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  West Jordan High School Students Perform at the Samoan Ava History Celebration at  SLCC Taylorsville Campus Salt Lake Community College has been celebrating the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) heritage month throughout the month of April—usually celebrated in May. The celebrations hosted by various student clubs provided the opportunity to all people from AAPI ancestry and the diasporic communities from those geographic regions as well as the community, to celebrate the AAPI culture, traditions and history. SLCC community learning the art of making lei's “It is wonderful that we have a month to showcase our culture with the rest of the student body,” says Mone Langui, President of the Pacific Unity Association (PUA) Club. Aye Chan, President of the Asian Student Association, mirrors Mone’s sentiment saying, “to have a month where we get to display and share our culture with our peers is extremely meaningful.” Chef  Wan Ho Koi teaching SLCC community how to ma...

  Models taking the runway at SLCC's Annual Fashion Show In a display of whimsy and color, students from Salt Lake Community College’s Fashion Institute showcased their creativity on the runway at South City Campus on April 22.  With styles inspired by clowns, Ugly Betty and Alice in Wonderland, the annual fashion show was a culmination of months of hard work by SLCC's fashion design students. Each senior design student in the Collection Production class is required to create 10 pieces of clothing as their final project. The class begins in the fall with students finding their inspiration and drawing sketches, to creating and sewing their designs in the spring, and ending with presenting their designs at the fashion show. “It's just really cool to see students and see what they've come up with because they've been working all year since the fall on this,” says Breeann Ross, one of the three Fashion Production students who put on this event. The Fashion Production cl...

Provost Graduates of Excellence is a prestigious distinction that recognizes hard work, commitment and selflessness. One student is selected from each school and General Studies. Many students apply to receive this honor. These students have excellent GPAs and typically receive scholarships and awards for their academic achievements. They have demonstrated leadership skills and a dedication to serving others, in addition to other notable achievements related to the creative arts, athletic excellence or involvement in SLCC beyond the classroom. Amanda Lee School of Science, Mathematics and Engineering Geology Neither of my parents went to college. I never graduated from high school, so it never crossed my mind that I could go to college. After decades of battling poor decisions and toxic cycles, I sought help. I broke the cycles, obtained my GED and registered for SLCC. My journey has taught me to let go of what I had left behind to move forward. This degree means so much more to me tha...

Provost Graduates of Excellence is a prestigious distinction that recognizes hard work, commitment and selflessness. One student is selected from each school and General Studies. Many students apply to receive this honor. These students have excellent GPAs and typically receive scholarships and awards for their academic achievements. They have demonstrated leadership skills and a dedication to serving others, in addition to other notable achievements related to the creative arts, athletic excellence or involvement in SLCC beyond the classroom. Trelynn Gehringer Gail Miller School of Business Business Management I was a teen mom and an addict. I wanted to go to school but didn’t want to cause financial stress on my family and kids. I found SLCC and soon discovered that it was the perfect fit for my educational needs. By early 2020, I applied, enrolled and was set to start at the college, but then COVID hit. I was furloughed from my job, the college shut down and everything went fully re...

  Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) was one of three Utah colleges to receive funding from Talent Ready Utah to develop new Utah Works programs serving the transportation and manufacturing industries.     Talent Ready, which is housed within the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE), awarded $873,090 to SLCC, Bridgerland Technical College and Weber State University.   “This grant allows us to offer a broader range of short-term workforce certificate programs and training that align with the needs of the local job market,” explains Rick Bouillon, associate vice president, SLCC Workforce and Development. “These programs are designed in collaboration with industry leaders to provide students with the skills and knowledge necessary to enter the workforce.”   This grant removes financial barriers by covering the cost of tuition for any Utah resident interested in pursuing training in these certificate programs. “This increases accessibility, allowing more students...