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THE CANYON CALL

Vol. II. No. 8 COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS Feb. 23, 1972

Rating Team

Lauds Students

"We are certainly impressed
by students of this college ,"
said Robert A. Anna'nct, head of
the a c c re ct it at ion team that
evaluated College of the Can-
yons last week .
. "They are your gr e at e s t
asset. We found them proud of
your school and willing to work
toward the betterment of the in-
stitution,'' he added .
At a meeting attended by
Board of Trustee s members, ad-
min·istrators, faculty, and student
leaders following the three-day
Pvaluation, Annand spoke in
glowing terms of the many assets
of this new educational institu-
tion.
First building expected to be constructed on campus is the Instructional Resource Center (see story "Effectiveness of instruction
below). Walkway at right in photo leads to the I RC bui Id ing. If state funds are re leased next week as ex- at College of the Canyons merits
pected, IRC groundbreaking ceremonies w i 11 be he Id in mid-Apri I, and the bui Id ing wi II be ready for occu- an 'outstanding rating'," he said.
pancy for the 1973 fall term. "Students call you 'super teach-
ers'. Such an accolade, coming
Expect IRC as it does from the young people
for who in this college primarily
was created, is the highest com-
Money Soon pliment teachers can receive."
Annand said students also
told his accreditation team that
they appreciate the "personal-
D-Day for College of the Can-
yons is Tuesday, Feb. 29. ized instruction" they receive
That is the day the state's from the faculty.
Public Works Board next meets "The availability to students
of your staff and your instructors
to conduct business. This bus- is a real, basic strength of this
iness, it is expected, will in-
college ," said Annand, presi-
clude release of $2.1 million for dent-superintendent of West Hills
College of the Canyons' first
permanent building, the Instruc- College at Coalinga, CA.
tional Resource Center. Annand termed the leadership
provided by the administration
Total cost of the IRC is an
to be of the "highest caliber,"
· estimated· $2. 7 million. The
Santa Clarita Community Col- and, in particular, cited Dr.
lege district will contribute the Robert C. Rockwell, superin-
tendent-president, for providing
additional $600,000.
COC earlier was notified un- (Cont'd on Page 4)
officially that the state intended
to release the construction Robert A. Annand (right) headed accreditation team that evaluated The death of Dr. William G.
money. COC last week. At left is COC's president, Dr. Robert C. Rockwell. Bonelli, Jr., mPmber of thr
The news was a shot in the Edward Muhl (center) is president of the Board of Trustees. Board of TrustPcs, was an-
arm for COC administrators who nounced as this pap<' r Wl'nt to
have been in a yo-yo state for has been underway for weeks. used for other purposes when the press. Dr. Bon elli was th<'
months, uncertain if and when Always assuming that the main classroom building is con- board's first president, serving
state money would be available Public Works Board comes structed sometime in the future. for two years. As Dr. Rob(•rt C.
and construction of a permanent through as expected, ground- The general classroom build- Rockwell, superint(•ndrnt-pn~s-
campus could begin. breaking ceremonies for the IRC ing, the Sci ence building, and a ident, said, Dr. BOnclli's many
The IRC, a four-story struc- will take place sometime in April. Student Center are scheduled to contributi ons to this c.:oll<'g('
ture, will house 20 classrooms Construction is expected to be erected after the IRC. are too num()rous for m<'ntion.
(temporary), a library, audio-vis- be completed by August, 1973, These three buildings are His death is a great and gri(!-
ual area, faculty offices, work in time for the fall quarter. listed in the state's 1973-74 vous loss. COC \Vill b(! c.:losPd
space for many classified per- Leased portable classroom budget, but release of these this Friday in his honor, and
sonnel, staff lounge, language buildings now in use will be funds is contingent, in all pro- funeral services will b(! h(dd on
and teaching labs, reading rooms, abandoned when the new class- bability, on passage next fall of that day at 11 a.m. at thP
and storage areas. rooms in the IRC are ready. In a $160 million state community Eternal Valley Chap(• 1, N(•whall.
Preparation of the IRC site turn, the IRC classrooms will be college construction bond issue.