When the fall semester started at Collegeof the Canyons, students seekingtutoring or a quiet place to study were

pleasantly surprised to find the Library hadexperienced a makeover.

The college’s Library now boasts more studyspace, computer access and it houses The LearningCenter (TLC), which offers students free tutoring inEnglish, math, basic skills and many other subjects.

Harvard BusinessSchool professoremeritus Dr. John

Kotter recently wrote,“Leadership is about…producing useful change.”

As we look at what’sahead, that is a particularlyapt and succinct descriptionfor College of the Canyons.In many cases, change isthrust upon us by outsideforces such asdemographics, technology,demands for service, orfluctuating re-sources. Butregardless of the source, weembrace change as anentrepreneurial and strategiceffort to be current, relevant,responsive and able to fulfillour mission at the highestlevels of excellence.

While change isunpredictable, we know itwill come to COC this yearin the form of the statebudget. Governor JerryBrown put forward hisproposed 2013-14 statebudget at the beginning ofJanuary with a clearmessage that it will nolonger be business as usualSee CHANCELLOR on Page 2

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In 1998 College of the Canyons and AerospaceDynamics International Inc. (ADI) joinedforces to form the region’s first Center for

Applied Competitive Technologies (CACT) insideADI’s Valencia headquarters. Fifteen years later,this collaborative effort is still thriving, and stillhelping both organizations reach new milestones.

“Over the past 15 years, ADI’s support of theCACT has exceeded $1 million. This partnershiphas been beneficial to ADI, the college and, to amuch greater extent, the hundreds of regionalcompanies whose employees have been trained atthe CACT,” said Joe Klocko, College of theCanyons CACT director.

The company’s strong commitment tocontinuing education and the overallimprovement of the manufacturing industry’sworkforce has paid big dividends.

Originally founded in 1989 with just 14employees, today ADI operates as a critical Tier 1supplier of large, highly complex structuralairframe components and major sub-assemblies,doing business with virtually every major aircraftmanufacturer in the industry.

Over the years ADI has experiencedsignificant growth and expansion — even amidstrapid industry change — but has remained able tomeet its customers’ manufacturing needs by

A New Chapter - Ribbon CuttingCelebrates TLC/Library Expansion

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Partnership Helps Local Company Reach New HeightsCOC Chancellor Dr. Dianne Van Hook (fourth from right) joined ADI President John Cave (center) and Congressman Howard"Buck" McKeon (right) for the groudbreaking ceremony marking the start of construction of a new ADI facility.

College employees and community supporters gathered tocelebrate the official opening of the Library/TLC.

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for higher education, particularly communitycolleges. That comes as good news after fouryears of statewide budget cuts that led to $17million in funding reductions for our college.

The governor’s budget calls for partialrestoration of funding cuts, made possible byProposition 30. It is important to remember thatthis funding is temporary, and will end in fouryears, and seven years. The higher sales taxlasts four years, and the income tax increaseends after seven years. Even with a temporaryincrease in revenue, our funding levels will notbe back to where they were five years ago, andour spending power will be diminished.

Don’t get me wrong, any restoration offunding – even temporary – is a welcomechange. With the funding comes recognitionfrom the governor of the important rolecommunity colleges play in the health andvitality of the state’s economy, and a call to dothings differently, and produce useful change forthe benefit of our entire state. At College of theCanyons, we are not only excited to answer thatcall, but also prepared to do so!

As a college, we envision, we dream, wethink, and we do. We have long recognized thatcreativity and innovation are the critical factorsbehind our success in meeting the unique needsof our community. Whether we’re designingnew programs to boost student completion, orlaunching initiatives that help keep localcompanies competitive, College of the Canyonsremains committed to meaningful growth anddevelopment, especially when partnering withothers. In the process, we meet our standards forexcellence and are proud to celebrate theachievements of our students, staff, programsand partners whose can-do attitude helps tomake what seems impossible for others wellwithin our reach. In recent weeks, we havecelebrated several significant accomplishments:• Following its first-ever appearance at Harvard

University’s premier Model UN event, our

Model UN Team went on to win six awards atconferences in Long Beach, and at Universityof California, Riverside.

• Two of our choirs, “House Blend,” and “JustJazz,” were selected to perform at theprestigious Monterey Next Generation JazzFestival, scheduled for later this spring.

• The Speech Team won first place at thePacific Southwest Collegiate ForensicsAssociation Spring Champs SpeechTournament.

• Students Kathryn Webb, Ryan Arroyo, andAnthony Fernandez were honored by PhiTheta Kappa, the community college honorsociety, for their outstanding academics, withAssociated Student Government PresidentMichael Kramer being selected to the All-California First Team.

• Keri Aaver, director of the WorkSource center,was recognized by the California Awards forPerformance Excellence, for continuousimprovement at the WorkSource Center.

• The North American Council for Staff,Program and Organizational Developmentrecognized our Skilled Teacher Certificateprogram with the 2012 Innovation Award.This issue of The Bottom Line highlights other

recent successes, especially those of our partners.We first started working with AerospaceDynamics International in 1998 by providingtraining to their employees. That enabled theircompany to be more competitive in landing newprojects. As its orders grew over the years, so didthe company, and so did its needs for training.This cycle of growth and training culminatedwith two milestones for ADI – being named aSupplier of the Year by The Boeing Company,and breaking ground on a new facility needed tosatisfy a contract with Airbus.

Another partnership effort in which we aremaking significant strides is our Culinary ArtsCapital Campaign. Thanks to the widespreadsupport in the community for this important

effort, we are nearing our fundraising goal. Aswe seek additional partners to complete thecampaign, we are planning to break groundthis summer!

A significant achievement for our college isthe receipt of $1.25 million from the U.S.Department of Education to launch an UpwardBound program at Golden Valley High School.This initiative targets high school students whowould be first generation college students, orwho have a high risk of academic failure. It notonly prepares them to succeed in high school,but to also pursue math, science, or engineeringdegrees in college, which addresses a nationalshortfall of students in these majors.

Our college continues to achieve usefulchange in its facilities with the opening of ourLibrary Expansion project. The 52,000-square-foot addition includes The Learning Center(TLC), a state-of-the-art facility that providestutoring and other support services designed toimprove student success. With more space toserve students, the TLC has expanded itsservices significantly over the past year. In-person tutoring is up 23 percent, online tutoringgrew by 211 percent and use of the computer labshot up by 133 percent.

The most compelling changes we make arethose that occur in the lives of our students. Manyof those would not take place without theassistance provided by scholarships. To that end,our Foundation has launched an ambitious effortto bolster the scholarship funds available to ourstudents. I am honored that longtime collegesupporters Jay and Joyce Rodgers have agreed toserve as our honorary co-chairs for this initiative.They embody the principle of leading by example,as they have generously supported scholarships atCollege of the Canyons for many years.

With more resources, we can change morelives – and that is the most useful change of all.Dr. Dianne Van Hook serves as Chancellor of

College of the Canyons.

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With approximately $1.5 to $2 million still needing to beraised, organizers behind the college’s Institute for CulinaryEducation (iCuE) capital campaign are inviting communitymembers to step into the kitchen and see what’s cooking, bygetting involved with one of several fund-raising initiativesavailable through the College of the Canyons Foundation.

With final construction plans approved by the Division ofthe State Architect (DSA), college officials will break ground onthe 12,000-square-foot facility this summer. The new facilitywill be located at the southeast corner of the Valencia campus,near Mentry Hall.

In December, longtime college supporters Diana and GaryCusumano and the college established a $50,000 challengegrant, which will offer a dollar-for-dollar match for every gift toculinary arts raised by the COC Foundation.

“Thanks to the generous donation and challenge grantestablished by Diana and Gary, every new dollar raised for theculinary campaign will now be matched, meaning yourcontribution will be doubly beneficial,” said Murray Wood,chief development officer for the COC Foundation,

In the fall of 2011, the Foundation embarked on a capitalcampaign designed to raise funds for the construction of astate-of-the-art, on-campus culinary center, which willprovide a permanent home for the college’s culinary artsdepartment and greatly expand the number of locallyavailable training opportunities for students pursingemployment in this field.

Individual elements expected to be part of the facility’s finaldesign include a demonstration show kitchen, a savory kitchen,a sweets kitchen, a banquet kitchen, a wine studies classroom,culinary labs and a variety of instructor office spaces.

At a total cost of roughly $6.7 million, the project will beentirely district-funded, paid for through a combination ofprivate donations and Measure M bond funds. Also, severalopportunities for donor naming are still available.

“This is a really exciting campaign, which has kindled theinterest of many businesses and individuals that enjoy good foodand wine, and savor the opportunity to be a part of a historiceducational endeavor here in the Santa Clarita Valley,” saidCOC Foundation board member and culinary capital campaignco-chair Diana Cusumano.

As part of the push to raise the remaining funds, members ofthe campaign’s leadership committee have also started “mini-campaigns” to support and name specific areas of the facility.

Culinary Capital CampaignContinues with a Challenge Grant Opportunity

As the driving forces behind the well-known, multi-generationalfamily business Andy Gump Inc., Barry and Pati Gump havealways worked to share their professional success to build a

stronger community and make a difference in the lives of those mostin need.

Passionate supporters of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation andcountless other CF-related projects and charities, the Gumps have alsoprovided resources and support for a wide range of non-profitorganizations and events throughout the Santa Clarita and SanFernando valleys. Their decades of passionate service have earnedthem a well-deserved reputation for helping others.

Because of this, the College of the Canyons Foundation has namedBarry and Pati Gump recipients of the college’s Silver SpurCommunity Service Award for 2013.

See SILVER SPUR on Page 9

See CULINARY on Page 11

College of the Canyons HonorsBarry and Pati Gump with ‘Silver Spur’

COC's Culinary Arts faculty have equipped the program's students tosuccessfully launch careers in restaurants throughout Southern California.

Barry and Pati Gump

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The Santa Clarita Community College District Board ofTrustees has appointed local real estate attorney andformer Newhall Land and Farming Co. executive Steven

D. Zimmer to fill the recently vacated Board Seat No. 5.The appointment was made Jan. 14, following a special

open-session meeting during which 13 local applicants wereinterviewed by the board’s current members.

“The number and quality of candidates who applied for thisposition were impressive,” said College of the CanyonsChancellor Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook. “It was an honor for ourdistrict to have such a field of outstanding community membersdesire to serve on the board.”

Zimmer fills the seat vacated by former board memberScott Wilk, who was elected to the California State Assemblyin November.

“I personally look forward to the dynamism Mr. Zimmerwill bring to the board as we enter an extraordinarily busy andexciting time here at College of the Canyons,” said Dr. VanHook, “including everything associated with the beginning ofa new academic term; the ongoing work on the culinary artsfundraising campaign; continued advocacy on state budgetissues; the construction of the college’s new StudentServices/Administration Building; the continued growth of theCanyon Country campus -- and whatever new opportunities thefuture may bring.”

A longtime residentof the Santa ClaritaValley, Zimmer servedas an executive at TheNewhall Land andFarming Co. from 1999to 2011, heading severalof the company’s majordevelopment projects.

Zimmer currentlyoperates his own lawpractice, in addition toserving on the boards ofseveral organizationssuch as the Child &Family Center and theCalifornia BuildingIndustry Association.

In addition, he and his wife, Doris Marie Zimmer, arelongtime members of the College of the Canyons FoundationBoard of Directors.

Zimmer holds a bachelor’s of science degree from theUniversity of California, Berkeley, and a juris doctor degreefrom the University of California, Hastings.

Board of Trustees AppointsSteve Zimmer to Fill Open Seat

Out with the Old, In with the New

Steve Zimmer

The "A" Building was demolished earlier this year and construction will soon begin on a 46,370-square-foot, two-story facility that will bring the college's key studentservices functions together under one roof. The new facility will take about two years to complete. Funding for the project comes from the state, as well as MeasureM, the $160 million bond measure approved by local voters in 2006. A groundbreaking ceremony was held in March to mark the start of construction.

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In its ever-increasing effort to helpspur economic developmentthroughout the Santa Clarita Valley,

College of the Canyons assumed day-to-day management of the WorkSourceCenter’s operations, while the City ofSanta Clarita will continue to providefunding and financial oversight.

The end result will be an enhancedpartnership that will allow theWorkSource Center to begin offering alarger variety of services to communitymembers.

“We began a partnership betweenthe Economic Development Divisionand the WorkSource Center over a yearago, and it has been very beneficial to

employers and job seekers alike,” saidPete Bellas, dean of economicdevelopment at the college. “Takingover the day-to-day operations of thecenter has allowed us to expand thesesynergies greatly, tying in services frommany college departments and exposingjob seekers to the robust opportunitiesthe college offers.”

Located inside the Dr. Dianne G.Van Hook University Center on thecollege’s Valencia campus, the SantaClarita WorkSource Center’s mission isto help bring local employers and jobseekers together.

For job seekers who areunemployed, underemployed, re-entering

Since his arrival at the college in 2011, John Milburn,director of the COC Employee Training Institute (ETI), haswitnessed a shift in the landscape of the Santa Clarita

Valley’s economically vital aerospace manufacturing industries.“Everyone in industry is still feeling the effects of the recent

economic downturn,” Milburn said. “As a result, themanufacturing industry’s prime contractors are adapting theways they think, and insisting that their suppliers — many ofwhich are located here in Santa Clarita or the surroundingregion — be able to do more with less.

“Fortunately, at the Employee Training Institute we have theperfect solution for that type of demand, ” added Milburn.“These companies need to go LEAN.”

Already well known throughout industry, LEAN is amanufacturing philosophy that attempts to maximize customervalue while minimizing waste.

“LEAN starts with a philosophy and continues with animplementation of new work practices,” Milburn said, “butultimately it’s a tool that can help companies eliminate wasteand increase productivity, thereby reducing cost and increasingquality. The increase in quality is the key, because when you’rereducing waste and eliminating redundancies, you’re alsoeliminating a number of quality issues.” See LEAN on Page 8

New Partnership to EnhanceWorkSource Center Services

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Local CompaniesGet ‘LEAN’ with COC’s Help

A One-Stop ShopThe WorkSource Center excels at connecting job-seekers andemployers with a full range of free services.

Services for Employers• Post job openings• Identify and pre-screen job candidates• Hold on-site interviews in the center’s conference rooms • Access customized training resources • Gather information about tax incentives

Services for Job-Seekers• Search local job listings• Explore new careers• Meet with in-office employment specialists • Prepare resumes • Attend job fairs• Access technical center with computers, high-speed

Internet, phone and fax lines, and copy machines.

Bang Printing, Inc. employees Rick MacMurphy (left) and David Ord(right) implement LEAN training provided through COC’s EmployeeTraining Institute.

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College of the Canyons has entered into a partnershipwith the William S. Hart Union High School District tolaunch an “Upward Bound” program at the Golden

Valley High School (GVHS) campus, designed to increase thenumber of GVHS students who earn a diploma and move on topursue their education at a college or university.

The partnership is the result of a five-year, roughly $1.25million grant awarded to the college by the U.S. Department ofEducation meant to assist high school students who have theacademic potential to succeed, but who need enrichment andencouragement to prepare for college and succeed.

Serving 60 students at GVHS each year, the COCUpward Bound program will target Golden Opportunities forAcademic Learning and Success (GOALS) programstudents. The first cohort of participating students began theprogram in the fall 2012 semester.

To be eligible, students must:• have completed the eighth grade but not have entered

the 12th grade;• have a demonstrated need for academic support;• be a first-generation college student from a low-income

household (income that is 150 percent of the poverty-level) or have a high risk of academic failure; and

• be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States,age 13-19

“We are thrilled to be able to work with our partners at GoldenValley High School and the Hart District to ensure that thesestudents not only graduate from high school, but are prepared toexcel when they reach college,” said Dr. Barry Gribbons, thecollege’s assistant superintendent–vice president, institutionaldevelopment & technology. “This program is especiallymeaningful to us since a large majority of these students will bethe first generation in their family to attend college.”

Throughout the 2012-13 academic year, students enrolled inthe program will be provided with weekly tutoring sessions heldat GVHS and led by students from the college’s Mathematics,Engineering and Science Achievement (MESA) program. Alsoincluded will be monthly workshops for students and their parentson topics including: how to form an academic plan; theimportance of preparing for a postsecondary education, and howto become financially and economically literate.

During the summer months, students will attend a six-week summer institute that will provide additional instructionin the fields of math, laboratory science, literature, and bothSpanish and English composition. In addition, scheduled fieldtrips, guest speakers and group-wide advisement sessions willhelp students begin to understand how their academicinterests can connect to future academic and career trainingoptions.

Throughout the program, participants will also be introducedto various potential career pathways in math, science, engineeringand other emerging technologies, through the use of lab space andequipment available at College of the Canyons.

“The college has worked very hard over the last few yearsto aggressively seek external grant funding that could be usedto purchase state-of-the-art equipment in nanotechnology,biotechnology and materials engineering to ensure studentsexperience the use and application of contemporaryequipment,” said Omar Torres, dean of mathematics, sciencesand engineering at the college.

The college’s Office of Institutional Development andTechnology will be responsible for providing an annualUpward Bound program evaluation, designed to help followup with former students and assess the degree to which theprogram’s objectives are being fulfilled.

For more information, contact Dean Torres at (661) 362-3135.

College Receives Grant toPush Students ‘Upward Bound’

The college's Upward Bound program is up and running at Golden Valley High School.

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The College of the Canyons Foundation recently launched anew, three-year fundraising initiative designed to generate$300,000 in student scholarship funds before July 1, 2014.

“Now more than ever, during these challenging economic times,our students need additional financial support in order to be able topursue their education and follow their dreams,” said MicheleEdmonson, COC Foundation director of development. “We’ve triedto identify the student populations that are most in need of thissupport, and this campaign will directly benefit those students.”

Included in this group are veterans returning home from theconflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, single parents and adult re-entry students looking to complete their education goals andjump-start new careers, students enrolled in Career TechnicalEducation (CTE) training programs, students pursuing degrees ina STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)field, as well as other students who demonstrate a financial need,but may not necessarily qualify for other forms of student aid.

In August, the COC Foundation hosted its 22nd Annual GolfTournament at Valencia Country Club, which officially launchedthe start of the scholarship campaign. The event attracted more than100 local golfers who enjoyed a day away fromthe office by teeing off in support of studentscholarships.

During the post-tournament awardceremony, longtime College of the Canyonssupporters Jay and Joyce Rodgers — who wereamong the first community members toestablish a scholarship endowment with theFoundation — were formally introduced ashonorary co-chairs of the COC foundation’sstudent scholarship campaign.

“Just knowing that the endowment we setup continues to help a number of students eachyear means a lot to us,” said Jay Rodgers. “Overthe years receiving letters from some of these students has beenextremely gratifying for Joyce and me. We’ve been able to meetand learn more about the students who have received thesescholarships. Each has a unique and inspiring story, and we arehappy to be able to help these individuals reach their fullpotential and achieve their educational goals.

“We are very excited about the opportunity to support theCOC Foundation with this scholarship campaign,” addedRodgers, “and look forward to increasing the number ofeducational opportunities available to local students.”

In the months that have followed, the Foundation’s Board ofDirectors and scholarship campaign co-chairs have beeninvolved in a number of strategic efforts meant to help raiseawareness about the need for scholarship funds at COC and buildsupport for the campaign among various community groups andnon-profit organizations.

“I strongly believe that a good educationis the foundation for success in life and thateveryone deserves that opportunity,” saidTamara Gurney, founding CEO of MissionValley Bank and co-chair of the COCFoundation’s Scholarship Campaign.“Mission Valley Bank got involved with thisscholarship campaign to make a differencein students’ lives and help turn their dreamsinto reality.”

Individuals and organizations interestedin getting involved with the scholarshipcampaign can do so in a number of ways,including one-time, annual and endowed

gifts. And with the campaign running through July 1, 2014,donors may also elect to spread their giving out over thecampaign period.

“As a product of a community college, I know firsthand theimportance of establishing a firm educational foundation,” saidJulie Sturgeon, member of the COC Foundation’s Board ofDirectors and co-chair of the Scholarship Campaign. “College ofthe Canyons provides tremendous opportunities for its students.But when finances become a stumbling block, it can limit thatstudent’s ability to realize their full potential.

“This Scholarship Campaign will help remove some of thoseobstacles,” added Sturgeon, “and provide countless students theopportunity to continue their quest for education.”

For more information about the COC Foundation’s studentscholarship campaign, please contact Michele Edmonson at(661) 362-3435 or visit www.canyonsfoundation.org.

COC Foundation Launches NewStudent Scholarship Campaign

Joyce and Jay Rodgers (center), honorary co-chairs of the foundation'sStudent Scholarship Campaign, celebrate with winners of their scholarship(from left) Seann Nicols, Heather Frame, Michelle Poor, and Brandon Aguayo.

“Each has a uniqueand inspiring story,

and we are happy tobe able to help these

individuals reachtheir full potentialand achieve their

educational goals.”

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LEANFROM PAGE 5

Currently, the ETI is delivering LEAN manufacturingtraining programs to a number of local companies, includingWest Coast book manufacturing giant Bang Printing, whichrecently relocated much of its Southern California operationfrom the City of Commerce to its Valencia facility (previouslyDelta Printing Solutions).

Beginning with a thorough assessment of the manufacturingfloor, and all associated time and motion processes, the ETI’sLEAN training modules also include a combination of classroom-style workshops and hands-on training sessions, in whichemployees are asked to look for new ways to help the company goLEAN.

“LEAN concepts are starting to become the industry norm.There are even companies that implemented LEAN philosophiesa few years back that are now coming back to ETI to receiveadditional forms of training,” said Milburn, pointing to the fact

that it may take a full three to five years after implementation fora company to be able to fully realize the benefits. “And that'sbecause the industry’s prime contractors are demanding a higherquality product, for less money.

With LEAN manufacturing philosophies growing inpopularity, the ETI has also started to develop a LEAN trainingmodule that can be applied to biomedical device manufacturing.Plans are also in the works to develop a “LEAN Office” trainingprogram for companies looking to improve those processes.

“Our mission is to help our clients be more successful,” saidMilburn. “This is definitely the wave of the present and the future,so right now there’s no reason for businesses not to go LEAN.”

For more information about the College of the CanyonsEmployee Training Institute (ETI) or the LEAN manufacturingtraining program, please contact John Milburn at (661) 362-3245or visit www.canyonsecondev.org.

To mark the completion of the 52,435-square-foot Library expansion, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held in October.

“The Library expansion is a truemilestone for College of the Canyons,” saidCOC Librarian Leslie Bretall. “For manycollege students, the Library becomes theirsecond home. We are very excited to offerour students the space and tools they need toachieve their academic goals.”

Thanks to the 10,000-square-footexpansion of the Library’s second floor,students have more computer access andworkspace to help them study and prepare

for exams. A large “information commons”area is devoted entirely to computer accesswith individual and group workstationsthat are laptop-friendly. Surrounding theinformation commons area is a lineup ofstudy rooms, which are available on a first-come, first-served basis for students tostudy, view media and meet withclassmates in a quiet setting.

The new special collections space isdedicated to the display of the college’shistorical archives and other rare booksand objects donated by the community.

“We are very happy with our new

space,” said Mojdeh Mahn, director of theTLC. “The TLC’s proximity to the Libraryis the ideal location to better meet theneeds of students. A lot of students didn’tknow we had a TLC before, or they knewwe had it but couldn’t find it.”

College officials began planning aLibrary expansion as it became evidentthat the Library and TLC were strugglingto meet the needs of the ever-growingstudent population. The need for space wasespecially palpable in the 5,000-square-foot TLC, previously located in BonelliHall, as the demand for tutoring servicesgrew over the years.

The TLC provided approximately85,000 hours of tutoring and supplementallearning services to students at the Valenciacampus during the 2009-10 school year.That number jumped to 91,500 hoursduring the 2010-11 school year, an increaseof more than 11 percent.

The new 41,000-square-foot TLC wasthe largest portion of the expansion. TheTLC’s new features include large group-study areas, each equipped with touchscreenwhiteboards. Instructors can also recordlectures and class activities using theaudio/visual “class capture” technologyfound in some of the new lab areas.

Construction for the expansion began inNovember 2010. It was funded through acombination of state resources and proceedsfrom Measure M bonds, which Santa Claritavoters approved in 2006.

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A much-needed expansion of The Learning Center (TLC) provides students with increased access totutoring and other support services designed to help them achieve their academic goals.

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THE SPIRIT OF SERVICE“Barry and Pati embody the spirit of service that is unique to

our community. They work quietly behind the scenes to supportentities throughout Santa Clarita, and make a profounddifference in the many lives they touch,” said College of theCanyons Chancellor Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook. “Their dedicatedservice stems from their genuine interest in the welfare of others,and a heartfelt generosity that is rarely seen today. They are mostdeserving of the Silver Spur Award, and we appreciate thisopportunity to honor their service.”

For nearly 25 years Barry and Pati Gump have been activesupporters of several key projects and programs at College ofthe Canyons, helping to sponsor a variety of fund-raising eventsand initiatives — including the college’s University Centercapital campaign — and donating sanitation and fencingservices for the college’s various athletics facilities and ongoingconstruction projects.

“We are particularly grateful for their support at College of theCanyons,” added Van Hook. “Barry and Pati played an integralrole in making the dream of the University Center a reality.Because of their investment, they have opened the doors ofopportunity for those who want to pursue their educational goalscloser to home in the Santa Clarita Valley.”

BATTLING CYSTIC FIBROSISThe couple’s commitment to advancing the science and

treatment of cystic fibrosis has been driven by the dream that,unlike them, no parent will have to lose their child to this uglydisease. They lost their daughter, Cherilyn, to CF in 1970.

For the last 30 years Barry has served as a national trusteefor the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) National Board ofTrustees, annually lobbying before the U.S. Congress anddelivering speeches in an effort to raise funds to find a cure.He is also a former president of the Cystic FibrosisFoundation, Southern California Chapter, and continues toserve on the board.

In 1980, Barry and Pati joined forces with other CFFsupporters and local Dodgers fans to start the Los AngelesDodgers 65 Roses Sports Club (the name “65 Roses” stems fromthe way many children with CF pronounce the disease).

The project allowed fans of the Dodgers to get involved withCF fund-raising efforts by pledging to donate $10 for every homerun the team hit. The Dodgers 65 Roses Sports Club soon grewto become one of the leading clubs in the nation, raisingsignificant dollars for CF care and research, and attracting theinvolvement of many well-known sports figures.

Barry and Pati have also worked with the national sororityBeta Sigma Phi to raise nearly $2.6 million for the CFF, and areannual participants in the CFF’s Great Strides national walkevent. In 1985, they were presented the CFF’s Breath of LifeAward, recognizing the couple’s significant volunteerism andfund-raising efforts.

A CELEBRATION OF SERVICEAt the same time, the Gumps have remained dedicated to

serving their community, supporting local non-profitorganizations such as the Boys and Girls Club of SantaClarita Valley, the Michael Hoefflin Foundation, the HenryMayo Newhall Memorial Hospital Foundation and Child &Family Center.

In honor of their efforts that have touched so many lives, theGumps were presented with the Silver Spur Award at UniversalStudios Hollywood's Globe Theater on March 2.

The college’s annual Silver Spur Celebration is traditionallyheld at a historic museum, club or well-known Los Angeleslandmark each spring — and is considered one of thecommunity’s most popular and elegant events.

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Barry and Patti Gump receive the College of the Canyons Foundation 2013Silver Spur award at Universal Studios’ Globe Theater on March 2.

continually improving its capabilities andfacilities through the acquisition of themost technically advanced equipment theindustry has to offer.

A longtime partner of College of theCanyons, ADI was awarded theprestigious Boeing Supplier of the YearAward, in recognition of the company’sexceptional performance and importantcontributions to the overall success ofBoeing in 2011.

The Boeing Supplier of the Yearawards are based on quality, on-timedelivery, post-delivery support, and costand demonstrated ability to anticipate andrespond to changing industry requirements.ADI was one of only 14 companies andtwo universities to be recognized with aSupplier of the Year award.

“These supplier-partners excelled indelivering results, performance andcustomer satisfaction in 2011, and they playa key role in enabling Boeing to be a globalleader in technology and innovation,” saidJim McNerney, Boeing's chairman,president and CEO, said in a statement.“We are grateful to have them as keymembers of our team.”

“We are very humbled and excited tobe recognized by The Boeing Company asSupplier of the Year for 2011,” said JohnCave, president of Aerospace Dynamics.“We share a unique team spirit andcommitment to deliver the best productpossible, and I am proud of our entire teamand appreciate all of their hard work.”

The coming year promises to be evenbigger as ADI plans for a major expansion.The company recently broke ground on anew manufacturing facility to accommodateorders from Airbus, Europe’s leadingaircraft manufacturer.

The Centers for Applied CompetitiveTechnologies (CACT) are an initiative ofthe California Community Colleges’Economic and Workforce Development(CCCEWD) program.

As one of six centers located acrossCalifornia, the College of the CanyonsCACT assists industry partners inachieving greater operational efficiencies,enhanced productivity and increasedorganizational performance.

For more information about theCollege of the Canyons CACT, please visitwww.canyonsecondev.org.

The Center for Applied Competitive Technologies (CACT) at College of theCanyons expanded the types of training opportunities available to localmanufacturers, thanks to a generous equipment donation from Haas Automation ofOxnard.

In August, the CACT took delivery of a new Haas VF-4 computer numericalcontrol (CNC) vertical machining center (VMC) with five-axis capability, at itslocation inside Aerospace Dynamics International Inc. (ADI).

Haas Automation provided the machine — valued at approximately $142,000 —at no cost to the college as part of an entrustment agreement. It will greatly enhancethe training capabilities of the center.

“Haas is a world-class machine tool manufacturer which serves a worldwidecustomer base,” said CACT Director Joe Klocko. “We are very excited that theyhave chosen to partner with College of the Canyons to provide the CACT with thissophisticated machine tool.”

Because of the sheer size of the machine — at 13 feet wide, 10-feet tall and weighsnearly 14,000 pounds — installation crews spent nearly six hours unloading,performing final assembly and commissioning the machining center.

In the weeks that followed, personnel from ADI were called upon to connect themachine to the facility’s electric and compressed-air lines, before Haas returned tofinalize the installation and commission the VMC by performing several functionalitytests to ensure the machine was fully operational and operating at its highest efficiency.

“Combined with the CACT’s modern three-axis CNC equipment, this newmachine will allow us to launch an enhanced series of trainings designed for localmanufacturers, which will integrate computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aidedmanufacturing (CAM) and five-axis CNC machining,” said Klocko.

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COC CACT Director Joe Klocko and Mike Steinbock, district manager for Haas Automation,discuss a new vertical machining center on loan from Haas that will be used to teach advancedmanufacturing skills.

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the workforce, changing careers or looking to enter theworkforce for the first time, the WorkSource Center provides atruly “one-stop shopping” experience.

Visitors are able to search local job listings, explore newcareers, meet with in-office employment specialists, prepareresumes and connect with potential employers by using thecenter’s full-service technical center — complete with computers,high-speed Internet, phone and fax lines, and copy machines.

The WorkSource Center also hosts regular job fairs, as wellas ongoing workshops and training courses in areas designed toboost an individual’s chance for new employment.

The WorkSource Center partnered with new local eateryLucille’s Smokehouse Bar-B-Que —which opened at the ValenciaTown Center last year — to host a daylong job-recruitment eventto fill more than 100 positions. Potential applicants were invitedto bring along resumes and all necessary employment informationdirectly to the event, with some attendees even invited toparticipate in an on-site interview process.

In addition to hosting events like these, local businesses canalso utilize the WorkSource Center to post job openings,identify and pre-screen potential job candidates, hold on-siteinterviews in the center’s conference rooms and access variousforms of customized training resources through the college’sEconomic Development Division.

The WorkSource Center partnered recently with a number oflocal employers to help identify qualified candidates and fillmore than 350 open positions in the localdistribution/fulfillment (shipping and receiving), office andmanufacturing industries.

Available positions ranged from entry-level to advanced-skill labor and upper management, with most jobs located in theSanta Clarita and San Fernando valleys.

The WorkSource Center’s knowledgeable staff is alsoavailable to provide local companies with information abouthow they can take advantage of various tax-incentive andmoney-saving programs available to businesses located in therecently expanded Santa Clarita Enterprise Zone.

The best part is that all of the WorkSource Center’s servicesare offered at no cost through the federal Workforce InvestmentAct (WIA) and the City of Santa Clarita in partnership withCalifornia’s Employment Development Department (EDD), theCounty of Los Angeles Community and Senior Services, andCollege of the Canyons.

The Santa Clarita WorkSource Center is open from 8:30a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. For moreinformation or to schedule an appointment with a job servicesrepresentative, please call (661) 799-WORK or visitwww.scworksource.com.

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This past summer, Diana Cusumano also launched an onlinefund-raising effort dedicated to raising $150,000 for thefacility’s sweets kitchen/laboratory area.

Local businesses and community members interested in gettinginvolved with this aspect of the campaign are being asked for aone-time donation of $1,500 — payable over a two-year period —which will help complete this all-important area of the building.

The sweets kitchen is expected to be the first classroomarea seen by students and visitors, and will be among the mostshowcased areas of the new facility. By pledging to take part inthis specific naming opportunity now, donors will receive avariety of perks upon the building’s opening, such as inclusionon the naming plaque outside the sweets kitchen andinvitations to other culinary-related events and activities heldat the facility.

Potential donors interested in supporting the facility’s winestudies classroom will also have an opportunity to get involvedwith the project by participating in the mini-campaign initiatedby COC Foundation board members Steve Chegwin and JulieSturgeon.

Local businesses and community members now have theopportunity to join the newly formed COC Vintners Club. Sinceits establishment, the group has primarily been dedicated to thefunding of a wine studies classroom in the Culinary Arts Centerat the iCuE facility, along with the continued development of thecollege’s wine studies curriculum. Groups and individualsinterested in making a contribution by joining the COC VintnersClub are being asked for a one-time donation of $5,000, which ispayable over a two-year period. All club members will berecognized on the classroom’s donor wall and be in line to receiveadditional benefits upon the center’s opening.

“We would certainly like to hear from any businesses andindividuals interested in becoming a part of these fund-raisingefforts,” said Cusumano. “Both of these endeavors will providetremendous benefits to the college, our community and, mostimportantly, the students who will one day call the college’sCulinary Arts Center home.”

For more information about the College of the Canyons CulinaryArts Capital Campaign, or to get involved with the campaign as adonor or volunteer, please contact Murray Wood at (661) 362-3433.

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Santa Clarita Community College District26455 Rockwell Canyon Road

Santa Clarita, CA 91355

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Michael D. Berger

Bruce D. Fortine

Michele R. Jenkins

Joan W. MacGregor

Steven D. Zimmer

Supporters of College of the CanyonsAthletics have even more to cheer aboutwith the opening of the new COC

Athletic Hall of Fame trophy case located inthe foyer of the college’s West PhysicalEducation building.

The new facility — which is open to thepublic for viewing during regular collegebusiness hours, and before/after COC sportingevents —provides a permanent home for thecollege’s four decades of trophies, plaques,awards and accolades. And, a new Hall ofFame wall features photo plaques of thecollege’s inductees.

“I think this enhanced trophy case area is goingto be a fun place for current and former players,coaches, staff members and communitysupporters to come check out and reflect onbefore and after games, or whenever they visitcampus,” said COC Dean of Physical Education Len Mohney.“To have something permanent like this installed on our campusis great for the history of COC Athletics.”

The renovation of the college’s trophy area has been a goal thatdates back almost a decade. However, with induction of the COCAthletics Hall of Fame’s first class of honorees in 2005, the needfor an expanded, state-of-the-art trophy area to showcase thecollege’s many athletic achievements and star student-athletesquickly became more apparent.

In fact, the project has been entirely paid for with privatelyraised funds stemming from the bi-annual Hall of Fameinduction ceremony, and ongoing support from the COCCougar Club.

The Hall of Fame honors former student-athletes and teamswho achieve excellence through competition, along withcoaches, administrators and other athletic staff who have made adifference in the lives of their student-athletes and/or otherwisesupported the college’s athletic programs.

COC Athletics Unveils New Trophy Case

Chancellor Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook (center) cuts the ceremonial ribbon marking the opening ofthe new Athletic Hall of Fame wall and trophy cases with athletic staff and hall of fame members.