College of the Canyons is set to host the inaugural California Community College Civic and Community Engagement Student Summit Friday to promote social awareness and involvement in college students.
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COC, in partnership with The Democracy Commitment, organized this event to promote their goal: “See the Need. Be the Change: Empowering the Next Generation of Civic Leaders.”
The non-partisan event aims to promote social awareness and responsibility among community college students to encourage them to create change on their campus, as well as in their community, state and nation.
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“We the students at COC want to stop spectating how the community changes, and be the ones to help change the community,” said Tabitha Kumar, student trustee at COC.
The summit is set to feature student presentations, guest speakers and a film screening. Avriel Epps, COC alumna and current Ph.D. candidate at Harvard University, is scheduled to deliver the keynote address.
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The Democracy Commitment is a national non-partisan coalition housed at the American Association of State Colleges and Universities that works to advance democracy in the country’s colleges.
The event is scheduled to run from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday, May 4 at COC, located at 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, in the small gym.
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