Mount Vernon, WA – 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 Foundation. “An Evening with Dr. Robert M. Gates” will offer a fireside chat, moderated by SVC President Dr. Christopher Villa, where Dr. Gates will discuss veterans, higher education, and
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 for the Mind, Body, and Spirit." Pre-registration is encouraged. MINDfest is sponsored by Mental Health Matters of Washington (MHM WA), a program funded by Skagit County Public Health, North Sound Accountable
Mount Vernon, WA — Skagit Valley College has received two 2023 Paragon Awards from the National Council for Marketing & Public Relations (NCMPR) at the council’s national conference last month in Seattle, Washington. The college’s marketing team was awarded in the following categories: Communications Success Story, for the team’s work on a story about SVC’s manufacturing club presenting a 3D printed prosthetic hand to a 6-year-old boy. Quick-Turn Video for the team’s work on a video capturing the