Engage In, Celebrate Black History Month With SLCC Events

Salt Lake Community College does not tolerate hate in any form, and one of our core values is inclusivity. As the college learned last week during a shocking and difficult incident, racial intolerance often rears its ugly head when it is least expected. In support of our students, staff and faculty who were witness to that incident, SLCC President Deneece G. Huftalin offered her thoughts and clearly detailed the college’s stand against racism. President Huftalin's message can be found here.

SLCC is deeply committed to being a safe and welcoming place for all students, and programming such as what is being offered during Black History Month is important to our efforts. Education is key to combating racism, and as such the college is offering many opportunities to be involved and celebrate. To learn more about the history of Black History Month, follow the SLCC Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs link here and scroll down the page. The following events can be found on ODMA’s home page and our Black History Month events page:

Feb. 11: Watch Black Panther movie

The SLCC Student Association is offering a free streaming of the Marvel movie Black Panther all day on Feb. 11. For more information on how to access the movie link, click here.

Feb: 18: Cultural Fashion Extravaganza

The Black Student Union is hosting the Cultural Fashion Show. The BSU is excited to explore the many different cultures here at SLCC and hopes you will enjoy this wonderful experience. Due to COVID-19, physical distancing and masks are required at this event to ensure your safety.

The show will be held Feb. 18, 12-1:30 p.m., inside the Student Center’s Oak Room on the Taylorsville Redwood Campus. To take part in the show, click here for more information.

Feb. 19: Podcast Dialogue Series: Police Abolition

Join Civically Engaged Scholars and the Radical Imagination podcast, hosted by PolicyLink Founder-in-Residence Angela Glover Blackwell. It features conversations with thinkers and changemakers from multiple fields who are wielding instruments of influence — academia, activism, media, government — to deliver equity wins at scale. Read more about the podcast online.

Register to discuss this topic! Be sure to have listened to the podcast episode beforehand. Register through SLCC Groups. This event will take place Feb. 19, 12-12:55 p.m.

Dial-In Information: Register to discuss this topic! Be sure to have listened to the podcast episode beforehand. Register through SLCC Groups. Once registered, you can download a calendar meeting. Note, the Zoom link will need to be accessed through the event page on SLCC Groups, as it will be a unique link for each attendee.

Feb. 24: African American Read-In 2021

Make literacy a significant part of Black History Month! Join SLCC's African American Read-In on February 24 from 12-2 p.m. Register here to read during the event. Click here to join the Read-In.

The National African American Read-In is the nation's first and oldest event dedicated to diversity in literature. It was established in 1990 by the Black Caucus of the National Council of Teachers of English to make literacy a significant part of Black History Month. This initiative has reached more than 5.5 million participants around the world.

Feb 25: Black History Month Speaker

The time and details of this event have not yet been finalized. Check back here for more information in the coming days.

SLCC Business School is Utah’s First to be Named Exclusively After a Woman

Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) proudly announces a partnership with the Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation to modernize its Business Building and transform its School of Business. The improvements are made possible through a generous $10 million gift from the Miller Family Foundation and Gail Miller, the largest-ever single cash donation received by the college. SLCC is renaming its Business Building the Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Business Building in honor of the Miller family’s legacy and contributions to the community. The business school will be named the Gail Miller School of Business in recognition of the strong business acumen Gail Miller displays as a community leader and as the owner and immediate past chair of the Larry H. Miller Company. This name change will make SLCC home to the only business school in Utah and one of only a few in the country to be named exclusively after a woman. “We are deeply humbled by the generosity of Gail and the Miller fam

SLCC's Undergraduate Annual Research Conference Registration Deadline

Salt Lake Community College’s annual Undergraduate Projects, Performances, Presentations, and Research Conference (UP3RC) is set to take place on April 2, at the Taylorsville Redwood Campus, offering students a chance to showcase their academic achievements, fostering a culture of intellectual exchange. The UP3RC is an annual event designed to celebrate and highlight the academic accomplishments of undergraduate students. It provides a supportive environment for students to share their work, hone their presentations skills, receive constructive feedback, and engage in meaningful discussions with their peers and faculty. All SLCC departments and programs, including faculty and staff, are encouraged to support and visit the day of the event. Students with their poster from last year's UPRC event “The goal of this event is to make sure every school and student is given the opportunity to participate,” says Dr. Kamal Bewar, interim director of the STEM Learning Center, who is chairin

You’re Invited to A Party! Open House Kicks off New Herriman Campus

Complimentary food truck fare, live music, and family activities spotlight new campus. There’s something for everyone at the upcoming Herriman Campus Community Open House on Friday, August 4 (3:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.). See schedule below. The public is invited to celebrate the opening of this new campus with festivities that include free local food truck fare, live music, and a Mocktail Mixer, where you can mingle with others, including Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) and University of Utah (U of U) faculty. Families with kids can engage in face painting and a craft station, see the Super Mario Brothers movie, and high-five mascots Brutus, Swoop and Yeti. This is an opportunity to have some summer fun for all ages and to check out the Juniper building on the new 88-acre SLCC Herriman campus. At the open house, prospective students and their families can meet SLCC and U of U faculty and staff, take a tour the building, or even check out the Application & Transfer Lab a

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