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If you did not receive a CARES 2 (CCOV2) award on Thursday, April 15, you can apply for an award of $230 until funding is used up.

Faculty senate president and mathematics co-chair Brandi Bailes spoke to approximately 800 eighth-grade girls from Redlands Unified School District and encouraged them to pursue a career in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) beginning with a program at Crafton Hills College. The online event, held on March 5 and March 12, was hosted by the American Association of University Women (AAUW). Event organizers asked Bailes to share her own experience as a STEM professional, provide an overview about the opportunities for STEM students at Crafton, and ultimately encourage the young ladies to pursue an education and career in these traditionally male-dominated fields.

The California Community Colleges Student Financial Aid Administrators Association (CCCSFAAA) selected Crafton's Financial Aid Outreach Coordinator Veronica Lehman as the recipient of the "Making a Difference" award during its state-wide annual conference held virtually March 2 - 4.

On February 24, the CHC Black History Month '21 closing ceremony featured CSUSB educator and current fellow of the California Arts Project, Dr. Kathryn M. Ervin. Throughout her interactive presentation, Ervin walked participants through the historical importance of the Black family by highlighting artistic works from legendary Black painters (Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1857-1937), photographers (James Van Der Zee), actors (Ruby Dee, Ossie Davis), and musicians (the Marsalis family).

Acts of hate against Asian American and Pacific Islander communities has risen during the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 16, Rejoice Chavira and Souts Xayaphanthong, who serve as co-chairs of the CHC Asian Pacific Islander Month planning committee, along with committee members Chloe De los Reyes, Alexa Aslanian, Ericka Paddock, Gwen Di Ponio, Racquel Schoenfeld, Maita Dawang, and Christina Sweeting, hosted the Stop Asian American Pacific Islander Hate presentation.

Pre-registration and additional event information at: craftonhills.com/gala

CHC's transfer center coordinator Mariana Moreno provided information at a virtual event on February 16 that promotes access to educational opportunities for all students, regardless of immigration status.

Six members of Crafton Hills College's Honors Institute have been selected to present their research at the 2021 University of California Irvine College Honors Research Conference March 26 and 27. This annual conference gives community college students the opportunity to present the results of their work in either oral or poster presentation format. Cash prizes are awarded to the top abstracts and posters, and additional awards are presented to students who have shown exemplary achievement in their own honors programs.

Employees at the San Bernardino Community College District and Yucaipa Unified School District received some welcome news on Friday, Feb. 26. If they responded quickly, they could make an appointment to get the Moderna vaccine on the campus of Yucaipa's Crafton Hills College.