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Home > About Gavilan > Office of the President > Messages from President Pedro Avila

Messages from President Pedro Avila

2024-25 Academic Year

  • April 8: Full-Scale Emergency Exercise on May 9th
  • April 1: Fall 2025 and Fall 2026 Faculty Hiring Decisions
  • March 24: Dean Vacancies
  • March 14: VTA Strike Impact on Student Transportation
  • March 4: US 101/25 Construction and Gilroy Campus Access
  • February 13: Caution on Heavy Rain and Flood Advisories - Gavilan will remain open
  • January 28: Gavilan College Confirms Student Financial Aid Remains Stable Amid Federal Changes
  • January 17: Transportation Updates - Professional Development Day
  • January 10: Spring 2025 Professional Development Day!

2023-24 Academic Year

  • December 18: Faculty Hiring Decisions & Early Retirement Incentive Plan
  • December 3: Gavilan College Will Reopen its Child Care Center
  • November 19: Community College Emergency Preparedness Course
  • November 19: Protocols and Procedures for Supporting Undocumented Students
  • November 18: Celebrate Hollister Campus
  • November 12: Hollister Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
  • November 4: District Election Issue for Trustee Area 4
  • October 24: Congratulations to our Football Team!
  • October 4:  Executive Team Goals and Objectives 2024-2025 
  • September 16: One-Time Compensation & Update on PIO Vacancy
  • August 7: Celebrating Achievements & Excitement for the Year Ahead!
  • April 27: Celebrating Success and Building Our Future Together!
  • March 6: Shaping Gavilan's Future: Governance Task Force Update
  • March 1: Awesome News Alert! Gav 4 Free keeps rolling!
  • February 13: Celebrating Enrollment Growth and Looking Ahead!
  • February 5: Susan Dodd - A Gavilan Legend
  • December 5: Kindness, Strength, and Important Updates
  • November 20: Thanksgiving Day Message
  • November 11: Veteran's Day and Future Veteran's Resource Center
  • October 6: Awarded $3 million Hispanic Serving Institution federal grant
  • September 18: Hispanic Heritage Month
  • September 6:  Significant Enrollment Increase

2022-23 Academic Year

  • May 26: Graduation Assistance Needed
  • May 1: Welcome Marilyn Morikang
  • April 26: Restructuring of Student Services
  • March 24: Pacific Dining
  • March 14: COVID Pause
  • December 21, 2023: Power Outage

2021-22 Academic Year

  • December 19, 2022: Final Updated Logo Refresh
  • December 9, 2022: President's Holiday Message
  • December 8, 2022: Staffing Committee - Approved Faculty Positions
  • December 7, 2022: Important President’s Message – Text Spam
  • December 1, 2022: Your Feedback Needed for Logo Refresh
  • November 30, 2022: Special President's Message: COVID
  • November 14, 2022: President's Update
  • October 25, 2022: President's Weekly Message
  • October 17, 2022: President's Update
  • October 3, 22 – President’s Update
  • September 9, 2022: President’s Friday Message
  • August 8,2022: $167,782 from the Gene R. Medinnus trust

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