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Students stand in front of tables with voting information and carboard cutouts of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump

PVCC’s Election Expo Encourages Students to Vote

March 31, 2025Jake Daubner, staff writer

On Oct. 23 from 12:45-2 p.m., PVCC’s Election Expo event was hosted by PVCC Civic Sense in the Main Building Event Space. The Election Expo helped engage PVCC students with voting information and politics, featuring information booths on how to vote, tables with local members from the Democratic and Republican parties, cardboard cutouts of presidential […]

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Empowering Student Voices: Civic Engagement at PVCC

October 18, 2024Elias Garcia, staff writer

At PVCC, Civic Engagement is more than just a class requirement, it’s a commitment to fostering informed and active citizenship among students. Leading this initiative is Connie Jorgensen, assistant professor of political science, who has been involved in the programs that empower students to understand their role in the democratic process, especially during this presidential […]

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HIS 127: History That Inspires

December 10, 2023December 13, 2023Eavan Murphy, staff writer

“It’s all American history, but told through the eyes of women,” said Associate Professor of History Dr. Jennifer Tomás when describing HIS 127: Women in American History. As the sole professor for HIS 127, Tomás is dedicated to teaching history from a perspective that has long been underrepresented in academia. Despite women being essential to […]

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SGA News November 2023

November 20, 2023November 20, 2023Editor

We have welcomed new Senators to the SGA but still have available spots for anyone who wants to apply and take part in our campus governing body! SGA is aiming to focus on 4 main goals for the remaining academic year! 1. Hearing out student concerns: SGA aims to be an organization that students can […]

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Pounce the Panther, the college mascot is posing with an American flag in his right hand and a voter guide in his left hand

Celebrating Election Day at PVCC

December 7, 2022December 6, 2022Gianni Strazzullo, staff writer

In support of election day, on Nov. 7, Assistant Professor of Political Science Connie Jorgensen and civic engagement internship students held a pizza and sugar cookie lunch party in the Bolick Student Center. The sugar cookies spelled “USA” in red and blue frosting with a miniature United States flag on each. Pouncer the Panther also […]

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Introduction to Journalism: Honing skills and engaging with the world

December 6, 2022December 6, 2022Benjamin Marcus, staff writer

Many articles published by The Forum (this one included) began as assignments for ENG 121: Introduction to Journalism, which teaches students the principles of reading, writing, and editing articles. In the coming semester, Introduction to Journalism will be a 16-week course, meeting twice a week in the Writing Center Lab (M627) on Tuesdays and Thursdays […]

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Lindsey Stengang, Will Lewis, and Christopher Cole Chi recruiting students for the Alpha Fellowship Club

Recruitment Day: Campus Comes Together for Club Fair

November 4, 2022November 9, 2022Max Montana, staff writer

PVCC hosted a club fair Sept. 14 and 15 where student-run clubs came together to encourage signups for the new academic year. The event is held every semester to improve campus community engagement. The event was from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. both days.  “This is a great opportunity to engage in the community and […]

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Students at PVCC encouraging other students to register to vote by providing laptops.

Campus Programs Work to Encourage Civically Engaged Student Body

November 4, 2022November 4, 2022Max Montana, staff writer

It’s election season, and a group of PVCC students and faculty work tirelessly to help get out the vote on campus. Assistant Professor of Political Science Connie Jorgensen is the director of the Quality Enhancement Plan, also known as the civic engagement program. Civic engagement on campus has only grown since she began directing it.  […]

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2022 PVCC Non-Partisan Voter Guide cover with Vote on a red, white, and blue background.

2022 PVCC Non-Partisan Voter Guide

October 18, 2022Editor

Read or download this year’s voter guide here:

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Woman standing in a lecture hall, with arm outstretched making a dropping an item expression with her hand. Projector screen in the background with text that reads "Why every month is women's history month."

Teaching the History of the Majority

February 15, 2022February 15, 2022Jaume Plumb-Planas, assistant editor

Scottish historian Thomas Carlyle once said, “The history of the world is but the biography of great men.” But history, and more specifically women’s history, “isn’t about the female greats of American history in a female version of Carlyle’s history of great men. It’s about ordinary women and women activists and their multifarious, collective, organized […]

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