At times, the world can seem divided. With so many different voices and opinions vying for attention, it can be easy to retreat into our echo chambers and only listen to those who agree with us. However, there is a powerful tool that can help bridge divides and encourage understanding: storytelling. The People and Workplace Culture Community Dialogue Series: The Unifying Power of Our Stories is an upcoming event that aims to showcase the importance of storytelling in bringing people together. At the Oak Room Student Center on the Taylorsville Campus on Monday, March 18, from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., this event will feature a presentation by Sara Jones, CEO of InclusionPro®. Sara knows all about the power of storytelling. In 2018, she found her birth family in South Korea after 42 years, thanks to a mysterious tatto o. This moving chapter of her life has been shared on the global TED platform, touching over 2 million hearts and minds on the emotional complexity of transracial adoption. The
A Pep Talk on Life and Motivation: Gold Medalist Erin Jackson Will Speak to New Graduates at SLCC 2024 Commencement
Winter Olympic gold medalist Erin Jackson will motivate new graduates at Salt Lake Community College’s upcoming 2024 Commencement on Friday, May 3, at the Maverick Center. As the commencement speaker, Jackson will share where her own grit, motivation and perspective on failure come from, ultimately resulting in becoming the best female 500-meter speedskater in the world. Her 2022 Olympic win in speedskating also made her the first Black woman to win a Winter Olympic gold medal in an individual sport and the first American woman to win an Olympic speed skating gold since 2002. Jackson grew up in Ocala, Florida competing, and winning, as an inline speed skater when she decided to transition to speedskating on ice at 24 years old. With only four months of experience speedskating, she qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics. Jackson’s penchant for challenges took her to the South Island of New Zealand last year, where she was a contestant on Special Forces: World’s Toughest