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COMMUNITY

CONNECTIONS

College of the Canyons recognizes the power of part-
nerships. By collaborating with diverse organizations,
we create exciting new options for students, and
serve as a resource to the wider community.
Building Interest in Manufacturing

Manufacturing Day brought lab and MakerSpace, and
300 junior high and high learned about careers in
school students to the Valencia modern manufacturing and
Campus, where they toured advanced technologies.
the college’s fabrication

College Aids in
Fighting Wildfires

Public safety agencies used
the Valencia Campus as a
staging area while fighting the
Sage Fire and the 38,000-acre
Sand Fire in July 2016, utilizing
Getting a Handle Parking Lot 7 for parking
on College Science equipment, Pico Canyon Hall
for meetings, and the West and
Science faculty provided East PE gyms for sleeping.
hands-on training in Next
Generation Science Standards
Caring About Cancer for a third consecutive year
to teachers from the Castaic,
In partnership with Henry Mayo and Resource Expo, giving Saugus, Newhall, and Sulphur
Newhall Hospital, the college attendees an opportunity to Springs districts, equipping
envisioned, organized, and learn from renowned cancer them with ideas to bring cre-
hosted CARE, the community’s doctors and researchers. ative science learning expe-
first Cancer Awareness riences to their classrooms.

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

Sabrina Ariss, Tanya Hauer
Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook
and Natalie Miller
All California Academic Team National Pacesetter of the Year
National Council for Marketing
Phi Theta Kappa Society and Public Relations

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