Blog Archives - SkillsUSA-Utah

ULSC Official Contest Clothing

3/13/2017

OFFICIAL CONTEST CLOTHING:
Just a reminder to have every contestant in the appropriate SkillsUSA clothing at the state conference. Refer to your individual contest in the 2017-18 National Technical Standards if you need clarification on clothing requirements. Clothing penalties will be assessed for improper contest clothing.

SLCC Campus Policies

3/13/2017

SLCC CAMPUS POLICIES:
Our wonderful hosts at Salt Lake Community College have asked me to remind all participants of the visitor policies that will be enforced during the state conference.

Parking is limited to “general parking” areas. Do not park in any restricted or limited use stalls unless you have the appropriate vehicle designation. Buses must be parked in the parking lots North of the LAC building.
No “outside” food may be consumed in the SLCC Student Center. (Example: Do not order or bring a pizza into the student center, and yes, SkillsUSA Utah has been fined for this in the past!)
- The only exception to this rule, is if a contestant or advisor has a special/specific diet due to medical or religious reasons and food they need is not available on campus.
No portable furniture is allowed in any SLCC campus building. (Example, folding lawn/beach chairs.)
No signs, posters or tape can be applied to any walls or bulletin boards of any building.

SLCC wants to thank you for your cooperation. Let’s all be pleasant guests during our visit on the campuses of Salt Lake Community College.

ULSC Education Team Leader Luncheon & Mandatory Meeting

3/13/2017

All Education Team Leaders are required to attend the Ed Team Leader Luncheon and mandatory meeting held in the SLCC Main Campus Student Center, Room 130 at 1:00 pm on Thursday, March 23rd. We will share a buffet lunch, discuss contest concerns, and distribute name badge packets / judge appreciation gifts.

Going Paperless At State Conference

3/13/2017

Once again, we will be going paperless at the state conference, which means the contest updates, conference agenda, bus schedule, SLCC campus maps, contest schedule/building/room assignments, awards program, etc. are only available on our state website on our ULSC Page by CLICKING HERE

*LET ME BE CLEAR*: We will not be printing maps or schedules at the state conference this year, so go to the state website and print your own documents before you leave for Salt Lake or view the documents electronically on your electronic device.

Alternates/Substitutions, Observers & Models

3/12/2017

ALTERNATES/SUBSTITUTIONS: The substitutions procedure this year will be different than previous years:

If the student you are wishing to use as an alternate/substitute IS NOT a SkillsUSA Member, they cannot be utilized as Alternates.
All Substitutions will be completed through myself (Angie Day - angelee.day@gmail.com) or the State Director (skillsusa.utahstatedirector@gmail.com) by:
1. Emailing us the School Name, Contestant Name, and Contest Name of the Student that will be Dropping Out, and the School Name, Student's Name, and Contest Name for the Alternate you would like to use as a substitute.
2. We will swap them out accordingly and send you a confirmation email when it is completed.

OBSERVERS: Observers will not be required to register this year. If you have anyone that wishes to support the Contestants and our Organization, they are allowed to attend.

MODELS: Models will not be required to register for contests this year. Contestants that need a model will need to remember to bring someone with them. It is preferred that the model be a Member of SkillsUSA, but it is not required.

ULSC Late Membership Registration Policy

3/12/2017

LATE MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION POLICY:
We have had a few requests to utilize students registered as Members after March 1st, 2017 as Substitutions. They do not allow this on the National Level. However, we MAY allow them to compete on the State Level with the following Understanding:

They will not be able to qualify for a Gold Medal (Only Silver Medal and below), and will not be eligible to compete at Nationals.
We have attached the page out of our policy manual explaining this in more detail. It can also be found on our State Website by CLICKING HERE or copying the following link into your web browser: http://www.utahskillsusa.org/uploads/8/1/2/7/81273014/late_membership_registrant_policy_3-6-17.pdf

ULSC Resumes

3/12/2017

RESUMES:

We will not be storing contestant resumes on our website, or providing an 'Online Template/Submission' option. We have provided some template EXAMPLES on our website if students need them, but contestants may use their own template/design as long as it is a FORMATTED, TYPED, PROFESSIONAL looking resume.
ALL CONTESTANTS MUST BRING A PRINTED COPY OF THEIR RESUME TO THE PRE-CONTEST MEETING. We also STRONGLY encourage them to store it electronically either in their email, on a USB, the 'Cloud', Google Drive, Etc. just in case they lose their hard copy and need to print another one.

ULSC Campus & Building Maps

3/12/2017

CAMPUS MAPS:
We have posted every campus map that we could find available for all contests locations on our ULSC page on our State Website. You can access them by

1ST CHECKING THE DATE, TIME AND LOCATION OF YOUR CONTEST ON THE CONTEST STATUS SHEET! You’ll need to know what map you need. THEN
CLICKING HERE and scrolling down. In the middle column, there is a ‘CAMPUS MAPS FOR CONTEST LOCATIONS’ Section, and opening the zip/pdf file pertaining to the campus your contest is located, and opening it.
- UVU & DATC Campuses do not have Individual Building Maps, Only Campus Maps
- All other campuses have the all of the contest building maps saved in a zip file that you can open and locate the campus and building map for your contest.
- **If the map you are looking for is not available on our website, there wasn’t one for us to provide. Please arrive EARLY to give yourself plenty of time to locate the Building and Room number of your contest.
You can also copy and paste the following link into your web browser to be routed to our ULSC page: http://www.utahskillsusa.org/2017-utah-leadership--skills-competition-ulsc.html

ULSC Contest Updates

3/12/2017

CONTEST UPDATES
To view contest updates you can:

Go to: http://2017contestupdates.blogspot.com/ OR
Go to our State Website (www.utahskillsusa.org) and hover your mouse over the ‘CONFERENCES & EVENTS’ option on our top menu. This will produce a short drop down menu where you can locate and click ‘2017 CONTEST UPDATES’ OR
Go to our ULSC Page (By CLICKING HERE)and click the GIANT RED BUTTON that says ‘2017 CONTEST UPDATES’

All Contest Updates for the 2017 SkillsUSA Utah Leadership and Skills Competition will be posted through this Page. On the right side of the page you can sign up to receive emails whenever a Contest is Updated. This will sign you up to receive emails for ALL contests. There is not a way to subscribe to a specific contest. If you do not want to receive emails, just check the page on your own, and often.

To view updates, click on the name of a specific contest to view updates for that contest. You can also Search for updates containing key words in the ‘Search’ box.

Contest Status Sheet

3/12/2017

CONTEST STATUS SHEET - (This is the list of contests with the locations and times.)
The list of state conference contests and the proposed contest sites as presently constituted are available on the State Website ULSC Page by:

Clicking the GIANT RED BUTTON that says, ‘CLICK HERE TO OPEN THE 2017 CONTEST STATUS SHEET’ in the middle of our ULSC Page OR
CLICK HERE to be routed to our ULSC Page. OR
Copy and paste the following link into your web browser: http://www.utahskillsusa.org/2017-utah-leadership--skills-competition-ulsc.html

ULSC General Agenda

3/12/2017

‘GENERAL’ STATE CONFERENCE AGENDA
The ‘General’ State Conference Agenda is available by:

CLICKING HERE OR
Copying and pasting the following link into your web browser:
- http://www.utahskillsusa.org/uploads/8/1/2/7/81273014/general_schedule_2-3-17.pdf OR
Going to our ULSC Page in the right column and clicking the Red Button that says ‘General Schedule’

ULSC Transportation & Busing Schedule

3/12/2017

ULSC TRANSPORTATION:
This year we will be providing bus service to the following state conference contest locations. The SLCC Miller Campus, the SLCC Meadowbrook Campus, Granite Technical Institute, SLCC South City Campus and East High School and Mountainlands ATC.

VERY IMPORTANT: If your contest is not held at the SLCC Taylorsville/Redwood campus or one of the locations listed above, it is the responsibility of the advisor/school/district to provide transportation to and from the contest site! This includes contest sites at Ogden Weber ATC, Davis ATC, Utah Valley University, the Iron Workers Training Center, etc. Please plan accordingly.

BUSING SCHEDULE
We have added some buses to our bus routes.
The bus schedule can be found by: (JENNIFER WILL SEND TO ME MON 3/13 AFTER 10AM)

CLICKING HERE OR
Copying and pasting the following link into your web browser: http://www.utahskillsusa.org/uploads/8/1/2/7/81273014/skillsusa_bus_routes_032417.pdf OR
Going to our ULSC Page in the right Column and Clicking the Red Button that says ‘Bus Routes & Schedule’

Student Officer Applications & Scholarship Opportunities

3/12/2017

STUDENT OFFICER APPLICATIONS:
Please invite any students and/or contestants wishing to run as a Student Officer to fill out our online application by:

CLICKING HERE OR
Copying and Pasting the following link into their web browser: http://www.utahskillsusa.org/student-officer-application.html OR
Going to our State Website (http://www.utahskillsusa.org) > Hover over ‘About Us’ > Hover over ‘Organization’ from the drop down menu > Clicking ‘Student Officer Team’ from the submenu > Scrolling to the bottom right and clicking the ‘Apply Now’ Button.

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:
The Marsha Daves Memorial Scholarship award is a $1,000 scholarship plus stipend for travel to be recognized either at a state event or NLSC.

Qualifications: must be a current SkillsUSA State Officer and a high school senior or non-senior college post-secondary student. The award is paid directly to the post-secondary institution and must be claimed by the end of the next academic year following the award.

Please visit here for all our current scholarship opportunities:
http://www.skillsusa.org/membership-resources/scholarships-financial-aid

ULSC Early Contests

3/12/2017

EARLY CONTEST DATES:
We hope that everyone has been checking the Contest Status Sheet and Contest Updates page as requested, but just in case, PLEASE take note of the DATE, TIMES, and LOCATIONS of the following Contests:

Industrial Motor Control:
- Pre-Contest Meeting: Wed. 3/15/17 @ 5:00pm
- Contest: Thu. 3/16/17 @ 8:00am
- Utah Valley University (UVU) / 800 W. University Pkwy. Orem / Gunther Technology Bldg. GT517
Mechatronics:
- Pre-Contest Meeting: Wed. 3/15/17 @ 5:00pm
- Contest: Thu. 3/16/17 @ 8:00am
- Utah Valley University (UVU) / 800 W. University Pkwy. Orem / Gunther Technology Bldg. GT517
Robotics & Automation Technology:
- Pre-Contest Meeting: Wed. 3/15/17 @ 5:00pm
- Contest: Thu. 3/16/17 @ 8:00am
- Utah Valley University (UVU) / 800 W. University Pkwy. Orem / Gunther Technology Bldg. GT517
Engineering Technology:
- Pre-Contest Meeting: At Time of Contest
- Contest: Thu. 3/16/17 @ 2:00pm
- Utah Valley University (UVU) / 800 W. University Pkwy. Orem / Computer Science Bldg. Rm CS 714

ULSC Headquarters Information

3/12/2017

HEADQUARTERS INFORMATION:

WHERE: Room 219 of the Student Center of the SLCC Redwood Campus.
WHEN: Doors will open at 7:30AM BOTH Thursday, March 23rd & Friday, March 24th.
CONTACT INFO: utahskillsusa@gmail.com or (385) 212-4727
- State Director (Richard Wittwer) : (435) 590-8386 or skillsusa.utahstatedirector@gmail.com

ULSC Check-In

3/12/2017

Advisors: Upon their arrival at the SLCC Taylorsville/redwood campus, all advisors are required to come to the SkillsUSA Utah conference headquarters located in room 219 to verify conference registration/payment and to pick-up an advisor’s appreciation gift.

3/13/2017 MESSAGE

3/12/2017

Hello Everyone! I wanted to send out one last message before our upcoming State Competition to communicate last minute details and reminders. Please click the links below for information about the following topics:

GOING PAPERLESS AT STATE CONFERENCE
CHECK-IN
HEADQUARTERS INFORMATION
EDUCATION TEAM LEADER LUNCHEON AND MANDATORY MEETING
SLCC CAMPUS POLICIES
EARLY CONTEST DATES
OFFICIAL CONTEST CLOTHING
STUDENT OFFICER APPLICATIONS & SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
ULSC TRANSPORTATION & BUSING SCHEDULE
‘GENERAL’ STATE CONFERENCE AGENDA
CONTEST STATUS SHEET - (This is the list of contests with the locations and times.)
CONTEST UPDATES
CAMPUS MAPS
RESUMES
LATE MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION POLICY
ALTERNATES/SUBSTITUTIONS, OBSERVERS, & MODELS

Thank you all for your efforts and precious time dedicated to this event and the SkillsUSA Organization. You are what make us what we are! We truly appreciate all that you do!

Warm regards,

Richard Wittwer
SkillsUSA Utah State Director