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  On March 6, Salt Lake Community College hosted the formal unveiling of the Utah Women Mural, a 1,000-square-foot collage featuring hundreds of women (and a few animals) from the Beehive State. The new mural is adapted from a 2020 mural commemorating the 100-year anniversary of women’s suffrage and the 150-year anniversary of the first woman to cast a ballot in Utah. Both are testaments to community and to the remarkable legacy of Utah women throughout history.     In remarks at the event, former SLCC President Deneece Huftalin highlighted that wide range of backgrounds, noting the inclusion of such disparate political figures as Republican Olene Walker, the state’s first female governor, and Heidi Redd, the cowgirl and conservationist from Dugout Ranch who often serves as the ecological conscience of Southern Utah. Huftalin was also one of the women present at the event wearing an “I’m in the mural” sticker.   Other attendees featured in the mural included Holly Yocom, ...

Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is one of nine Utah higher education institutions to be included in a recently announced public-private partnership with NVIDIA , a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI), to empower faculty to teach generative AI skills to students. NVIDIA will provide a range of resources, including the opportunity for educators to earn a certificate through the NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute University Ambassador Program. This program will provide high-quality teaching kits, workshop materials, and access to NVIDIA’s graphics processing unit (GPU)-accelerated cloud-based workstations. Utah educators will also gain resources in accelerated computing and data science, equipping them to enhance classroom instruction and prepare students with in-demand workforce skills.   “AI is rapidly powering change in almost every industry, so we are thrilled to be part of this partnership with NVIDIA to ensure Salt Lake Community College is preparing our students with t...

Beloved Community Photo Exhibit at Salt Lake Community College Hedgehogs and Basketballs In the George S. & Dolores Doré Eccles Gallery at Salt Lake Community College South Campus, you will find an exhibit that, at first glance, may seem to be a collection of unrelated pictures. However, these photos, which include hedgehogs, basketballs, and mountains, all relate to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s idea of a Beloved Community. The Beloved Community Project has elementary and middle school kids explore what Dr. King's vision means to them through photography. Each photo represents a unique perspective on unity, cooperation, and connection, the core elements of Dr. King's vision. Seeing Beloved Community Through the Eyes of Children Behind the Lens Photography, a powerful tool for self-expression and exploration, is the medium through which students capture their unique perspectives and share their vision of the Beloved Community. Ed Rosenberger, a faculty member involved in...

  Salt Lake Community College will host the formal unveiling of the  Utah Women 2020 Mural  at its South City Campus on March 6. The 1,000-square-foot-mural mural features more than 350 women, many of whom have made their mark on the Beehive State.   Pop artist and soft-sculpture pioneer Jann Haworth shepherded the project since its inception and, partnering with collage artist Liberty Blake, have painstakingly assembled nearly 300 life-size stenciled portraits to create this living, breathing testament to community and to the remarkable legacy of Utah women throughout history. Nearly 300 individuals were involved in the creation of this monumental tribute to Utah Women. There are two versions of this mural, both of which are on view in Salt Lake City. The first iteration was commissioned by Zions Bank Advisory Board Chairman Scott Anderson, who tapped Haworth to develop a work to commemorate Utah women on the 100-year anniversary of women’s suffrage and the 150...

To make education more accessible for athletes who are training for international competitions and the Olympics,  USA Climbing (USAC)  and Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) have formed an agreement in which SLCC will become the official community college provider to USAC.     The agreement will waive tuition for USAC national team athletes for up to 12 consecutive semesters, running through at least the 2028 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles. USAC athletes will have access to a variety of physiological performance assessments through faculty expertise and resources in the college’s Exercise Science program. This partnership mirrors a similar agreement SLCC has had with the US Speedskating team since 2018.   "We are thrilled about the benefits that this partnership will provide to our athletes. In working directly with SLCC's Exercise Science Department, our climbers will have access to state-of-the-art assessments and analyses to help them perform at the hig...

Left to right: Natalie Hancock-Utah ACTE President Thalea Longhurst-State CTE Director, USBE Mindy Bateman- Director Crossroads AHEC LeAnn Curry-Executive Director ACTE Jay Anderson-Utah ACTE President Elect   Mindy Bateman’s Career and Technical Education contributions were recently recognized by the prestigious Utah Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) State with the Counseling and Career Development Professional Award. With over two decades of experience in finance and administration at the Utah Health Education Center (UHEC), Mindy transitioned into a hands-on leadership role as Center Director, where her impact truly began. One of her standout initiatives is the Pre-Health Summer Program , which offers high school students a unique blend of classroom learning, field trips to healthcare facilities, and opportunities to interact with industry professionals. Remarkably, 74% of participants have enrolled in health science programs at Salt Lake Community Colle...

  According to James Walton, who curates SLCC’s exhibit and gallery spaces, the only unifying characteristic of low brow art is that it privileges personal perception over the tenets of traditional taste. Low brow art, he explains in the punchy, comixstyle flyer posted at the entrance to a new exhibit at South City Campus, is “an umbrella term that describes several styles and practices that have been historically rejected by formal art academia. At least, that’s the only signpost that one of the movement’s earliest champions, Robert Williams, planted to help artists and viewers alike make sense of the surrealist, Dada-esque movement. The exhibit (officially titled “The Weird Cartoons, Kitsch & Culture of Low Brow Art”) presents a mashup of sardonic cultural references, exaggerated line work, and stylized grotesqueries in various media including paintings, drawings, comics, stickers, and sculptures. The only consistency is inconsistency; the only convention is lack of conventio...

  The Utah Veteran Business Resource Center (VBRC) at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) has declared 2025 the “Year of the Veteran Entrepreneur” to celebrate the veteran entrepreneurial spirit. To launch this milestone year, the VBRC will bring together dozens of veterans to share their success stories and learn from each other on January 17 at The Mill Entrepreneurship Center at SLCC’s Miller Campus in Sandy.     “Bringing veterans together who are in all different stages of owning or starting a business provides them with the camaraderie that they experienced while in the military. They really connect and want to see each other succeed,” said Becky Guertler, VBRC Manager. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are nearly 19,000 veteran-owned businesses in Utah, and the VBRC has worked with about 2,300 since its founding in 2017. “Utah’s veteran business community is poised for unprecedented growth, and we’re excited to support them and recognize their contribution,...

  With two NJCAA national titles in Hearthstone and several podium places in other games, Salt Lake Community College’s esports program typically makes news on a national scale. In December, the program made a more local impact by hosting regional high school students at the SLCC Invitational, the third tournament of Ken Garff Esports’ Invitational Series. Each of the series’ tournaments are hosted by different institutions of higher ed around the state, including three universities (Utah Tech, Weber State, and Utah Valley) and SLCC, with the series culminating in March at the University of Utah with statewide playoffs. Normally, the SLCC Invitational would only include Salt Lake County schools, but this edition was expanded to also include students from Utah County. In total, 24 high schools sent teams to compete in “Rocket League,” “Mario Kart 8 Deluxe,” “Super Smash Brothers Ultimate,” and a coding competition in which students compete using Python, HTML, and Scratch to program ...