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College Briefs for Oct. 23

3 local students named to dean’s list at University of Maryland Global Campus  Nearly 18,000 University of Maryland Global Campus students were named to the dean’s list for the spring 2025

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CalKIDS provides scholarships for newborns 

News release  L.A. County families welcoming a new baby can also celebrate another milestone: their child’s very first scholarship. Through the California Kids Investment and Development Savings Program, every child born

Veolia workers tell cars to move along the hazard area to drop off their hazardous and electronic waste at the free Los Angeles County Household Hazardous Waste Roundup at College of the Canyons, April 5, 2025. Kamryn Martell/The Signal

County to host hazardous waste roundup in Val Verde 

News release   A free household hazardous waste roundup event is scheduled Saturday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Val Verde Park, 30300 Arlington St., Val Verde.  The free Countywide Household Hazardous &

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WSJ ranks TMU in among top colleges 

News release   The Wall Street Journal released its annual college rankings this month, and The Master’s University was once again rated among the top schools nationwide, according to a news

Athina Peidou

COC Star Party set for Friday 

News release  College of the Canyons is scheduled to host its Fall 2025 Star Party on Friday, featuring a keynote presentation by Athina Peidou, a geodesist and GRACE-FO Project Staff Scientist at NASA’s

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Yes I Can adopts refined mission and values statement 

News release  The board of directors for Yes I Can Unity Through Music & Education, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preparing individuals with disabilities for careers in the entertainment industry, have announce its newly

Residents of all ages could participate in the Bar Harbor Scares maze in Valencia on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Residents create a-maze-ing displays for Halloween  

It’s “spooky season” in the Santa Clarita Valley, as residents are dusting off animatronics, constructing elaborate webs, and welcoming residents with friendly faces into a ghoul-den experience.  Many houses throughout