Youre invited...
To Join the Chancellors Circle
The Chancellors Circle is the College of the Canyons Foundations most prestigious leadership support group. This group is comprised of prominent community leaders, local business executives, companies, successful alumni and other individuals who are dedicated to the successful alumni and other individuals who are dedicated to the success of COC and its students.
Membership Changes Lives
Your contributions to the Chancellor's Circle allow the Foundation to support new projects with far-reaching implications. The College of the Canyons Foundation and the Chancellor's Circle Steering Committee work dilligently to fund innovative programs, new unfunded projects and initiates that support student success.
Once such area of support is the Chancellor's Circle Mini-Grant program for faculty. Since inception, the Chancellor's Circle Mini-Grant program has awarded more than 130 Mini-Grants of $1,000 to faculty.
With Your support, the Chancellor's Circle will work to achieve the following three goals:
- Fund innovative programs that assist students in affording college and eliminating roadblocks to education.
- Provide members unique access to professional development opportunities, faculty presentations and special events.
- Cultivate an integrated and diverse network of supporters where members can share innovative ideas and serve confidently as College of the Canyons ambassadors throughout the region.
The Chancellor's Circle helps to fund innovative projects that support student success and respond quickly to the needs of the College. While there are dozens of examples, here are a few projects recently funded by the COC Foundation:
- The First-Year Promise Program
- The MakerSpace
- Civic Engagement
- The Sustainability Center
- Early Childhood Education iPad Project
- College of the Canyons Institute for Culinary Education
The Chancellor's Circle Mini Grant program is funded exclusively by the membership fees from the Chancellor's Circle. Mini-Grants allow full-time faculty to design and deliver unique projects for their academic feild of student and students - experiences that our students would not otherwise have. Since inception, more than 130 Chancellor's Circle $1,000 Mini-Grants have been awarded to College of the Canyons faculty. Here are just a few projects funded by the program:
- Human Trafficking Forum
- Future Business Leaders of America Student Team
- Just Jazz Student Performance at Jazz Monterey Festival
- Biodiversity Campus Project
- Model U.N. Student Team
- Open Educational Resources Project
- COC Competition Speech Team
- Leadership Opportunities for COC Honors Students
- Cancer Awareness Conference Series
- Military Reception & Veteran Employment Event
- Mobile Human Cadaver Simulation Table
Welcome to the Chancellor's Circle Virtual Business Briefing Series, on behalf of Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook, College of the Canyons Chancellor, and the College of the Canyons Foundation. As we are navigating this unprecedented time for our community, nation and world it has never been more important to come together as a community, help one another and stand together - even if we are to do this at a distance and/or remotely. We hope these calls hosted by the Chancellor's circle will not only be a place of helpful information, but also a source of community and support for one another. Many of you have spent decades supporting the success of students at College of the Canyons, we hope your continued involvement with the College means you are able to find support in your professional endeavors as well.
To see past Business Briefings:
Membership Access & Benefits
Membership in the Chancellor's Circle is a philanthropic investment supporting the future success of College of the Canyons and our students. In appreciation of this investment, the COC Foundation is pleased to offer a unique package of benefits for Chancellor's Circle members. All members received the following benefits, in addition to the benefits outlined for each giving level.
- Access to member-only recognition events and networking receptions
- One (1) Staff Parking Pass
- Donor recognition on electronic campus marquees
- Access to Professional Development workshops and scholarly presentations
- Cougar Fooball & Basketball season passes
- Discounted use of University Center meeting rooms (non-profit rate)
- Tickets to student performances at the Performing Arts Center
- (2) Two Tickets - Chancellor's Circle Dinner
- (4) Four Tickets - Business Breakfast Briefing with Member Q & A
- (2) Two Tickets - Lunch at COC's Institute for Culinary Education (iCuE)*
- (4) Four Tickets - Chancellor's Circle Dinner
- (6) Six Tickets - Business Breakfast Briefing with Member Q & A
- (4) Four Tickets - Lunch at COC's Institute for Culinary Education (iCuE)*
- (6) Six Hours - Use of University Center meeting space
- (6) Six Tickets - Chancellor's Circle Dinner
- (8) Eight Tickets - Business Breakfast Briefing with Member Q & A
- (1) One complimentary 3' x 6' Stadium Banner
- (8) Eight Tickets - Lunch at COC's Institute for Culinary Education (iCuE)*
- (12) Twelve Hours - Use of University Center meeting space**
- (8) Eight Tickets - Chancellor's Circle Dinner
- (10) Ten Tickets - Business Breakfast Briefing with Member Q & A
*Benefit based on availability
** Mon - Friday; Based on availability; Applies only to Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook University Center Classrooms or Conference Rooms
- (1) One complimentary 3' x 6' Stadium Banner
- (8) Eight Tickets - Lunch at COC's Institute for Culinary Education (iCuE)*
- (12) Twelve Hours - Use of University Center meeting space**
- (8) Eight Tickets - Chancellor's Circle Dinner
- (10) Ten Tickets - Business Breakfast Briefing with Member Q & A
*Benefit based on availability
** Mon - Friday; Based on availability; Applies only to Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook University Center Classrooms or Conference Rooms
CHANCELLOR'S CIRCLE MEMBERS
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VISIONARY
Five Point
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital
Landscape Development
Scorpion
CHAMPION
Heritage Sierra Medical Group
LEADER
Honda Performance Development, Inc.
Leo A. Daly
Southern California Gas
Visual Terrain, Inc.
ADVOCATE
Advanced Audiology
Melina and Mike Berger
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Budman
Nicolas Cardenas
Chick-fil-A Valencia Town Center
Gary and Diana Cusumano
DLR Group Architects
Diane and Robert Fiero
Anna Frutos-Sanchez
Lou and Rita Garasi
John Garzon
Tim Honadel
Kaiser Permanente
Kitchell
Joe and Kathy Klocko
Tom and Colleen Lee
Victoria and Scott Leonard
Logix Federal Credit Union
Math Support Services, Inc.
Jim and Jill Mellady
Terrance and Vanessa Meyer
Mitzi and Randy Moberg
Newhall Escrow Co.
Skip Newhall
NE Systems, Inc.
Piper Jaffray & Co.
Princess Crusies Community Foundation
ReMax of Santa Clarita
Schools First FCU
Shepard Insurance Agency
Joyce Shulman
Jack and Diane Stewart
UCLA Health
Dr. Dianne and Mr. Roger Van Hook
Via Promotionals
Christopher and Autumn Walker
Wells Fargo
Westfield Town Center
Dennis Witzel and Sheila Chovan