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  Less than two weeks into the Summer Bridge Program in June, Carla Ramirez could already see a difference coming fresh from high school to sitting at a desk on a college campus. “In high school, teachers didn’t encourage me to participate,” says Ramirez, 18, a graduate of West High School. “Even if I did, I didn’t feel like I had a voice. Here, I feel like I can talk to anyone.” Same goes for her close friend Anahi Padilla, 18, also a West grad. “Here I’m encouraged to speak up and have my own opinions,” she says. “I really like that about this program. It’s really engaging.” Carla Ramirez Anahi Padilla That’s exactly what organizers of the annual Summer Bridge program hope happens with the more than 160 recent high school grads who will be Salt Lake Community College students this fall. The goal of Bridge on college campuses across the country is to orient historically underserved students – first-generation, racially marginalized, undocumented, LGBTQAI+ and low-income students –...

  SLCC's 2021 in-person commencement ceremony will take place Aug. 6 at the Maverik Center. For more information, click  here . Keynote Speaker Tim Huval Humana chief administrative officer Life’s greatest lessons are not found in success but in adversity. Tim Huval has known both. Success came through hard work to rise to the top of the health insurance industry. Adversity came through a 12-month health crisis and near-death experience less than two years ago. The one-time SLCC student and college administrator, now chief administrative officer at Humana, fell ill with a debilitating sickness that confounded medical professionals. He ultimately was in a coma, breathing through a tracheotomy tube with a ventilator, and the worst was feared. Over the course of nearly a year, Tim rallied and recovered. Through the process he gained greater appreciation for life and its myriad opportunities to connect with others. It was deeply impactful and scary, he says. “My hope is that ...

  SLCC's 2021 in-person commencement ceremony will take place Aug. 6 at the Maverik Center. For more information, click  here . Honorary Doctorates   Salt Lake Community College has been awarding Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degrees to deserving individuals since 1955. The SLCC Board of Trustees selects two outstanding individuals in the community who have achieved distinction, made extraordinary contributions to their professional fields and made a meaningful impact in their communities and/or to higher education to receive this honor. Terry L. Grant Former President, KeyBank Utah Market Since age 11, Terry Grant has had an appreciation for teamwork and other cultures when his parents joined Amway Corporation and, with all hands-on deck, his family built a strong, direct-sales organization. Later, on a mission for his church, he learned to deal with rejection and the importance of knowing one’s strengths and weaknesses. With those skills in his back pocket, Ter...

  SLCC's 2021 in-person commencement ceremony will take place Aug. 6 at the Maverik Center. For more information, click  here . Honorary Doctorates   Salt Lake Community College has been awarding Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degrees to deserving individuals since 1955. The SLCC Board of Trustees selects two outstanding individuals in the community who have achieved distinction, made extraordinary contributions to their professional fields and made a meaningful impact in their communities and/or to higher education to receive this honor. Jerry M.Taylor, Founder, Taylor Electric Edna Anderson-Taylor , Former KSL-TV Host   Hard work and a passion for what you do are the keys to success for Jerry and Edna Taylor. These principles aided Edna in developing her career and in helping her to heal during a difficult time in her life. Her husband, Jerry, also used these beliefs to help him build a wildly successful electrical contracting business in Utah. The Taylors...

  The Utah System of Higher Education (USHE ) is an integral connection between the Utah Board of Higher Education and Utah's public colleges and universities.  The USHE Resolution to Support and Celebrate Juneteenth  is significant as it acknowledges the day when enslaved peoples in Texas learned of the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Lincoln more than two years earlier.  We celebrate Juneteenth as our newest federal holiday and look forward to the national attention that will bring to the issue of systemic racism.   As a curator of knowledge and advanced learning, Salt Lake Community College is committed to providing an inclusive and correct account of history as well as a safe and inviting environment for African American, African and Black students, faculty and staff. SLCC acknowledges that not affirming diverse cultural identities and histories reinforces racism and its adverse impacts on society.   As an institution, we actively wor...