Many standout Irvine Valley College (IVC) students have managed to juggle professional responsibilities with their college experience, staying successful at both even in the face of dramatic change this semester.

One such student, Cody Abril, is ready to transfer to California State University, Fullerton to major in communications with an emphasis in public relations after taking classes at IVC for three years.

Educators across the country are trying their best to deal with the tragedy of the Coronavirus. Even as millions of students shifted to online classes, huge segments of the school community could not adapt. This was especially felt in competitive activities like sports who lost their championship seasons. The IVC Speech and Debate Team was faced with the same disappointment. The team was scheduled to compete at an international tournament in Japan in early March – canceled. The team expected to do well at the state championships in Fresno – canceled.

If you showed Batman the virtual alleyways of the internet, he’d have his hands full fighting villains like credit card crooks, identity thieves and malware hackers. You might say it takes a superhero to battle online crime, and for Michael Franklin, Irvine Valley College was the birth of an origin story.

It all started his senior year of high school, where he and his cybersecurity team turned one friend’s garage into a virtual “Batcave” full of high-tech gear.

California native Bernadette Granados never lost hope in herself or her dream of a college education. Like so many Irvine Valley College (IVC) Class of 2020 graduates, commencement is the capstone of Bernadette’s college journey. She and her classmates all are looking forward to IVC’s virtual commencement on May 28, 2020.

For many of us, “tax season” is a harried five-hour window between mid-afternoon on April 15 and whatever time the post office closes.

But while mere mortals wallow in piles of receipts, despairing as they scramble to organize endless forms, professionals like Colette Harnisch are enjoying every minute of it.

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We Are Stronger Together!

One of the many Irvine Valley College #IVCTogetherStrong heroes is Paralegal Studies instructor Renato Izquieta. Renato has been a member of the IVC family for nearly a decade. He teaches both classroom and online courses in civil litigation, family law, and bankruptcy.

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The Artists and Climate Change theater collective have put together a project called Tiny Coronavirus Stories. In nearly every edition published, someone associated with IVC has had a piece featured.

Here are the stories published that involve IVC alumni, students, and current and former IVC professors: 

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Dance is the hidden language of the soul, so says celebrated American dancer Martha Graham. Where words might fail, movement and music can express beauty and joy… and even, in the case of Irvine Valley College student Sabrina Campaña, become a career calling.

“I’ve always been into dance since I was around five,” says Campaña, whose roots are in hip-hop. She started as a business major at the College, but when she saw posters for a dance audition, she couldn’t resist.