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High school students from across the state will have an opportunity to enter their business idea to win cash and scholarships in the annual Utah High School Entrepreneur Challenge (UHSEC) . The first ever kick-off event will be held at Salt Lake Community College’s Taylorsville Redwood Campus on November 4 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.  SLCC’s School of Business, in collaboration with the Lassonde Entrepreneu r Institute from the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business, will offer $30,000 in cash and scholarships to the winners.  “It’s not just about winning the money, it’s learning from others in the competition, the exposure to new connections and a confidence boost to what’s possible that are the true prizes that everyone who participates can take away,” says Barbie Willett, associate dean of the new Gail Miller School of Business .   UHSEC is a competition where high school students create a business proposal based on a problem, they then propose a solutio...

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 M...

Manette Perez As part of Hispanic Heritage Month, This Meet Our Students blog will feature SLCC’s LUChA Club President, Manette Perez. Pronouns: she/her    Age:  19   Current City of Residence: West Valley City    Hometown: Still West Valley City because your girl likes to be boring. West Valley City is my home, both physically and metaphorically. I’ve been here for almost 20 years, and I wouldn’t trade my time or place for any other city. It has the people, the food, the shops, and the simple, tender care we show for our city.    High School: Granger High School is known for its …interesting football games and our melting pot of a school. Granger is one of the most diverse and largely populated high schools. I met many amazing people there and learned a lot about different cultures. It was also the best school to be an embarrassing teen because you could be in every class, and you would still not know everybody. Go, Lancers!   Major: My...

    We are disappointed in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit's decision earlier this week that has ruled the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program unconstitutional. DACA provides work permits and deportation protection for nearly 600,000 individuals who migrated to the U.S. as children. The ruling continues to leave the future of the DACA up in the air. Wednesday’s ruling sends the case back to Texas-based U.S. District Judge Andrew Hansen for a new look at the rule issued by the Biden Administration in late August.  As Utah’s most diverse college, we reaffirm our ongoing support for all students, faculty and staff, including those who are undocumented. Our goal is to support the success of everyone employed by and attending SLCC, whether or not DACA impacts them, and connect them with employment, educational and other services they need to achieve their dreams.    We want to remind our community that despite this detriment...

Cristi Millard Pronouns : She/her/hers Degree(s) earned and institutions : Bachelor of Arts, Brigham Young University Master of Organizational Management, University of Phoenix Years at SLCC : 34 years Current title : Director of Special Projects & Compliance Department : Financial Aid Previous titles at SLCC : I started as an advisor in the Financial Aid Office . Then, I became the director of Financial Aid and Scholarships in 2000. I started in this position last year. What is a typical day or week like for you? My days are never the same; I work on whatever special projects we're have in the financial aid office. Some of the special projects I'm working on are the HEERF funding that goes out to all the students. We've been working on that for about the past two years. I work a lot with the Student Success pilot program. We also have some scholarships through the state of Utah, such as the Reengagement scholarship and the Ad...