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Salt Lake Community College announces partnership to offer training programs to local companies

Submitted by David Wells, Senior Web Producer
Wednesday, April 25th, 2012, 2:49pm

The following is a press release from Salt Lake Community College.

Corporate Solutions at Salt Lake Community College has formed a partnership with Development Dimensions International (DDI) to provide leadership, workforce and customer service training programs to local companies.

The collaboration with DDI, a human resource consulting firm widely recognized for leadership and management training programs that improve employee performance, gives the Salt Lake Valley business community access to programs that they otherwise would have to train in-house or hire trainers to travel to their sites.

Corporate Solutions is offering DDI courses this spring to assist local companies that include:

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Leonardo offering free membership for educators

Submitted by Brittany Green-Miner, Fox 13 Web Content Producer
Wednesday, April 11th, 2012, 3:34pm

Local teachers can now get into The Leonardo museum for free.

All kindergarten through 12th grade and home school educators are eligible for unlimited admission, unlimited guest passes and members-only events.

Educators can sign up for the free membership at the admissions office of the musem with a document of employment as an educator.

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Utah’s public universities raising tuition rates again

Submitted by Brittany Green-Miner, Fox 13 Web Content Producer
Friday, March 30th, 2012, 7:50pm

Despite increased funding from the Utah State Legislature, students at Utah’s public universities will be paying higher tuition next year.

The State Board of Regents held a meeting on Friday and approved tuition increases for Utah’s public universities. According to a news release from the Utah Dept. of Higher Education, the average increase in tuition is 5.6 percent for 15 credit hours, which is the lowest increase in more than a decade.

Although the Utah State Legislature increased the higher education budget for the first time since 2008, Bill Sederburg, Commissioner of Higher Education, said that tuition has to be raised to meet the demand of enrollment growth.

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Members of Judge Memorial girl's basketball team suspended for drinking

Submitted by Brittany Green-Miner, Fox 13 Web Content Producer
Thursday, March 8th, 2012, 3:33pm

More than half the girl's basketball team at Judge Memorial Catholic High School is in trouble after an incident in St. George last week.

Administrators say the girls were celebrating a birthday in a hotel room after a state tournament game when they were caught drinking alcohol, which is against the code of conduct at Judge Memorial.

The girls have been placed on disciplinary contracts and are suspended for the next two athletic competitions.

"We recognize our kids are kids. Their brains are not fully formed. They're not like many other kids in the world. What I like to think is we hold kids accountable, whether they're kids or they're the 53-year-old principal sitting here," said Rick Bartman, principal at Judge Memorial High School.

According to the disciplinary contracts, if the students are caught drinking or using drugs again, they could be expelled.

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U of U EAE program is third in the nation

Submitted by Brittany Green-Miner, Fox 13 Web Content Producer
Friday, March 2nd, 2012, 4:23pm

The University of Utah's Entertainment Arts and Engineering Program ranks third in the nation according to the Princeton Review.

The U's EAE program, currently in its fifth year in existence, ranks behind MIT and USC.

EAE students at the U study video games, computer animation, film and special effects and each graduates with a published video game to his credit.

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SLCA treats audiences to unlikely pairing of classical Mass and bluegrass music

Submitted by Meredith Forres... on Tuesday, February 7th, 10:52 am

The following is a press release from Salt Lake Choral Artists.

It’s not every day you hear a Mass that blends Benediction with banjo, mixes Appalachia with Agnus Dei or calls for gumption in the Gloria. Carol Barnett, composer and friend of Dr. Brady Allred (Salt Lake Choral Artists conductor and Artistic Director), is pleased and honored that the SLCA will treat Utah audiences to her unlikely pairing of classical Mass and bluegrass with  “The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass” on Feb. 24 at the Park City Community Church and Feb.25 at Libby Gardner Hall in Salt Lake City.
    

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USU, U students showcase undergraduate research

Submitted by Brittany Green-Miner, Fox 13 Web Content Producer
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012, 4:24pm

Students from the University of Utah and Utah State University were at the state capitol Tuesday to show off their research.

Students showcased some of their research projects, including using rocket science to help doctors during breast cancer surgery and preventing outbreaks of the plague, at  Undergraduate Research Day.

"We've got a lot of science going on today. We're looking at cancer nano particles," said Jill Baeder, Assistant Research Director at the University of Utah. "We have a high school student here  that's been working with our chemistry department. A number of wonderful projects ranging from biology to medicine."

The Undergraduate Research Day began eleven years ago as a way to show legislators what students are involved in at the two universities.

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