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Complete your course evaluations ONLINE! November 25 - December 17 It's easy, anonymous and Course evaluations provide: 1. Information to future students lined through the searchable class schedule. 2. Information to instructors to help them improve classes. 3. Information to academic administrators on how students evaluate classes. 4. Information necessary to meet accreditation standards for higher eduction institutions. Click on "Course Evaluations" My page: - Student tab - Online Course -  Evaluation channel Course Evaluations are completely anonymous! Your name or personal identifying information is NOT REQUIRED to anyone (including instructors). It is simply logged in the system to indicate that you completed your evaluations

Divide your college tuition into manageable payments with STIL. Semester Installment Loan (STIL) A flexible way to pay for college! Payment Dates Spring Semester 2014 STIL Applications Due - 1/4 down: January 31 2nd STIL Payment Due - February 10 3rd STIL Payment Due - March 10 4th STIL Payment Due - April 10 Sign up on MyPage today! More information:   http://www.slcc.edu/ar/stil.aspx   Tuition Due in FULL by January 29, 2014

Wednesday, Nov 20 Get there @ 6:30 pm Reading begins @ 7:00 pm Come support Salt Lake Community College art & literature. Refreshments will be served.

Initiative Encourages Students to Save Money by Completing College on Time Timed to roll out with spring semester registration at Utah’s eight public colleges and universities, the Utah System of Higher Education is launching its “15 to Finish” college completion campaign today. The campaign touts the benefits of enrolling in 15 credits a semester, which is the minimum number needed to complete an associate degree in two years or a bachelor’s degree in four years. The central message of 15 to Finish is that “time is the enemy” when it comes to college completion. The data show that full-time students are more likely to complete college on time and earn better grades than their peers who take fewer credits. The majority of college students in Utah already take between 12 and 14 credits, so by adding one more class, they can save a whole semester of tuition. In addition, at most USHE institutions students can take 15 credits for the same price as 12. “15 to Finish is the cen...

SLCC is hosting a discussion about how it can give Hispanic students more access to higher education and improve their college experience. We value your opinion and want to hear what you have to say. Refreshments will be provided. Invite your friends. College Forum -  Improving the Hispanic Student Experience  November 19, Tuesday 1:00 to 3:00 P.M. in the Oak Room in the Student Center at Taylorsville Redwood Campus. SLCC presentará una discusión acerca de cómo ofrecer a los hispanos un mayor acceso a la educación superior y cómo mejorar su experiencia escolar. Su participación es importante y queremos escuchar sus opiniones. Habrá un pequeño refrigerio. Invite a sus amistades. Forum Escolar - Mejorando la Experiencia Estudiantil Hispana. Martes 19 de Noviembre de 1:00 p.m. a 3:00 p.m. En el Oak Room del Student Center, Campus de Taylorsville Redwood.

Salt Lake Community College Dance Company Presents: eMotion! November 22 & 23 7:30 pm Grand Theatre 1574 S. State Ticket info: 801-957-3322 Tickets: $10 or half price with 2 non-perishable food items for the Utah Food Bank SLCC Staff and Students are FREE! Sponsored by the SLCC Performing Arts Department

Could You Have Lupus?  1 out of 200 Americans have some form of Lupus Please help us solve the mystery and get a flu shot to honor those with lupus.   Join us for a Lupus event on Friday November 22nd 6:00 P.M. Student Event Center at the Taylorsville Redwood Campus.   For more information, call 385-312-0221

SLCC Volleyball Wins Region 18 Championship, Earns NJCAA National Tournament Berth The SLCC Volleyball team will play for the National Championship after winning its first Region 18 Championship since the 2009 season. The Bruins will be in Casper, WY from Nov. 21-23 to battle for an NJCAA National Championship having recently completed a perfect 10-0 season in Scenic West Athletic Conference (SWAC) play for the first time since 2007.  As outright SWAC champions, SLCC entered Region 18 Tournament play as the No. 1 overall seed. The Bruins earned hosting rights for the postseason clash and eased past Snow College in a 3-0 win on Friday at Bruin Arena in the semifinal round. SLCC then picked up a 3-0 sweep of rival North Idaho College on Saturday in the Region 18 Championship Match. SLCC Head Coach Sue Dulaney was named Region 18 Coach of the Year and freshman outside hitter Carol Grasso brought home Region 18 Player of the Year honors. Grasso was named a First T...

'A Busy Professors Guide to Sanely Flipping Your Classroom' by Dr. Cynthia Furse November 21st 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Taylorsville Redwood Campus, Student Center, Oak Room About Dr. Cynthia Furse, University of Utah Associate Vice President and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering: Dr. Cynthia Furse is the Associate Vice President for Research at the University of Utah and a Busy Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Dr. Furse teaches / has taught electromagnetics, wireless communication, computational electromagnetics, microwave engineering, and antenna design. She began flipping her classes in 2007, and has seen a substantial increase in student satisfaction and academic success as a result. She is now regularly engaged helping other faculty flip their classes, and is currently preparing a flipped Introduction to Electrical Engineering course. A Busy Professors Guide to Sanely Flipping Your Classroom Ever cons...