| Show T. T Meadowbrook Campus Ribbon Cutting r Laree Mecham Contributing Writer Salt Lake Community Colleges College's Meadowbrook Campus commenced operations in the summer of 2002 The campus campus cam cam- pus located at S. S held its official open open house and ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday September 17 2003 Meadowbrook serves students and houses several industrial programs such as Diesel Systems Technology formerly Heavy Duty Mechanics Environmental Technology Professional Truck Driving and andall andall andall all the apprentice programs Its staff also administers the prison program which currently employs 11 time full-time faculty members Executive Assistant to the Vice President of Academic Services Julie Curtis says Three Thre of the great things about this campus are the parking parking parking park park- ing and tech high-tech classrooms hy f dl A aV 0 i 7 y u m p 4 I q rw r ri i sY rn w M 4 r a ti 3 ti s. s r t 1 nv r 1 H HA A. A i rr w S t k Y mow Photo by Laree Mecham At other campuses they're called smart classrooms Meadowbrook also has a flight simulator for the professional pilot program a library a computer computer computer com com- puter lab and several specialty labs The festivities for the formal opening included a program conducted conducted conducted con con- ducted by Director of External Prison Programs and Meadowbrook Operations Mark A. A Wheatley It featured a welcome welcome welcome wel wel- come by President Judd Morgan and comments by ATE Director Elwood Chairman of the Board of South Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce Thorn Thom and guest speaker Robert J. J Grow Grow a former president of Geneva Steel and Board Member of Envision Utah spoke on the disposable society we all live in He mentioned ancient Greeks believed four elements earth wind fire and water were unlimited Grow spoke of new technologies like levitation levitation lev- lev and said Every teacher here could make far more money elsewhere they're died in the wool visionaries who want to tomake tomake make the world a better place The plan was to move the celebration celebration celebration cel cel- outdoors for the ribbon cutting However the timing of a much needed cloud-burst cloud dampened dampened dampened damp damp- ened that idea and the ceremony was moved to the lobby The outdoor canopy sat empty and guests moved to the next building building building build build- ing to enjoy the light buffet while Justin Cash guitar and David Halliday tenor saxophone saxophone saxophone saxo saxo- phone provided the ambiance A prize drawing gave several lucky guests mugs hats or sweatshirts Then a group o of staff and guests assembled in the parking lot for a hybrid environmentally environmentally environmentally environ environ- mentally friendly bus test ride Right on cue the skies cleared C |
