College of the Canyons’ second annual STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) open house for young Black scholars started with a lab and the Brownies of Zawadi Troop No. 3246.  Gretchen Stanton, COC’s chemistry department chair, said that about three years ago, the college’s STEM Scholars Program – a program on campus that supports STEM students with mentorship, research opportunities and a stipend – wanted to host an education