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Dalia "Dr. S." Salloum Diverse Faculty Fellow School of Science Math & Engineering Department: Biology   What she teaches: College Biology (BIOL1610), Human Anatomy (BIOL2320), Human Physiology (BIOL2420)   Number of years teaching at SLCC: beginning my second year   Undergraduate: Rutgers-Newark   Doctorate: New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) & Rutgers- Newark (RU-N) Federated department of Biological Sciences Why working at SLCC matters: Working at SLCC gives us as faculty the opportunity to dedicate most of our efforts to teaching and pedagogy. We focus on preparing students from diverse backgrounds for their future careers as university students or workforce professionals. I truly feel that students who attend SLCC or any other community college are afforded an opportunity learn ‘how to college’. Our student body is why working at SLCC matters. We get to interact with students who may otherwise get lost in a large university setting. Working at SLC...

  **Please note that the following opportunities are available to all faculty and staff.** LinkedIn Learning — Recommended Course of the Week     ~ 57 Minutes Managing Stress for Change In the workplace, stress is often viewed in purely negative terms. It's seen as a response that should simply be minimized or pushed aside; however, it's possible to use stress to fuel positive change. In this course, join instructor Heidi Hanna, PhD as she discusses what stress is, exactly; how you can train yourself to use stress in more effective ways; and what managers can do to reduce employee stress when an organization experiences difficult times. Get started with LinkedIn Learning: SLCC Learn or https://lnkd.in/gE9RCNW   We would appreciate your feedback on the LinkedIn Learning platform! Please consider taking a short survey . *** *** SLCC Coaching Program At SLCC, we want to provide you with every necessary resource to ensure your success. In 2017, we started ...

Join SLCC faculty Heidi O’Donoghue and Andrea Malouf each week for Meditative Pause for People in Higher Education . Each week we will take a break from doing and problem-solving to come together for ½ hour sessions to connect, relax and center via web-ex. We’ll explore breathing and relaxation techniques, as well as best practices for mindful communication and well-being. Each session will include a very brief introduction to the weekly topic, a guided meditation and then a short group reflection. No prior experience or registration required. Just join when you can. If you’d like to receive weekly web-ex reminders, please send your email and your department name to Andrea ( andrea.malouf@slcc.edu ) or Heidi ( heidi.o’donoghue@slcc.edu ). Or just email with questions. Fall Session 2020: Tuesdays from 1–1:30 p.m., August 27–December 10, 2020 Spring Session 2021: TBA from 1–1:30 p.m.  January 13–April 28, 2021 To Join: Click on the WebEx link ( Andrea's WebEx room ). It may ask...

The office of the Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management is looking for two students who are interested in being Students-at-Large members for the Student Fee Board.  The purpose of the Student Fee Board is to provide recommendations regarding the allocation of student fees; for example: fees that support facilities and programs and/or activities that directly serve students.  Students involved in the Student Fee Board will gain a general knowledge about institutional budgets and would represent and advocate for the student population as a whole.  The time commitment is from October 2020 to March 2021, with meetings occurring on Fridays as scheduled. Selected students will be compensated for their time.  If you are interested, please   complete the form . Applications are due by September 25, 2020, and interviews will be conducted at the end of September to beginning of October. If you have any questions, please contact Candida Darling...

New Walk-in Procedures for SLCC Technical Support To adhere to social distancing guidelines, we can only allow two people in the Help Desk office at a time. For this reason, we have initiated an online queue check-in system. If you need in-person technical support from the SLCC Technical Support Help Desk (TB-121) you will need to join the walk-up queue.   For In-person Desktop Support Also as part of Covid-19 precautions, if you need assistance in the Desktop Support Team’s offices, please put in a Help Desk ticket for service ( online , via email , or at 801-957-5555). Once we receive a ticket, a Desktop Technician will contact you directly to setup an appointment for them to have you come into their office in TB-003 if need be.    How to Sign up for the Help Desk Queue There are two ways to do this: 1) from the Kiosk at the door or 2) from your computer or other device.  You can also schedule an appointment with us using this system.  For instructions on how...

Engineering affects every aspect of daily life – from the technology we use to the water we drink, from the roads we travel to the structures we create, even the machines we build and the power they use. Engineers are in high demand, and students’ interests in a variety of areas can be realized – and they can make a difference in people’s daily lives – with a career in engineering.   Salt Lake Community College’s newly redesigned engineering degree, listed in the SLCC catalog as the General Engineering Traditional (Pre-Engineering APE) degree, is new this fall. The program includes general education courses, required math and science courses and elective courses that allow students to specialize in civil, chemical, computer, electrical, geological, material science, mining, mechanical or metallurgical engineering. The program allows students to complete the first two years of a four-year engineering degree and apply those credits at most universities.  For ...

Joey (left) and Joseph Du Shane-Navanick stand next to a monument of a Ute warrior on their reservation. Twin brothers Joseph and Joey Du Shane-Navanick stand on land above Bottle Hollow reservoir, a place on the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation that brings back many great childhood memories, pointing on a hot August day toward distant hazy horizons that show just how far their ancestral homeland stretches. These days, their education has taken them a long way from home and all that was familiar and comfortable to them. But it’s worth it to them. After all, you could get lost or forgotten out here – in reality and metaphorically. Joey and Joseph don’t want either scenario to play out for themselves, their tribe or for any Native Americans.   So, the brothers had several goals when they enrolled separately in recent years at Salt Lake Community College. To be seen. To be heard. To be understood. To connect with others who look like them. To discover who they want to become. Joey ...

Good news, Bruins! To help our students during this unprecedented time, SLCC is reducing its fees by 15 percent for Fall 2020 Semester for students taking six or more credit hours. This reduction equates to a savings of $40 per student. The lingering COVID-19 pandemic has had an ongoing economic impact on many of our students. Last spring, we moved quickly to reduce educational costs by making the decision to defer a scheduled 1.5 percent tuition increase until spring 2021. At that time, we also began waiving the $15 co-pay for visits to the SLCC Center for Health and Counseling. This fee will continue to be waived throughout fall semester. We’re excited for a new semester and we’re looking forward to seeing our students on campus. Together, we’ll get through this challenging time.

The Controller’s Office is pleased to announce the debut of our new online Travel and Purchasing Card system from Chrome River coming September 1, 2020. Chrome River is an online expense management solution that will manage all Travel and Purchasing Card Transactions and replace all paper Travel Settlement Forms and P-Card Packets. Travelers and purchasing card holders will be able to electronically manage their receipts and transactions using a computer or a mobile device. The new system features an electronic approval system. Approvers, including BCMs and supervisors, will have the choice of approving right from their email or logging into the system. Emails will contain most of the information, including links to all receipts, that will allow them to review and approve reports without logging into the system. With the debut of this new system, the Purchasing Card manual has been updated. It is recommended that all cardholders review the manual as well as the small dollar guidelines....

  **Please note that the following opportunities are available to all faculty and staff.**   First Annual Salt Lake Black August This event will be online, via Zoom, this Friday, August 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. MDT.   For more information, visit https://savethekidsgroup.org/1st-annual-salt-lake-black-august-for-black-justice/ . *** *** LinkedIn Learning — Recommended Course of the Week     Using Questions to Foster Critical Thinking and Curiosity   The one trait many successful leaders share is their natural curiosity and desire to learn. We are all innately curious—so why is it that some people seem to discover more answers and lead a more empowering life than others? Put simply, they tend to think critically and ask the right questions. In this course, learn how to leverage the power of questions to move your team, leadership, and career to the next level.  Get started with LinkedIn Learning: SLCC Learn or https://lnkd.in/gE9RCNW   We would ...