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  Simmi Kaur   Age : 22 Lives in : West Jordan   Originally from : India   Current major : Biotechnology, because it combines all sciences in some way.   Other degree(s) earned : Associate's of Science in General Education Academic goals : Finish my bachelors degree, on to dental school and then specialty school for orthodontics.   Dream job : Orthodontist, because I want to be able to work with all age groups and help them straighten their teeth.   Plan B : A job in a lab with biotechnology. Why are you pursuing a higher education : I am very ambitious, and I want to never stop learning.   Why did you choose SLCC : It was affordable and because of the small classroom sizes. Teachers actually get to know you, and it is a great way to step into “college life”.   What motivates you or inspires you : My single mother - I have seen how she worked to raise my brother and me. I want to make her proud of her sacrifices she made.   Important lif...

Kirk A. Cullimore SLCC's 2021  in-person commencement ceremony will take place Aug. 6 at the Maverik Center. For more information, click here . LEGISLATIVE CHAMPION The Salt Lake Community College Legislative Champion Award honors state legislators who demonstrate through their legislative activities a commitment to advancing and improving higher education for the state. The college’s Legislative Champion is selected at the conclusion of every legislative session. Kirk A. Cullimore Utah State Senate District 9 Salt Lake County Senator Kirk A. Cullimore began his service in the Utah State Senate in 2019. In a short period of time, he quickly earned the confidence of his colleagues and assumed key leadership positions in the legislature. As a first-year lawmaker, Senator Cullimore was appointed chair of the Infrastructure and General Government Appropriations Committee. More recently, he was elected to serve in Senate leadership as the Majority Assistant Whip. In that role, he helps ...

A dominant performance in the NJCAA West District championship match has sent the No. 2 Salt Lake Community College women’s soccer team to the NJCAA tournament. SLCC earned a strong 4-0 win over Cochise College in the West District title match, sending the Bruins to their first-ever berth in the NJCAA tournament. The win boosts Salt Lake to 13-1 overall, with Salt Lake expecting a likely high seed in the upcoming tournament.   “I’m so proud of both teams today for how they battled so hard to get to this point,” said Bruins coach Mark Davis. “We’re so excited to go to the national tournament, and we can’t wait to get started on Monday and start preparing.    Salt Lake dominated the match offensively, posting a 36-1 edge in total shots with a 14-0 margin in shots-on-goal. On the defensive side, SLCC goalie Carli Jager preserved a shutout win.   The Bruins will await their opponent for the upcoming NJCAA national tourney, which will be held June 3-8 in Evans, Georgia. ...

In the course of a season in college sports there is an ebb-and-flow, and occasionally there is an exclamation point that helps define a season. Thursday was that exclamation point for the No. 1 Salt Lake Community College softball team , with the Bruins earning an 8-0 win over the College of Southern Idaho to claim the Region 18 tournament and advance to the upcoming NJCAA National Tournament in Arizona. SLCC is now 51-2 overall with the win and will head into the national tournament as the likely top seed.  The Bruins posted a pair of runs early, with  Rylee Harris-Thorpe  hitting an RBI double to get Salt Lake on the board in the first inning. SLCC added five runs in the third inning, thanks to a  Kaytlyn Cripps  two-run double that upped the Bruin lead to 7-0 after three innings. Harris-Thorpe added an exclamation point on the championship game in the fourth inning, hitting a solo home run. SLCC pitcher  Nya Laing  set the tone for Bruins dominance...

The learning and growing opportunities for 500 children this summer got a boost from communications students at Salt Lake Community College as part of a service-learning project. Susan Knott’s class COMM 1020, Principles of Public Speaking, culminated in a service project that involved students preparing 500 donated backpacks full of supplies for children at two elementary schools and preschools. The project was supported by SLCC’s Engaged Learning Office and grant funding of $1,500. Below is a project synopsis written by Susan Knott that details all that went into her students’ efforts to help children who live in communities served by SLCC. Congratulations to Susan and her students on a successful project! As a designated service-learning course, COMM 1020, Principles of Public Speaking includes preparing and delivering speeches around the JEDI themes of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and a community service project. With this particular project, ...

  We’re so excited students will be returning to in-person classes and labs this summer at all Salt Lake Community College campuses. We want to ensure that the college continues to provide the safest learning environment possible as the COVID-19 pandemic extends into its second year. We have been fortunate that SLCC’s positivity rate has been low since returning to our classrooms. Part of the reason for that low rate has been our vigilance in testing students, staff and faculty and catching cases and isolating them before they turn into an outbreak on campus. On a related note, SLCC will continue, until further notice, to enforce staying masked while indoors with others or when in close proximity to people outdoors on all of its campuses. We have been asked to continue our testing efforts at least into the summer term. That means any student attending at least one in-person class per week on any SLCC campus must be tested early in the semester. The college will be doing focused tes...

  Salt Lake Community College proudly announces it is conferring degrees and certificates on Friday, May 7, to more than 3,600 graduates for the 2020-21 academic year. While the college is officially awarding degrees this week, SLCC graduates will be celebrated for their achievements during an in-person commencement ceremony scheduled for Aug. 6 at the Maverik Center in West Valley City.   This year, SLCC is graduating 3,634 students, including 143 veterans and more than 850 students who are receiving honors or high honors. More than 1,600 graduates are first in their families to complete a college education. SLCC’s youngest graduate is 15, and the oldest is 68. Graduates come from 46 different countries and 34 states. The most popular degrees conferred after General Studies or General Education are Business and Nursing, followed by Psychology, Computer Science and Criminal Justice.   SLCC’s traditional commencement ceremony takes place in the spring but has been moved to...

  The Salt Lake Community College Fashion Institute closes every spring semester by celebrating the talent and hard work of its senior Fashion Design students with a runway show. However, this hugely popular and successful in-person event was cancelled in 2020, due to the pandemic. Determined to give this year’s current crop of incredible designers an opportunity to show off their work, the college is hosting a first-ever virtual fashion show. The show dubbed Runway, billed as a virtual watch party with a digital runway and fashion films, will be held May 21 and again on May 26. “Cancelling last year’s show, and still unable to host an in-person event this year, left many student designers disappointed,” says Mojdeh Sakaki, program manager of SLCC’s Fashion Institute and Interior Design program. “I couldn’t let the pandemic take away the joy of the much-anticipated Senior Students Fashion show. So, I requested a grant from the SLCC Arts & Cultural Events committee, and their ge...

  Tiffany Hilton Adjunct Professor School of Science, Engineering and Mathematics Mathematics What she teaches: Math 1040 (I have taught 1010, 1030, 1050 and 2040 in the past) Number of years teaching at SLCC: 11 Undergraduate: Brigham Young University Master’s: Colorado State University Why working at SLCC matters: I love teaching students who want to learn and overcome obstacles, and who work hard to do so. Greatest professional challenge: Helping students who have had bad experiences with math courses or math teachers in the past realize they can understand and succeed. Greatest professional accomplishment: I’m currently fulfilling a one-year full-time assignment to create a new course at SLCC (Math 1045) that will incorporate both algebra and statistics concepts. I’ve learned a lot of new skills and it’s been a great collaborative effort to produce materials that will benefit students. Advice for students or others: Your professors want you to succeed, but we can’t help you if ...