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Annual Employee Recognition Celebration Friday, May 3rd  3:00 – 5:00 pm. Jordan Health Sciences Atrium and Auditorium Please join colleagues and friends at a warm and wonderful celebration of excellence at the College's annual Employee Recognition event on Friday, May 3rd at the Jordan Campus.  Your presence is requested for a festive Friday afternoon as our community thanks all College retirees and wishes them a fond farewell, recognizes and congratulates the 2013 Teaching Excellence Award winners, and honors employees who have reached 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35 year milestones of service to the College.  Island attire optional . . . We hope to see you there!

5th Annual BRUIN BASH! Bash 'til you crash Taylorsville Redwood Campus Friday, May 3 Starts at 5:00 pm Comedians, photo booth, magicians, popcorn, climbing wall, dubstep performance, and more!

SLCC Multicultural Initiatives holds an annual event at the end of each year called “Pride in Academics.” The event is hosted by the Multicultural Initiatives office to recognize students and their academic accomplishments, particularly those who are graduating. Each student is given an opportunity to state their name, major and their future plans. Students who are invited to this event must have a 3.30 cumulative GPA or higher and 55 or more credits. On April 25, 95+ students along with their families and friends gathered together at the Health Sciences Auditorium on the Jordan Campus met to celebrate, commend, and congratulate these students and their achievements. Richard Scott was recognized for being instrumental in advancing the vision and mission of the Multicultural Initiatives department, which ultimately is to assist students accomplish their educational goals at SLCC. The Multicultural Initiatives Staff thanks everyone ...

“Grandpa and Grandma, what did you do when you were serving our country?”   For National Preservation Week 2013, one of the resources being highlighted by the Library of Congress is the  Veterans History Project .  The Veterans History Project of the American Folklife Center collects, preserves, and makes accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand the realities of war. Visit  Experiencing War  a special Preservation Week Exhibit from the Veterans History Project It is never too early to start preserving the memories of the service members or veterans in our lives.   Personal stories represented in the objects and correspondence of veterans, connect us all to history in a way textbooks never will.  And for family members, there's an even greater connection, and urgency to save and pass on the stories of loved ones. While older veter...

National Broadcast Delayed by Boston Marathon Bombing Coverage NPR’s Science Friday program, recorded at Salt Lake Community College’s The Grand Theatre, will be broadcast on Friday, April 26, 2013 at noon Mountain time. Presented by KUER public radio, the broadcast will be heard by more than 1.3 million listeners via hundreds of public radio stations across the United States. The program was originally recorded on April 19. Science Friday typically is a live-broadcast, but was rescheduled for April 26 because of NPR's coverage of the boston bombing. The broadcast can be heard on local National Public Radio stations, on NPR.org and the Science Friday website at: www.sciencefriday.com. Science Friday is a weekly installment of NPR’s ‘Talk of the Nation’ program that focuses on science topics in the news. The April 26 broadcast includes a discussion of paleontology, the planet Mars, salt sea microbes, a space telescope, and the sage grouse, followed by a Q&A session with ...

Scholarship Program Supports Students Pursuing Degrees in Energy Fields Salt Lake Community College has received scholarship money from the American Gas Association (AGA). The AGA is funding scholarships for students interested in pursuing careers in the natural gas industry using proceeds from the 17th International Conference and Exhibition on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG-17). “Natural gas is the foundation fuel for a clean and secure energy future and an economic revitalization for our country. We are making an investment in helping to develop a skilled workforce capable of maintaining the 21st century technology that transports and utilizes this clean energy source serving the needs of more than 177 million Americans,” said Dave McCurdy, President and CEO of the American Gas Association. “Our commitment will help ensure the continued vitality of the American workforce and solidify the legacy of this transformation in American energy.” The AGA Scholarship program will provide a...

Did you know that digital materials can be more difficult to preserve than physical ones? Our photo albums, letters, home movies and paper documents are a vital link to the past. Personal information we create today has the same value. The only difference is that much of it is now digital.  Chances are that you want to keep some digital photos, e-mail, and other files so you  - and your family - can look  at them in the future.  But preserving digital information is a newer concept that many people have little experience with. Digital photos, videos, and music, electronic documents, and other new media are fragile and require special care to keep them useable.  As new technologies appear for creating and saving our personal digital information, other ones become obsolete, making it difficult to access older content.  Ensure that your digital materials last a lifetime by taking steps to preserve them: ●  http://www.digitalpr...

What: Graduation ceremony for SLCC Peace Officer Standards and Training Law Enforcement Academy When: Thursday, April 25, 5:30 p.m. Where: SLCC Miller Campus, Free Enterprise Center (MFEC) auditorium, 9750 S. 300 W. Sandy, UT About: SLCC’s 71st POST graduating class includes four women and twenty-five men. Two have U.S. military experience. Five graduates have already secured jobs with public safety agencies, and many others are currently involved in the selection process. For more information, contact Scott Fineshriber at: (801) 599-5970.

Get your  whole family involved  in your preservation efforts! Here are some ideas to involve your family: Create  Your Family Archive Create a Family  Time Capsule Take the Time to Record Your Family Stories:  Learn More About Oral Histories A Game of Stories: Preserve Your Family Memories with this  Home Made Family Fun Board Game Find your Story, Keep Your Heritage: Is there a mystery surrounding your family heritage or an heirloom? The History Detectives at PBS have  a video describing detective techniques ! For more ideas and further details about how to involve your family,   http://www.atyourlibrary.org/passiton/projects . Have some of your own ideas you would like to share?  Let us know !

This post is from the Utah Education Network Newsletter,  posted on April 23, 2013. The original post can be found here. UEN Professional Development Teacher Feature David Bate: Providing Faculty Technology Tools Since David Bate, a program manager responsible for staff development at Salt Lake Community College’s Faculty Teaching and Learning Center (FTLC) and Center for Innovation, found out about UEN classes and workshops he has actively recruited his faculty to participate in technology workshops. The response has been overwhelming and Dave only sees the relationship strengthening in the future. Dave has been working with the SLCC faculty in a variety of ways to enhance their teaching and improve their techniques.  They’ve done literature circles, discussion groups, seminars, and more.  Still, the technology integration is something that faculty has adopted widely and they are appreciative of learning these new skills. The faculty loves lear...

2013 Student Conference on Writing and Social Justice: Acts of Public Creativity and Participation April 25 4:30 - 6pm Taylorsville Redwood Fountain Slam poetry and dance event. A pizza party and the building of a graffiti wall will follow April 26 1 - 2:15pm Taylorsville Redwood STC Oak Room Keynote: Ronny Edry and Ashley Anderson 2:30 - 5:30 pm: Student Presentations

The most important part of a preservation effort is taking the   first step .  When it comes to preserving your memories, don’t let the pursuit of perfection be an obstacle to getting started.  A simple first step like moving photos out of the attic or basement to a bedroom closet will have a significant impact.   To get some valuable ideas about how you can keep your photos and other collections from fading away, check out these  free webinars : The Preservation of Family Photographs  on Tuesday, April 23, 3013 starting at 11am Pacific / 12 Mountain / 1pm Central ·         Who Should Attend this Webinar? Anyone responsible for the preservation of family or other photographic holdings and collections and interested in the preservation of photographic heritage! Personal Digital Archiving  on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 starting at 11am Pacific / 12 Mountain / 1pm Central ·  ...

PALS Peer Action Leaders Invite you to the Carnival at South City Campus Tuesday, April 23 11 am - 2 pm SLCC South City Campus 1575 S. State Street Front Lawn 10 + game stations Popcorn Candy Competitions Prizes! For more information: 801-957-3392 will.unga@slcc.edu

The Salt Lake Community College Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) Team recently won  1 st  in overall time in the hydraulic event  at the AMT Society Maintenance Skills Competition in Las Vegas.  SLCC competed against twenty-four teams from four countries competing in fourteen different aviation maintenance skills events at the three day competition. In addition to the win in the hydraulic event,  the SLCC team placed second overall in the school category.   The competition included fourteen timed challenges in events such as avionics, hydraulics, jet engine troubleshooting, window sealing repair, bond and ground, and electrical troubleshooting. The SLCC Aviation Maintenance team was made up of: captain Chris Austin, Julio Zuniga, Gordon Mabey, Mike Whipple, and Joseph Martin. Jaime Horning was the team’s coach, advisor, and Aviation Maintenance Instructor.

Libraries, museums, archives and other organizations work every day to preserve the history of the world.  During Preservation Week, libraries all over the country present events, activities, and resources that highlight what we can do, individually and together, to preserve our personal and shared collections. Find resources designed to help your personal preservation efforts and learn what to do when disaster strikes at  http://atyourlibrary.org/passiton  &  https://www.facebook.com/preservationweek . Additionally, the  SLCC Archives & IR Digital Collections  presently provide access to a wide range of digitized materials. ·         We take on the responsibility of preserving, digitizing, and providing access to works created by SLCC Students, Staff and Faculty as well as teaching and learning resources. ·         We also migrate your work...

National Broadcast Presented by KUER Public Radio Listen live Friday, April 19 at noon.     Salt Lake Community College’s The Grand Theatre will be the broadcast site for KUER public radio’s presentation of NPR’s Science Friday on April 19, 2013. The live broadcast will be heard by more than 1.3 million listeners via hundreds of public radio stations across the United States. Randall Irmis, Brooks Britt, and science writer Brian Switek will discuss paleontology during the show’s first hour. Irmis is an assistant professor of geology & geophysics at the University of Utah and the curator of paleontology for the Natural History Museum of Utah. Brooks Britt is an associate professor of geological science at Brigham Young University. He is the former director of the Stewart Museum in Odgen, Utah and the curator of paleontology for the Museum of Western Colorado in Grand Junction, Colorado. Brian Switek is a science writer whose new book My Beloved Brontosaurus was...

Attention Students! Complete your course evaluations ONLINE to get your final grades early*! April 15- May 10, 2013 (official grade release date is 5/15/13) It's easy, anonymous, and course evaluations provide: Information for future students linked through the searchable class schedule Information to instructors to help improve classes Information to academic administrators on how students evaluate classes Information necessary to meet accreditation standards for higher education institutions Look for "Student Evaluations - click here -" on your Mypage Student tab Course evaluations are completely anonymous! Your name or personal identifying information is NOT REPORTED to anyone (including instructors). It is simply logged in the system to indicate that you completed your evaluations.  *As soon as your instructor posts grades

There is a NEW collection in the SLCC IR Digital Collections – Graphic Design at SLCC ! Be sure to visit to peruse the works of SLCC Graphic Design Alumni. This  new collection showcases the work of our talented Graphic Design students. And whilst you’re thinking about what it might be like to take a Graphic Design course here at SLCC, check out the related new  SLCC Online Exhibit  all about the  Visual Art & Design – Graphic Design Program ! This Online Exhibit showcases videos about the Graphic Design program as well as 3-D depictions of the Center for New Media soon to be opening at the South City Campus and information about the  INK SLCC  Student group. The still image slideshows also include links to digital resources in the  SLCC IR Digital Collections .

The SLCC Student Life and Leadership SLCCSA Cabinet sworn into office.