We hope you enjoyed Tech Fest!

Thanks to everyone who visited EVIT for Tech Fest! It was great to see so many of our EVIT families on campus, as well as many new faces!

It was our most successful Tech Fest ever -- our parking lot was FULL from 9:30 a.m. throughout the afternoon. There was so much to see and do.

Here are just a few snapshots of what was going on around campus:







At the end of the day, our new Mister and Miss EVITs were crowned! Congratulations to Monica Leftwich and Cruz Olguin in PM and Marc Reidhead and Charity Fuller in AM! And a big thank you to all the candidates -- all together, you raised about $1,000 for the Mesa United Way. Great job!


To see more photos from the event, visit our Tech Fest album on Flickr.

Tech Fest is going on at EVIT right now!

Tech Fest has begun! The campus is already buzzing with lots of visitors. Stop by today before 1 p.m. to get in on the fun.

You could dunk a teacher:


Get a massage:


Or check our any of EVIT's nearly 40 amazing programs, like construction and radio broadcasting:

Plan your career at Tech Fest

If you're about to graduate (or have already graduated), and you're still not quite sure what you want to "do" for the rest of your life -- we may have a solution for you.

At EVIT's big Tech Fest event this Saturday, motivational speaker Dr. Charly Simmons will hold a seminar to teach adults the importance of understanding themselves and their skills before choosing a career.

And the best part is that the first 100 people to register for the seminar will also receive a FREE Kuder career assessment. This assessment helps individuals identify their interests, explore their options, and plan for career success.

Dr. Simmons will speak at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 30 in the Health Sciences Center auditorium on EVIT's campus, on Main Street just east of Dobson. To register, call Doris Moore at (480) 461-4034. Walk-ins also are welcome!

Computer repair students prepare for Tech Fest

By now, I'm sure you've heard about our HUGE annual event that is coming up Jan. 30: Tech Fest. At least I hope you've heard about it. If not, you can find all kinds of details here.

In short, it's a big open house that features each of EVIT's nearly 40 programs in a fun way. This year is shaping up to be the best so far, with a crane simulator in construction, photo shoots in multimedia, SWAT demonstrations in law enforcement, and a dunk tank over by the Health Sciences Center.

Yes, that's right. A dunk tank. If you can show off your medical knowledge and/or donate to autism research, you can toss a ball to try to dunk one of your favorite health teachers.

Students and teachers have been busy this month preparing for Tech Fest and other upcoming competitions. I stopped by the computer repair class today, where some students showed me what they've been cooking up. One student demonstrated a robotic arm that moves around at all angles and can pick up objects:


And then I got to check out an underwater computer that actually works. You'll be able to try it out at Tech Fest:


The computer repair crew also will have a display board of various computer parts set up, as well as a TALKING computer. If you visit the EVIT campus for Tech Fest, be sure to check this program out.