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Utah Tech University is helping fill the need for technology-based education through the Learn & Work in Utah program.

For the first time in its six-year history, the Silicon Slopes tech summit had representation from a polytechnic university in the Beehive State by way of Utah Tech University.

Silicon Slopes held its annual tech summit. Utah Tech University, formerly Dixie State University, is Utah’s only polytechnic school.

As Dixie State University evolves into Utah Tech University, it has partnered with Pluralsight to help university students enhance their education with technology-based skills to enhance their career and future, regardless of area of study.\n

This year has been troublesome for everyone, and that includes two Mock Trial teams from Spring Creek Middle School. They sought to recreate a court-like atmosphere for competition in a year where even the real court system went virtual. Zoom quirks, laptop failures, and slow internet speeds added a level of difficulty that was impossible to practice for. They found the process frustrating at times, but rewarding in the end. Coach Alissa Groll invited me to interview the teams about this year’s event, the challenges they went through, and the big finish: a second-place win at state level...