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Follow through. Be active, not passive, in your education. Diversify. That was just some of the wisdom Jamie Hyneman , of MythBusters fame, shared with more than 300 high school students Tuesday during the Pathways to Professions exhibition, organized in part by Salt Lake Community College in collaboration with the Wasatch Front South Consortium. Utah Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox hosted a Q&A with Hyneman, covering his educational journey, early interests during high school and college, successes and failures, special effects and more. “Don’t be a passive participant and let things happen to you,” he told Cox and the audience. “Whatever you’re doing out there, you need to put yourself in a situation where you’re an active participant. Experiment. That’s being an active participant. You’re not just taking something someone told you – you’re going out and getting those answers by yourself.” The annual Pathways showcase, held at the Mountain America Expo Ce...

Salt Lake Community College's many CTE (Career and Technical Education) roles were on display Oct. 12-13 at the South Towne Expo Center during the event dubbed Pathways to Professions: Expanding the Workforce Pipeline. Below are a few highlights.

Salt Lake Community College President Deneece G. Huftalin testified in October in front of the House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education for the meeting “Improving Career and Technical Education to Help Students Succeed in the Workforce.” SLCC President Deneece G. Huftalin is sworn in before testifying. Photo: House Education and the Workforce Committee House members were considering reauthorization of funding for the 1984 Perkins Act, established to improve the quality of technical education as a means of helping the economy. Lawmakers invited Huftalin and others to talk about the impact Perkins funds have had on CTE programs at their institutions. For fiscal year 2016, SLCC received approximately $1.25 million in Perkins money. “Over the last several years as the recession weakened state investment in higher education, Perkins funding was crucial to our ability to maintain and grow key CTE programs for our students at a time when our en...

How to talk to a Millennial (Yes, it involves texting!) 2nd Annual SLCC CTE Symposium Tuesday, September 17, 2013 1:00-5:15 p.m. followed by a Networking Reception with light refreshments Taylorsville Redwood Campus Student Center, Oak Room Please join us for the 2nd Annual Salt Lake Community College CTE Symposium. You will learn about some of the latest workforce education and training initiatives. Mr. Curt Steinhorst, a nationally-renowned speaker from the Center for Generational Kinetics, will kick off a great afternoon as he goes inside the minds of Generation "Y" and explains how we "Baby Boomers" can be more effective in our communication. Only 225 seats are available for the afternoon. Click on the Registration Button to reserve your spot now! To register, click HERE . Click to enlarge. Schedule: 1:00 p.m. Welcome Dr. Christopher Picard, Provost of SLCC 1:15 p.m. ...