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College to Build Applied Technology Center Education Center Set to Open at Canyon Country Campus in 2010

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s construction projects continue across the College of the Canyons Canyon Country campus, community members can look forward to an eventual collection of permanent buildings and facilities beginning with the campus’ Applied Technology Education Center.

Currently scheduled to open for the spring 2010 semester, the Applied Technology Education Center (ATEC) will provide students with hands-on learning and

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training opportunities in a variety of innovative subject areas, each with an emphasis on using “green” technology. The new facility is a direct response to suggestions from business and community leaders that such a training center is needed by local industry and would prepare students for well-paying, in-demand jobs.

Expected to include four classrooms, a computer lab and instructor offices spread over 5,000 to 6,000 square feet of modular classroom buildings, the ATEC facility will also boast an additional 10,000 square feet of laboratory space – providing an ideal location to house programs and departments requiring a great deal of work and stor-

age space.

And, because the facility will be built using a quick and cost-effective tilt-up construction design – in which the building’s walls are poured directly at the site into large concrete panels and subsequently moved into position around the building’s slab – students will be able to begin reaping the benefits of the ATEC relatively quickly.

“Adding the Applied Technology Education Center to the Canyon Country Campus expands our ability to provide cutting edge education that leads directly to employment and great careers,” said Dr. Dena Maloney, founding See TECHNOLOGY on Page 5

A Stellar Opportunity Apprenticeship Program for Veterans Launched

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he first engineering apprenticeship program of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Engineering Initiative will begin the state’s decadelong goal of training 20,000 new engineers for the workforce. The program, designed for veterans, is a collaboration among College of the Canyons, Valencia-based Stellar Microelectronics, Cal State Los Angeles and the California State University system.

The apprenticeship program, announced during a press conference at Stellar Microelectronics’ gleaming, highly automated manufacturing facility in the Valencia Commerce Center, will be geared toward training veterans to become engineers in the lucrative microelectronics field.

Stellar Microelectronics will provide paid apprenticeships for returning veterans, and Cal State Los Angeles will adapt existing training programs and develop new ones in cooperation with College of the Canyons. Education training programs will launch in March and April, and the first apprenticeships will begin this spring.

The press conference was held Dec. 18 in conjunction with a ribbon-cutting for the 140,000-square-foot facility, whose current workforce of 300 has the potential to double.

College of the Canyons has a long history of collaborating with private industry to train workers in emerging and traditional high-technology fields.

As the first such apprenticeship program of Schwarzenegger’s Engineering

Latest Budget Plan Prevents Community College Cuts

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ov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who declared a fiscal emergency on Dec. 1, has introduced a new plan to deal with California’s gaping $41-billion budget deficit. Unlike earlier proposals, the plan introduced on Dec. 31 excludes spending cuts that could threaten funding to College of HOW YOU the Can-yons and the rest of the state’s comCAN HELP munity colleges.

• Send letters to the Given the increasgovernor and your ing enrollment Colstate legislators. lege of the Canyons Visit: http://advocahas experienced durcy.canyons.edu ing the 2008-09 academic year, such cuts • Attend a Community would have impacted College Rally at the college’s ability to Pasadena City serve students. The College on Feb. 27. college served 17 perInfo: (661) 362-3414 cent more students in the fall of 2008 than a year earlier.

And, with more people being laid off in a softening economy, the college is seeing many of them coming back to college to be retrained for new careers. Indeed, enrollment in the winter 2009 session is up 31 percent over the winter 2008 session.

Aside from eliminating a 0.68 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), the governor’s new proposal calls for no budget cuts to community colleges during the current year.

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Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook, chancellor of College of the Canyons, stands with Al Mann (above), chairman and CEO of Mann-Kind Corp., during the ribboncutting ceremony for Stellar Microelectronics, which provides advanced electronics manufacturing at its 140,000-square-foot facility (right) in the Valencia Commerce Center. Mann also heads up Stellar and a variety of other companies.

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New Classes Reflect Needs of Students

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mong the more than 1,640 classes that will be offered in the spring at College of the Canyons, students will be able to take classes in culinary arts, automotive technology and landscape management/maintenance.

“As part of our efforts to stay abreast of current business and industry needs in the community we are offering newly developed courses in the spring semester,” said Audrey Green, dean of program development at the college. “The additions to our culinary arts, wine studies, automotive technology and newly developed landscape management/maintenance program will help make our students more competitive and better prepared for the workplace.”

Wine enthusiasts are sure to enjoy the two new wine studies classes that will be offered in the spring, Wines of California and See CLASSES on Page 6

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Leadership Program Honored for Innovation T

he College of the Canyons Leadership Education in Action Program (LEAP) was presented with the North American Council for Staff, Program and Organizational Development (NCSPOD) Innovation Award, at the organization’s annual conference October 24, in Reno Nevada.

The NCSPOD was formed in 1977 through the vision of community college faculty, staff and program development practitioners across the country who shared a mutual need for developing industry knowledge and skills, while sharing information and networking within the field.

The NCSPOD Innovation Award recognizes achievement in a program, project or event that demonstrates innovative ideas, adaptations, activities, or approaches that enhance the effectiveness of staff, program, and/or

organizational development.

“Innovation is one of our top priorities at College of the Canyons,” Chancellor Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook said. “It is included in our strategic plan, it is a quality we emphasize in our job descriptions, and we strive to create a campus climate that fosters innovation. This award is a tribute to those on our campus who dare to be different and encourage others to do the same.”

During the conference, Van Hook – recipient of the 2007 NCSPOD College President/Chancellor award for outstanding leadership in support of professional development programs – provided the keynote address at the NCSPOD Leadership Breakfast, in which she spoke to the importance of providing professional development opportunities for all faculty and staff, and making those services a top priority at every college campus.

In addition, Van Hook, Diane Stewart, the college’s dean of early childhood education and training programs, and Leslie Carr, the college’s director of professional development, were asked to provide conference attendees with a LEAP themed conference workshop – to both share information about the program and demonstrate the growing and urgent need to promote and support leadership development from within.

“The LEAP workshop provided information that will serve as a road map for any college wanting to develop its own leadership development program, while also encouraging participants to grow their own leaders from their college’s best resources – their own faculty and staff,” said Carr.

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NEWS IN BRIEF 99 Students Graduate Nursing Program The Allied Health Department graduated 99 nursing students during a commencement ceremony held at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons on Dec. 10. It was the largest number of RN graduates in the history of the college. Most of the graduates already have nursing positions lined up, said Sue Albert, dean of allied health. “Our success is largely the result of the efforts of the hospitals in our collaborative,” Albert said, referring to the seven local and regional hospitals that have partnered with the college to train new nurses and alleviate the statewide shortage of nurses. At a time when most community college nursing programs are stagnant, “we are one of only three community colleges statewide that continue to grow our nursing program,” Albert said, adding: “That’s a direct result of the support we receive from the college administration.”

College Hosts Tourism Bureau Luncheon Members of the Santa Clarita Valley Tourism Bureau gathered at College of the Canyons in December to celebrate the season with a holiday luncheon in the Art Gallery. The tourism bureau is a membership-based organization comprised of local and regional companies dedicated to the continued development of the SCV as a tourist destination.

Chancellor Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook greeted bureau members as they dined, surrounded by a display from the gallery’s Gil Garcetti photography exhibit. Later in the day members were given a behind-the-scenes tour of the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons.

“It’s really a joy for us to be able to have business partners to be able to collaborate with,” Van Hook said. “It brings us great pride to be able to help create business volume that puts money back into the community.”

COC Campuses Become ‘Smoke-Free’ The College of the Canyons Valencia and Canyon Country campuses will become “smoke free” facilities on Feb. 9 – the start of the spring semester – in an effort to promote the health and well being of all students, staff and campus visitors. Under the new policy – adopted by the College of the Canyons Board of Trustees – smoking and tobacco usage will be allowed only in the parking lots, at least 50 feet from any building, and in one designated area near Cougar Stadium on the Valencia campus. A student survey conducted by the college’s Associated Student Government revealed that overwhelming majorities on both campuses favored making the campuses smoke-free. “This policy is straightforward and clear and adopts the same kind of policy that dozens of other campuses across the state have in place,” said Dr. Michael Wilding, vice president of student services. Students interested in quitting smoking can find assistance at the Student Health Center.

Drive-Through Clinic Dispenses 1,200 Shots College of the Canyons nursing students helped administer more than 1,200 flu shots to local residents during the College of the Canyons drive-through flu-shot clinic in November. The flu-shot clinic was a joint effort on the part of the college, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, the City of Santa Clarita and the Los Angeles County sheriff and fire departments. The annual event also serves as a test of the Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI) response, which would be dispatched in the event of a bioterrorism attack.

College Hosts Awareness Day for Educators College of the Canyons hosted a Career Technical Education Awareness Day for educators primarily in the William S. Hart Union High School District on Oct. 10. About 140 educators from the Hart district attended. The event’s goal was to inform counselors and faculty members about educational and career options open to students who intend to enroll in a community college but not pursue a bachelor degree. The event featured breakout sessions with representatives from eight different industry sectors and a keynote address by Sharon Huntsman, executive director of the California Edge Campaign.

Former Los Angeles County District Attorney and photographer Gil Garcetti (center) poses with College of the Canyons administrators (from left) COC Foundation Chief Development Officer Murray Wood, Performing Arts Center Managing Director Adam Philipson, Art Gallery Director Larry Hurst and Dean of Fine and Performing Arts Dr. Floyd Moos. They were on hand for Garcetti’s photo exhibition in the College of the Canyons Art Gallery featuring selections from Garcetti’s five published photography books, including “Iron,” which celebrates the contributions of ironworkers to the construction of the Walt Disney Concert Hall, and his most recent book, “Water is Key,” which focuses on the dire need to bring clean water to the people of West Africa.

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ast exhibitions at the College of the Canyons Art Gallery have included the artwork of local artists that are both unexpected and inventive: birdhouses, a three-wheeled bicycle that operates a home-built movie projector, and 300 vintage cardboard village houses.

In keeping with that tradition, the gallery’s art exhibitions for 2009 will showcase the artistry behind weaving, abstract expressionist painting, graphic design illustration and kites.

The exhibit “Fine Art of Weaving: Reconnecting the Hand Woven Tradition” will feature several local fiber artists that work specifically as weavers. Technically speaking, a weaving is a textile composed of two interlacing threads, the warp and the weft. Most modern weavers use a loom, but other methods are also employed. The artists will exhibit a wide variety of works that include traditional shawls and garments, as well as wall-mounted abstractions.

“It’s amazing to scrutinize these works,” said Larry Hurst, director of the Art Gallery. “As a painter, I am naturally drawn to the rich color and abstraction created by this process. These are objects that will appeal to everyone.”

The exhibition will run from Jan. 12 to 28. A reception for the artist will be held 3 to 6 p.m. on Jan. 17.

The gallery will exhibit the work of the late abstract expressionist painter, Sam Francis, in the exhibit “Sam Francis: American Master” from Feb. 17 through March 14.

Francis, considered one of the world’s top painters at the time of his death in 1994, was influenced by French impressionists and Japanese art. But the California native developed a unique signature style by painting huge canvases with drips and splats that might be described as part Pollock, Rothko and Zen calligraphy.

“I am particularly pleased to be showing Sam’s work,” said Hurst. “As a young artist I had the opportunity to spend time in Mr. Francis’ enormous studios and talk with this important artist. He was bigger than life, and yet one of the most generous artists I have met.

Sam’s influence resonates today.”

Francis’s work can be found in every major museum in the world, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, the Idemitsu Museum of Art in Tokyo and the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena. A reception for the exhibit will be held 3 to 6 p.m. on Feb. 21.

The exhibit “Beyond the Image,” running from March 24 through April 16, will feature the work of approximately 12 of the most creative and cutting-edge illustrators working today. Mercedes McDonald, a COC art faculty member and noted professional illustrator, will co-curate this exhibition with Sam Saghatelian, owner and director of the Black Maria Gallery in Glendale.

“Students often ask how to utilize their creativity in the work force,” said Hurst. “Illustration offers an interesting and challenging career choice for artists where they are free to apply all types of artistic approaches.”

“The common thought is that graphic design is the destination for artists in the job market, but this is a crowded field,” he added. “Although people might assume that illustrators simply draw, the reality is much richer than that. Illustrations are created as drawings, paintings, collages, assemblages and sculptures. This exhibition showcases this richness and diversity of style.”

In place of the college’s annual student show, the kite-themed exhibition “College of the Kites” will run from May 5 to 21 in honor of the college’s Book of the Year program celebrating “The Kite Runner.”

Similar to the gallery’s recent birdhouse exhibition, students, faculty, classified staff and community members will be encouraged to create kite-inspired artwork or real kites for display in the gallery.

Proceeds from all works sold will support the Friends of the Fine Arts and the gallery’s foundation.

A reception for the exhibit and artists will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on May 5.

For more information about the COC Art Gallery and exhibitions, visit www.canyons.edu/offices/artgallery.

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University Center Open House Set for Jan. 21 I

f you’re yearning to get an advanced degree but dreading the thought of commuting to a distant university, you should attend an upcoming open house that will explain how you can get that degree without ever leaving the Santa Clarita Valley.

Representatives from universities offering 36 bachelor, master and doctoral degree programs will be on hand during a University Center Open House sheduled 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21. The event will be held at the Interim University Center at College of the Canyons, 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road.

More than 1,100 students have already earned advanced degrees or credentials from partner institutions of the University Center, which has operated in an interim facility since 2002. The permanent Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook University Center, so named to honor the college chancellor who spearheaded the effort to offer advanced degree programs locally, is nearing completion and expected to open by June.

The idea behind the University Center is to significantly expand access to higher education in the Santa Clarita Valley by bringing universities and their degree programs here. The concept is especial-

ly appealing to those who don’t have the time to commute to traditional university campuses.

Partner universities include California State University, Bakersfield; Cal State Northridge; University of La Verne; Chapman University; UCLA Extension and National University.

Attendees will learn about additional programs that will be offered once the 110,000-square-foot permanent center opens. For example, Chapman plans to offer bachelor of arts programs in computer information systems, sociology and legal studies, as well as a master’s program in psychology, with an emphasis on marriage and family therapy. National plans to offer a bachelor of sciences program in nursing, and La Verne plans bachelor of arts programs in public administration and gerontology.

And, UCLA Extension will offer Ryan designated subjects teaching credentials for both career technical education and adult education.

The Interim University Center is best accessed via University Center Drive, the southernmost campus entrance on Rockwell Canyon Road. For more information, call (661) 362-5474 or visit www.canyons.edu/universitycenter.

Construction of the permanent Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook University Center is nearly complete. It is expected to open by June.

Final Book of the Year Events for ‘The Kite Runner’

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ollege of the Canyons has three final events – a one-man performance at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center, a hands-on vegetarian Afghanistan cooking class and a special folk-art kite workshop for kids – in conjunction with the college’s Book of the Year activities celebrating “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini.

The Literature to Life presentation “The Kite Runner” at the PAC will bring to life Hosseini’s richly woven story of the relationship between two boys – Amir, a privileged Pashtun, and Hassan, a Hazara servant – during the turbulent 1970s in Afghanistan.

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Made possible with the support of The American Place Theatre, this one-man performance will be a special campus event and citywide celebration of the college’s first annual book of the year.

The performance will be held at 4 p.m. on Feb. 22. Due to the thematic elements of the story, the performance is age appropriate for middle school and above.

To purchase tickets for the event, visit www.canyonspac.com.

The hands-on cooking class “Camels and Caravans Vegetarian Culinary Treasures of Afghanistan” will be led by Zel and Reuben Allen, authors of The Nut Gourmet, featuring the intriguing and

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diverse, richly seasoned cuisine of the multi-ethnic nation of Afghanistan.

The class will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. on Feb. 21 at the Valencia Library meeting room, located at 23743 Valencia Blvd. in Santa Clarita. To register, call (661) 2598942.

A special kite-making workshop for children will also be held at the Valencia Library at 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 7. Led by artist Margo Gravelle, the workshop will teach teach school-age children (grades 3 and up) how to make and decorate folk-art kites. Registration for this limited-space event is required. Registration is under way and can be done in-person at the D I S T R I C T

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“The Kite Runner” begins with, “I became what I am today at the age of twelve, on a frigid overcast day in the winter of 1975. I remember the precise moment, crouching behind a crumbling mud wall, peeking into the alley near the frozen creek... Looking back now, I realize I have been peeking into that deserted alley for the last twenty-six years.”

“I think this quote captures so eloquently what the book is about,” said Susan Cooper, an English professor at the college. “I think many of us are still peekSee KITE RUNNER on Page 6

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Spring 2009 Late-Start Classes CLASSES HELD THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY – Canyon Country Campus: 17200 Sierra Hwy., Canyon Country • Valencia Campus: 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Valencia California Institute of the Arts: 24700 McBean Pkwy., Valencia • Saugus High School: 21900 Centurion Way, Saugus • Belcaro: 23840 Belcaro Court, Valencia

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ANTHRO 101 PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY Units: 3.00 - UC:CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit CAN ANTH 2 66656 02:30PM-05:15PM TTH A. Altounian BYKH-102 04/14/09-06/04/09 66663 R. Martinez 04/03/09-06/04/09 ONLINE CLASS: www.canyons.edu/distancelearning.

ANTHRO 103 CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY Units: 3.00 - UC:CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit CAN ANTH 4 66665 L. Solis 04/13/09-06/04/09 ONLINE CLASS: www.canyons.edu/distancelearning.

66662 L. Malley 04/27/09-05/30/09 NOTE: This short-term, intensive section is part of the GO program (www.canyons.edu/go). ONLINE CLASS. AUTO 106 MAN. TRANSMISSIONS, TRANSAXLES, DRIVETRAINS Units: 5.00 - CSU, May Be Taken 3 Times Recommended Preparation: AUTO-101 67615 12:30PM-03:50PM MTWTH Staff SHS-A 04/13/09-06/04/09 Meets at Saugus High School.

AUTO 109 AUTOMOTIVE BRAKE SYSTEMS Units: 4.00 - CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit 67617 08:30AM-11:45AM MTWTH G. Sornborger SHS-A Meets at Saugus High School.

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BUS 103 INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Units: 3.00 - CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit 66538 B. Morinaka 04/27/09-05/30/09 NOTE: This short-term, intensive section is part of the GO program (www.canyons.edu/go). ONLINE CLASS. BUS 110 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT Units: 3.00 - CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit 67213 06:00PM-08:40PM TTH Staff

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BUS 117 BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURSHIP Units: 3.00 - CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit 67737 G. Lawson ONLINE CLASS: www.canyons.edu/distancelearning.

BUS 140 PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING Units: 3.00 - CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit 66539 B. Morinaka ONLINE CLASS: www.canyons.edu/distancelearning.

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BUS 211 BUSINESS LAW Units: 3.00 - UC:CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit CAN BUS 8 66540 R. Johnson 04/13/09-06/04/09 ONLINE CLASS: www.canyons.edu/distancelearning.

67225 R. Waldon CCC-506 04/18/09-05/30/09 HYBRID PACE CLASS. On-campus (8-10:30 am) on Saturdays, 4/18, 4/25, 5/9, 5/16 & 5/30. Meets at CANYON COUNTRY campus.

CMPNET 185 MS NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE Units: 3.50 - CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit Prerequisite: CMPNET-184 67304 05:00PM-09:20PM MW D. Watkins TWSH-109 04/13/09-06/03/09 67306 D. Watkins 04/13/09-06/04/09 ONLINE CLASS: www.canyons.edu/distancelearning.

CMPNET 187 MS SECURITY Units: 3.50 - CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit Prerequisite: CMPNET-186 67316 07:30AM-12:00PM TTH D. Watkins TWSH-109 04/14/09-06/04/09 67319 D. Watkins 04/13/09-06/04/09 ONLINE CLASS: www.canyons.edu/distancelearning.

CMPSCI 192 PHP PROGRAMMING Units: 3.00 - CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit Recommended Preparation: Must be familiar with HTML, creating web pages.

67612 C. Ferguson 04/13/09-06/04/09 ONLINE CLASS: www.canyons.edu/distancelearning.

COMS 105 FUNDAMENTALS OF PUBLIC SPEAKING Units: 3.00 - UC:CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit CAN SPCH 4 65733 06:00PM-09:00PM TTH K. Osborne CCC-503 04/14/09-05/28/09 Meets at CANYON COUNTRY campus.

65593 V. Leonard HSLH-205 03/05/09-05/28/09 HYBRID CLASS. On-campus meetings (5:30-10 pm) on Thursday, 3/5, 3/19, 4/16, 5/7 & 5/28.

65669 K. Kicenski HSLH-204 03/11/09-05/27/09 HYBRID CLASS. On-campus meetings (5:30-10:00 pm) Wednesdays, 3/11, 3/25, 4/15, 5/13 & 5/27.

65652 D. Waisanen HSLH-204 03/20/09-04/24/09 NOTE: This short-term, intensive section is part of the GO program (www.canyons.edu/go). ONLINE CLASS. HYBRID CLASS. On-campus meetings (8 am-12:30 pm) every Friday.

65731 G. Hessamian CCC-503 04/27/09-06/01/09 NOTE: This short-term, intensive section is part of the GO program (www.canyons.edu/go). ONLINE CLASS. HYBRID CLASS. On-campus meetings (5:3010 pm) every Monday. Meets at CANYON COUNTRY Campus.

COMS 250 PROCESS OF COMMUNICATION Units: 3.00 - UC:CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit 65695 T. Stokes Rice ONLINE CLASS: www.canyons.edu/distancelearning.

COUNS 010 CAREER EXPLORATION Units: 1.00, May Be Taken Once for Credit 66669 08:00AM-08:55AM MW J. Ruys HSLH-304 ECHS Student Emphasis 66670 08:00AM-08:55AM TTH J. Ruys HSLH-206 ECHS Student Emphasis 66671 09:00AM-09:55AM MW S. Ling TWSH-128 DSP&S Student Emphasis 66672 02:20PM-03:15PM MW C. Perez TWSH-128 ECHS Student Emphasis 66703 O. Delavara-Solomon ONLINE CLASS: www.canyons.edu/distancelearning.

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COUNS 111 INTRODUCTION TO COLLEGE AND STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS Units: 1.00 - CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit 66687 10:05AM-11:00AM TTH H. Scherbert HSLH-204 04/14/09-06/04/09 AOC Student Emphasis 66688 11:10AM-12:05PM TTH H. Scherbert BONH-204 04/14/09-06/04/09 AOC Student Emphasis 66691 11:10AM-01:10PM F M. Sanders EPEK-101 04/17/09-05/29/09 Student Athlete Emphasis 66689 05:25PM-07:10PM W L. Hyken BONH-310 04/15/09-06/03/09 66710 O. Delavara-Solomon 04/13/09-06/04/09 ONLINE CLASS: www.canyons.edu/distancelearning.

66712 J. Visner 04/18/09-05/30/09 ONLINE PACE CLASS: www.canyons.edu/distancelearning.

CULARTS 055 CULINARY SAFETY AND SANITATION Units: 1.00, May Be Taken Once for Credit 67772 06:00PM-07:50PM W G. Kazanchyan EPEK-103 04/15/09-06/03/09 CULARTS 120 INTRODUCTION TO THE CULINARY ARTS Units: 1.00 - CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit 66477 04:30PM-06:20PM T D. Washington EPEK-102 04/14/09-06/02/09 DANCE 100 DANCE APPRECIATION Units: 3.00 - UC:CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit 67118 D. Stanich ONLINE CLASS: www.canyons.edu/distancelearning.

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ECE 115 CURRICULUM, CLASSROOM MGT. OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Units: 3.00 - CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit Prerequisite: ECE-110 66518 08:00AM-10:50AM MW S. Eyrich ECED-B 04/13/09-06/03/09 ECE 125 CHILD, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY Units: 3.00 - UC:CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit 66523 12:50PM-03:30PM MW L. Crosby ECED-B

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ECE 175 CHILDHOOD HEALTH AND SAFETY Units: 1.00 - CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit 66527 08:00AM-04:00PM SSU M. Marshall 66528 08:00AM-04:00PM SSU M. Marshall

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COUNS 070 DISTANCE LEARNING / STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS Units: 1.00, May Be Taken Once for Credit 67830 C. Richter 03/16/09-04/24/09 NOTE: This short-term, intensive section is part of the GO program (www.canyons.edu/go). ONLINE CLASS. 66708 O. Delavara-Solomon 04/13/09-06/04/09 ONLINE CLASS: www.canyons.edu/distancelearning.

66707 C. Richter 04/27/09-05/30/09 NOTE: This short-term, intensive section is part of the GO program (www.canyons.edu/go). ONLINE CLASS. COUNS 075 BUILDING MATH CONFIDENCE Units: 0.50, May Be Taken 4 Times 66673 02:20PM-04:00PM W J. Jacobson

67625 02:20PM-04:00PM W J. Jacobson BONH-10 04/15/09-05/06/09 67626 02:20PM-04:00PM W J. Jacobson BONH-10 05/13/09-06/03/09 NOTE: This short-term, intensive section is part of the PAL program (www.canyons.edu/pal, 661-362-3525).

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ENGL 081 INTERMEDIATE READING AND WRITING SKILLS Units: 3.00, May Be Taken Once for Credit Prerequisite: ENGL-071 67646 11:10AM-12:30PM MTWTH J. Garcia BONH-309 04/13/09-06/04/09 ENGL 091 INTRODUCTION TO COLLEGE READING & WRITING Units: 3.00, May Be Taken Once for Credit Prerequisite: ENGL-081 66568 08:00AM-09:20AM MTWTH F. D’Astoli CCC-301 04/13/09-06/04/09 NOTE: This short-term, intensive section is part of the PAL program (www.canyons.edu/pal, 661-362-3525). Students are required to enroll in ENGL-08166566 & COUNS-150-66700. Meets at CANYON COUNTRY campus.

66397 07:00PM-08:25PM MTWTH J. Buriel BYKH-206 04/13/09-06/04/09 NOTE: This short-term, intensive section is part of the PAL program (www.canyons.edu/pal, 661-362-3525). Students are required to enroll in ENGL-08166376 & COUNS-150-66696.

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Among the performers scheduled to take the stage at the PAC are (clockwise from above left): Los Lobos on May 29; Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago on Feb. 7; Tom Rush, accompanied by The Lovell Sisters, on May 16; and The Spencers’ Theatre of Illusion on April 4.

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ealizing the value in having students interact with and learn from the world-class artists who visit here each year, the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons (PAC) continually provides opportunities for students to work alongside professional actors, directors and other industry professionals in a variety of educational master classes.

Whether it’s the chance to focus on a specific scene or song while receiving individualized feedback from a Broadway actress or the experience of dancing alongside members of a modern dance company, the college’s offering of master classes continues to present students with fun and unique learning experiences.

“Providing the opportunity for our performing arts students to work so closely with these world-class acts and artists is very gratifying,” said Dr. Floyd Moos, dean of fine and performing arts at College of the Canyons. “Artists booked into the Performing Arts Center not only benefit the community, but also make possible a value-added instructional experience for our students.”

During the 2008 spring, summer and fall sessions, College of the Canyons students were treated to several such experiences, the first being an “improv for actors” master class with cast members from the famed Second City Touring Company.

Last summer, the PAC partnered with the college’s theatre department and The SCV Theatre Project to offer a theatre production master class in which students worked alongside professional composers Georgia Stitt and David Kirshenbaum to develop and ultimately perform in the workshop production of the musical “Sing Me a Happy Song.” The production was featured in The Festival of New American Musicals.

In October, the PAC hosted a master class featuring accomplished Broadway singer and actress Susan Egan, providing the chance for more than a dozen students to perform in front of Egan and receive See MASTER CLASSES on Page 6

here’s still plenty of entertainment in store during the second half of the 2008-09 season at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons.

“We are looking forward to an even more exciting second half of the season with performances from Art Garfunkel, Tom Rush, the L.A. Chamber Orchestra and Los Lobos,” said Adam Philipson, the center’s managing director.”

Five-time Grammy Award-winner Garfunkel kicked off the new year with a sold-out performance on Jan. 11.

Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago is sure to dazzle with its fancy footwork on Feb. 7. This original dance company continually expands the boundaries of jazz dance.

What do you get when you mix drama, comedy, suspense and magic? The concoction results in the illusion sensation, The Spencers, who will perform on April 4.

Rush, who arguably paved the way for the folk-pop sound of the ’60s, will bring his distinctive guitar style, wry humor and warm, expressive voice to the PAC on May 16. Accompanied by The Lovell Sisters, Rush’s performance will blend storytelling, sweet and melancholy ballads, and gritty blues.

Los Lobos will perform a wide-ranging music set of blues, rockabilly, jazz and Latin on May 29. The Mexican-American group caught the music scene’s attention with its rendition of Richie Valens’ “La Bamba” for the movie of the same name.

“We are also thrilled to offer a few free events, some familyfriendly programs and the COC Arts on Campus shows,” Philipson said.

Back by popular demand, the U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West will perform on Feb. 23. The band will perform band/wind ensemble literature, orchestral transcriptions, military marches, pop arrangements and Broadway excerpts.

On March 8, members of the L.A. Chamber Orchestra will grace the stage for the second time. Both events are free and open to the public. Seating for these special performance will be firstcome, first-served.

For more information about upcoming shows or to purchase tickets, visit www.canyonspac.com or call the Box Office at (661) 362-5304.

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overnor Arnold Schwarzenegger kicked off Global Entrepreneurship Week with the first-ever Governor’s Conference on Small Business and Entrepreneurship held at the Renaissance Montura Hotel in Los Angeles on Nov. 18 and 19.

Coordinated by College of the Canyons, the conference gathered California’s most innovative entrepreneurs and small business leaders to create a forum for ideas and practical solutions that will propel the state’s entrepreneurial economy forward.

Incoming Chancellor for California

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger looks on as Carl Schramm, president and CEO of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, speaks during the first-ever Governor’s Conference on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

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Initiative, it will be a model for California’s public university and community college campuses. Indeed, more than half of the 23 Cal State University campuses already offer, or are currently developing, professional science programs designed to align with the needs of high-tech industries.

Schwarzenegger was originally scheduled to attend the press conference, but his appearance was canceled so that he could attend an emergency cabinet meeting dealing with the state’s economic turmoil.

As the program’s private-sector partner, Stellar Microelectronics is an example of the growing, high-tech manufacturing sector that is so vital to Los Angeles County and California’s economic future –– one that relies on a highly trained and educated workforce.

“This is a very important step in the growth of the industry here in the Greater Los Angeles area,” said Al Mann, the billionaire entrepreneur and

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dean of the Canyon Country campus. “The programs housed there, in addition to the 13 degrees we already offer at the campus, are specifically focused on the in-demand, new technologies our economy needs and our community expects to receive from College of the Canyons.”

Among the current college programs slated to move into the ATEC are: automotive technology, building inspection, land surveying, construction management and landscape maintenance/management.

philanthropist behind Stellar Microelectronics. “And we are, as I say, hiring people and trying to do a good job. Some of the work they do here enables some of my other medical companies, in particular, to make a difference in people’s lives.”

Mann’s vast collection of companies includes MannKind Corp., Advanced Bionics, Second Sight and Bioness, and he is responsible for founding the semiconductor firm Heliotek; Spectrolab, the first of his aerospace firms; Pacesetter Systems, which focused on cardiac pacemakers; St. Jude Medical, MiniMed and many others.

“College of the Canyons has partnered with several of Mr. Mann’s companies on various initiatives over the years, and it has always been an exciting, rewarding and beneficial experience because of the spirit he creates, the passion he inspires, and the excellence he strives for as he works to make a difference in humankind,” said Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook, chancellor of College of the Canyons.

“I have watched this valley and its business community develop for the last

21 years,” she said. “It has become a thriving economic force in L.A. County, and I am proud that College of the Canyons has played a significant role in that.”

College of the Canyons’ collaborative efforts with private industry have generated $9.5 million in grants and contracts that have served 2,404 businesses and trained more than 14,000 employees. Those efforts also have resulted in the opening of a clinical education center at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital to train new nurses, the launching of the 126 Corridor Biotechnology Education and Training Collaborative, and the creation of the Manufacturing Education Center at Aerospace Dynamics that has trained aerospace workers, led to millions of dollars in local contracts and generated hundreds of well-paying high-tech jobs locally.

“Now, more than ever, higher education and industry need to work together and get California’s economy back on track,” Van Hook said. “College of the Canyons is honored to be able to participate in this first-of-its-kind collaboration to stimulate the economy in California.”

One of the many highlights of the center will be a long-awaited permanent facility for the college’s automotive technology program, which currently shares space and operates out of the Saugus High School automotive facility.

Expected to encompass approximately half of the 10,000 square feet of designated lab space, the ATEC auto lab will be comprised of eight automotive bays, a transmission lab, an engine lab, tool cribs and storage space for additional equipment – and provide the space needed to become a National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation-certified program.

In an effort to best utilize the new facil-

Community Colleges Sen. Jack Scott spoke at the conference, as did experts from the fields of economic development, technology, venture capital and entrepreneurship. The speakers included Louis Rossetto, CEO and creative director of TCHO Ventures; Tom Hayes, Silicon Valley marketing guru and author of “Jump Point;” Michael S. Malone, ABC News journalist and “Silicon Valley Insider” columnist; David Fischer, vicepresident of Google; Janine Popick, CEO of VerticalResponse; Dan Rose, vice president of Facebook, and Phil Romero, dean See GOVERNOR on Page 7

Stellar Microelectronics will provide paid apprenticeships as part of the Governor’s Engineering Initiative.

ity, college officials are already in the process of developing a number of new career technology programs that will eventually be introduced at the Canyon Country campus and housed in the ATEC. Programs under development that could be housed in the new center include: construction technology with an emphasis on “green” construction; plumbing technology; heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC); carpentry; electrical and electronics technology; alternative energy management, including solar panel installation and maintenance training, solar water heating and wind energy systems.

As such, the ATEC design plans also

call for the inclusion of a 2,500-squarefoot electrical/mechanical lab and 2,500square-foot alternative energy lab.

“The reality of current and future workforce needs is that potential employees must be skilled in the areas they hope to find employment,” Audrey Green, dean of program development.

A laboratory setting designed to facilitate hands-on instruction is crucial for students to develop such skills, Green said.

“Opportunity abounds in the skilled labor market, and the programs being developed for the Applied Technology Education Center will prepare students for that type of employment,” she said.

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spring 2008 to help foster the development of visionary, pace-setting administrative leaders. Specifically, LEAP provides individuals who want to be leaders, at College of the Canyons or elsewhere, an opportunity to identify and develop the knowledge and skill sets required to lead and shape the Santa Clarita Community College District, and indeed the California Community College System.

Throughout the spring semester, the 45 faculty, staff and administration members who participated in the program attended a series of workshop sessions and presentations by community college leaders from around the state, visited other community

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ing into the deserted alleys of our own childhoods.”

The book was chosen not only because it has “universal themes and wide appeal but because it has application across disciplines,” said Cooper. “Its setting, Afghanistan, is currently in the news, and this book will help readers understand

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World Viticulture and Wine Styles.

Students will explore the major wine regions of California including the grape varieties and types of wine production in the class Wines of California. The class will also cover wine styles and associated wine laws.

The class World Viticulture and Wine Styles will survey the world of viticulture and the wine industry. Students will learn the history of viticulture, grapevine anatomy, worldwide grape, raisin and wine production and consumption, world wine regions and sensory evaluations.

Because of the wine-tasting component of these courses, pregnant women and those allergic to sulfites are advised not to enroll. Students must be 21 years old to

college campuses, and reviewed institutional case studies – before teaming up to develop and complete real-life projects that addressed a current institutional opportunity at College of the Canyons.

“The LEAP participants came up with outstanding solutions. We moved quickly to implement them on our campuses, and the results speak for themselves,” Van Hook said.

LEAP will again be offered to college staff, faculty and administrators this spring. In addition, participants from the first LEAP class are furthering the skills they learned in LEAP that continues through this year.

The award comes on the heels of the 2007 NCSPOD Institutional Merit Award, which recognized the college’s professional development programs.

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ing the same funding levels during 200910. More importantly, it provides for 2 percent enrollment growth in the current year (2008-09) and 3 percent growth in 200910.

Those increases will enable College of the Canyons to meet some of the demand of increasing enrollment.

Cash deferments are also part of the governor’s plan. So, funds that are paid to

community colleges by the state would be postponed. This would help address the state’s cash crisis, as well as lower the amount of money schools and colleges are obligated to be paid under Prop 98.

The next step will be for the Legislature to debate and vote on the governor’s budget proposal, which also includes a number of tax increases.

It is unclear whether the governor will obtain enough votes for this new plan to reach the two-thirds majorities in the Senate and the Assembly needed to pass budget legislation.

Afghanistan, its culture, and its people.”

Besides bringing together the college community, the Book of the Year project was implemented to allow students the opportunity to make connections between disciplines and to become equal participants in the kind of wide-reaching, ongoing, and open-ended conversation that characterizes academia.

For additional information, visit www.canyons.edu/offices/library/bookoft heyear.

instruction in the art of the audition.

“This master class was a wonderful opportunity for both students and community members to come face to face with a professional who was able to provide valuable insight into the world of musical theatre,” said Julie Lawson, music instructor at College of the Canyons.

“Our students truly enjoyed their time with Susan, and they were thankful for the experience,” Lawson said.

Later in the month, professional dance company Diavolo hosted a set of master

classes designed for both College of the Canyons and William S. Hart Union High School District dance students.

Featuring lessons in trust, teamwork, physicality and artistry, both master classes incorporated a “creation” aspect, whereby students used learned vocabulary and elements of dance to create a short dance piece.

“We’re looking forward to helping sponsor future master classes and other creative opportunities for student education and growth,” said Adam Philipson, managing director of the Performing Arts Center. “To do so enriches and expands the learning experiences for participants at all ages and all stages.”

enroll. Both classes require a $30 materials fee and field trips may be required.

Last year, the college developed a Landscape Management/Maintenance program in response to the local industry demand. The landscape industry is a multimillion dollar industry in the Santa Clarita Valley, with three of the largest landscape management/maintenance corporate offices located in the valley.

The first course of the new program, Horticulture 101, will be offered in the spring at Canyon Country. The course will introduce students to the biology and economics of growing and caring of plants.

Topics will include basic botany and plant identification, cultural practices, pest management, and factors for favorable plant growth. The class also includes an overview of the horticulture industry and career opportunities.

Students interested in earning an asso-

ciate of science degree in landscape can opt for either an emphasis in landscape management or in landscape maintenance and must complete 32 units of coursework.

The program’s maintenance track provides a comprehensive look at the aspects of plant use in the landscape. People working in the landscape industry derive job satisfaction from enhancing the function and beauty of the environment while being physically active outdoors or helping support that activity. Landscape work involves construction and planting projects, irrigation system design and water management, and specialization in turf management, tree care and maintenance.

The Landscape Management option provides an introductory base of plant knowledge and landscape skills, preparing students for a variety of jobs with the preparation for rapid advancement. The program emphasizes hands-on learning

and most courses incorporate lab activities that apply knowledge and skills in realistic settings.

Two new classes in the college’s automotive industry program will also be offered in the spring. The Advanced Electrical Systems class will teach students about the theory and practice in the automotive body electrical system, covering all types of electrical components and power accessories in the area of diagnosing and component repairs.

The Engine Performance II course provides students with a more in-depth study of the design and operation of fuel management systems including domestic and import feedback carburetor and fuel injection systems, electronic ignition systems and an introduction to computer-controlled systems. The course emphasizes the correct diagnosis and proper repair procedures for those systems.

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Spring 2009 Late-Start Classes FROM PAGE 3 ENGL 102 INTERMEDIATE COMP., LIT. & CRITICAL THINKING Units: 3.00 - UC:CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit CAN ENGL 4 Prerequisite: English 101 66617 A. McCutcheon 03/23/09-04/24/09 NOTE: This short-term, intensive section is part of the GO program (www.canyons.edu/go). ONLINE CLASS. ENGL 103 CRITICAL READING, WRITING AND THINKING Units: 3.00 - UC:CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit Prerequisite: ENGL-101.

66626 08:00AM-10:30AM S R. Dreiling CCC-504 04/18/09-05/30/09 HYBRID PACE CLASS. On-campus (8-10:30 am) Saturdays, 4/18, 4/25, 5/9, 5/16 & 5/30. Meets at CANYON COUNTRY campus.

GEOG 102 CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY Units: 3.00 - UC:CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit CAN GEOG 4 66867 10:40AM-01:10PM S J. Kranz CCC-308 04/18/09-05/30/09 HYBRID PACE CLASS. On-campus (10:40 am-1:10 pm) Saturdays, 4/18, 4/25, 5/9, 5/16 & 5/30. Meets at CANYON COUNTRY campus.

GEOL 109 EARTH SCIENCE Units: 3.00 - UC:CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit 67446 V. Devlahovich 03/16/09-04/24/09 NOTE: This short-term, intensive section is part of the GO program (www.canyons.edu/go). ONLINE CLASS. GMD 044 INTRODUCTION TO ILLUSTRATOR Units: 1.00, May Be Taken Once for Credit 67178 08:00AM-10:50AM S A. Overton MENH-216 03/07/09-04/04/09 67185 11:00AM-01:50PM S A. Overton MENH-216 04/25/09-05/23/09 67190 J. Jenkins 04/20/09-05/08/09 ONLINE CLASS: www.canyons.edu/distancelearning.

GMD 047 INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOSHOP Units: 1.00, May Be Taken Once for Credit 67179 11:00AM-01:50PM S A. Overton MENH-216 03/07/09-04/04/09 67188 02:00PM-04:50PM S A. Overton MENH-216 04/25/09-05/23/09 67192 M. Daybell 04/20/09-05/08/09 ONLINE CLASS: www.canyons.edu/distancelearning.

GMD 071 INTRODUCTION TO DREAMWEAVER Units: 1.00, May Be Taken Once for Credit 67182 08:00AM-10:50AM S A. Overton 67181 02:00PM-04:50PM S A. Overton

MENH-216 04/25/09-05/23/09 MENH-216 03/07/09-04/04/09

HIST 102 HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION: THE MODERN ERA Units: 3.00 - UC:CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit CAN HIST 4 66546 02:30PM-05:15PM TTH K. Hitt CCC-400 04/14/09-06/04/09 Meets at CANYON COUNTRY campus.

66564 K. Addison 03/16/09-04/24/09 NOTE: This short-term, intensive section is part of the GO program (www.canyons.edu/go). ONLINE CLASS. HIST 112 UNITED STATES HISTORY II Units: 3.00 - UC:CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit CAN HIST 10 66543 02:30PM-05:15PM TTH M. Pelkey HSLH-230 04/14/09-06/04/09

HIST 120 THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN THE HISTORY OF THE U.S. Units: 3.00 - UC:CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit 66555 N. Yamane 04/27/09-05/30/09 NOTE: This short-term, intensive section is part of the GO program (www.canyons.edu/go). ONLINE CLASS.

67106 & COUNS-111-66681.

67143 09:30AM-11:55AM MTWTH C. Gibson CCC-508 04/13/09-06/04/09 NOTE: This short-term, intensive section is part of the PAL program (www.canyons.edu/pal, 661-362-3525). Students required to enroll in MATH-060-67113 & COUNS-111-67623. Meets at CANYON COUNTRY campus.

HIST 161 WORLD HISTORY I Units: 3.00 - UC:CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit CAN HIST 14 66554 G. Shrout CCC-400 04/18/09-05/30/09 HYBRID PACE CLASS. On-campus meetings (8-10:30 am) on Saturdays, 4/18, 4/25, 5/9, 5/16 & 5/30. Meets at CANYON COUNTRY campus.

MATH 103 COLLEGE ALGEBRA Units: 4.00 - UC:CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit CAN MATH 10 Prerequisite: MATH-070 67112 11:45AM-02:10PM MTWTH R. Tolar TWSH-106 04/13/09-06/04/09 NOTE: This short-term, intensive section is part of the PAL program (www.canyons.edu/pal, 661-362-3525). Students are required to enroll in MATH-07067110 & COUNS-111-66680.

HLHSCI 100 HEALTH EDUCATION Units: 3.00 - UC:CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit 66036 H. Perlman 03/16/09-04/24/09 NOTE: This short-term, intensive section is part of the GO program (www.canyons.edu/go). ONLINE CLASS. 66038 D. Stanich 04/27/09-05/30/09 NOTE: This short-term, intensive section is part of the GO program (www.canyons.edu/go). ONLINE CLASS. ID 099 HOME STAGING Units: 1.00, May Be Taken Once for Credit 67417 09:00AM-02:00PM S P. Tremblay Meets at CANYON COUNTRY campus.

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ITAL 102 ELEMENTARY ITALIAN II Units: 4.00 - CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit Preqrequisite: ITAL-101 66815 04:10PM-06:00PM MWF M. Torres CART-B318 03/02/09-05/08/09 Meets in Room B-318 at CalArts in Valencia.

KPEA 170B INTERMEDIATE SOCCER Units: 1.00 - UC:CSU, May Be Taken 4 Times 66254 06:00PM-08:45PM MW P. Marcellin UF-UPFIELD 03/30/09-05/27/09

MATH 140 INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS Units: 4.00 - UC:CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit CAN STAT 2 Prerequisite: MATH-070 67157 11:10AM-01:35PM MTWTH M. Teachout CCC-305 04/13/09-06/04/09 NOTE: This short-term, intensive section is part of the PAL program (www.canyons.edu/pal, 661-362-3525). Students required to enroll in MATH-070-67146 & COUNS-111-66699. Meets at CANYON COUNTRY campus.

MUSIC 105 MUSIC APPRECIATION Units: 3.00 - UC:CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit 67633 D. Catan 03/16/09-04/25/09 NOTE: This short-term, intensive section is part of the GO program (www.canyons.edu/go). ONLINE CLASS. 67040 B. Feldman 04/13/09-06/04/09 ONLINE CLASS: www.canyons.edu/distancelearning.

MUSIC 112 MUSIC HISTORY Units: 3.00 - UC:CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit 67043 B. Feldman ONLINE CLASS: www.canyons.edu/distancelearning.

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KPEA 260 OFF-SEASON FOOTBALL TRAINING Units: 2.00 - UC:CSU, May Be Taken 4 Times 66295 06:00PM-08:45PM MTWTH G. Tujague UF-UPFIELD 03/30/09-05/28/09

NURSNG 050 NURSE ASSISTANT TRAINING Units: 5.00, May Be Taken Once for Credit 66767 07:00AM-11:00AM MT Staff HNRY-SKLAB 07:00AM-03:00PM WTHF HNRY-SKLAB 07:00AM-03:00PM TWTHF PHCM-PHCM

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LMTECH 100 INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH Units: 1.00 - UC:CSU, May Be Taken 2 Times 67418 R. Karlin ONLINE CLASS: www.canyons.edu/distancelearning.

PARLGL 101 INTRODUCTION TO PARALEGAL STUDIES Units: 3.00 - CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit 67252 02:20PM-04:05PM MW N. Lucy HSLH-135

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MATH 060 ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA Units: 5.00, May Be Taken Once for Credit Prerequisite: MATH-058 or MATH-059 67104 11:45AM-02:10PM MTWTH A. Grigoryan SCOH-204 04/13/09-06/04/09 NOTE: This short-term, intensive section is part of the PAL program (www.canyons.edu/pal, 661-362-3525). Students are required to enroll in MATH-05867103 & COUNS-111-66679.

MATH 070 INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA Units: 5.00, May Be Taken Once for Credit Prerequisite: MATH-060 or appropriate math placement as determined by the COC assessment process.

67108 09:10AM-11:35AM MTWTH R. Baytaryan BYKH-115 04/13/09-06/04/09 NOTE: This short-term, intensive section is part of the PAL program (www.canyons.edu/pal, 661-362-3525). Students are required to enroll in MATH-060-

PHILOS 101 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY Units: 3.00 - UC:CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit CAN PHIL 2 66858 M. McMahan 04/20/09-06/01/09 ONLINE CLASS: www.canyons.edu/distancelearning.

PHILOS 220 INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE RELIGION Units: 3.00 - UC:CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit 66865 M. O’Malley 04/27/09-05/29/09 NOTE: This short-term, intensive section is part of the GO program (www.canyons.edu/go). ONLINE CLASS.

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College Secures $470,000 to Train Employees O

ver the next two years local businesses will have access to more than $470,000 in employee training funds, thanks to a new California Employment Training Panel contract secured by the College of the Canyons Employee Training Institute (ETI).

With this contract the college will be able to provide funds to train as many as 580 workers, providing skills in a variety of areas including computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) and other skills needed by local enterprises in order to remain globally competitive.

All training is based on the specific needs of participating employers, and it is conducted either at the company’s worksite or at a College of the Canyons training facility.

“With the approval of this latest Employment Training

Panel contract, College of the Canyons will be able to quickly respond to the dynamic employment training needs of our entire region,” said Dr. Bruce Getzan, dean of economic development.

ETI has been providing customized training to businesses since 1989 and has greatly expanded its ability to create economic and workforce development programs over the past 19 years. This new Employment Training Panel contract is the ninth such contract secured by the college since 1997.

“Our unique partnerships with industry help the college anticipate workforce training demands and leverage the resources needed to meet the economic development goals of our community,” Getzan said. “We value the support of local business leaders who look to College of the Canyons to be their provider of choice for workforce

Specialist Kristianne Toledo.

The College Ambassadors are a group FROM PAGE 5 of energetic, well-spoken students who act as official representatives of the college. of the CSU Los Angeles School of In July, the college was named the Business.

California Community College System’s “I would like to thank Allison Korse- statewide coordinator of annual Economic Devlin, Kristianne Toledo, the College and Workforce Development (EWD) conAmbassadors, EWD Coordination Ser- ferences. As coordinator for the economic vices volunteers for their contribution in and workforce development and conferhelping to make the Governor’s Confer- ence meetings, the college was awarded a ence on Small Business and Entrepre- $394,117 grant to coordinate events such neurship,” said Catherine Grooms, execu- as the Governor’s Conference and be the tive project director of designated clearingEWD Coordination house for captioning ‘Our economic development and transcription serServices. “The governor’s commitment to program is one of the best in the vices funding. the conference is evi- state, and the awarding of this Renewable after dent in the planning five years, the EWD grant is recognition of that.’ Program Coordinaof the Second Annual Governor’s Confertion Services grant DR. BRUCE GETZAN ence on Small Busiallowed for the creDean, Economic Development ness and Entrepreation of three new neurship in 2009. The positions in the colcommitment was reinforced and clearly lege’s economic development division, communicated in his luncheon speech to a such as project coordinator and conference room filled to capacity. It was a pleasure services coordinator. for the EWD Coordination Services Team “Our economic development program to work with the event’s planner, Donna is one of the best in the state, and the Valentine, on this inaugural conference.” awarding of this grant is recognition of College Ambassadors Jerry Campa, that,” said Dr. Bruce Getzan, the college’s Nandika Hettiarachchi, Cynthia Lee and dean of economic development.

Allan Gao helped with the conference’s The college also will help plan the next registration, served as runners and door EWD conference, which brings together monitors during the conference’s caucus economic development professionals from breakout session, and had a chance to meet the community college, government and Schwarzenegger, said Student Services private sectors, in Monterey in April.

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development programs. Strong industry partnerships are the foundation of Employment Training Panel contracts.”

While the Employment Training Panel maintains specific eligibility criteria, which governs participation in this program, College of the Canyons’ ETI staff are available to help local companies ascertain their eligibility status and receive employee-training services.

The Employment Training Panel is a business- and labor-supported state agency that provides employers with funds to offset the cost of training employees. The program, funded by the Employment Training Tax paid by California employers, targets firms threatened by out-ofstate and international competition.

For more information about the Employment Training Panel programs available at College of the Canyons, contact Kristin Houser at (661) 362-3245.

Entrepreneurs Gather to ‘Dream and Discover’

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ollege of the Canyons’ third annual “Dream and Discover” Entrepreneurs Conference brought together about 250 business-minded community members, college faculty and students seeking to enhance their business knowledge on a variety of pertinent topics.

Featuring keynote presentations from nationally acclaimed communication strategist Dr. Pamela Cox-Otto and award-winning photographer Steve Uzzell, the Oct. 7 event sought to provide a creative spark for individuals looking to launch a new business or other entrepreneurial endeavor.

“This year’s conference was an exciting and fun filled day, thanks to our sponsors and a dynamic group of presenters,” said Dr. Bruce Getzan, dean of economic development.

Highlights of the day included an entertaining opening presentation by Cox-Otto, which focused on marketing to multi-generational audiences while discussing how businesses can more effectively reach various audience groups through the use of specific communication strategies.

Later in the day, photographer and entrepreneur Uzzell served as the closing keynote speaker with his presentation “The Nature of Transition.”

Sharing slides of his photographs, Uzzell offered his philosophy on the principles of transition while attempting to empower the audience to embrace it.

“Humankind always has, and always will, need to get to the other side,” Uzzell said as photographs of bridges from around the world appeared behind him. “So remember, curiosity is what gets any successful transition started.”

Rounding out the panel of presenters were Joe Allison, co-founder and president of Solid Concepts Inc.; Dan Katz, founder and operator of Hollywood Aviators, and Harry Dickinson of Delta Scientific Corp.

The 2008 “Dream and Discover” Entrepreneurs Conference was presented by the college’s Economic Development Division.

Corporate sponsors included Citi, the City of Santa Clarita, Southern California Edison, The Entrepreneur’s Source, Sign-A-Rama, JEDA Enterprises, The Signal and KHTS.

Spring 2009 Late-Start Classes FROM PAGE 6 PHOTO 098F PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKSHOPS Units: 1.00, May Be Taken 4 Times 67656 09:00AM-01:00PM S W. Brill-Wynkoop MENH-218 03/14/09-03/27/09 Field Studies Class: Classes include meetings on campus, mandatory field trips and may require online instruction as a component of the course. Please note this class is a combination lecture/field studies class. The lecture portion will meet on the Valencia campus on Saturday 3/14/09. Weekend field trip to Camp Tahquitz field station (south of Big Bear) will take place 3/20-3/22/09. Info: www.canyons.edu/fieldstudies.

PHOTO 140 HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY Units: 3.00 - UC:CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit 66997 W. Brill-Wynkoop ONLINE CLASS: www.canyons.edu/distancelearning.

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PHOTO 150 INTRODUCTION TO CAMERAS AND COMPOSITION Units: 3.00 - UC:CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit 67634 D. Pattee-Ballard 03/16/09-04/25/09 NOTE: This short-term, intensive section is part of the GO program (www.canyons.edu/go). ONLINE CLASS. 66999 M. Daybell 03/16/09-04/26/09 ONLINE CLASS: www.canyons.edu/distancelearning.

67000 J. Jenkins 04/27/09-05/30/09 ONLINE CLASS: www.canyons.edu/distancelearning.

67657 W. Brill-Wynkoop 04/13/09-06/04/09 Field Studies Class: Classes include meetings on campus, mandatory field trips and may require online instruction as a component of the course. Advisory: Concurrent enrollment with Geology 100, section #67659. This class is part of a learning community. Learning communities are pairs or clusters of courses that revolve around a central theme. This is a combination lab/field studies class. Class will meet on the Valencia campus on Mondays, 4/13, 4/20, 4/27, 5/11, & 6/1 from 11:10 am - 2:10 pm. Two mandatory weekend trips to Camp Tahquitz field station (south of Big Bear) will take place 5/1-5/3 and 5/15-5/17. Information: www.canyons.edu/fieldstudies.

POLISC 150 INTRO TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS Units: 3.00 - UC:CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit CAN GOVT 2 67285 G. Nguyen 03/16/09-04/24/09 ONLINE CLASS: www.canyons.edu/distancelearning.

67282 G. Nguyen 04/13/09-06/04/09 ONLINE CLASS: www.canyons.edu/distancelearning.

PSYCH 101 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY Units: 3.00 - UC:CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit CAN PSY 2 65844 R. Howe 03/16/09-04/24/09 NOTE: This short-term, intensive section is part of the GO program (www.canyons.edu/go). ONLINE CLASS. 65936 M. Huff 04/13/09-06/04/09 ONLINE CLASS: www.canyons.edu/distancelearning.

PSYCH 240 ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY Units: 3.00 - UC:CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit Recommended Preparation: PSYCH-101 or PSYCH-101H 67622 D. Riveira 04/27/09-05/29/09 NOTE: This short-term, intensive section is part of the GO program (www.canyons.edu/go). ONLINE CLASS. RTVF 072 INTRODUCTION TO FINAL CUT PRO HD Units: 1.25, May Be Taken Once for Credit 66839 09:00AM-12:20PM S E. Scott MENH-333 03/07/09-05/02/09

RTVF 082 INTRODUCTION TO AVID DIGITAL EDITING Units: 1.25, May Be Taken 2 Times 66843 03:00PM-04:40PM TTH D. Brill MENH-333 04/14/09-06/04/09 RTVF 115 WRITING FOR BROADCAST Units: 3.00 - CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit 66847 08:30AM-10:45AM TTH J. Miller MENH-333 03/03/09-05/14/09 SOCI 098M STEPPING OUTSIDE BOX: DEVIANCE IN WORLD OF CONFORMITY Units: 1.00, May Be Taken Once for Credit 67288 09:00AM-05:00PM SSU T. Haugen BONH-302 03/14/09-03/15/09 SOCI 101 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY Units: 3.00 - UC:CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit CAN SOC 2 67283 06:00PM-08:45PM TTH P. Williams-Paez BONH-302 04/13/09-06/04/09 67294 M. Branda-Gherardi 04/13/09-06/04/09 ONLINE CLASS: www.canyons.edu/distancelearning.

SOCI 103 INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS AND FAMILIES Units: 3.00 - UC:CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit 67291 A. Marenco 03/16/09-04/24/09 NOTE: This short-term, intensive section is part of the GO program (www.canyons.edu/go). ONLINE CLASS. SOCI 198C SPECIAL TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY: CHILD MALTREATMENT Units: 1.00 - CSU, May Be Taken 4 Times 67748 09:00AM-05:00PM S K. Diemert BONH-302 03/21/09-03/28/09 SOCI 198G SOCIETY, ENVIRONMENT, AND THE GREENING OF RELIGION Units: 1.00 - CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit 67747 09:00AM-05:00PM SSU J. Houston BONH-302 04/18/09-04/19/09 SOCI 198H SOCIETY, GENOCIDE, AND HUMAN RIGHTS Units: 1.00 - CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit 67746 09:00AM-05:00PM SSU J. Houston BONH-302 03/07/09-03/08/09 SOCI 198J SOCIAL, RELIGIOUS, AND POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE HOLOCAUST Units: 1.00 - CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit 67289 09:00AM-05:00PM SSU J. Houston BONH-302 05/02/09-05/03/09 SOCI 200 INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN’S STUDIES Units: 3.00 - UC:CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit 67292 M. Hoshiar 04/27/09-05/30/09 NOTE: This short-term, intensive section is part of the GO program (www.canyons.edu/go). ONLINE CLASS. SURV 104 ADVANCED APPLICATIONS IN SURVEYING II Units: 3.00 - CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit Prerequisite: SURV-102 67420 06:00PM-08:45PM TTH R. Koester BYKH-115 04/14/09-06/04/09 THEATR 110 UNDERSTANDING THEATRE Units: 3.00 - UC:CSU, May Be Taken Once for Credit CAN DRAM 18 67639 S. Levitt 04/27/09-05/30/09 NOTE: This short-term, intensive section is part of the GO program (www.canyons.edu/go). ONLINE CLASS.

NON-CREDIT CLASSES NC.ESL LVL2 LEVEL 2 Units: 0.00, Unlimited Repeats 67492 08:00AM-11:30AM MTWF A. Cruz MCGR-MCGR0 4/13/09-06/03/09 67485 08:00AM-11:30AM MTWTH E. Flores NHE-NHE 04/13/09-06/04/09 These classes meet at Newhall Elementary School in Newhall, offered in partnership with Newhall School District Even Start program.

NC.ESL LVL3 LEVEL 3 Units: 0.00, Unlimited Repeats 67474 09:00AM-12:00PM MTWTH V. Dubkin VVEL-203 04/13/09-05/28/09 Meets at Valley View Community School in Newhall, offered in partnership with Sulphur Springs School District CBET program.

67501 09:30AM-12:30PM MTWTH M. Khoury Y-12 04/13/09-06/04/09 Meets at VALENCIA campus. Parking permit required.

NC.ESL LVL4 LEVEL 4 Units: 0.00, Unlimited Repeats 67569 09:30AM-12:30PM MTWTH C. Worthley CCC-402 04/13/09-06/04/09 Meets at CANYON COUNTRY campus. Parking permit required.

67506 09:30AM-12:30PM MTWTH L. Steen HSLH-302 04/13/09-06/04/09 Meets at VALENCIA CAMPUS. Parking permit required.

NC.FCS COMP1 HOME COMPUTER HARDWARE Units: 0.00, Unlimited Repeats 67549 08:00AM-05:00PM S S. Bolanos TWSH-105 03/07/09-03/07/09 Meets at VALENCIA campus. Parking permit required.

NC.FCS COMP2 HOME COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS Units: 0.00, Unlimited Repeats 67550 08:00AM-05:00PM S S. Bolanos TWSH-105 03/14/09-03/14/09 Meets at VALENCIA campus. Parking permit required.

NC.FCS COMP3 HOME COMPUTER NETWORKS Units: 0.00, Unlimited Repeats 67551 08:00AM-05:00PM S S. Bolanos TWSH-105 03/21/09-03/21/09 Meets at VALENCIA campus. Parking permit required.

NC.FCS COMP4 HOME COMPUTER SECURITY Units: 0.00, Unlimited Repeats 67552 08:00AM-05:00PM S S. Bolanos TWSH-105 03/28/09-03/28/09 Meets at VALENCIA campus. Parking permit required.

NC.FCS COMP5 HOME COMPUTER MAINTENANCE Units: 0.00, Unlimited Repeats 67553 08:00AM-05:00PM S S. Bolanos TWSH-109 04/04/09-04/04/09 Meets at VALENCIA campus. Parking permit required.

NC.HLSF 02 FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATION Units: 0.00, Unlimited Repeats 67546 08:00AM-05:00PM S G. Kazanchyan HSLH-305 03/21/09-03/21/09 67547 08:00AM-05:00PM S G. Kazanchyan HSLH-230 05/16/09-05/16/09 Classes meet at VALENCIA campus. Parking permit required.

NC.OAD HLTH6 MOBILITY THROUGH WATER EXERCISE FOR OLDER ADULTS Units: 0.00, Unlimited Repeats 67524 03:00PM-04:30PM TTH L. Ray BLCR-AUD 04/14/09-06/04/09 Class meets at Belcaro Grove House in Valencia. This section is offered as part of the Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program.

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Members of the College of the Canyons football team mug for the camera to celebrate their 12-1 season. The team’s undefeated standing ended in the Southern California Championship game Dec. 6.

Cougars Achieve 12-1 Season T

he 2008 Cougar football season fell just 10 seconds short of head coach Garett Tujague and his team’s goal for the season: to compete in the state title game. Despite a stellar season that earned the Cougars 12 consecutive wins in a row, Mt. San Antonio College defeated the Cougars 51-44 in the final seconds of the Southern California Championship to move on to the state title game.

The Cougars opened the 2008 season with a huge bull’s eye on their back; COC was named the No. 1 team in the nation by Street & Smith’s Sporting News College Football 2008 Yearbook. College of the Canyons returned a majority of its team that made it to the 2007 Southern California Semifinals, including conference co-player of the year running back Fred Winborn and first-team all-conference wide receiver Hayo Carpenter.

Thirteen teams came after COC looking to knock off the highly regarded Cougars – and 12 teams were unable to defeat COC. Some came close, including a Fullerton team that almost beat the Cougars on the Hornets’ home field. The Hornets outscored Canyons 21-6 in the second and third quarters of the game to come one score away from tying the Cougars, 34-28. Fullerton drove the ball down the field in the final minutes, but a fumble with 1:28 left in the game and the recovery by defensive back Marlon Douglas saved the Cougars and improved their perfect record to 4-0.

The next team to threaten COC’s unblemished record was Pasadena City College. Not only was the perfect record at stake, but the teams were also competing for a conference title – an honor that COC

Running back Fred Winborn (center), the conference’s co-player of the year, shows his moves.

had not won since the 2005 season. COC played for most of the game with the scoring advantage, but the Lancers came from behind and took a 35-28 lead with 3:28 left in regulation. Cougar running back Winborn scored in the last minute of the game to tie it up again and move the game into overtime. In the extra period, the Cougars looked again to Winborn for the score, and the extra point by kicker Ricky Drake put COC up 42-35. On Pasadena’s possession, the Lancers scored and tried to close out the game with a two-point conversion. The gutsy move proved costly for PCC as they fell short of the end zone and COC pulled out the win.

The 2008 National Division, Northern Conference champions now looked toward the playoffs to begin, a post-season they had been prepping for, for so long.

Canyons met a familiar team in the first round – Antelope Valley – a team they

defeated in the first week of play, 54-14.

College of the Canyons easily defeated AVC 41-17 in the 2008 Western State Bowl, but faced a difficult challenge in its next opponent, National Division, Central Conference co-champion El Camino College.

In the Southern California Semi-finals, the El Camino College Warriors looked to end the Cougars’ post-season run by slowing down their high-powered offense. It didn’t work well for the Warriors as Carpenter broke his own single-game receiving yards record with 236 yards and quarterback Brad McClellan threw for 300 yards, while Drake kicked three field goals of 32, 23 and 47 yards for a 36-27 win.

COC’s biggest challenge came in the Southern California Championships, where they faced 2007 state runner-up Mt. SAC. COC and Mt. SAC were compared to each other during the whole season. Mt.

SAC entered the 2008 football season with the No. 1 ranking by the California Community College Athletic Association and the California Community Colleges Football Coaches Association’s weekly poll, but fell to No. 3 in week 10 after falling to Cerritos College. Mt. SAC’s misfortune was COC’s good luck, and the Cougars reached No. 1 in the coaches’ poll.

The game between the two teams was a testament to both teams as they battled back and forth in a very balanced game.

Winborn broke his own single-game rushing yard record after accumulating 264 yards. As a team, COC had the advantage with 610 total offense yards to Mt. SAC’s 487, but the scoreboard read a whole different way at the end of the game.

Canyons took a 44-38 lead with 2:15 left, but the Cougars couldn’t hold off Mt. SAC, which made a late charge and scored with 10 seconds remaining. A COC fumble that was returned for a Mt. SAC touchdown on the ensuing kickoff sealed Mt. SAC’s 51-44 win.

Though the season ended before the coaches, team and fans wanted it to, COC had a great season that ended with a conference title, a 12-1 record, conference coach of the year honors for Tujague, conference offensive player of the year award for Carpenter, conference defensive player of the year accolades for defensive lineman Marquis Jackson and 18 all-conference nods. The Cougars will also have to say a fond farewell to two of the most explosive players to don a Cougar uniform: Winborn and Carpenter, who hold a combined 23 of 24 rushing, receiving and scoring records.

Hall of Fame Golfers Raise $90,000 for Students Gala Set Jan. 22 W A

ith a goal to provide more opportunities for students of all ages to attend college and pursue their educational goals, the College of the Canyons Foundation held its 18th annual golf tournament late last year, raising more than $90,000 to help fund student programs and provide student scholarships and textbook assistance.

“Education can change lives by creating new opportunities,” said Barry Gribbons, assistant superintendent and vice president of institutional development, technology and online services at the college.”

“This tournament just opened some more doors for people who need these new opportunities,” added Gribbons, who also served as chair of the tournament.

Sponsored by C.A. Rasmussen Inc. and presented by Calex Engineering Co., the tournament was held at Valencia Country Club in September and featured 120 golfers teeing off in support of education.

“We are lucky to have such a great community college in our midst. Over the years many of us have benefited from classes offered at College of the Canyons,” said Charlie Rasmussen, president of C.A. Rasmussen. “It has been amazing to watch the

incredible growth that has taken place at the college, enabling more students to enroll in a wide variety of classes and programs.”

On average, College of the Canyons students pay roughly $2,100 per school year for academic fees, textbooks and supplies – making the cost of attending school one of the greatest barriers students will face on their educational journey.

In response, the COC Foundation has continually worked to generate funds – through annual giving, special events and endowment programs – to provide more opportunities for an affordable and accessible college education for all those with the desire to succeed.

Each year the foundation grants more than $500,000 back to the college in various forms of support. These funds enable the college to strive for the highest levels of excellence in teaching, scholarship, vocational training and innovation.

“We were delighted with this year’s tournament, it was a great day of golf,” Gribbons said. “But, more importantly, the generosity of our sponsors and participants was incredible. These funds will enable us to build our student assistance programs and help even more students in need.”

night of great College of the Canyons athletic memories and stories is quickly approaching, with the third COC Athletic Hall of Fame dinner set for Thursday, Jan. 22.

The 2009 class includes the first team ever honored – the 1981 state championship baseball team – as well as basketball player Jesse Boyd, golfer Susan Latch, football coach Larry Reisbig and counselor Al Adelini. Former L.A. sportscaster Todd Donahoe will deliver the keynote address. The dinner will be held in the new East Physical Education gym on the Valencia campus. Tickets are limited. Cost is $75 per person.

For tickets, visit www.cocathletics.com or call (661) 362-3434.