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Assistant Professor Presents at College Media Association Conference

Marcie Young Cancio.

Salt Lake Community College Assistant Professor Marcie Young Cancio presented at the 2022 Spring College Media Association (CMA) Conference on March 9-12. The conference was presented by CMA, an organization that supports student media programs and professionals, and held in New York City.

Young Cancio is an assistant professor in the Communications department, faculty advisor for the student-run newspaper The Globe and founder and executive director of Amplify Utah. 2022 marks Young Cancio’s first year presenting Amplify Utah as a representative of SLCC. Her presentation outlined how other colleges and news media organizations can implement a collaborative program like Amplify Utah, which works with The Salt Lake Tribune and The Globe to publish students’ work.

The collaboration between college and local news media organizations intends to spotlight the diverse perspective of SLCC’s students. The project was incorporated in July 2020 and launched during SLCC’s Fall Semester 2021. Within the first year, students published two dozen stories through The Salt Lake Tribune. Their work also gained visibility through other news media outlets like West View Media and KRCL’s Radioactive program.

While presenting at the CMA Conference, Young Cancio’s main goal was to connect with faculty advisors and newsrooms and, most importantly, highlight students’ accomplishments. “We found a lot of success in doing this, and we would like to see similar success in other colleges across the country,” she says.

Marcie Young Cancio’s work with Amplify Utah exemplifies how SLCC faculty curate engaging, experiential coursework for students. At the same time, the college and surrounding communities benefit from reading stories written by students with varying identities and experiences. “A younger and diverse population of writers provide different perspectives, opening up a world to tell more stories and create opportunities for more equitable news,” she says. “We can and should continue to share the news that is important to people. If those stories are infrequently told, you don’t know what you’re missing.”

To read stories written by SLCC students, visit Amplify Utah’s landing page through news media partner The Salt Lake Tribune. For more information, contact Marcie Young Cancio (marcie.youngcancio@slcc.edu) or visit Amplify Utah.

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