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Willie McGee, former Major League Baseball outfielder for the St.

Daniel James Brown, author of Under a Flaming Sky and The Boys in the Boat.

In addition to the athletes named above, notable alumni of Diablo Valley include: The student union at DVC is named for Margaret Lesher, widow of Dean Lesher, founder of the Contra Costa Times and cofounder of the Margaret and Dean Lesher Foundation. The newspaper also won a Pacesetter award from JACC in 1999. The Inquirer won General Excellence awards from the Journalism Association of Community Colleges (JACC) in 2006, 2010, 20. The newspaper was forced to produce its paper off-site at the Contra Costa Times newsroom when a bomb-threat on October 24, 2006, closed the campus and access to the newsroom was restricted.

The Inquirer, the college's student-run newspaper, is produced on campus by the Journalism 126 class. In 2013, DVC won the California Junior College Lacrosse Association (CJCLA) championship. The DVC Viking men's lacrosse program was the first junior college club in California, forming in 2008. That season he led the CCCAA in blocks, averaging 5.2 per game, and was named Bay Valley Conference MVP. Pitcher Doug Davis also played in the majors from 1999 to 2011.ĭemarshay Johnson, a former DVC basketball star who went on to play for the University of Nevada, was named California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) first team All-State after the 2004–05 season. Willie McGee played baseball for DVC in 1977, and would later win a National League MVP award in 1985. It has an active speech and debating team.ĭVC offers sports including men's and women's basketball, cross country, swimming and diving, tennis, water polo, baseball, football, lacrosse, track and field (men) and soccer, softball, and volleyball (women). In 2004, the top four transfer destinations were California State University, East Bay, San Francisco State University, University of California, Berkeley and University of California, Davis.ĭVC also offers a variety of occupational specialties, including hotel/restaurant management, culinary arts, dental technology and real estate. It ranks among the top five transfer colleges in California. Academics ĭVC is a “feeder” college to the University of California, Berkeley California State University, East Bay and St. Jurors reached that decision after concluding that prosecutors failed to prove beyond a reasonable double that there was a definite link between Martinez and grade changes.

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In the first trial resulting from the grade changes, former student employee Erick Martinez was acquitted of all criminal charges on September 5, 2008. A spokesperson for the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges said that although the scandal was a negative factor it would be unlikely to lead to the school's loss of accreditation. By November 2007, 49 students had been charged with misdemeanors or felonies over the incident, and at least one had accepted a no contest plea. Many of these students have transferred to universities and in some cases may have already graduated.

In 2007, a six-year grade fixing scheme came to light with allegations that over 70 students used sex or cash as payment to student employees in the admissions and records office in exchange for over 400 grade changes. The college enrolls over 22,000 students on two sites. Participating in College’s shared governance processes.Diablo Valley College was founded in 1949 as East Contra Costa Junior College. Posting and holding sufficient and regular office hours in accordance with prevailing policy Maintaining attendance, scholastic, and personnel records and submitting them according to published deadlines Preparing and grading class assignments and examinations and informing students of their academic progress Informing students of course requirements, evaluation procedures and attendance requirements

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Maintaining appropriate standards of professional conduct and ethics Maintaining current knowledge in the subject matter area and effective teaching/ learning strategies Participating in professional development activities, both departmental and college-wide Participating in department, division, and college committees Participating in the assessment of student learning outcomes for courses and programs developing and implementing student learning outcomes assessment processes for courses and programs Ĭollaborating in the development and revision of curriculum and in program review Įngaging in department program improvement initiatives Advancing equitable student learning through dedicated, exemplary instruction in accordance with established course outlines

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