated institution-wide solutions.

EDUCATIONAL PATHWAYS Guided Pathways is part of the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Vision for Success, a bold vision to increase the number of students transferring to a UC or CSU campus and getting good jobs, reduce the number of unnecessary units students take and eliminate achievement gaps.

Guided Pathways creates a landscape ensuring a learner-centered environment that will ensure our students are prepared to navigate their way to success.

During year two, priority activities included first steps to clearly map out programs for students so they would know which courses they should take and in what sequence, making sure courses critical for success are easily identified.

NVC continued to work with high schools and other community partners to motivate and prepare students to enter college-level coursework in a program of study when they enrolled at NVC. Additionally, implementation of AB 705 continued with special supports to help academically underprepared students succeed in Math and English courses in their first year.

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Institutional Learning Outcomes/General Education Learning Outcomes

Meeting the Moment

At Napa Valley College, departments and programs are

pandemic into opportunities to better serve students by

continually engaged in assessment of learning outcomes

expanding and improving the delivery of online education and

to improve teaching and learning. In 2020, Napa Valley

offering additional training to faculty and staff. As NVC made

College updated its Institutional Learning Outcomes to be the

the unprecedented move to online instruction and services over

same as the College’s General Education Learning Outcomes

a short period, NVC’s Distance Education (DE) team quickly

(GELO), and added a new outcome related to career and

worked to compile comprehensive resources and training to

academic development.

help support staff, faculty and students during the transition.

1. Communication and Critical Thinking u Create

and communicate thoughts, ideas, and

information effectively u Read

and interpret college-level texts

u Conduct

research and obtain information from

reliable sources 2. Scientific and Quantitative Inquiry u Apply

scientific principles to measure and observe the

physical world u Understand

the relationship between human behavior

and the physical environment u Analyze,

evaluate, and synthesize information

u Conduct

calculations and solve problems using

quantitative reasoning 3. Global and Civic Awareness u Evaluate

and apply the principles and methodologies

used by the social and behavioral sciences u Examine

issues in their contemporary as well as

historical settings and in a variety of cultural contexts

Napa Valley College turned the challenges posed by the

The DE team created an NVC Online Learning Forum with lessons on Zoom and ConferZoom including Zoom etiquette, best practices and expectations for online teaching and Canvas training. Students received online course tech help, Canvas how-to guidelines, workshops and open labs and online Writing Center and Math Center tutoring help.

More than 35 faculty participated in the inaugural Instructional Design Institute (IDI), launched by the NVC Academic Senate in summer 2020. Participating faculty learned how to create the courses they have always dreamed of teaching, while they explored online learning theory, approaches to online course design and strategies for supporting student success.

Participation in the IDI also helped to assure online courses MALE would be designed to meet the DE standards and rubric, and trauma informed pedagogy curriculum was embedded MALE throughout to better prepare for the effects of the

pandemic. Plans are underway to continue and expand the Instructional Design Institute in the 2020-2021 academic year.

4. Intercultural Literacy and Creativity u Understand

artistic expression and the role of art in

culture, history, and social critique u Identify

unique features among various cultures

u Describe

and demonstrate intercultural competency

5. Personal, Academic and Career Development u Assess u Set

individual knowledge, skills and abilities

goals and develop plans to achieve them

u Perform

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15th Annual Youth Entrepreneurship Program

Career Education & Workforce Development

Seniors at American Canyon High School rocked the

NVC Career Education programs provide skills and training

virtual stage as they competed in the 15th annual Youth

to prepare students for careers and/or for transfer to a four-

Entrepreneurship Program (YEP), helping high school and

year college. The programs have a variety of entry and exit

college students explore ideas for starting and running a

points which, to the extent possible, are aligned with industry

small business.

positions, industry skill needs and third-party credentials. We

One by one, five finalists presented their creative business plans to the judges via Zoom. Nahomy Moraila tied for first place with her business, Cups and Mugs Coffee Company.

In addition to her well-researched financials, Nahomy announced she will start the business with her own funds and will also be seeking a loan. “As a Mexican American young lady, there are few to no women to look up to in the business industry,” said Nahomy. “Sharing first place with another Latina was a small, but big step into the industry and an example to others, to say the least.”

Shelly Mejia tied for first place with her business, Little Leaves. Shelly said her dad inspired her idea because he was a produce clerk for 20 years and her mom gave her the green thumb. Little Leaves will grow micro greens and sell to high quality restaurants and markets.

Shelly has already designed her logo and printed business cards. Her location will be an outside greenhouse and in her basement “because micro greens can easily be grown inside or outside,” noted Mejia.

Other winners included Clarissa Tolson for Vera Hair Care Products, Hair Accessories and COVID-19 Hair Products; Alexia Juarez for Double A’s Art Studio; and Daniela Solis for with Rancho Herencia Mobile Barber/Salon Shop.

YEP’s business plan competition, sponsored by Travis Credit Union, provides students with an opportunity to explore entrepreneurship as a career pathway.

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strive to be connected to partners and local industry to ensure that our programs remain current and relevant.

Programs include: u Accounting u Business Studies & Entrepreneurship u Child and Family Studies & Education u Computer Studies u Counseling u Criminal Justice Training Center u Digital Design & Graphics Technology u Health Occupations u Hospitality, Culinary, Tourism Management u Machine Tool Technology u Welding Technology

ACADEMIC REPORT CARD AGE PROFILE

NVC REGULARLY MONITORS INSTITUTIONAL PERFORMANCE, as part of a system of practices

36.2%

UNDER 20 YEARS OLD

associated with institutional effectiveness.

30.4%

20-24 YEARS OLD

In 2019, NVC reviewed the locally defined standards (est.

2013) and increased the standards defining academic quality

22.9%

25-39 YEARS OLD

for all except one metric (successful course completion rate remained at the 2013 level). At that time, we also identified

40+ YEARS OLD

stretch goals for each metric.

10.5%

(Approved by the Board, May 2019) NVC exceeded all institution set standards last year: u

Successful course completion: 7% above

u

Persistence: 3% above

u

Degree recipients: 12% above

u

Certificate recipients: 27% above

u

Transfers: 12% above

u

*Successful course completion exceeded the

GENDER PROFILE

1.4%

56.2%

UNKNOWN GENDER

42.4%

stretch goal established in 2019. ​

FEMALE

MALE

ETHNICITY PROFILE

0.5%

5.0%

3.2% ASIAN

PACIFIC ISLANDER

0.3%

NATIVE AMERICAN

AFRICAN AMERICAN

3.9%

6.1%

UNKNOWN ETHNICITY

TWO OR MORE RACES

8.7%

FILIPINO

MALE

43.5%

HISPANIC*

28.9%

CAUCASIAN

MALE

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1334

812

2013-14

873

1014

2014-15 2015-16

1108

1150

2016-17

2017-18

1102

2018-19

2019-20

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MCPHERSON 2020 DISTINGUISHED TEACHING AWARDS FROM HIS VISION AND INSTITUTIONAL LEADERSHIP TO HIS SUPPORT OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND ENCOURAGEMENT FOR INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS, Napa Valley College Founding President Dr. Harry McPherson touched many lives.

Each year, Napa Valley College awards the McPherson Distinguished Teaching Award to faculty members who are nominated for the honor by their peers, students, or community members for their commitment to excellence in education.

The awards are funded by the McPherson Endowment, established by Dr. McPherson and his family and now held by the Napa Valley College Foundation. The 2020 awardees were honored in a virtual ceremony and recognized for their achievement by the Board of Trustees in May 2020. Please join us in congratulating the 2020 McPherson Distinguished Teaching Award recipients.

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Lisa Yanover Professor of English A talented, published poet, with the respect of her peers, Lisa Yanover joined the college in 2002 as a part-time instructor and was hired as a full-time tenure-track faculty member in 2006. In addition to her NVC work, she has been a prominent

Sally Baldwin Kinesiology Instructor

and valuable member of the Napa Valley Writers’ Conference

Sally Baldwin joined the college

team, serving in many capacities for more than a decade.

in 2013. In 2020, she earned her

Lisa is admired by her colleagues for her “deep commitment to our students and this college through her work with the Napa Valley Writers’ Conference, her leadership on assessment and curriculum development, and her … highest standards for rigor, student engagement and student connection.”

Those nominating her describe Ms. Yanover as tireless on behalf of her students and her teaching, obsessed with continual improvement and open to second opinions, with high standards for both her students and herself. Her students leave her classes prepared to meet any writing challenge in any college class.

Ms. Yanover has also served in many faculty leadership roles, including positions on the Academic Senate executive board, Faculty Association negotiating team, Program Evaluation co-chair, and Curriculum Committee faculty co-chair. As one of her colleagues wrote, “[This is] the true gift that Professor Yanover has, and that she displays in the work she does all across this campus, this ability and willingness to step away from her comfortable chair in order to better serve others.”

“I continue to be grateful every day for the opportunity to learn from my students and to watch them, in the fleeting moment our lives intersect, to watch them discover the importance of their ideas and their ability to express them.”

– Lisa Yanover

Ph.D. from Boise State University with a dissertation on creating evidence-based online teaching and learning environments, a passion and expertise that guided the Physical Education Division through 2020’s unprecedented COVID-19 emergency. Dr. Baldwin put in countless hours teaching, assisting, and supporting faculty in her division as they moved to online curriculum, working to establish professional, academically and pedagogically sound classes for students.

“I am grateful to work with amazing colleagues who are kind, thoughtful, and talented. I love teaching at Napa Valley College and sharing my enthusiasm for online education, health, and wellness.” – Dr. Sally Baldwin.

Dr. Baldwin also consults and teaches graduate level courses on instructional design at other community and four-year colleges. Her research interests include online course quality and course evaluation instruments, and her work has been published in peer-reviewed academic journals.

Known by her students and colleagues as compassionate, caring and knowledgeable, Professor Baldwin’s love of learning and excitement about her subject matter spreads to her students; as one colleague put it, “They can’t help but to climb on the Sally Express to Learning.” She is able to engage students on sensitive, personal concepts in a caring, empathetic, and safe manner. Her respect for students carries through in all aspects of her classroom, whether in person or online.

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FISCAL SHAPSHOT

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 TO ENSURE THAT NVC IS A RESPONSIBLE STEWARD OF PUBLIC FUNDS, our annual budget is built by weighing funding proposals against our five strategic goals.

Partial List of Accomplishments in 2019-2020:

1

Work with local educational partners to promote opportunities at NVC and equip incoming students with the skills and resources needed for college success u Expanded

Dual Enrollment agreements to cover Napa Valley Unified School District, St. Helena Unified School District and Calistoga Joint Unified School District

u Increased

Financial Aid instruction video offerings, in both English and Spanish

u Created

program-specific Pathways Maps for Career Education programs and developed videos on each program to explain programs and careers

2

Engage NVC students and assist in their progress towards educational and job training goals

u Expanded

academic and support offerings available through remote delivery across the institution as a result of the coronavirus pandemic that began in spring

u Implemented AB

705 math and English curriculum changes, including new support corequisite offerings and revised recommended preparation courses

u Implemented

DocuSign to enable online form completion for students and staff

u Refreshed

computers in the Library for student support outside of the classroom

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u Created

a relaxation room to allow space for students to de-stress

u Upgraded

instructional equipment for the Simulation Center and Emergency Medical Services

u Engaged

services of the Community College Equity Assessment Lab (CCEAL) to conduct student focus groups, develop strategies to increase student opportunities and success, and identify training needs

u Created/Revised

English literature courses, including courses focusing on Mexican-American and Latinx literature and African-American literature

EXPENSES

$

REVENUE

18,799,198

$

ACADEMIC SALARIES

$

FEDERAL

13,923,785

$

11,126,763

$

CLASSIFIED SALARIES

$

9,045,140 1,334,101

CAPITAL OUTLAY

$

257,179

ADDITION TO FUND BALANCE

$

54,486,166

TOTAL EXPENSES

39,875,159

LOCAL

$

OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES

$

11,233,150

STATE

BENEFITS

$

3,168,315

209,542

OTHER

$

54,486,166

TOTAL REVENUES

3

Increase NVC student achievement and completion of educational and job training goals

u Approved

University Transition Degree, spring 2020, allowing students to receive degrees in majors not offered

by NVC

4

Ensure the fiscal stability of NVC as it transitions to a community supported district

u Increased

allocations to support funding priorities across the college, including: • $1M allocated to Academic Affairs

u Implemented Associate’s

Degree Program in LGBT Education, the third of its kind in California

• $500K allocated to Student Affairs

u Developed

• $1M allocated to Administrative Services ($900K designated to scheduled maintenance)

two 9-unit certificates supporting the workforce in LGBT Education, the first of their kind in California

u Created

Social Justice Studies transfer degree

the number of internships available to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) students and Human Services and Addiction Studies students

u Continued

u Increased

Other 0%

Federal 6%

EXPENSES

5

refinement of practices for annual planning and budget process (e.g., launching process in the fall, providing more time for planning and resource allocation activities)

Enhance collaboration between NVC and community and civic partners

u Established

a partnership with Vital Immigrant Defense Advocacy and Services (VIDAS) to provide immigration legal services to students, staff, and faculty

u Established

State 21%

a partnership with NVUSD Indian Education to promote STEM and host an Indigenous cultural event at NVC

u Offered

Local

73%

new exhibits and Library Guides promoting cultural events among the community for Black History Month, Latino Heritage Month, LGBTQ Pride Month, Asian-American Heritage Month, and more

REVENUES Capital Outlay 2%

Addition to Fund Balance 0%

Other Operating Expenses

17%

Academic Salaries

35%

Benefits

20%

Classified Salaries

26%

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Chris Marks performed a piece they choreographed themselves for This is My Brave.

SHAKESPEAREAN COMEDY, FAMILY FUN MUSICALS AND FACULTY PERFORMANCES AND CONCERTS PROVIDED FOR GREAT ENTERTAINMENT DURING THE 2019-2020 SEASON, EVEN WHEN PERFORMANCES HAD TO MOVE ONLINE AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC. In September, Shakespeare Napa Valley, an auxiliary program of Napa Valley College, opened its 10th season with The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Shakespeare’s story of two devoted friends, Valentine and Proteus. In addition to performances in NVC’s performing arts center, several free outdoor performances were presented at CIA at Copia Jackson Family Amphitheater.

PERFORMING ARTS ON STAGE & ONLINE

October featured NVC’s own theater arts professor Jennifer King as poet Emily Dickinson in the one-woman show, The Belle of Amherst, directed by Sharon Winegar. Set in Dickinson’s Amherst, Massachusetts home, King recollected encounters with the significant people in Dickinson’s life through her poems, diaries and letters.

In November, NVC Theater Arts once again partnered with the local Cafeteria Kids Theater to present Matilda The Musical, based on the beloved book by Roald Dahl. Matilda is the story of an extraordinary little girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to take a stand and change her own destiny.

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Jennifer King in The Belle of Amherst

December celebrated the holiday season with A Charlie Brown Christmas, bringing the classic animated television special Charlie Brown Christmas to life in this faithful stage adaptation, in which Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts gang discover the true meaning of Christmas.

Kicking off 2020, NVC Performing Arts partnered for the first time with This Is My Brave, as part of the NVC Performing Arts Emergence Festival, an annual festival showcasing new and original works by NVC students, faculty and staff. This Is My Brave, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending the stigma surrounding mental illness through storytelling, in conjunction with NVC Performing Arts, showcased local youth telling their stories through spoken word, poetry, music and dance. This Is My Brave presented 11 works with 14 youth performers and The

Shakespeare Sonnet Recitations NVC students and staff and individuals worldwide reciting Shakespeare sonnets and prologues in seven languages and 21 videos.

Sonnet XXIII by Barry Martin Sonnet XXIII (Spanish) by Maria Villagomez, NVC senior dean, language arts, library and social sciences Sonnet LXV by the DeNatale family Sonnet LXV (Portuguese) by Jefferson Sbrissa, NVC student

Emergence Festival presented an additional 10 works featuring

Sonnet 18 (Tagalog) by Nicolette Morales, NVC adjunct faculty, humanities

more than 30 performers.

Sonnet 18 by St. Helena Mayor Geoff Ellsworth

The NVC Faculty Music Series presented two faculty concerts in February, including Natural Wonders by Dr. Christina Howell, a vocal concert of songs inspired by nature, and Letters and Hits from Nat King Cole performed by Dr. Roberto Gonzalez.

In March, NVC Theater Arts presented The Addams Family Musical, directed by Reed Martin. Although show dates were cancelled due to COVID-19 safety measures, the production preview was performed in a student matinee to over 30 Napa County students.

With the end of the academic year in June, two NVC music students were featured online in video performances. Students included Andrea Gutierrez on flute performing Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun by Claude Debussy and Allan Flores on

Sonnet 116 by the Cowell family Sonnet 116 (Hindi) by Neha Vyas, Prague Shakespeare student Sonnet 27 (Russian) by Ksenia Kitaeva, NVC math professor Sonnet 27 by Brad Wagenknecht, Napa County Board of Supervisors Sonnet 29 (Czech) by Leona Sklenickova, actor and friend of Shakespeare Napa Valley Sonnet 29 by Patti Coyle, St. Helena H.S. drama teacher Sonnet 30 (Spanish) by José Sanchez, NVC web applications analyst and adjunct instructor Sonnet 30 by City of Napa Mayor Jill Techel Sonnet 50 by Brian Lym, NVC director of library services Sonnet 50 (Italian) by Kiara Pipino Sonnet 43 by Ray Jacildo Sonnet 43 by Bailie Sonnet 104 by Colin Chan Sonnet 104 (Spanish) by Fernando Espinoza Sonnet 8 by Dr. Christina Howell, NVC music professor

tenor saxophone performing Tenor Madness by Sonny Rollins.

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The NVC Athletic Department honors a code of conduct that values hard work, commitment, and accountability. Students who participated in intercollegiate athletics at NVC averaged 14.8 units, with an average 2.98 GPA during the 2019-2020 academic year.

STORM ATHLETICS

Men’s basketball student athlete Braxton Adderly.

Photography by Mario Cendejas

THE MEN’S SOCCER PROGRAM CONTINUED TO DOMINATE ON THE FIELD, WINNING THE BAY VALLEY CONFERENCE title for the third consecutive year under the direction of head coach Rogelio Ochoa. Jesus Ochoa was named the Bay Valley Conference Most Valuable Player, Offensive Most Valuable Player, and Midfielder of the Year. Carlos Ayala earned Conference Defensive Most Valuable Player and Goalkeeper of the Year. Billy Biondi was named Conference Forward of the Year. Ochoa, Ayala, and Biondi, along with Alex Cendejas, Javier Rodriguez, and Marco Manzo, were named to 1st Team All-Conference. Coach Ochoa was once again named Bay Valley Conference Coach of the Year.

The women’s soccer team under Randi Simmons continued to develop and compete in NVC’s very competitive conference. Cailin LeTourneau was named 1st Team All-Conference, while Daniela Gonzalez and Alondra Cendejas earned 2nd Team All-Conference.

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Women’s volleyball, coached by Rachel Hadley, fielded a

Men’s basketball continued to play competitive and hard-nosed

talented and disciplined team during her tenure at Napa Valley

basketball under head coach Steve Ball. Braxton Adderly was

College. Sophie Green was 4th in the state and Cassidy

named to the Bay Valley Conference 1st Team for his efforts

Schweizer ranked 10th in the state for service aces per set,

on the hardwood. Multiple players earned scholarships to

which is quite an accomplishment.

further their academic and athletic careers at the four-year

Bob Freschi captained the men’s and women’s golf programs to another strong year. Baylee Vuenielo and Ruthie Bowen made it to the NorCal Championships, shooting a respectable

level due to their hard work on the court and in the classroom.

Coach Ball was also the president of the CCCMBCA for the state of California.

185 and 192 in two rounds of championship play. The men’s

The women’s basketball led by veteran coach Paul DeBolt

golf season was unfortunately cut short due to the COVID-19

continued to improve and build on numbers. Coach DeBolt

pandemic. NVC’s men’s golf team was in first place in the Big 8 Conference when their season was halted, with multiple players eyeing the NorCal and State championships.

came to NVC from Contra Costa College and is the 6th winningest women’s basketball coach in California community college history. A.J. Irvin from nearby Vallejo earned a scholarship to William Jessup College to further her career.

Coach DeBolt was also the president of the CCCWBA for the state of California.

Our men’s baseball program, coached by Dan Parker, continues to play hard and compete. Coach Parker moved close to a dozen student-athletes on to four-year colleges from this year’s team even though their season was canceled soon after it began due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Women’s soccer student athlete Marina Lopez.

Photography by Mario Cendejas

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NVC Graduates continued from page 9 to open her own K-12 school and her own practice serving low-income families. The possibilities of becoming a speech and language pathologist and opening a nonprofit that serves underrepresented groups in society are also on her list.

“I know many people questioned how we could finish during this pandemic, but the answer to that was our drive and determination to finish strong,” Legree said.

Her advice to other students: “Keep your eye on whatever goals you have for yourself and remember that you made it through these times, so you can make it through anything.

Also, find your support systems because, as they say, it takes a village to raise a child—or in this case, it takes a school community to raise a well-rounded individual.”

Meet Huzaifa Kamran Khawaja Twenty-two-year-old Huzaifa Kamran Khawaja has been in the United States for less than three years, but has

Khawaja was elected to the Associated Students of Napa Valley College (ASNVC) in 2018 and represented the student body as the student trustee on the NVC Board of Trustees. He served on two trustee committees, Real Property and Finance, as well as on two hiring committees and the student discipline hearing panel. He also served as an officer in the Dreamers of Community Change student club and vice president for NVC’s Phi Theta Kappa college project.

“I keep a diary to help me schedule my time,” he said with a smile. “When I am of service to others, I feel good. My culture and my parents raised me that way.”

Khawaja studied molecular and cellular biology at Napa Valley College and earned two associate degrees—in natural science and mathematics, and in natural science with an emphasis on life sciences—in preparation for transferring to UC-Berkeley this fall. He was recently recognized in The Biophysical Journal, the peer-reviewed scientific journal of the Biophysical Society, as coauthor of the study “Block of the Cardiac Potassium Channel HERG by Cations.”

Khawaja received one of only 10 Hite Scholar awards conferred nationwide by the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, recognizing the academic achievement of students at two-year colleges. He was also named a semi-finalist on the Phi All-USA Academic Team and a 2020 Coca-Cola Academic Team Gold

made quite a mark in that

Scholar, one of only 50 nationwide.

short time. In 2017, his father,

Khawaja said that he has “always had a thirst for knowledge

a retired Pakistani Air Force logistics officer, and his mother, a homemaker, immigrated with the family to the U.S. from Pakistan, when Khawaja was in the midst of completing his A-levels, roughly equivalent to a college-prep high school in the United States.

and been interested in science,” and that understanding molecular and cellular biology will give him a solid foundation for his two years at UC Berkeley preparing for medical school, with an eye on perhaps pursuing cardiology and cardiatric surgery. When asked about his hopes for medical school, Huzaifa is humble but eager when he allows that “either UCSF

They settled in Napa County and Khawaja’s cousins

or Stanford is the dream.”

recommended he start his college journey at Napa Valley

And following his practice of being of service to others, he

College, where they, too, had studied. “After one semester, I knew it was the right place for me,” said Khawaja, who plans to become a doctor.

offers some sage advice: “Remember that your life is like a sine wave, with ups and downs. If you are down, don’t forget it’s going to go back up. And when it does go back up, you’ll be more durable and fulfilled at the end.”

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