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  SLCC's 2021  in-person commencement ceremony will take place Aug. 6 at the Maverik Center. For more information, click  here . Teaching Excellence Award The Teaching Excellence Award is given by the Salt Lake Community College Foundation Board to recognize excellence in professional education at SLCC. Both full-time and adjunct faculty are eligible. The award reflects a cumulative body of teaching excellence rather than just a single year of exemplary work. Jessica Robin Berryman Assistant Professor/Department Coordinator, Biology Ever since she began teaching at SLCC in 2014, students have consistently said they are big fans of the hands-on learning that Jessica Robin Berryman incorporates into her biology classes. The field trips, lab research, robust discussions, her sense of humor – there is a lot about Jessica’s classes that students like. It’s with good reason that students year after year give Jessica glowing course evaluations. She has a “passion” for biology, a...

  Simmi Kaur   Age : 22 Lives in : West Jordan   Originally from : India   Current major : Biotechnology, because it combines all sciences in some way.   Other degree(s) earned : Associate's of Science in General Education Academic goals : Finish my bachelors degree, on to dental school and then specialty school for orthodontics.   Dream job : Orthodontist, because I want to be able to work with all age groups and help them straighten their teeth.   Plan B : A job in a lab with biotechnology. Why are you pursuing a higher education : I am very ambitious, and I want to never stop learning.   Why did you choose SLCC : It was affordable and because of the small classroom sizes. Teachers actually get to know you, and it is a great way to step into “college life”.   What motivates you or inspires you : My single mother - I have seen how she worked to raise my brother and me. I want to make her proud of her sacrifices she made.   Important lif...

Kirk A. Cullimore SLCC's 2021  in-person commencement ceremony will take place Aug. 6 at the Maverik Center. For more information, click here . LEGISLATIVE CHAMPION The Salt Lake Community College Legislative Champion Award honors state legislators who demonstrate through their legislative activities a commitment to advancing and improving higher education for the state. The college’s Legislative Champion is selected at the conclusion of every legislative session. Kirk A. Cullimore Utah State Senate District 9 Salt Lake County Senator Kirk A. Cullimore began his service in the Utah State Senate in 2019. In a short period of time, he quickly earned the confidence of his colleagues and assumed key leadership positions in the legislature. As a first-year lawmaker, Senator Cullimore was appointed chair of the Infrastructure and General Government Appropriations Committee. More recently, he was elected to serve in Senate leadership as the Majority Assistant Whip. In that role, he helps ...

A dominant performance in the NJCAA West District championship match has sent the No. 2 Salt Lake Community College women’s soccer team to the NJCAA tournament. SLCC earned a strong 4-0 win over Cochise College in the West District title match, sending the Bruins to their first-ever berth in the NJCAA tournament. The win boosts Salt Lake to 13-1 overall, with Salt Lake expecting a likely high seed in the upcoming tournament.   “I’m so proud of both teams today for how they battled so hard to get to this point,” said Bruins coach Mark Davis. “We’re so excited to go to the national tournament, and we can’t wait to get started on Monday and start preparing.    Salt Lake dominated the match offensively, posting a 36-1 edge in total shots with a 14-0 margin in shots-on-goal. On the defensive side, SLCC goalie Carli Jager preserved a shutout win.   The Bruins will await their opponent for the upcoming NJCAA national tourney, which will be held June 3-8 in Evans, Georgia. ...

In the course of a season in college sports there is an ebb-and-flow, and occasionally there is an exclamation point that helps define a season. Thursday was that exclamation point for the No. 1 Salt Lake Community College softball team , with the Bruins earning an 8-0 win over the College of Southern Idaho to claim the Region 18 tournament and advance to the upcoming NJCAA National Tournament in Arizona. SLCC is now 51-2 overall with the win and will head into the national tournament as the likely top seed.  The Bruins posted a pair of runs early, with  Rylee Harris-Thorpe  hitting an RBI double to get Salt Lake on the board in the first inning. SLCC added five runs in the third inning, thanks to a  Kaytlyn Cripps  two-run double that upped the Bruin lead to 7-0 after three innings. Harris-Thorpe added an exclamation point on the championship game in the fourth inning, hitting a solo home run. SLCC pitcher  Nya Laing  set the tone for Bruins dominance...