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FACULTY/STAFF ACCOMPLISHMENTS
College of the Canyons holds itself to the highest standards of dedication, professionalism and innovation. Every
year, the college and the chancellor, as well as individual departments and employees, are recognized for their
excellence and dedication to the eld of higher education. is commitment to providing the best services and
programs available to community college students is key to helping these students reach their educational goals.
is is a snapshot of some of the many awards College of the Canyons received over the past year.
College-wide Single Mothers Outreach Empowering
Hearts Award
President’s Higher Education Community Chancellor Dr. Dianne Van Hook was among 11 local
Service Honor Roll women honored as “icons” for their hard work and dedica-
College of the Canyons was named to the President’s High- tion to upholding the values and vision of the Single Moth-
er Education Community Service Honor Roll for a seventh er’s Outreach of Santa Clarita, during the organization’s
consecutive year. is year, College of the Canyons – which Empowering HeArts event in November 2012.
has been included on the honor roll every year since its in-
Students and Clubs
ception in 2006 – is one of only 31 higher education institu-
tions in the state to appear on the Honor Roll.
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate
NCSPOD Innovation Award
Transfer Scholarship
College of the Canyons received the 2012 Innovation Award
COC student Kristina Smolenski was one of approximately
from e North American Council for Sta , Program, and
60 community college students across the nation to receive
Organizational Development (NCSPOD) for its Skilled
the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergradu-
Teacher Certicate program. Participating faculty com-
ate Transfer Scholarship. e award will provide Smolenski
plete 44 hours of workshops and spend 10 hours creating a
with up to $30,000 per year to complete her bachelor’s de-
teaching portfolio. e experience enables them to become
gree at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. It’s the largest
familiar with current research on teaching and learning,
private scholarship available to two-year and community
learn new approaches and techniques to enhance student
college transfer students in the country. Students must be
success, and practice these approaches and techniques in a
individually nominated by their institution and cannot ap-
learning community of fellow teachers.
ply directly. With her award, Smolenski (who is double ma-
Association of American Colleges and Universities joring in art and biology) becomes the rst COC student to
Developing a Commnity College Student Roadmap receive this honor.
College of the Canyons has been selected as one of 10
community colleges from across the nation to participate Future Business Leaders of America Club
in phase two of the Association of American Colleges and e COC FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America)
Universities (AAC&U) Developing a Community College club participated California State FBLA Fall Business
Student Roadmap Project. Leadership Conference in Sacramento, along with 200
FBLA members from the State. e club was awarded spe-
Chancellor cial recognition by the state organization for “Largest In-
crease in Chapter Membership for the Fall 2012 Semester.”
California State University Long Beach 2013
Speech Team
Distinguished Alumna Award e speech team won a college-record seven medals at the
e California State University, Long Beach (CSULB)
2013 California Community College Forensics Association
Alumni Association selected College of the Canyons Chan-
(CCCFA) State Tournament. Over the four-day competi-
cellor Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook as its 2013 Distinguished
tion, the team combined to win two gold medals, four sil-
Alumna for the College of Liberal Arts, in honor of her tre- ver medals and one bronze. As a result of these tremendous
mendous professional achievements, dedication to the eld individual achievements, the team was awarded 2nd place
of education and ongoing contributions to the community.
in the tournament’s Limited Entry Division (18 or fewer
slots). e event also marked the rst time COC has placed
at the CCCFA state event, as well as the rst individual gold
medals taken home by COC at the tournament.
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