2024 Friday Summer Schedule

Following the results of the survey from the Friday Summer Schedule Survey, Executive Cabinet approved continuing the Friday Summer Schedule in 2024.

Beginning May 17 - July 26, 2024, the College will be moving to a summer schedule and all physical locations will be closed on Fridays, with the exception of the following buildings: South City Childcare Center, Westpointe Training Center, Jordan Health Science Center, Miller Campus: Corporate Partnership Center, Conference Center, Professional Development Center and Public Safety Education & Training Center, and Taylorsville LAC for athletic camps. This change will provide many employees with the opportunity to work a 4/10 schedule and enjoy a three-day weekend throughout the summer.  

 

Why implement a summer schedule?

Summer schedule is something many colleges and universities have adopted and something SLCC has adopted in the past. Fridays during the summer are especially slow days for many areas of the College. Following the results of a college-wide survey this past fall, there was overwhelming support to continue this schedule following last year’s pilot. Additionally, closing the physical campuses on Fridays allows us to implement some efficiency protocols to reduce energy and water usage and provide our Facilities Services teams access to Friday maintenance days without impacting college operations.

 

How does a 4/10 schedule work?

For full-time employees, the change is spreading a 40-hour work week over four days instead of five. If you typically work 8 a.m. -  5 p.m. Monday - Friday, your 4/10 schedule might instead look like 7:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. Monday - Thursday.  There are a number of variations that can work for each team, and we encourage teams to work together to develop schedules that best meet the service priorities of the department with their leadership.

 

Do I have to work a 4/10 schedule?

Depending on the needs of the team and the work that the employee performs, employees, with supervisor approval, have the option of maintaining a typical five-day schedule, working remotely on Fridays. The remote Friday would count as one of the two hybrid days allowed by SLCC for hybrid/remote work. It is important to note that the College will be physically closed on Fridays, so employees will not have access to campus on Fridays during the summer schedule if their primary work location is not listed as an exception.

 

What about our students?

We are asking all student-facing offices to help us communicate this change. We will be sending communication to all students and prospective students and updating all websites to reflect the summer schedule to ensure our students are in the loop. We will also send messaging asking employees to add an update to their email signatures for the summer in April.

 

There are several holidays during the summer. How will that work?

There are several summer holidays and many fall on Monday. This means many full-time employees working the 4/10 schedule will automatically get four-day weekends around these holidays. For full-time employees, you will receive the 8 hours of holiday leave for each holiday. You have the option of using two hours of vacation pay or adjusting your schedule for the remainder of the week to make up the remaining two hours.

 

I am a part-time employee. How does this affect me?

For our part-time employees, this means you, too, will receive Fridays off this summer. You will work with your supervisor to adjust your schedule to complete your hours over a four-day period instead of the typical five-day schedule. During weeks with holidays, you will have the option of adjusting your schedule to complete your hours over the three days the College is open.

 

I am a faculty member. How does this affect me?

For our faculty members, this means you, too, will receive Fridays off this summer. We will not be holding classes on Fridays during the summer with some exceptions for SLTC and Health Sciences.

 

I’m a supervisor and I have questions.

We encourage supervisors to work directly with their AVP and Vice Presidents. PWC will be providing additional training and support for supervisors including discussion during Supervisor Guidance and Training sessions. We are especially mindful of providing support for employees with small children requiring childcare and supporting supervisors in providing flexibility for these circumstances.

Cookie Decoration Contest Winners

Thank you to all who attended February’s Valentine’s Social hosted by PWC. Congratulations to the winners of the Cookie Decoration Contest. The winners received a gift certificate for a massage at the CHC.

Winners:

1st: Arleth Miramontes, Cookie 16 (A Starry Night)

2rd: Lee Galicia Azamar, Cookie 10 (Shrek)

3rd: Natalie Spendlove, Cookie 12 (Red and blue heart)

Honorable Mention:

Jessica Doyle, Cookie 5 (Colored SLCC)

Chris Martin, Cookie 7 (SLCC 75th Anniversary)

— People and Workplace Culture

New Online Booking Tool

Purchasing, Accounts Payable, and Travel is excited to announce that, effective January 25, 2024, we will be switching to a new online booking tool with our travel agency Collegiate Travel Planners (CTP) called Lightning. This new tool will replace Concur. This new tool has an easy to navigate interface, is faster, and provides additional features, such as booking multiple people at the same time on the same flight and the ability to see what seats on a flight are filled with SLCC travelers.

CONCUR TO LIGHTNING SWITCH-OVER 
Lightning will go live on January 25. To make the switch, our Concur system will need be taken down a few days beforehand. Therefore, Concur will be unavailable starting on January 22. Any flights that need to be booked between January 22 - 25 will need to be done directly with an agent, either by email or phone.

LIGHTNING  TRAINING
In the coming weeks, we will announce training sessions for this new tool. We encourage everyone who is interested to attend.

PROFILE INFORMATION
The information in your profile, such as frequent flyer numbers, reward membership numbers, and KTNs, should transfer from Concur to Lightning. However, we encourage travelers to review their profiles prior to booking in the new system. In addition, if a travel arranger is listed on a profile, it may not transfer to the new system. Travelers may need to login to Lightning and reenter their travel arranger.

Note that this system does not replace Chrome River. You will still need to use Chrome River to create pre-approvals and expense reports. 

If you have any questions, please reach out to either Lisa Bradshaw (lisa.bradshaw@slcc.edu) or Brandon Thomas (brandon.thomas@slcc.edu).

Join the SLCC Cohort-based Learning Community

Knock out your generals quicker than you thought possible.

Complete your general education requirements for: EN, HU, SS, AI, and IG.

 

Full-time status with a part-time schedule.

Gain the benefits of taking 15 credit hours while only taking two classes at a time. All classes are held back to back in the same classroom on the same days. No need to figure out how to put together your schedule. We’ve got you covered.

 

A more structured online experience.

75% of class is done online, when you can and wherever you are.

25% of the time you meet in class, get guidance from your professor, and meet with your peers. It’s just enough to keep you on track while giving you the flexibility you need.

 

A writing course that directly applies to your coursework.

The kind of writing you’ll learn is immediately applicable to the 4-week courses. That’s because the cross-course written assignments are developed with all the professors in the learning community. No more guesswork trying to figure what each professor wants.

 

A shared theme to connect your coursework.

Different disciplines approach topics in different ways. The courses in the learning community share the same theme over the semester. That way you’ll be able to make stronger, better connections — essential skills employers demand from college grads.

 

For those who don’t fit the one-size-fits-all college experience.

Not everyone thrives inside the box. The 4-week cohort “learning community” is for those looking for something outside of it.

 

Contact the Registrar’s Office to enroll in the “4-Week Cohort.”

Registration isn’t open to everyone. It’s only for those who want this experience. Email registration@slcc.edu, call 801-957-4288, or come to Student Center (STC) 270 (or any Enrollment Services location).

Jamboree--Computer Science and Engineering Event

Please join us for the SLCC Computer Science and Engineering Jamboree. Celebrating Student Innovation in Computer Science and Engineering.

Date: Thursday, Dec. 7, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Where: Taylorsville Redwood Campus

Room: Science and Industry Building, SI 101 

Build your network with peers, instructors, and representatives from transfer universities such as the University of Utah. Explore your future in Computer Science and Engineering at SLCC through live demonstrations in Robotics and Programming. 

About the Jamboree 

• The Jamboree showcases software and hardware projects from various courses. 

• It encourages students to be builders and celebrates their early accomplishments. 

• It promotes equity by allowing all students to find out what they will learn in upcoming classes and what successful projects look like. 

• It helps students persist in their studies as they see the bigger picture of where they are now and where they can be in a few years as they progress in their studies. 

• It provides students with information about surrounding universities so they can start planning for successful transfer early on.

Salt Lake Community College Sees Healthy Jump in New Student Enrollment

With the 2023-2024 academic year well underway, Salt Lake Community College’s (SLCC) new student enrollment increased by a robust 6.35% from last fall, for a total of 3,686 new students. Overall, student enrollment is now at 26,764.

“We’re thrilled to see so many high school students enrolling and taking advantage of our small, affordable classes as they figure out their educational and career paths,” said SLCC President Deneece G. Huftalin. 

“The pandemic years were hard on our student body and enrollment, and now the energy and buzz of students can be felt across all our campuses.”

SLCC’s Latinx/Hispanic student enrollment is also at an all-time high with 24.2% of students identifying as such. These enrollment levels are leading the way as SLCC strives to earn the designation as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI), which requires 25% of the student body to identify as Latinx/Hispanic. SLCC is currently an emerging HSI.

“It has been a big year for SLCC, as we’ve celebrated our 75th anniversary and opened a new campus in Herriman to continue our mission to increase access to higher education,” said Huftalin. The Herriman campus, a unique collaboration with the University of Utah, currently serves 846 students. Huftalin added, “As awareness about this campus increases, and the area continues to grow, we anticipate climbing enrollment on our Herriman Campus.”

Volunteers Needed for STEM Outreach Booth at FanX

 

Attention Students, faculty and staff: Join SLCC for a STEM Outreach Event at FanX’s KidCon and earn a pass to FanX if you volunteer at least 5 hours. 

Volunteers are needed to staff the booth and run STEM activities for three days of the event:

Thursday, Sept. 21, 2 to 9 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 22, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 23, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

For full/part-time SLCC faculty and staff needed to manage the booth. See a list of jobs and responsibilities here. 

Click on the links to sign up for either Thursday, Friday or Saturday. 

For students, faculty staff to run the activities, see a list of jobs and responsibilities here.

    Some of the activities include: 

        -Slime making with the Chemistry department

        -Drive Wall-e through the trash maze 

        -Planetarium shows. Learn about “A Galaxy Close, Close, Nearby” Mandalorian style

        -Hands-on interactive demos

        -We will also be giving away swag and having a mad scientist photo booth

Click on the links to sign up for either Thursday, Friday or Saturday. 

The deadline to volunteer is Sept 15.

Age requirement for volunteers 18 years and up. 

You do not need any special knowledge or skills to participate but there will be some simple training and need to volunteer a certain number of hours at the convention to get a Fanx pass. 

There are a limited number of volunteer passes. The pass gets the volunteer in the building and access to the vendor floor for all three days. It does not include backstage access or access to panels, celebrities or photo ops. 

Please leave younger children at home. A regular Fanx pass allows kids under 10 in free with the holder but the volunteer pass will only get the volunteer in. We are promoting and representing SLCC and volunteers need to be directly affiliated with SLCC and not the children of students/faculty.

Please contact Janalee Harrison to get involved Janalee.harrison@slcc.edu, SI 275