Jill Biden Visits GateWay CC, Talks to Students and Faculty
Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joseph Biden, toured GateWay Community College this morning to visit the college's health care programs and Early College High School.
The Vice President attended two public events, including a fund raiser, and at Sky Harbor International Airport while Jill Biden visited GWCC. They left the state together later in the day from Sky Harbor.
Jill Biden did not offer remarks during her 90-minute visit to GWCC, though she did interact extensively with students and faculty. An English instructor at a community college in Virginia, Jill Biden visited GateWay's respiratory therapy classroom and simulation, the surgical technology operating suite, and the nursing simulation lab. She also visited with students from GateWay's Early College High School who had gathered for a senior class yearbook photo.
A film crew from CBS News, which is embedded with the Biden camp for a documentary, also followed Jill Biden during the tour. CBS News reporter Rita Braver was also in attendance, and was scheduled for a private interview with Mrs. Biden before she left the campus.
Maricopa Community Colleges Chancellor Rufus Glasper and GateWay Community College President Eugene Giovannini greeted Mrs. Biden when she arrived at the main entrance to the Center for Health Careers Education. Also on hand were Maricopa Community Colleges Governing Board member Donald Campbell and Verma Pastor, wife of U.S. Rep. Ed Pastor, D-AZ.
Jill Biden Visits with Early High School Student