GLOBE - This spring the Gila Pueblo Campus of Eastern Arizona College is welcoming a new instructor, who will lead a new evening class, to its arts program.

A specialist in silver who grew up in Globe, artist Tracey Goins is returning home to teach a quartet of courses: Jewelry Making I and II (ART 173, 174), and Stained Glass I and II (ART 122, 123). Goins, once an EAC Gila Pueblo student (he calls the campus his “alma mater”), makes his own silver clay and has worked in stained glass over the years. His experience includes stints with Jared Jewelry and a shop in Alaska. Along with leading classes this spring, Goins is developing his own jewelry line. He said he is “decently along” in this endeavor, producing 1-3 pieces a day, and hopes to build up enough to start selling through an online retailer.

The four courses will be Goins’ first teaching experience. “I want to make sure I provide a good learning environment and a good experience for the students,” he said. They will also be the first evening jewelry classes at Gila Pueblo, in what he described as a trial run; the jewelry making classes are on Tuesday and Wednesday from 5:20 - 8:20 p.m.

EAC Gila Pueblo Campus Spring 2023 Semester begins Jan. 17, 2023. Financial aid is available for students who qualify. EAC offers a tuition waiver for students 55+ who have lived in Arizona for over a year. For more information on how to register, call the EAC Gila Pueblo Campus Administration Office at (928) 425-8481.