EVIT aviation students fly to new heights

Two EVIT aviation students will be flying high this summer - at the Experimental Aviation Association's Air Academy.

Jacob Sanders and Jeremy Norris are two of just four students chosen from the state of Arizona to attend the academy, held in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Both students received full scholarships to attend, thanks to Copperstate.

EVIT aviation instructor Lou Amadee said the students are grateful for the opportunity.

"Needless to say, they are very excited and looking forward to being a part of one of the largest aviation events in the nation," Mr. Amadee said.

Valley chefs "spice" things up at EVIT

Ten top Valley chefs donated their time and talent to help students whip up a beautiful gourmet dinner at the East Valley Institute of Technology Thursday night.


The chefs were participating in the school's annual Mystery Chef Dinner, which raises money for culinary student scholarships. Each year, the dinner has a different theme. Last year's theme was "cheese"; this year, it was "spice."


EVIT culinary students were hard at work all night, cooking, hosting and serving.


What a great event! Thanks to all the chefs who made the dinner extra special. To see more pictures from the night, click here.

Prepping for job interviews

Students in EVIT's Interior Design program got some practice doing real, live job interviews on Friday.

Human Resources representatives and industry leaders visited the class and met with each student for 10-15 minutes. They asked the students questions about their experience and then gave feedback on how to improve interviewing skills.


The first-year students prepared resumes and the second-year students compiled portfolios of their work to present to the interviewers.

The interview practice will help students prepare to land an internship or job, instructor Kim Foulger said. Ms. Foulger's goal is to help each student get an internship before they complete the program.

Former EVIT student returns to inspire and hire

East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT) alumnus Bryan J. Kinnaird returned to share his success with students, and recruit future employees. Kinnaird is an award winning screenwriter and author/creator of the popular sci-fi graphic novel series THE VILLIKON CHRONICLES, and executive producer of the short film THE VILLIKON CHRONICLES: GENESIS OF EVIL.

Kinnaird was a student in the Radio/TV program at Mesa Vo Tech, the predecessor of EVIT, in 1986-87. He visited Eric Perez' 3D Animation program to recruit student employees to work on the VILLIKON CHRONICLES, and a cartoon reproduction of the immensely popular 1980's television series "Dallas."

EVIT is fortunate to have many successful graduates who often return to inspire...and hire...students who share their passion.