Over 200 staff and faculty members of SBVC donned their ugly holiday sweaters and festive apparel for the Annual President’s Holiday Gathering, only this time in a virtual format for the first time ever. The online event turned into one of the most successful Holiday Gatherings since 2015, with 26 gift baskets donated by various campus programs and departments, resulting in a total of 9,078 raffle tickets purchased and $7,108 raised for student scholarships.

The event had to be reinvented as a virtual one in 2020 to accommodate the campus closure, with a special web portal allowing President Rodriguez to virtually draw a randomly generated name from each basket. Gift basket themes ranged from “Working Out From Home” and “Quarantined with School Spirit”, to gift card bouquets and UPCOMING EVENTS January 13-15 Spring Convocation Week January 18 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day January 19 Spring Classes Begin items supporting local small businesses.

The most popular gift basket was saved for last, with FYE counselor Dominque Johnson winning an Oculus Quest 2, donated by the Department of Marketing and Public Relations. Congratulations, SBVC!