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Luke Williams Disruptive innovation expert Luke Williams will be the keynote speaker at Salt Lake Community College’s 2019 Commencement, scheduled for 9:30 a.m., May 3, at the Maverik Center in West Valley City. Williams is a leading global expert in disruptive innovation.   As a consultant, educator and speaker, he has worked internationally with industry leaders such as American Express, GE, Sony, Crocs, Virgin, Disney and Hewlett-Packard to develop new products, services and brands. He is also the author of  Disrupt: Think the Unthinkable to Spark Transformation in Your Business . Williams is an inventor and holds more than 30 patents and has designed over 100 products. He is executive director of the W.R. Berkley Innovation Lab and Clinical Associate Professor of Marketing and Entrepreneurship at the New York University Stern School of Business. He was previously an adjunct professor and is also a fellow at frog design, a global design firm founded in 19...

There are still several events coming to Salt Lake Community College in celebration and honor of Women’s History Month. Tuesday, March 26 Noon-1 p.m. Taylorsville Redwood Campus Career Center – STC002 Workshop: Women, Wages and Work: Networking and Negotiating Salary Wednesday, March 27 1-2 p.m. Taylorsville Redwood Campus Student Center Oak Room Workshop: Mentoring in the Moment: A Look at the New Female Mentorship SLCC’s Diversity, Exploration & Inclusion Series is presenting Ebony Stewart, international spoken word and performing artist. She will appear Wednesday, March 27, 11 a.m., in the AAB lobby, and at a workshop in AAB 135 at 12:30 p.m. the same day. Thursday, March 28 2-4:30 p.m. Taylorsville Redwood Campus AAB235 Training: LGBTQ+ Awareness, Part 2 Throughout March Taylorsville Redwood Campus Student Center Gallery: “Her Story Is Power” ...

Salt Lake Community College is changing the name Health and Lifetime Activities to the Department of Exercise Science in time for the Fall 2019 semester. The nomenclature shift more closely aligns with the science-based courses already offered through the program, which is within SLCC’s School of Science, Mathematics & Engineering. The change also comes with a new degree offering: Associate of Science in Exercise Science/Kinesiology. New courses slated for this fall include Intro to Exercise Science, Sport and American Society and Special Topics in Exercise Science, a research-intensive course. The school already offers an associate of applied science degree within the Fitness Technician program, a career and technical education track that more quickly prepares students for the workforce. Students at SLCC wanting to gain experience in the industry while seeking a four-year degree will still be able to go to work sooner with a Fitness Technician deg...