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Salt Lake Community College students brought home four gold medals in the 51 st annual SkillsUSA National Skill and Leadership Conference, held this year in Louisville, Kentucky. SLCC had 16 students participate in 11 categories in what is called the country’s largest collegiate job skills competition. “Our students who competed in SkillsUSA exhibited the highest level of training and education, which reflects well on their experience at Salt Lake Community College,” said Ralph Tasker, SLCC interim associate dean for the Division of Technical Specialties. “We congratulate each of them and the many great faculty members who taught and trained them.” TeamWorks winning team Seth Johnson (l-r), Jason Groce, Deric Yoakam, and R.J. Beckstead SLCC won gold medals in web design, 3-D visualization and animation, screen-printing technology and in the “TeamWorks” division and a silver medal in advertising design. The TeamWorks project is four members of a team ...

You have to love a contest where everyone gets to eat the entries in the end, which is exactly what happened Wednesday during the 2015 Edible Book contest held annually at the Markosian Library on Salt Lake Community College’s Taylorsville Redwood Campus. This year’s winners were: Most Humorous, Krystal Rose; Most Literary, Isaiah Montoya; Most Edible, Kristina Fox; Most Artistic, Stephen Brown; and People’s Choice, Nicci Rivetti and Russ Bridge (this category is judged on non-tasting elements only). The People’s Choice “Smaug Cake” was made with white cake, Rice Krispies, and fondant icing and was adorned with chocolate coins. Judges this year were: Sandra Kikuchi, SLCC director of Faculty Services and Study Abroad; Susan Neal, Studio 5 TV cooking contributor; Nirali Patel, SLCC student senator over diversity and Inclusivity; Tiffany Rousculp, SLCC associate professor of English; and Gordon Storrs, SLCC student advisor and chair of the Art Committee. ...

David Grover, a former student of the Salt Lake Community College Culinary Institute, won the World Recipe Champion award last week in the annual World Food Championships. Grover shares the $10,000 prize with his longtime girlfriend and cooking partner Jamie Boyle of the team “The Half Baked Hippies” after preparing three dishes that wowed judges in Las Vegas. Grover’s team was one of nine category winners who beat out 400 other competitors for a chance to vie for a $100,000 World Food Champion award, which this year was won by a California cook. David Grover and Jamie Boyle   Boyle and Grover live in Murray and have been competing in cooking competitions for the past six years in Utah and surrounding states. “We cook for fun,” said Grover. “It’s not for winning – it’s not for anything other than going out and having fun. It’s our release – it’s our fun time. We aren’t chefs who compete or practice day in and day out in the kitchen.” Which is why they wer...

The Globe Presents: Readers to Writers Open House, featuring guest speaker Matthew LaPlante. Be published in the Globe. Enter your work to win great prizes. Entry deadline is April 4. Prizes awarded in each of the following categories: writing, photography, art/graphic design. April 9 Noon – 2 p.m. South City Campus  Newsroom April 11 Noon - 2 p.m. Student Center Taylorsville Redwood Campus The April 11 workshop features guest speaker Matt LaPlante. ·        Writing Workshop ·        Food ·        Contest ·        Meet the Globe news staff ·        Learn about SLCC’s mass communication department For contest rules and information, visit: www.globeslcc.com Submit entries at: contest.globe@slcc.edu

2014 SLCC Student Art Showcase The SLCC Visual Art & Design Department presents the 2014 Student Art Showcase. All SLCC students are invited to submit artwork online March 3 – 26 For more information visit: slcc.edu/visualart The showcase itself will run April 11-17 from noon – 6:00 p.m. in the Center for Arts & Media’s multipurpose room. The Center for Arts and Media is located at 1575 South State Street in Salt Lake City. Those who require ADA accommodations should contact the Disability Resource Center at: (801) 957- 3258.