Faculty Members to Attend Global Citizenship Summer 2017 Seminars

A subcommittee of the WVC Academic Senate has chose the proposals of four faculty members. The faculty members will receive the Global Citizenship Summer Seminar Awards. The funds will allow them to attend international faculty development seminars offered by the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE), and to complete their projects during the 2017-2018 academic year. These […]

Study Abroad: France

West Valley College Study Abroad Program has organized a nine-day educational study tour to France during January 2018. The itinerary includes Paris, Normandy, St. Malo, and the Loire Valley. Highlights in the itinerary include: major sights, museums, and Versailles in Paris; the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial and Mont Saint Michell Abbey in Normandy and St. […]

Students Discuss How Learning about GC Impacts Their Lives

During the last seven years, as members of the WVC Global Citizenship Committee have been involved in teaching Global Citizenship directly to their students, or in creating and participating in co-curricular activities, or in collaborating with colleagues who teach at other California community colleges and universities, they have asked hundreds of students to reflect on […]

Study Abroad: Austria

West Valley College has dedicated funds to offer Study Abroad scholarships to eight WVC students to attend the week-long Global Citizenship Seminar GCS 11 convened at Schloss Leopoldskron in Salzburg, Austria from June 12 to June 19, 2017. GCS 11 is organized by the Global Citizenship Alliance. It focuses on providing an intensive seven-day experience that allows […]

Study Abroad: Prague, Czech Republic

WVC students may transfer to Anglo American University in Prague, Czech Republic to complete their Bachelor’s degrees for less than the cost of attending a university in California. AAU is accredited by WSCUC. Majors include Business, Visual Arts, Political Science, and International Relations. Students who are accepted at AAU may apply for a scholarship. The […]

West Valley College Announces Study Abroad Program

We are pleased to announce that for the first time in the history of West Valley College, and building on the many efforts of individual faculty members, as well as on the persistent work of the Global Citizenship Committee, the Office of the WVC President and the WVM Community College District Land Corporation have dedicated […]