IVC celebrates grand opening of new DSPS building

Imperial Valley College celebrated the grand opening of the new Disability Support Program & Services (DSPS) building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, March 17. DSPS is one of the many essential programs at IVC and is designed to provide supportive services to students with physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health concerns, intellectual disability, acquired brain injury, visual impairments and health problems and to students who are deaf or hard of hearing, Autism, ADD/ADHD, and other health problems. The program provides priority registration, counseling, class scheduling, mobility assistance, interpreting, alternate text production, and test proctoring.

DSPS was previously located within the Health Services Building. As the program continued to grow, the need for its own building became a priority. This dream became a reality with the help of Measure J. During the ceremony, DSPS director

Wendy Prewett also recognized the El Centro

Lions Club for its generous donation for blind and visually impaired IVC students.

The new, 2,880 square-foot DSPS building consists of many state-of-the-art features including a “High Tech Center” computer room, proctor’s ofof- fice with testing room, conference room with an interactive hi-flex monitor and entry receptionist lobby with scooter storage.

This project was brought forth by DSPS management & staff, the Student Services & Equity Department, the Administrative Services Department, under the leadership of the Imperial Community College District Board of Trustees, and supervision of the Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee.

For more information on DSPS, please feel free to visit our website at: wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.ww.imperialalalalal.edu/students/dsps/

Celebrating the DSPS Building grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony. From left to right, IVC interim Superintendent/President Dr. Lennor Johnson, IVC Trustee Jerry Hart, IVC board President Karla Sigmond, IVC Trustee Hortencia Armendariz, DSPS Director Wendy Prewett, DSPS student Brandon Solano and DSPS student Clarissa Cardenas.

Celebrating the grand opening ceremony are (from left). IVC Trustee Jerry Hart, IVC board President Karla Sigmond, IVC interim Superintendent/President Dr. Lennor Johnson, DSPS DirectorWendy Prewett and former DSPS directors Norma Nava and Ted Ceasar.

Wendy Prewett, DSPS Director, presents a plaque to El Centro Lions Club members and their President Daniel Litz in recognition of their generous $107,500 donation for blind and visually impaired IVC students.

The DSPS staff members pose for a photo in front of their new building.

The new Disability Support Program & Services (DSPS) Building.