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On August 22, Crafton Hills College (CHC) faculty, staff, and administrators gathered for the fall in-service day with the unifying theme of wellness. The event featured workshops, keynote presentations, and student voices, all aimed at building a more compassionate, healing-centered campus environment.

Crafton Hills College added 21 new paramedics to the first responder workforce after they took that one final step: Graduation. On Aug. 22, the Yucaipa-based college recognized its 106th paramedic cohort during an hour-long ceremony inside the campus’s new Finkelstein Performing Arts Center, featuring music and words of encouragement.

Crafton Hills College was recently named an Advancing California Adult Education Model Program by the California Adult Education Program (CAEP) for its Crafton Leadership Academy for Student Success (CLASS). It honors the CLASS summer bridge program as one of the top initiatives in the state for helping adult learners transition to higher education.

For many Crafton Hills College students, anatomy and physiology means one name: Dr. Sam Truong. Since 2010, he has taught everything from ANAT 101 to advanced cadaver dissection while serving as faculty chair of Physical and Biological Sciences.

Just months after making history as the last program to graduate inside the old Finkelstein Performing Arts Center, Crafton Hills College’s Emergency Medical Technician program unlocked a new tradition on Aug. 19. The Yucaipa-based college’s graduation of its summer EMT cohort was celebrated in front of friends and family inside the brand-new Performing Arts Center, across from where the old PAC once stood.

On Thursday, August 14, in its Road Runner Café, Craton Hills College celebrated the academic accomplishments of its high-performing students and expressed its appreciation to the donors who fund student scholarships.

For Portia Henderson, Crafton Hills College is more than just a campus and classrooms—it’s a place to discover community. “You feel like it’s home,” she said between greeting new students during the college’s annual Roadrunner Rally on Aug. 12. “When I first started, I was always so nervous. But coming back to school 20 years later, no matter which department I worked with, everyone was just super helpful. And that’s one of the things that makes you feel like this is such a well put together type of community.”

As finishing touches are being made to Crafton Hills College’s new Finkelstein Performing Arts Center, the college is honoring its supporters for their contributions to the building. Among them is Elaine S. Rosen, an area attorney whose love for the stage still shines as she approaches her eightieth year.