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Utah students competing in SkillsUSA at Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake Community College recently hosted the yearly State SkillsUSA competition throughout various campuses. Hundreds of High School and post-secondary students had the opportunity to showcase their skills and talents, which they have been acquiring and fostering through the guidance of their professors during the academic year. Prepared with their knowledge and relevant tools to their field, students competed against their counterparts to showcase their skills and earn themselves a place in nationals, which will take place in Atlanta, Georgia, in June 2023. SLCC students, who are no strangers to SkillsUSA competition, participated in 23 contests out of the 80+ categories, individually and in teams. There were 55 SLCC students representing the institution and 38 of them placed in the top three. The placements look as follows: 19 contestants placed first in their categories, 11 contestants placed second, and eight SL...

  PRESS RELEASE Who needs Hollywood. Utah film students will soon have access to the same state-of-the-art technology being seen in movies and television series like the new “Marvel” releases and “The Mandalorian.”     The School of Arts, Communication & Media (SACM) at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is building the first virtual production studio in the state with a higher education focus.   “This is the crown jewel for our film program and will prepare our students for the increasing demand by local and regional industry for skilled artists and technicians in this arena,” said SACM’s Dean Richard Scott, who is also exploring ways of increasing access to this technology for the local film community.   The SLCC Virtual Production Studio will be centered around a large digital wall composed of LED light panels that allow actors to perform in front of imagery that can be changed and adjusted in real-time. With a click of a button, massive virtual landscape...

Senator Luz Escamilla Senator Luz Escamilla’s deep appreciation for education stems from her parents, who worked hard to provide opportunities for themselves and their children. Both her mother and father attended college in Mexico and earned PhDs in chemical engineering. “Education was always part of our lives,” she says.   At an early age Senator Escamilla realized her path to success depended on going to college. Before her election as Utah’s first Latina and immigrant state senator in 2008, she earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Marketing and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Utah. Now in her fifth term in the Utah State Senate, Senator Escamilla serves on the Senate leadership team as the Senate Minority Leader. She is also the co-chair of Utah’s Women in the Economy Commission, and she is a managing partner at ESCATEC Solutions, which helps organizations improve their customers’ experience.   Senator Escamilla believes that SLCC, an emerging Hi...

John and Joanne Parrish Mention SLCC to John Parrish, and you can expect a long and passionate conversation, "I could talk about SLCC all day!" says John. Utah natives, John and his wife, Joanne, are adamant about “changing the lives of students” at SLCC. "It is an amazing place that does wonderful things for our community,” says John.   John and Joanne believe deeply in the power of education. The John and Joanne Parrish Scholarship fund at SLCC has positively impacted dozens of SLCC students. " Seeing how our dollars are changing the lives is inspiring and humbling,” he says.    Retired, John and Joanne these days spend their time investing in Utah’s community. In 2008 they started the John M. Parrish Foundation, where they develop partnerships with local groups devoted to improving access to mental health services and aiding in addiction recovery. Some of the groups they have worked with include Salt Lake City’s 4 th  Street Clinic, Fit to Recover and Impact Ment...

Alexa Rosales Guifarro Name: Alexa Rosales Guifarro Pronouns: She/Her/Ella Age: 19 Major: Associate in Social Work  Academic goals: To graduate and transfer to the BSW program at the University of Utah. Dream job: As a Social worker working with either immigrants or survivors of domestic violence. Plan B: Do something related to the social services area. Why higher education? To be able to have the job I have dreamed of and repay the sacrifices that my parents have made for me to have a better life than they did. Why SLCC: It is accessible and gives me the flexibility I need between my life, work, and school. "Graduating from college is a big deal. My parents are more excited than I am for commencement, I am shy and don't feel comfortable with attention, but I am doing it for my parents. This is the achievement of all the sacrifices they've made." Alexa Rosales Guifarro What motivates you or inspires you at school or in life: Knowing that I am not alone in an...