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Interfaith Iftar Planning Committee In a real-life demonstration of cooperation, students from Jewish, Muslim, Christian, and LDS faiths came to the podium to pray during a recent Interfaith Iftar at SLCC. The event, sponsored by Global Connections , Kurdish Student Leadership , I nternational Student Services , and the Emerald Hills Institute , “is a way to promote understanding and cooperation among people of different religions,” said Pridhvi Subgani, president of the Global Connections Club. Pridhvi Subgani United in Prayer Reading a passage from the Bible in both Arabic and English as his group’s contribution to the prayers, David McCoy from SLCC’s InterVarsity Christian Fellowship expressed his excitement for the interfaith event: “One thing that our club has wanted to do on campus is be more unified with the other faith communities. Hopefully, this is step one, and we can do more events with each other.” David McCoy Truleigh Newbold from LDSSA and Elana from Hillel Utah, a Jewis...

  Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) and the University of Utah (U of U) held their annual Transfer Summit at SLCC on March 22, 2024 to foster the transfer process between the two institutions. SLCC transfer students represent more than 40% of all transfer students to the U of U, and once there, these students graduate at five to six percent higher completion rates than the U’s general transfer population. “We are trying to get these students thinking about the U at the beginning of their SLCC journey, so they have a very clear pathway,” said SLCC President Deneece Huftalin in a video welcome . “From an articulation perspective, we are doing some great things. We have over 50 major-specific articulation agreements in place.” In the last year SLCC has completed or revised agreements for programs such as Nursing, Asian Studies, Language and Cultural Studies, Writing Studies, Hospitality, and Graphic Communication. Collaborations between the two schools are in the works right now to d...

  The Utah Foundation honored SLCC President Deneece G. Huftalin with the Insight Award today, March 20, for her outstanding service and dedication to students. She was recognized along with Natalie Gochnour, an associate dean in the David Eccles School of Business and director of the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah (U of U). Before President of Weber University Brad Mortensen welcomed Huftalin to the podium to receive the award, he shared stories of when they were both earning their PhDs at the University and as colleagues. “She is always finding ways to champion opportunities for student—you feel her passion when she is advocating for students,” said Mortensen.   Awarded annually, the Insight Award recognizes civic leaders who, through a career of service or philanthropic support, have worked with integrity to provide insights in the public policy arena with the aim of improving government.   Huftalin explained that insight suggests that you re...

At times, the world can seem divided. With so many different voices and opinions vying for attention, it can be easy to retreat into our echo chambers and only listen to those who agree with us. However, there is a powerful tool that can help bridge divides and encourage understanding: storytelling. The People and Workplace Culture Community Dialogue Series: The Unifying Power of Our Stories is an upcoming event that aims to showcase the importance of storytelling in bringing people together. At the Oak Room Student Center on the Taylorsville Campus on Monday, March 18, from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., this event will feature a presentation by Sara Jones, CEO of InclusionPro®. Sara knows all about the power of storytelling. In 2018, she found her birth family in South Korea after 42 years, thanks to a mysterious tatto o. This moving chapter of her life has been shared on the global TED platform, touching over 2 million hearts and minds on the emotional complexity of transracial adoption. The ...

  Winter Olympic gold medalist Erin Jackson will motivate new graduates at Salt Lake Community College’s upcoming 2024 Commencement on Friday, May 3, at the Maverick Center. As the commencement speaker, Jackson will share where her own grit, motivation and perspective on failure come from, ultimately resulting in becoming the best female 500-meter speedskater in the world. Her 2022 Olympic win in speedskating also made her the first Black woman to win a Winter Olympic gold medal in an individual sport and the first American woman to win an Olympic speed skating gold since 2002.   Jackson grew up in Ocala, Florida competing, and winning, as an inline speed skater when she decided to transition to speedskating on ice at 24 years old. With only four months of experience speedskating, she qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics. Jackson’s penchant for challenges took her to the South Island of New Zealand last year, where she was a contestant on Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test ,...

  SLCC's First Pitch Line on Newley Renovated Stadium Included SLCC President, Facilities Department Construction and Architect Company . The longest first pitch in West Jordan was marked on Friday, March 8, when Salt Lake Community College President Deneece G. Hutflalin, along with Facility folks, Arch|Nexus Architects and Tom Stuart Construction, threw the ceremonial pitch that marked the new era for the SLCC Bruins. The Bruins hosted its first doubleheader against the College of Southern Idaho after the field's recent renovations. The project consisted of three significant additions to enhance the experience of athletes and patrons. The first was the locker room and athletic training area. The second facility is the concessions building, which includes the ticket office and restrooms. The last building is the press box. SLCC Cate Field Bruins Baseball Team Locker Room President Deneece G. Huftalin and the Facilities department team, Tom Stuart Construction, the construction...