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Our View | A Dumpster Fire of Secrecy
The leadership crisis continues at College of the Canyons. On the morning of July 19, acting Chancellor David Andrus conducted a meeting with members of the college’s faculty. Andrus, a faculty member who was appointed by the board of trustees as the interim replacement for ousted Chancellor Dianne Van Hook, had invited his “colleagues” to attend a meeting on campus at the Performing Arts Center, along with Edel Alonso, the president of the college’s board of trustees, “for a conversation about what is ahead for College of the Canyons.”
College of the Canyons chancellor submits retirement letter
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. — Two weeks after she was placed on administrative leave for still-unexplained reasons, Dianne Van Hook, the chancellor and CEO of the Santa Clarita Community College District, has announced her retirement, ending her 36-year career at College of the Canyons in Valencia. The district's Board of...
Kampbell announces campaign for COC board
Michelle Kampbell has officially announced her candidacy for the Santa Clarita Community College District Board of Trustees, seeking to represent District 1, which includes Stevenson Ranch, Val Verde, Castaic and Newhall. The seat, currently vacant due to the resignation of former board member Chuck Lyon, is scheduled to be...
Building a vision: Van Hook’s tenure at COC results in elevation of college, state
When Dianne Van Hook officially became chancellor of College of the Canyons on July 1, 1988, she became just the fourth leader of the college and the first woman to hold that role. At the time, the Santa Clarita Valley’s higher educational institute was colloquially known by a different name....
COC contract for construction of CTE center ‘under review’
A little more than a year ago, College of the Canyons reached an agreement with Intertex to build out a nearly $20 million center for career technical education. On Wednesday, Eric Harnish, spokesman for the college, confirmed that the contract between the two parties is currently “under review,” seemingly putting the plan for a permanent Advanced Technology Center in doubt.
College Brief for July 24 | Phi Kappa Phi inducts new members from SCV
The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines:. Lionel Standridge, of Santa Clarita, at Nova Southeastern University. Rosario Anna Valerio, of Valencia, at University of Southern California. Ashlyn Machado, of...
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