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The Crafton Hills College Veterans Resource Center (VRC) represented the College at two Veterans Day celebrations.

On Friday, October 29, the 2021/2022 Student Senate co-sponsored a Halloween themed "Trunk or Treat" celebration for the families and children served by the Redlands Family Services Association. Children wore costumes provided by Redlands Family Services and were treated to a "carnival like" experience.

In October, Crafton Hills College (CHC) student leaders attended the annual summit conference of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU). Attendees met and shared ideas about promising practices in the education of Hispanic and Latinx students and opportunities in furthering their education and finding rewarding employment.

Crafton Hills College is a 2021 Equity Champion for Excellence in Transfer for Latinx students, an award conferred by the Campaign for College Opportunity (CCO), for California institutions of higher education that lead the state in Latinx students earning Associate Degrees for Transfer (ADT).

On Wednesday, November 17, Serrano Tribal Citizen Keely Marquez facilitated an online session about the Serrano Indians and their history in the Yucaipa region. The Crafton Hills area of Yucaipa is known as Waa't in the Serrano Indian Language, which means juniper or where the juniper trees grow, according to tribal elders.

The Crafton Hills College Theatre Department presented three showings of The Apocalypse Project on November 4, 5, and 6.The play, written by Briandaniel Oglesby, is set in 2024 and follows a group of young adults who explore climate change, social change, coming-of-age, immigration, and the navigation of a world destroyed by previous generations.

CHC faculty, staff, and students, along with their friends and family, volunteered to sort and organize 22,215 pounds of food on Saturday, November 13 as participants in a "Three Peaks" volunteer event to challenge students to engage, learn and advance.

The Crafton Hills College Foundation presented an evening with Brett Waterman on November 4. The dinner event was held specifically for the CHC Foundation's President's Circle donors and their guests.

One Book, One College is a college-wide reading initiative intended to bring together the campus community through the reading of a common book focused on equity and inclusion. This year's book, Between the World and Me, asks us to reimagine the boundaries of fear, hope, and racial inequality. Written as a letter to his teenage son, Between the World and Me describes Ta-Nehisi Coates' experience of being Black in America. The book explores issues of race, racism, justice, education, fear, relationships, identity, and diversity.

Crafton Hills College celebrated Indigenous Peoples' Day by hosting events on campus and a powerful online celebration that honored the cultures of both Native American and Indigenous people.

Health Science Professor Sam Truong will host a series of virtual student workshops entitled "From CHC to ..." through the Tutoring Center and STEM Center this semester. Truong developed this series that he previously hosted in-person prior to the pandemic.

National Coming Out Day is an annual awareness day to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, and agender people in "coming out", being proud of who they are, and for allies to show their support for LGBTQIA+ equality.To celebrate, Crafton Hills College presented a National "Coming Out" Day Panel via Zoom on October 11. Administrative Coordinator Tina Gimple served as host and welcomed the guests, panelists, and College President, Dr. Kevin Horan. Three panelists answered a series of guided questions about their personal experiences, advice to others, struggles associated with acceptance, and the importance of these experiences in their journeys.

A scholarship established in memory of Adam Yahel Diaz has received funding from a longtime supporter of education and the College.

The San Bernardino County Training Officers Association, who serve as the advisory board for the Crafton Hills College Fire Academy, presented a check on Oct 22 to endow a scholarship for the Crafton Hills College Fire Academy.

San Manuel Band of Indians' Fire Chief Michael Smith continues to be fully committed to the success of Crafton Hills College. Smith, a CHC alumnus, graduated from the College's paramedic program in 1992. He then went on to study at the University of Redlands, where he earned his bachelor's in arts degree in biology. He then earned a master's degree in leadership, with an emphasis in disaster preparedness and executive fire leadership in 2016 from Grand Canyon University.

On September 30, SBCCD Board Chair, Dr. Anne Viricel, Chancellor Diana Rodriguez and Crafton Hills College President Dr. Kevin Horan, Vice President of Instruction Dr. Keith Wurtz, and Vice President of Student Services Dr. Delmy Spencer attended the State of the City event for the City of Redlands.

Hands-on career training for paramedics at Crafton Hills College has continued throughout the COVID-19 pandemic according to Amanda Ward, director of the paramedic training programs at Crafton Hills College in Yucaipa.

Crafton Hills College (CHC) alumnus Laura Goodkind crossed the finish line for Team USA on the world stage in Tokyo during the 2020 Paralympic Games.

After more than a year and a half of being closed to the public, the doors are open again at Crafton Hills College's Art Gallery, with a new exhibit celebrating the talent of the College's faculty.

Community colleges across the Inland Empire worked together to coordinate a free virtual transfer fair for all community college students in Riverside and San Bernardino counties.

Crafton Hills College's classified staff recently received recognition from the Institute for Evidence-Based Change (IEBC) for their work in the Caring Campus initiative to "improve students' sense of connectedness". Caring Campus is based on decades of research documenting that student who feel connected to their college are more likely to complete and succeed in their courses, persist from semester to semester, and achieve their educational goals. Students come where they are welcome and stay where they feel cared about. The classified staff at Crafton have committed to connecting to our students and making a positive difference in their educational journey.

Crafton employees and students celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month September 16 through October 15. Events and activities highlighted Hispanic culture and recognized the contributions of Hispanic Americans.

Mathematics Professor and CHC Academic Senate President Brandi Bailes has been selected to serve on the newly established Data and Research Task Force (DRTF) for the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges.

State-wide, scammers are posing as fake students to register for community college classes and apply for financial aid to fraudulently access COVID-19 relief grants and other forms of financial aid. Crafton Hills College remains committed to reducing fraud in admission and financial aid applications as fake 'bot students' attempt to take advantage of any vulnerability in the system.

The stage is set for live theatre to return to Crafton Hills College this October.