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College of the Canyons Coronavirus Update Webinar
Noon, Thursday, May 7, 2020
Today’s Agenda
• Chancellor’s Updates – Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook, Chancellor
• Business Services Updates – Ms. Sharlene Coleal, Vice President, Business Services
• Economic Development Updates – Mr. Jeffrey Forrest, Vice President, Economic Development
• Student Services Updates – Dr. Michael Wilding, Vice President, Student Services
• Human Resources Updates – Dr. Diane Fiero, Vice President, Human Resources
• Academic Affairs Updates – Dr. Omar Torres, Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs and Mr. Andy McCutcheon, Dean, School of Humanities
• Canyon Country Campus Updates– Dr. Ryan Theule, Vice President, Canyon Country Campus
• Facilities Updates – Mr. Jim Schrage, Vice President, Facilities
• Public Information Office Updates – Mr. Eric Harnish, Vice President, Public Information
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Chancellor’s Updates
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What students are saying…
”I am extremely appreciative for all that the college has offered me over my short time being here and I am very excited to see what the future has in store.”
“College of the Canyons inspired me to become an educator myself, and I plan to return here as soon as possible to give back to the community that made me who I am today, hopefully as a professor of Communication Studies.”
Chancellor’s Updates
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What students are saying…
”I just wanted to show my appreciation for the way you’ve been running the course online…You made the class and topics so fun…I really appreciate how you continue to make it so enjoyable, even online. It really makes it easier to focus and continue with my schoolwork, even when I’m dreading to do it.”
“I got the opportunity to speak at the city council on Tuesday night about saving the rink and when I went to write my little speech I literally thought to myself how prepared I felt to write something and present it because of COMS classes I took with [instructor] and COMS club.”
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What staff are saying…
“I love my team and the COC family. I am currently teaching one class remotely and every week I check in with my students to see how they are doing. The first thing I hear is, ‘when can we come back?’ ”
“We may not be together physically, but we are keeping things going!”
In Honor of Teacher Appreciation Week
May 4-8
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Student Emergency Assistance Fund#Giving Tuesday• The Student Emergency Assistance fund was developed
on March 18th to provide much-needed support for students as they navigate their way through academic, personal and professional challenges due to COVID19.
• An appeal was sent to donors and alumni and received great immediate response.
• An appeal was sent out again on Tuesday May 5th for #GivingTuesday – a national day of Giving.
• We received 25 additional donations to the fund in less than 24 hours.
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Virtual Business Briefing SeriesThe College of the Canyons Foundation has been working hard to provide resources for the local business community and our Chancellor’s Circle members and provide a space to help members navigate challenges businesses are facing.
May 1: Human Resources Strategies During COVID-19• Guest Presenters – Brian Koegle, Partner, Poole & Shaffery, and• Christina Flores, Vice President, Logix Federal Credit Union• Some Topics discussed: Restoring furloughed employees, keys to a smooth
employment transition, updates on state and federal leave laws, and modification of personnel policies and handbooks.
May 8: Business Not-So-Usual, Managing Your Business Through Times of Crisis• Presenters – Jeffrey Forrest, Vice President, Economic & Workforce Development
at COC, and• Tom Williams, Owner & Operator of Chick-fil-A• Some topics to be discussed: How companies can respond and survive during a
crisis, and, the current climate for retail businesses.
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Virtual Happy Hour for Patrons of the Arts Members• The School of Visual & Performing Arts at College of the Canyons have
worked tirelessly to ensure that their students continue to receive the very highest level of education.
• In order to share with their patrons some of the work being done in their virtual classrooms they are hosting a Virtual Happy Hour on Friday May 8th at 5pm.
• Bernardo Feldman, Chair of the Music Department, will share how he has been working with students in the virtual classroom and how students in the Electronic Music Program are preparing to present a Virtual Concert at the end of the term.
• Brodie Steele, Technical Director for the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center, will share how their spring musical, PIPPIN, transitioned to a rehearsal process through Zoom and how the student performances (with each member of our cast recording at home) are being compiled into a completely digital production.
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Pathways Steering Committee• Guided Pathways implementation continues at the College, despite the
challenges and delays created by Covid-19.• Equity-Minded Practitioners
• Members are participating in the 6-session COC series and continuing the in-depth dialogue.
• Regular communications have been sent to members about opportunities to discuss and learn about Equity.
• An EMP zoom meeting will be scheduled soon.• Participate in a continuation of the California Guided Pathways Project
through 2023.o Faculty and Classified Leadership in this effort provided by our 2020-
2021 Guided Pathways Liaisons and Justin Hunt, Classified Senate President.
o Team will attend the June 4th Town Hall on Student Financial Stability Resources
• Canyons Connectso Through faculty student referrals and progress surveys, general and
special populations counselors are reaching out and offering support and resource to students identified through the Canyons Connects system.
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Pathways Steering Committee• Program Maps/Program Mapper
o Guided Pathways Liaisons continue to work with Academic Affairs to build two year program maps in the Program Mapper visualization tool. This tool will allow students to easily see a clear map to completing their degrees and certificates.
• Pebble Pad Implementation (Torres)o To help students showcase their learning and skills achieved in their academic programs, we are launching the
ePortfolio Tool Pebble Pad, led by faculty members Brittany Applen and Alexa Dimakos. Faculty trainings will be provided for Fall FLEX week.
• Committee discussed the impact of Covid-19 on Pathways efforts and inequities discoveredo Student access to computers, printers, scanners, internet speed -- general access to technology is a significant
concerno General concerns with lack of affordable high-speed internet access city-wideo Students need to feel that someone from the college is ENGAGING with them and showing care and concern for
them.o Students need role models particularly in this difficult time.
• The Alliance Leads have been meeting and planning ways to provide continued support to students.o Latinx Alliance, Trans* Alliance, Gender & Sexuality Alliance, and Autism.o Alliances have been providing support to students via virtual meetups. Latinx Alliance has had the highest
number of participants this semester.o Students in Alliances are exploring options for guest speakers in virtual meetings.
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Mobile Vote Center Open at COC for the 25th
Congressional Special Election!
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• By law, every registered voter in the district has received a Vote-by-Mail ballot, which can be returned by mail.
• Los Angeles County Registrar-Record/County Clerk is also providing Mobile Vote Centers throughout the region.
• College of the Canyons will provide a Mobile Vote Center for the community from May 2 to May 12.
• The mobile unit is located in Parking Lot 8 and will include multiple Ballot Marking Devices for those who wish to vote in person.
• Election staff are available for assistance. Hours of operation are as follows:
• May 2-11 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Election Day, May 12 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
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International Services Program• College of the Canyons’ International Students Program (ISP)
held a Zoom presentation for their partner school in Anqing, China.
• ISP usually visits the schools this time of the year to welcome their incoming class.
• This will be the 4th cohort from the school in Anqing, China.
• The purpose of the presentation was to welcome their incoming class.
• Current student Tracy, who was accepted by UCI, provided a great testimony to the incoming class and their parents.
• The students will begin their classes online this fall.
• We don’t let COVID stop us from connecting and learning!
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International Business Ethics and Sustainability Case Competition (IBESCC)
• The 2020 IBESCC was held virtually on April 23-24.
• IBESCC was established in 1996 by Loyola Marymount Business Professor Thomas White.
• This innovative competition enables students to persuasively apply ethical reasoning to practical issues and the moral imperative of sustainable development.
“I am especially proud of the way our students took ownership of the project and created a presentation way beyond my expectations.”
-Hotel Restaurant Instructor
• Teams choose their own ethics issue, which should relate to one of the 17 globally adopted United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that focus on a wide range of social, environmental and economic issues.
• COC hospitality students hospitality students Fernando Lara, Christina Barajas, Danielle Hochman and Rebecca Saveedra competed.
• College of the Canyons was awarded runner-up/tie and runner-up for Tourism Dimension Consulting – 90 second competition and 10 minute case demonstration, respectively.
Student Engagement
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Aerospace & Sciences Team Updates
• The Aerospace & Sciences Team is working to complete the next deliverable for NASA, which is their FMSR (Final Mechanical Systems Review).
• William Haro, a COC Foundation member and Lockheed Engineer, is donating much needed large 3D resin prints to the team which will be used in flight.
• Timeline for testing is still expected for June and launch in August.
• The team is meeting via Zoom every Friday for updates, planning, and for student team leaders to teach other student members.
• All of their fundraising efforts needed to travel to NASA Wallops were halted with the COVID-19 crisis.
• College of the Canyons is still manifested on the 2020 NASA RockSatXmission at this time (they are on track to be go for launch).
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Communication Studies Zoom Club
• The Communication Studies Zoom Club held a university panel on May 5.
• Four of their former students zoomed in to talk about their university experiences.
• They will have another panel next week.
We may not be together physically, but we are keeping things going!
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California Arts Council Awards • COC received a $4,750 grant to establish
partnerships between five professional artists and five teachers in the Castaic, Newhall, Saugus and Sulphur Springs school districts.• They will develop methods that integrate
arts into the core subjects of K-12 curriculum, providing teachers district-wide with teaching strategies that make learning more effective and efficient via the arts.
• Representing music, dance and theatre, the professional artists—or Arts Integration Leaders—will present a two-hour professional development offering during 2020-21 in the teachers’ districts.
State Chancellor’s Office Moving Forward with Competency Based Education
• Chancellor Oakley said in Wednesday’s webinar that is time for the system to move forward in this area of innovation.
• Important for the millions of displaced workers we will be asked to upskill.• How do we scale it across our campuses to reach more and more students? • The state Chancellor’s Office, in partnership with the Academic Senate for California
Community Colleges, is putting together a 3-part webinar on CBE.• First webinar will be “Competency Based Education 101 – What It Is, How It’s Different &
How It’s Different Than Our Current Offerings”• May 14 from 2:30 to 3:30• https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/92278874849
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CCCCO Safe Campus Re-Opening WorkgroupChancellor Oakley has formed a workgroup to develop recommendations for the Chancellor’s Office to consider in supporting districts and colleges as they plan re-opening of campuses. The group will:• Consider and include the perspectives of faculty and classified leaders as necessary to develop
guidance.• Provide recommendations that are statewide in nature and recognize regional differences.• Work with the Chancellor’s Office College Finance and Facilities Planning Division.• Align with guidance from the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.• Consider the importance and values of local control and recognize that recommendations do not
supersede local governance processes.• Maintain the mitigation of health risks and safety of students, faculty and staff, and continuity of
education as the highest priorities.
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CCCCO Safe Campus Re-Opening WorkgroupWorkgroup members• Brian King, Chair, Los Rios CCD• Francisco Rodriguez, Los Angeles CCD• Martha Garcia, Imperial Valley CCD• Joe Wyse, Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Joint CCD• Byron Clift Breland, San Jose-Evergreen CCD• Pam Luster, San Diego CCD• Danny Thiradul, Student Senate• Cheryl Aschenbach, Faculty Senate• Bill Rawlings, Classified (and Board of Governors
member)The group will submit its recommendations to the Chancellor’s Office by May 22.
Chancellor’s Updates
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Chancellor Oakley to Zoom with Student News Organizations
Student news organizations to hold a teleconference with Chancellor Oakley at 2 p.m. on May 12.
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“Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Since the beginning of my journey in the LVN to RN program at COC I have felt an abundance of support not only from you but also from Director Corbett and all of the Nursing Department Staff. With less that 4 weeks from finishing I can tell you this has been amazing and challenging to say the least, but beyond rewarding.”
Business Services
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2020-2021 BUDGET • Governor’s May Revise May 8, 2020• COC Tentative Budget June 24, 2020
• Legislature Approves Budget June 25, 2020
• August Revise Mid-August 2020
FISCAL SERVICES• Inventoried 242 District Assets
• Continuing Education & Non-Credit, Community Education, Foundation and Culinary Arts
• Distributed $3,002,746 to 2,296 studentso Financial Aid $2,975,373o Scholarships $ 9,000o CARE/DOPS/CalWORKs $ 18,373
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Business Services
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PAYROLL• Future Timesheet Deadlines
o May 5/29/2020o June 6/30/2020
• May 2020 – Updated Electronic Timesheet Process: • By Mid-May Payroll Will Have Updated Timesheets, Instructions and Webinars
• Timesheets and Instructions are posted on the Payroll Intranet and Internet sites:o Intranet: https://intranet.canyons.edu/offices/BusinessServices/PayrollServices/PayrollServicesForms.aspo Internet: https://www.canyons.edu/administration/businessservices/payroll_services.php
• Pick Up Hard Copy Checks on Payday• Payroll is Coordinating with Employees via Email• Social Distancing Will be Practiced
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CONTRACTS, PROCUREMENT & RISK MANAGEMENT• 56 Purchase Orders Completed:
o Software Subscriptions: PortalGuard, SurveyMonkey, Storyblocks, SNAo Technology Equipment: 130 Computers and 45 Laptops for Staff, Expansion of Outdoor Wireless Interneto Equipment Repairs: iCUE Appliances, Golf Cartso Custodial Supplies: Disinfectant, Mops, Gloves, Hand Sanitizero Art Model Services: Life Drawing Models for Art Department Using Still Photoso Advertising: Campaign to Increase Summer Enrollmento Instructional Supplies: 110 Texas Instruments Scientific Calculators
• 11 Contracts Completed: o Virtual Commencement: MarchingOrder Graduation Ceremonyo NSF Workshop: Online Participant Stipends for “Mentor Up” Grant-Writing Workshopo IEPI Agreements: Partnership Resource Team Expense Reimbursementso Guest Speaker: American Sign Language Speakero PLACE Grant Subrecipient Agreement: Bridge to Home
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CONTRACTS, PROCUREMENT & RISK MANAGEMENT• CCC Science Building Equipment – Quotes Being Finalized
o Compound Microscopeso Incubatorso Centrifugeso Hot Plateso Spectrophotometerso Modelso Water Bathso Balanceso Micropipetteso Telescopeso Cadaver Tables
Economic Development Updates
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• Conducting webinar on crisis management in partnership with Chancellor’s Circle.
• Working with colleges within the region to deploy the Jobspeaker Career Management System to assist those employees who have been displaced due to COVID-19.
• Started training first cohort of dislocated workers in partnership with Cengage/Ed2Go.
• Small Business Development Center continues to work with local businesses seeking financial assistance from Paycheck Protection Program. We have helped over 200 small businesses to date.
• Coordinating the development of a short-term training program for furloughed workers from the hospitality industry seeking a career in healthcare.
Student Services Updates
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Aid to StudentsAB19/College Promise• There are currently 1200+ students in the program for both first and second year. • We are allowing all students currently in the first-year program to roll to the
second-year program, regardless of the academic standing, units completed, or GPA.
• We are not holding students to those requirements as we want to continue to support them next year.
• All funds have been allocated to paying the enrollment fees, student fees, book vouchers, bus passes, counseling, and staff for all Canyons Promise students.
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Aid to Students
Scholarships• $241,650 total awarded• 293 scholarships awarded• 706 students applied• 269 students awarded• Scholarships are still available for Culinary Arts,
Automotive Technology, Construction Management and Veteran Resource Center students.
SEA:• We have allocated $25K for direct aid to students. This will be available shortly. • The funding is allowable for our Dreamer students.• The plan is to allocate the money to students who do not qualify for the CARES act.
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Aid to Students
Rising Scholars (Formerly and Currently Incarcerated Student Grant)• The total for this grant was $109,265 • This grant was used to purchase diesel engines, lab assistants, and
counseling hours for our Inmate Education Program. • This grand did not include student related costs • Because we do not have a formerly incarcerated program, the money will
be used for currently incarcerated students. • We currently pay their student fees through AB 19.
Human Resources Updates
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Classified AppreciationThe theme for this year’s event is 2020 and Beyond: The Future of COC Is Out of This World! and we will be celebrating classified and confidential staff in two ways this year:
Award NominationsNominate a deserving classified or confidential employee for one of the following seven awards:
• Classified Employee of the Year• Gloria Jackson Customer Service Award• Humanitarian Award• Dare to Dream Award• Professional Achievement Award• CSEA Member of the Year Award • Classified Senate Spirit Award
The nomination deadline is Monday, May 18!
Award Ceremony and Gift GiveawayA virtual event will be scheduled to take place at the end of May when the award winners will be announced and gifts donated by the Administrators will be raffled off.
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LEAP – Session 2 - Advocacy• The second session of LEAP 2020 took place on May 1st and the
topic was Advocacy: Making the Case to Make a Difference!• Eric Harnish gave a presentation on What is Advocacy? He
summarized his role in advocacy for the College and provided insight on advocacy do’s and don’ts.
• The LEAPers provided a summary of an Assembly bill and responded to questions that asked them to think critically about the impact of the bill, costs associated with it, and how it could affect the college and community.
• A panel of successful advocates joined us to share how they define advocacy, the steps they took to successfully advocate for a project; and their process for developing and maintaining relationships. The panelists (all 3 were LEAP graduates!) were:
o Ms. Renee Marshall, Education Consultanto Ms. Teresa Ciardi, Faculty – Earth, Space and Environmental
Scienceo Mr. James Glapa-Grossklag, Dean, Educational Technology,
Learning Resources, and Online Education (OER)
• Mr. Masis Hagobian, Intergovernmental Relations Analyst for the City of Santa Clarita shared his insight and perspective on how to advocate successfully, how to develop and maintain relationships, and who to talk to in Sacramento when you have an opportunity to visit with a legislator.
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LEAP Solution Team Projects
• This year’s LEAP group proposed 8 amazing solution team project ideas! They were some of the best we’ve seen in all of the LEAP classes!
• The LEAPers gave a “sales pitch” for their proposed Solution Team Project ideas and Diane Fiero provided an overview of the 3 District-initiated projects.
After voting, the final 5 projects selected were:
1. Online, On-Demand Platform for Classified Staff Leadership Development
2. Contact Tracing and Public Health Field Work Training
3. Best Practices for Supervising Staff Remotely
4. Healthier Quality Food Options
5. Celebrating Milestones
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Retirement Celebrations
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SERP’s Up! The deadline to submit your letter of intent to retire with the District’s retirement incentive has been extended to May 15th.
Celebrations Being Planned• A virtual celebration honoring our 11 retiring employees in May
and June 2020 will be held in late May (date TBD);• Resolutions• Gold Box of retiree benefits
o Lifetime Parking Permito Lifetime access to COC emailo Four tickets to all college productions held in the PACo Four passes to all COC home games
• Tribute video• And a few special roasts and toasts!
Academic Affairs Updates
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All-Faculty Instructional Town Hall • An All-Faculty Instructional Town Hall Meeting is scheduled for this Friday, May 8th from 9 am – 10:30 am
• This meeting is designed to give our entire faculty, both full-time and part-time, an overview of expectations for the rollout of the upcoming Fall semester as well as available faculty training requirements for teaching.
• It is anticipated that the fall semester will continue in distance education mode, so we are working with our Academic Senate to make plans for a virtual fall semester.
• Training requirements for faculty that are not fully online certified will be discussed as well as a timeline for when this training should be completed.
• In addition, vocabulary as related to our planning processes for Fall will be discussed, such as highlighting the differences between a permanent DLA (or Distance Learning Addendum), provisional DLA, and emergency DLA; and distinction between synchronous versus asynchronous instruction.
• Thanks are extended to our Academic Senate, Curriculum Committee, Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning (CETL), and Ed Tech Committee for their leadership throughout these conversations focused on ease of transition for our faculty and students during this period of distance education.
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Transition Planning for Lab-Based Programs• Transition Planning for Lab-Based Programs Requiring Some Face-to-Face Instruction
• Instruction/Academic Affairs is currently engaged in preliminary planning with various faculty and staff to discuss transitioning back to campus for those disciplines that require face-to-face laboratory instruction.
• Multiple components of this Plan are currently in development, recognizing the unique nature of each discipline, equipment needs, instructional space layout, and necessary sanitation to ensure that health standards are preserved at all times.
• These plans will continue to align with CDC, state guidelines, California Department of Public Health, and local guidelines to ensure the safety and well-being of our students, faculty, and staff.
• Considerations of this plan also include taking into account the needs of students when outside-of-the-classroom such as access to the library, TLC, counseling, tutoring, etc.
• Thanks are extended to Harriet Happel, Don Carlson, Kathy Bakhit, and the taskforce of faculty that are currently engaged in this planning process.
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First Response Healthcare Student Support Fund Grant
• On behalf of COC’s Nursing students, the Health Professions and Public Safety School applied and was awarded the First Response Healthcare Student Support Fund Grant from the Foundation for California Community Colleges.
• It provides 13 randomly selected, Promise and Pell grant recipients nursing students the amount of $ 350 as a COVID relief assistance
• Students would not need to take any actions to qualify for it. • The HPPS School is in the process of selecting the recipients for disbursement
of the funds.
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Keeping Students Engaged
• With the success of it’s April 24th open mic night, Cul-de-Sachas attracted over 200 submissions of literary and visual works from students for its spring 2020 edition.
• Thank you to VAPA and Humanities faculty who encouraged their students to submit!
• Professor Alene Terzian and her students are currently working with IT to create a spring digital release of the magazine, and a printed copy will be available in fall.
• Students will read and present their work to the community virtually at their annual release party on May 29th !
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Model UN - Keeping Students Engaged• For the past 2 years, COC's Model U.N. team has
won many awards and ranked 28th in the nation!• With the COVID-19 crisis and the cancellation of
their on-campus spring conference, COC’s MUN students had to reimagine and adapt their conference to the virtual world.
• With help from Model UN alumni and input from delegates across the state, COC students have spent countless hours creating videos tutorials and developing an entirely new set of rules of procedure to fit the virtual setting.
• Wish our COC MUN students much success as they host and compete in this ground-breaking event!
COCMUN 2020, COC Model UN will host and compete in the first virtual model UN conference on May 16!
Professor Phil Gussin and COC MUN students preparing for Virtual Model United Nations
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• And once again, congratulations to the COC Speech Team for competing in the 1st Annual National Online Forensics two-day Festival.
• Our students went up against both 4-year and 2-year institutions and represented COC well as they earned several National Awards, including silver and bronze medals!
o Seth Nasr- Silver Medalist in Persuasive Speakingo Phoebe Melikidse- Silver Medalist in Informative Speakingo Bella Pena- Silver Medalist in Informative Speakingo Dylan Crawford- Bronze Medalist in Prose Actingo Jeremy Day-Competed in Informative Speakingo Natalie Dodds- Competed in Informative Speaking
Go COC Speech Team!
Speech Team Keeps Students Engaged
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• Also, last weekend, members of the COC Speech Team competed in the Pacific Southwest Collegiate Forensics Association Cool-Off Impromptu!
• Students get less than 2 minutes to dissect three philosophical quotes, choose one, gather their thoughts, and speak for five minutes!
• Help me in congratulating the following performers:
• Phoebe Melikidse - 1st Place • Owen Chiang (AOC/COC Student) - Finalist• James Gersbach (AOC/COC Student) - Competed
well and made both organizations proud.Go COC Speech Team!
Keeping Students Engaged
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Keeping Community Connected
Friday Night Films has reemerged as CINEMA ZOOM!
• The Cinema Department debuted its first virtual screening on Friday, May 1st with Academy Award Winning South Korean film, Parasite.
• The screening was followed by an hour long Zoom discussion with over 20 participants. Additional May screenings will be announced soon!
• Cinema Zoom events are available for FLEX credit. To register, go to https://app.frontlineeducation.com
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Student Survey• As noted last week, the Institutional Research, Planning, &
Institutional Effectiveness (IRPIE) Office deployed a general student survey to assess how students are doing during this time and to continue to gauge opportunities to most responsively support them in a remote learning environment.
• A reminder message went out Monday, and currently more than 3,500 students have responded to the survey, which also included an option for students to request additional assistance from the College (150 requests).
• The survey closes Monday, and the findings and feedback will help COC to continue to ensure that our students have outstanding support during this time.
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Student Survey In-Progress Highlights
88% indicate information on changes related to Coronavirus has been clear (N=2,392)
86% are able to find information they need if/when they have questions (N=2,372)
72% are “completing the semester and staying enrolled in all courses” (N=2,398)
78% of those who planned to transfer, still expect to do so. (N=752)
N = total number of students who responded to the question3,500 Responses as of May 4th
Survey Closes May 8th
The IRPIE Office plans to hold an informational webinar to review the preliminary student survey results, tentatively planned for Friday, May 22nd. If interested, please contact Daylene or Ryan at [email protected] or [email protected].
Facilities Updates
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Campus Cleaning• With a dedicated staff of 7 CDC-trained Custodians, we have systematically completed the lecture
and lab cleaning and sanitizing of the following buildings:• UCEN• Aliso Labs• Aliso Hall• Boykin Hall• Bonelli Hall• Seco Hall
• We will continue on to Mentry this week, then the Library, Canyons Hall, etc. • Offices will be cleaned and sanitized just prior to the return to campus, as they are being used
intermittently throughout the Stay At Home Order.• In addition, we have ordered new equipment that will be able to very quickly and efficiently clean
and sanitize a space – identical to the systems used by hospitals and mass transit operators. • We are always looking for better and more effective/efficient ways of keeping the campus
community safe and healthy – no matter what the environment throws our way.
PIO Updates
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Tele-Town Hall with Senator WilkSenator Scott Wilk is hosting a Small Business COVID-19 Telephone Town Hall focused on providing information on resources for businesses affected by the pandemic.
Guests will be:• Ricardo Lara — State of California Insurance
Commissioner• Catherine Grooms — Director Small Business
Development Center, College of the Canyons• Ben Raju — Deputy District Director, U.S.
Small Business Administration Los Angeles Office
PIO Updates
• Lot 1 near the library
• Lot 3• Lot 5 closest
to Pico Canyon
• Lot 14 near entrance to University Center
• Lot 15 near the TLC building
Website includes map showing parking with best wireless access.
Information & FAQ about CARES Act Emergency Grants
PIO Updates
Special thanks to:• Bernardo Feldman• Phil Gussin• Victoria Leonard• Julie Lawson • Lori Marie Rios• https://www.canyons.edu/administr
ation/pio/news/2020-04-27-remoteteaching.php
News Release Highlights Opportunities and Challenges of Remote Learning
In Closing…
Chamber Singers, under the direction of Lori Marie Rios, at the USC Festival this year (shortly before COVID-19).
Next Week’s Webinar
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Join us Noon – May 14
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