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The Salt Lake Community College Theatre Department is proud to present the production Festival Dionysia 2021 for two performances Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m. each night. The Festival Dionysia is a Greek Festival from 5th Century Greece, celebrating theatre, music and Dionysus, the god of fertility, wine and revelry. The festivals were a competition to determine the best playwright of the year. In 2021, it is finally time to determine the true winner once and for all. Four groups of student performers will take on the four most successful Greek playwrights in an all-out battle to determine the best Greek playwright of all time. Under the direction of Zac Curtis, this show will feature live music, poetry, dance, drama and comedy. In honor of Dionysus, it will be a party that audiences will never forget. Performances will take place at the Taylorsville Redwood Campus Alder Amphitheater, 4600 South Redwood Road. Audience masks and social distancing will be required. House opens at 7 p.m...

The death of George Floyd last summer brought feelings of fear, hurt, betrayal and frustration to the members our SLCC family. These emotions have been reinforced by the senseless deaths of far too many in our society.   While we are grateful justice has prevailed in this case, there is still much work to be done. We recognize SLCC plays an important role in transforming society by fighting racism, inequity and indifference. As Utah’s most diverse college, we believe in providing a safe environment that enables every student to reach their full potential, and we will continue to do all we can to foster a culture of anti-racism, mutual respect and trust.   The college is in a unique position to prepare students to change their communities for the better. Since last summer, SLCC, in partnership with our many diverse student groups, created a number of  programs designed to address society’s problems both individually and collectively . We encourage everyone at the college t...

One of the graduating classes of the 10,000 Small Businesses program. Nearly 700 Utah small businesses that trained in Salt Lake Community College’s Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program recently surpassed combined total revenue of $1 billion.   The program is the most successful small business training effort in Utah with more direct impact on growth and direction of small businesses than any other public or private program in the state. Participant results show that after six months of completing the program, 67% of businesses had revenue growth and after 18 months, 72% had revenue growth. In addition, nearly half, or 47%, of program participants added jobs by six months after completing the program, and over half, or 53%, by 18 months after completion. The program has a nearly perfect graduation rate of 99.5% and takes 15 weeks to complete. To qualify, participants must be in business for two years, have four employees and a minimum of $150,000 in annual revenue. The pro...

Jenni Yang-Chambers   Adjunct Professor of American Sign Language   School of Humanities and Social Sciences   World Languages   What she teaches: American Sign Language 1010   Number of years teaching at SLCC: 1   Undergraduate: BS in University Studies in Health and Community Studies, University of Texas at Arlington   Master’s: Graduate student at Texas Tech in Mental Health Counseling Why working at SLCC matters: When I learned that SLCC had an ASL/English interpreting program, not only did it excite me, but it motivated me to provide these students an opportunity and a stepping stone to grow as great interpreters. I believe in quality education; the diversity of resources, students, and faculty of Salt Lake Community College that I have met have been wonderful. I know that SLCC is a place where students can find personal and professional success.   Greatest professional challenge: I’ve taught for 8 years in Texas, so it was a bold shift going...