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Hazel Fui (#31) and the SLCC women's basketball team celebrate the Region 18 title in March. It was a Thursday afternoon. There was ice cream. People gave speeches. And then basketball players on the men’s and women’s teams for Salt Lake Community College found out within the same hour of their big sendoff to the NJCAA National Tournament – their paths toward a championship would be postponed. There’s a pandemic. Go home, they were told, and enjoy your spring break. We’ll regroup in a week. They scattered, all over the country and to places half a world away. What came next, in the middle of that break, crushed their spirits – there would be no tournament. That’s it. Season over. Oh, and stay where you are – and stay safe, they were told. “Everything happened so abruptly at the end of the season,” Ashley Scoggin says from her home in Dallas, Oregon, a city of about 15,000 near Salem. She left her favorite bed, a lot of clothes and other belongings at a house she shar...

As classes have switched to remote learning, the value of in-person instruction has become even clearer. “The high-touch, human-to-human, head-to-head type of learning is gone,” says Craig Caldwell, dean of the SLCC School of Science, Mathematics and Engineering, about going virtual-only. “Mastery comes with the human touch, the human expression, the human ability to seek metaphor and allegory, the human ability to use humor, the human ability to improvise experience and story. So, the question of adapting to virtual delivery is really a question about which courses are structured so as to convey information in a digital format.” Figuring out how to deliver experiential-focused courses in a meaningful way virtually hasn’t been easy, but SLCC faculty and staff are doing their best to make it work across several disciplines. Melaney Birdsong Farr, who teaches anatomy and physiology, started by making a video, starring her beloved Golden Retriever Superfly, to reassure st...

Robert Adamson checks in with students at the start of class using WebEx. It was early March, and the coronavirus pandemic was tightening its grip on the country. Then the greater Salt Lake City area was shaken early March 18 by a 5.7 magnitude earthquake. All of that meant Robert Adamson did not change out of his pajamas most mornings for about a week, glued to the news for more information about COVID-19 and aftershocks. It was the middle of spring break for Salt Lake Community College when Robert’s home in Millcreek shook, along with everyone else’s in the Salt Lake Valley. But he also had art classes – five in all – to prepare for virtual-only delivery as a professor in SLCC’s Visual Art and Design Department. “The biggest challenge I think was the initial ability for everyone to learn the new technologies, like Webex,” Robert says. “We had a really short learning curve.” Robert adjusted his spring break regiment to a routine that includes getting dressed like...

People & Workplace Culture (PWC) Virtual Office Hours PWC is hosting several sessions every week to provide professional development and support during this unique challenge of COVID-19. We are grateful for the sense of community and strength of our SLCC campus community. Please make sure to download the WebEx application first from https://slcc.webex.com/ . Contact Technical Support for assistance with this download as needed. If you need ADA accommodations, please contact Jill Tew, HR, jill.tew@slcc.edu . *** *** Wednesday, April 22 10:30–11:30 a.m. Stress Management Kevin Nguyen, Health Educator, Wellness Program Meeting number (access code): 928 619 297 Meeting password: wellness Join Meeting *** *** Wednesday, April 22 9–9:45 a.m. Drop-in Yoga Kadee Willie, Personal Trainer, Wellness Program Meeting number (access code): 920 979 857 Meeting password: cGvuS4mWg73 Join Meeting This session runs every Wendesday through ...

Our employees are something that we value very highly and we hope that you are all safe during the unpredictable time. We appreciate all you do to support our mission, vision, values, strategic plan and our wonderful students. At this time of year, we look forward to seeing many of you at the benefits fair, however, due to the recent events our annual Benefits Fair will be held virtually this year. Visit our Virtual Benefits Fair on April 21 for information from our vendors and on-campus departments. As a part-time employee, you are eligible for these new benefits: LegalEase* — Legal Insurance InfoArmor — Identity protection Nationwide Pet Insurance Liberty Mutual Auto and Home Insurance *only available for enrollment during the open enrollment period April 21–May 22 You can find out more information and enroll in these new benefits through our new Benefits Portal available April 21. If you have any questions, you may contact: Kristi Egbert 8...