Posts from April, 2016

Eastern Wyoming College announces that summer hours will begin on May 16, 2016. Hours will be Monday through Thursday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm and 8:00 am – 1:00 pm on Friday. These hours will be in effect through August 12.

Summer hours for the EWC Fitness Center will begin May 8, 2016 through August 30, 2016. Monday through Friday 5:00 am to 12:00 pm and 4:00pm to 8:00 pm. Saturday the Fitness Center will be closed and Sunday hours will be 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

Eastern Wyoming College is pleased to announce the annual commencement ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 7, 2016 at 2:00 pm at the EWC Campus in Douglas, Wyoming.

A reception for graduates and  their families and friends will follow the ceremony.

High School Equivalency Certificate graduates will also be recognized during the ceremony.

For more information on the Commencement Ceremony, please call the College at 307.624.7000.

Ryder Velasquez

The Eastern Wyoming College Lancer golf team recently hosted their annual spring tournament.  The Lancers won the tournament with a two-day total of 587 above second place McCook Community College who scored 609.

“I was really pleased with how the team shot on day one as we ended the day three under,” shared Coach Zach Smith.  “It is always good to win at home and it was a great team effort.”

The Lancers were led by freshmen Ryder Velasquez, South Ogden, UT and Adrian Torres, Madrid, Spain, who tied for 2^nd place with a two-day score of 146.  Other scores for the Lancers were as follows:

Adrian Torres

Logan Harrison, sophomore, Cheyenne, WY – 149, 4^th
Eric Lovell, freshman, Greeley, CO – 152, tied 7^th
Denton Shaw, freshman, Lusk, WY – 152, tied 7^th

The team will travel to the final tournament of the season May 1 in Riverton, WY, hosted by Central Wyoming College.

Eastern Wyoming College is pleased to announce that the 67^th annual commencement ceremony will be held on Friday, May 6, 2016 at 7:00 pm in the EWC Fine Arts Auditorium in Torrington, Wyoming.

The commencement ceremony will begin at 7:00 pm with a processional provided by Janet Howard, Pianist.  Mr. Rick Vonburg, Division Chair Business and Technology, Instructor; will serve as the Director of Ceremonies.  The National Anthem will be sung by EWC Student Peyton Lenz.

Dr. Rick Patterson, President, will then provide a welcome and introduce special guests.  Mr. Kyle Sabourin, EWC Student Senate President, will provide a welcome on behalf of the students.

Eastern Wyoming College Foundation President, Todd Peterson will then present the 2016 Distinguished Alumnus Award and an address will be provided by the recipient.

Dr. Michelle Landa, Vice President for Academic Services, will present the candidates for graduation.  Following will be the presentation of certificates and degrees by Ms. Angie Chavez, member of the EWC Board of Trustees.

A reception for graduates and their families will follow the ceremony in the EWC Cafeteria.

A ceremony will be held to honor the High School Equivalency Certificate graduates on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 6:00 pm in Tebbet rooms 131-132.

For more information on the Commencement Ceremony, please call the College at 307.532.8200.

KaylaRae Lawrence, EWC student and GEAR UP Alumni Leadership Academy selection

Eastern Wyoming College GEAR UP and Veterinary Technology student KaylaRae Lawrence, sophomore, from Riverton, WY; has been selected to participate in the national GEAR UP Alumni Leadership Academy (GUALA).

GUALA is a 12-month leadership development program for alumni of the federal GEAR UP program. The selected Alumni leaders will travel to Washington, DC, in June and receive training on grassroots advocacy, social media advocacy, and leadership skills during a week-long retreat. The Alumni leaders will return home to work toward creating positive changes in the education policy for the younger GEAR UP students.

KaylaRae grew up in Riverton where she participated in the GEAR UP Program. She chose to attend post-secondary education as a GEAR UP student at Eastern Wyoming College in Torrington, Wyoming. KaylaRae has been part of GEAR UP Wyoming and GEAR UP EWC for several years as a team leader, peer mentor and GEAR UP Club Co President, Vice President and sophomore student representative for the Vet Tech Club. “Without the GEAR UP program I truly feel I would not have been able to achieve these successes and I am so grateful to the GEAR UP staff that feels like a family who have helped me along the way,” said KaylaRae.

GEAR UP is a federally funded college access and success program serving approximately 700,000 low-income students across 43 states and three territories in the United States. GEAR UP Wyoming, located at the University of Wyoming, serves more than 2,000 7^th-through 12^th-graders and college freshmen statewide. Services include academic tutoring, financial literacy, FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) completion assistance, college campus tours and parent engagement programs.

GUALA is offered by the National Council for Community and Education Partnerships, GEAR UP’s national training and technical assistance provider. The Kresge Foundation also provides funding for the program, for more information go to http://www.edpartnerships.org/GUALA

The Eastern Wyoming College Lancer golf team recently returned from Sterling, Colorado where they played in a tournament hosted by Northeastern Junior College.  The Lancers finished the tournament in second place with a two-day total of 599.  McCook Community College won the tournament with 595.

“The guys struggled during their Thursday round and dug themselves into a significant hole heading into the second day,” shared Coach Zach Smith.  “They battled back and went on to play very well on the second day but just fell short of catching McCook.  Ryder shot -3 par the second day and Adrian shot -1 par to help cut the deficit from 16 strokes to 4 strokes by the end of play Friday.  I could not be more proud of the way they responded and rallied.  We are looking forward to our home tournament this week.”

Leading the Lancers were sophomore Logan Harrison, Cheyenne, WY and teammate Adrian Torres, freshman, Madrid, Spain with a two-day total of 148.  The pair were tied for 3^rd.  Other scores were as follows:

Ryder Velasquez, freshman, South Ogden, UT – 149, tied 5^th
Eric Lovell, freshman, Greeley, CO – 156
Denton Shaw, freshman, Lusk, WY 157

The Lancers will host their home golf tournament on April 21, 22 at Cottonwood Golf Course in Torrington.

Denton Shaw

Riley Curuchet

The freshman team roping team of Riley Curuchet, Kaycee, WY and Denton Shaw, Lusk, WY, have qualified for their first College National Rodeo Finals appearance.  The team have lead the Central Rocky Mountain Regional standings all year for Eastern Wyoming College until this past weekend.  Another team edged past them by five points but both teams have enough of a lead heading into the final rodeo that they cannot be moved out of the top two spots.

Curuchet and Shaw split 3^rd and 4^th in the first round and finished the weekend 4^th in the average in the team roping at the annual college rodeo hosted by Casper College.

“We had a good showing at Casper,” shared Coach Jake Clark.  “The team standings are going to come down to the last rodeo at UW.  We have two CNFR qualifiers, Riley and Denton already with 4 others still in the hunt.”

In the tie down roping, freshman Tyus Olson, Mud Butte, SD, was 4^th in the first round and 5^th in the average.  Teammate Tanner Freeman, sophomore, Dunning, NE, was 6^th in the average.  Cody Lane, sophomore, Torrington, WY, was 5^th in the first round.

Sophomore Danny Manning, Hemingford, NE, split first and second in the first round of the steer wrestling and finished with a third place split in the average.  Teammate Tanner Freeman also qualified for the short round.

In the barrel racing, freshman Baillie Mutchler, Whitewood, SD, qualified for the short round.  She also qualified for the short round in the breakaway roping.

The Lancer rodeo team will conclude their season at the annual UW rodeo on April 29 – May 1 in Laramie, WY.