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Dr. LENNOR JOHNSON: IVC has done
an incredible job
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since I have been here.
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YONDA CATANO: When
we think about Aspen.
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Obama said that this was like
the Oscars, of all community
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colleges.
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EFRAIN SILVA: IVC
is being considered
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one of the top
colleges in the nation.
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Dr. LENNOR JOHNSON: The
people are incredible,
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the employees,
the team is great,
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they're committed
to student success.
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Dr. DANIEL ORTIZ: It's
humbling as a product
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of this institution, to be
designated as one of the top 25
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candidates for Aspen.
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EFRAIN SILVA: That's really
a testament of all the work
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that we've done, starting
from the leadership
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of our president, Dr. Johnson.
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Dr. LENNOR JOHNSON:
This award is
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like the highlight of any
college presidents career.
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YONDA CATANO: Everything
from the Lotus living
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to increasing enrollment
to upwards of 70%
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Dr. DANIEL ORTIZ:
We connect students
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from in-class services to
careers, they finish on time.
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We have high success rates
in our NCLEX pass rates.
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YONDA CATANO: When it comes to
IVC, getting that award really
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means that we've
stepped up to the plate,
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it means that we've
done our work,
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and we're still continuing
to push forward.
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Dr. LENNOR JOHNSON: To
be recognized as one--
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as a top 150th finalist, and
then drilled down to a top 25
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in the whole nation out
of almost 1,200 schools,
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says a lot about
the people here,
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our students and that
commitment to excellence.
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EFRAIN SILVA: We want
IVC to be the best
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and we're all working
together to be the best.
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Dr. LENNOR JOHNSON: It
definitely took a team effort.
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YONDA CATANO: Honestly, I have
no doubts that IVC will make it
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to the top 10.
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I'm really excited to see
what the next steps are going
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to be for IVC, and we're
really, really making sure
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that we get there.
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Dr. DANIEL ORTIZ: You know
what our secret sauce is?
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Our faculty, our
students, our community
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we are IVC, that is
the secret sauce.
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