[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 59 (Thursday, April 12, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H3195]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE'S OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

  (Mrs. LOVE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. LOVE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Salt Lake Community 
College, also known as SLCC, for its leadership in making it more 
affordable to residents in Utah to earn a degree or certificate.
  Early this month opened Open Education Week, and I would like to 
highlight ``Open SLCC,'' an initiative that started in 2014 and has 
grown to more than 600 open sections across a wide range of 
foundational courses online.
  To date, Open SLCC has saved $5.8 million for over 40,000 students by 
using Open Educational Resources, or OER, as an alternative to costly 
textbooks. This is truly remarkable.
  Combined with SLCC's promise, where the community college covers the 
tuition and fees for students with significant financial needs, SLCC is 
effectively addressing issues of access and affordability to help 
students complete college and compete in our workforce. I salute SLCC 
for this winning combination.
  I also want to congratulate Mr. Jason Pickavance at SLCC for hosting 
the first ``State of the OER Conference'' in February. This is a great 
example of collaboration among education leaders in Utah and nationally 
to address college affordability and completion issues.

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