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Chronology of Music Concert

Join SLCC Chamber Singers for a concert that traces Western music from chant to rock and roll, Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms will be glad you did! FRIDAY, NOV. 1 7:30 PM At All Saints Episcopal Church, 1710 Foothill Drive in Salt Lake City. Tickets:  Adults: $8 Senior/Student: $5  SLCC student w/ID: free

Redwood Campus Math Fall Final Exam Reviews

Math 900             December 7th, 2:00pm to 4:00pm LAC 110 Math 920/950             December 5th, 3:00pm to 5:00pm BB 319             December 6th, 12:00pm to 2:00pm BB 319             December 7th, 8:00am to 10:00am LAC 106 Math 990 (Also see * next indent)             December 5th, 3:00pm to 5:00pm TB 534             December 6th, 12:00pm to 2:00pm TB 534             December 7th, 10:00am to 12:00pm LAC 106 * MATH 990 SPECIAL 1 HOUR SESSIONS             Factoring – December 5th, 2:00pm to 3:00pm TB 534             Solving Equations and Graphing Lines – December 6th, 2:00pm to 3:00pm BB 319             Rational Expressions – December 9th, 2pm to 3pm TB 534 Math 1010 (Also see ** next indent)             December 5th, 12:00pm to 2:00pm TB 534             December 6th, 3:00pm to 5:00pm TB 534             December 7th, 12:00pm to 2:00pm LAC 106             December 9th, 12:00pm to 2:00pm TB 203 ** MATH 1010 SPECIAL 1

Brown Bag Luncheon

Curious about Expanding Your Horizons? Come extract your DNA ...and find out more about the EYH/SLCC partnership.   Expanding Your Horizons Network: Girls’ gateway to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.   Bring your lunch and join Deneece Huftalin in welcoming back Expanding Your Horizons to SLCC for a DNA extraction demonstration and a brief presentation on the mission and purpose of EYH. Where: When: Time: TB 203 November5, 2013 12:00PM– 1:00PM Light refreshments! Door Prizes!   Did You Know? Women make up nearly 47% of the workforce, but represent less than 25% of the STEM (Science, Technology,Engineering and Mathematics) workforce. SAVE THE DATE: Expanding Your Horizons Science Camp for Girls Saturday, March 8, 2014 7:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.   Cost $20.00   A one-day event for GIRLS GRADES 6 to 10 to learn about science, technology, engineering and math careers, and experience how fun they can be. The day will include: • Workshops taught by women in

Markosian Library – Save the Date!

Please Join Us at the Salt Lake Community College Taylorsville-Redwood Campus for the Markosian Library 20 th  Anniversary Celebration. Markosian Library Monday, November 18, 2013 Dedication: 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. Open-house: 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Refreshments will be provided.

Congratulations New SLCC Employees!

Joseph Smith Catering Chef Food Service Redwood Nate Reynolds Database Analyst Information Technology Lindsey Bell Specialist 1, Financial Aid Cassidy Behling Administrative Assistant III President's Office Madeline Corona Advisor 3 Academic Advising Maria Bardini Administrative Assistant I International Student Office Ezra Nielsen HVAC Controls Technician I Facilities Heat Plant Slavica Mikanovic Accounting Tech 2 Cashiering Tyler Hall Manager I Contact Center Jeff Staples Network Systems Administrator III Information Technology John Ruell Treasurer/Assistant Controller Accounting Systems/Payroll

Center for Arts & Media at South City Campus Launch Events

Center for Arts & Media at South City Campus Launch Events November 7-8, 2013 Join us as we celebrate the opening of the Center for Arts and Media at the South City Campus Community Open House Friday, November 8, 3-8 pm Salt Lake Community College is pleased to announce the completion and opening celebration of The Center for Arts and Media at the College's South City Campus (1575 South State Street, SLC).  Please join us for a Community Open House, the President's Art Show and documentary screening of Out of Nowhere, as well as tour this state-of-the-industry, collaborative space. The Center for Arts and Media is home to programs, learning spaces, advanced technology design labs, public galleries, and exhibit space for the College's School of Arts, Communication, and New Media programs, which include: Visual Art and Design, Communication, Performing Arts, and the Design Institute. www.slcc.edu/cam President's Art Show Novemb

Speaker's Bureau: Joaquin Zihuatanejo

Joaquin Zihuatanejo poet, spoken word artist, and award-winning teacher; his work depicts the essence of barrio life.  Keynote address for Hispanic and Latinos in Action club conference at 9:30 am on Tue, Nov 5th in the Student Event Center. Discussion with members of the Hispanic/Latino Club, and SLCC faculty/staff/students (community is also welcome) at  1:30-2:30 pm  on Nov 6th in the Student Event Center Community event at 7:00 pm on Nov 6th at the Mestizo Institute.

Peer Mentoring Program Una Mano Amiga

Don’t forget to attend this event at the South City Campus Multipurpose room 1-032 on October 25, 2013 from 3:30 to 7:30 pm. We will be celebrating the Peer Mentoring Program’s " Üna Mano Amiga” (A Helping Hand) Second Anniversary. We will have the opportunity to celebrate this great event with recognitions, surprises, and prizes. We will also have unique testimonies by our peer mentors' experience of being part of “Una Mano Amiga” and how it has had an impact on their lives, do not miss it! “The mission of the Peer Mentoring Program, Üna Mano Amiga” (A Helping Hand) is to help Hispanic students achieve their academic goals as well as help new students at Salt Lake Community College in their first steps. We provide students with educational, social and emotional support. We believe that students should mentor other students. With this idea, the student with most experience has the opportunity to guide the new students. We are a community that inspires, gives support and s

2013 SLCC Children's Halloween Carnival

Join us for our free spooktacular event! Saturday, October 26. 10:00 a.m. – noon. Taylorsville Redwood Campus, Student Center. Crafts, Games, and Face-Painting. Fun activities for the whole family. Individuals who require ADA accommodations for this eventcan contact Joan Christiansen at (801) 957-4439 or in person in the StudentCenter, room 124. Brought to you by the Taylorsville Activities Board.

Two Great Fall Training Opportunities from the Business and Manufacturing Leadership Institute

Two Great Training Opportunities…Registration Deadline is November 5th! Personal Empowerment – Only $149.00 per person ($74.50 for qualifying companies/individuals) Quality 101 – Only $199.00 per person ($99.50 for qualifying companies/individuals) Personal Empowerment: Taking Initiative November 21, 2013 / 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. / SLCC Miller Campus / Cost: $149.00 If people see empowerment as something that is given to them, they will miss out on opportunities to take responsibility for action, or to take initiative to solve problems, improve processes, and give your company a competitive edge. This course seeks to change the mind-set that empowerment is something that is given. It helps employees see that they can and should look for improvement opportunities. Common leadership challenges within organizations: • Do people in your organization hesitate to suggest ways to improve work processes or to take prompt action when issues surface? • Do pe

Lean 101

Great Training Opportunity…Registration Deadline is October 25th! Only $99.50 per person (for qualifying companies and individuals) Through training and live simulation, Lean 101 is designed to improve business operations by eliminating  waste in the workplace. The curriculum will focus on the eight “wastes” in the workplace (Defects,  Overproduction, Motion, Waiting, Over-processing, Inventory, Transportation, and Non-Utilized Talents)  and provide students with the tools required to make improvements. Class instruction is expected to yield  immediate results when students return to the workplace with an understanding of “waste” and how to  eliminate it from working environments. November 15, 2013 / 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. / SLCC Miller Campus Cost: $199.00 (only $99.50 for qualifying companies and individuals). Contact Melody Chapman Ulbrich for more information about this workshop: 801.957.5237 melody.chapman@slcc.edu

Allied Health Career Night

As an Allied Health professional, you will provide a range of diagnostic, technical, therapeutic, and direct patient care and support services. You will work independently and as part of a team to play a critical role in serving patients' needs. Find out where you fit in! Thursday, October 24, 2013 5:30 - 7:00 pm JHS Auditorium Please attend this special information session to learn about careers in: Health Information Technology Medical Assistant Mortuary Science Occupational Therapy Assistant Enter for a chance to win one of four $25 gift certificates to the SLCC Bookstore! Must be present to win.

Mentalist Sean Bott!

"A crazy mix between Jack Black and Criss Angel! Amazing!" - LA Times FREE! Thursday, October 24 7:00 pm STC Student Event Center Taylorsville Redwood Campus

A Place at the Table 2013

The documentary film A PLACE AT THE TABLE shows us how hunger poses serious economic, social and cultural implications for our nation, and that it could be solved once and for all, if the American public decides - as they have in the past - that making healthy food available and affordable is in everyone's best interest.  Dates/Showing Times: Monday, October 28, 2013 - 9:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m. Thursday, October 31, 2013 - 9:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m. Monday, November 4, 2013 - 9:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m. Friday, November 8, 2013 - 9:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m. All showings in the Student Events Center at the Taylorsville Redwood Campus. Showings at South City Campus: Tuesday, Oct. 22  Wednesday, Oct. 30 Thursday, Nov. 7  All showings at  12:00 p.m. (Noon) Center for Arts & Media – Room 1-106A  South City Campus

Utahns Against Hunger 2013

Thayne Center for Service & Learning Community Partner Spotlight Utahns Against Hunger Utahn Against Hunger works to create the political and public will to end hunger. Since 1981 Utahns Against Hunger has worked to expand the reach of nutrition programs to the estimated 1 in 6 households in Utah that struggle to afford enough food. Join us in welcoming Utahns Against Hunger Tuesday, November 12, 3:30 - 4:30 pm Taylorsville Redwood Campus STC, Parlor B No one in Utah should suffer hunger. Learn how you can help support the important work Utahns Against Hunger is doing in our community.

SLCC Emergency Management Brown Bag Series

Hazards Affecting You Friday, October 25 Noon - 1 pm Taylorsville Redwood Campus Student Center 207 Bring a lunch and join us for an informal look at the natural and man made hazards that affect all of us throughout the valley and they ways we can prevent and prepare for them. For more information contact: Scott Jones Emergency Response Manager 801-957-4963

The Student Voice Project 2013

On Being a Pacific Islander Students of Pacific Island heritage share their experience balancing academics and cultural and societal expectations. Tuesday, October 22 Noon-1:30 Taylorsville Redwood Campus Oak Room Students Who Serve Active duty and military veteran students share their struggles and triumphs. Tuesday, November 12 Noon - 1:30 Taylorsville Redwood Campus Oak Room

Pacific Island Students: Come hear their voices

Tuesday, October 22 Noon STC Oak Room Taylorsville Redwood Campus What challenges do Pacific Island Students face at SLCC?

NPR’s Ari Shapiro visits SLCC

Salt Lake Community College will host National Public Radio's White House Correspondent Ari Shapiro on Monday, Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. As part of Salt Lake Community College's Speakers Bureau Series, Ari Shapiro, NPR's White House correspondent, will talk about covering the justice department, Mitt Romney's presidential campaign and the White House. Salt Lake City is one of several speaking stops Shapiro is making before he leaves his White House post to join NPR's international desk as the London correspondent in January. KUER's RadioWest host, Doug Fabrizio, will moderate a question and answer session. Shapiro has been at NPR since 2003, including five years as a justice correspondent covering national security and counterterrorism. He's been at the White House since 2010. Last year, he led NPR's coverage of Mitt Romney during the U.S. Presidential primary and general elections. Shapiro's stories appear on NPR's All Things C

Tanner Lecture 2013

Dr. Cynthia Bioteau, President, Salt Lake Community College and the Tanner Forum on Social Ethics cordially invite you to attend the  Tanner Forum on Social Ethics Featuring Gary Oppenheimer "AmpleHarvest.org -- No Food Left Behind" Wednesday, November 13, 2013 Noon - Lecture and Discussion South City Campus, Grand Theatre Gary Oppenhimer, a CNN Hero, a 1 2013 Points of Light honoree, and just named "Food Hero" by FoodTank (the food think thank), is founder of the AmpleHarvest.org Campaign. Aware of the increasing hunger problem in America, and in 2009, after seeing the amount of wasted food in the community garden as well as other gardens around the country, he created the AmpleHarvest.org Campaign - a nationwide effort to enable America's 40+ million home gardeners who grow food to be able to easily find a local food pantry eager for their excess garden bounty. He has appeared in numerous radio and TV interviews, has s

Center for Arts and Media

Reception, Artshow, and Keynote Speaker Join us for a special reception and artshow to celebrate the launch of the Center for Arts and Media at South City Campus. The reception, art show, and keynote speaker are free and open to the public. Thursday, November 7, 2013 5:00 pm in the East Multipurpose Room Salt Lake Community College - South City Campus 1575 South State Street Click here to RSVP. Keynote: Bill Strickland 7 pm in the Grand Theatre Bill Strickland is the President and CEO of Manchester Bidwell Corporation and its subsidiaries, Manchester Craftsmen's Guild (MCG), and Bidwell Training Center (BTC). Through vehicles such as TED Talks, Strickland is nationally recognized as a visionary leader who authentically delivers educational and cultural opportunities to students and adults within an organizational culture that fosters innovation, creativity, responsibility and integrity. Strickland has been honored with numerous prestigious awards throughout his dist

Deliciously Diverse Cookbook

Salt Lake Community Collegiate DECA wants your recipes! Submit your name, recipe, instructions, and pictures of your recipe to: slcccollegiatedeca@gmail.com.

College and University Fair 2013

Tuesday, October 29 9 am - 1 pm Transfer questions? We have answers! Visit with 20+ schools! STC - Student Event Center Taylorsville Redwood Campus Attend this event for a chance to win a tuition waiver and prizes! Questions? Contact us: transfer center@slcc.edu    http://www.slcc.edu/academicadvising/transfercenter/event-calendar.aspx  

Diverse Transfer Student Fee Waiver Event

Are you a diverse student interested in transferring to the University of Utah? Have you completed at least 30 credit hours? Do you want to begin Spring semester 2014? Do you have at least a 2.0 GPA? Do you want to get your application fee waived and save $45?* If you answered yes to all of the questions above, then join us for our Diverse Transfer Student Fee Waiver Event! Tuesday, October 22, 2013 Come anytime between 10 am - 2 pm Taylorsville Campus Student Center, Student Involvement Center Individuals from the University of Utah's Admissions Office, Transfer Center, and Office for Student Equity and Diversity will be present to help you fill out your admissions application and answer any questions. RSVP to your SLCC Advisor or Mike Atkinson by October 15 to have a free copy of your SLCC transcripts available. michael.atkinson@slcc.edu 801.957.4835 Lunch will be provided. * Domestic applications only, no international student applications.

Nursing Info Sessions 2013

Change Lives Become a Nurse Flexibility, Variety, Career Advancement, Fulfillment Have you ever considered being a nurse? Please attend one of 5 upcoming information sessions for prospective nursing students. These sessions will provide general information and insight on the common questions related to the nursing admission process, including: - Prerequisite requirements - Transferring credit - Pre-admissions test - CNA requirements - Difference between AAS and AS degrees Dates and Locations: October 14 - Noon- 1 pm, Jordan Campus Student Pavilion October 17 - Noon - 1 pm, Redwood Campus STC 219 October 22 - 5:30 - 6:30 pm, Redwood Campus STC Parlor A October 30 - Noon - 1 pm, South City Multi Purpose Room November 1 - Noon - 1 pm, Jordan Campus Pavilion For more information contact: Deron Hutchinson, Academic and Career Advisor- Nursing, 801-957-6215 or deron.hutchinson@slcc.edu

Radiologic Technology at SLCC 2013 Open House

Salt Lake Community College Radiologic Technology Program Fall 2013 Open House/ Information Session Agenda October 23, 2013, 5-7pm JHS Auditorium 5:00-5:15      Welcome and Program introduction                                  5:15-5:50      Advising                                                                ·       Prerequisites and Degree requirements ·        HESI  Test 5:50-6:10      Background checks, immunizations and drug screens                                  6:10-6:30      Admissions Requirements- General procedures ·       Deadlines ·       Procedures 6:30-6:45      Student presentations and Q & A 6:45-7:00      Q & A with the faculty