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Students learn firsthand about politics Lending A Hand
Around the World
U.S. Rep. Steve Knight
participated in a student forum
Six students spent eight days
hosted by the Political Science
in Nicaragua for the 2016
Department. Moderated by
Global Collaboration Project,
professors David Andrus and
in which hundreds of books,
Phil Gussin, the forum touched
school supplies, and instruc-
on issues such as the current
tional aides were donated to
political climate, immigration
four elementary schools in the
reform, health care, bilingual city of Granada.
Conference education, and veterans affairs.
Highlights
Human Trafficking
The college organized and
hosted “It Happens Right
Here,” a new conference on
human trafficking to call at-
tention to an issue that many
people assumed was not a
problem in Santa Clarita.

USC Partnership Partnership
Serves Veterans
Prompts Dialog
A collaboration with the Uni-
versity of Southern California on Domestic
provides personal counseling Exhibition provides powerful reminder
services to students. A sec- Violence
ond-year graduate student In honor of Veteran’s Day, the the Canyon Country Campus to College of the Canyons and
working toward a master in Civic Engagement Club created raise awareness of the fact that Signal Multimedia present-
social work degree at USC a powerful visual display of mil- 22 veterans commit suicide in ed the inaugural Domestic
serves students at the Veterans itary uniforms, boots, helmets, the U.S. every day. Violence Summit in Santa
Resource Center and Student Clarita, which drew more
flags and religious symbols at
Health & Wellness Center. than 150 participants to hear
featured speakers, partici-
Backpacks illustrate impact of suicide pate in breakout sessions and
engage in other activities.
“Send Silence Packing,” encourages students to speak
a visual display of 1,100 openly about mental health.
backpacks representing the
number of college students
lost to suicide every year, was
displayed in the Honor Grove.
Created by Active Minds, the
national traveling exhibition

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

Ms. Lori Young,
Santa Clarita Environmental Education Consortium
Paralegal Professor
Outstanding Service in Environmental Education Child Advocacy Award
North American Association of Environmental Education Court Appointed Special
Advocates (CASA)

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