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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.