Posts from October, 2019

Eastern Wyoming College President Lesley Travers and other EWC leaders will be at Hulett High School on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, from 3:30-5 pm and at Sundance High School on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 from 6-7:30 pm to solicit input on a strategic plan to guide Eastern Wyoming College for the next five years.

These are just two of many sessions which have been held throughout the EWC service area this fall.

“These sessions are very important for us to create a strong five-year plan that includes these outreach areas,” Travers stated.  “These meetings will help us set priorities and areas of focus that are important to people in these communities and the campuses that EWC serves. I want to be at these personally to ensure that we hear about people’s hopes and dreams for the college; whether it is a degree or employment training. We want to hear about the obstacles that surround those dreams as well as ideas on how to overcome the challenges.”

The listening sessions are in addition to discussions on the Torrington and Douglas campuses that are focused on developing a roadmap for EWC. With this input, EWC’s Cabinet will complete the initial five year plan draft with presentations of the draft to the campus communities and stakeholders in the spring. Following approval by the Board of Trustees, the plan will be implemented at the start of the 2020-2021 fiscal year. A website will be created to follow the strategic planning process.

This listening session is open to all who are interested. For more information, please contact Dr. Margaret Farley, Vice President of the Douglas Campus at 307.624.7010.

Eastern Wyoming College President Lesley Travers and other EWC leaders will be at Moorcroft High School on Thursday, November 7, 2019, from 4-5:30 pm to solicit input on a strategic plan to guide Eastern Wyoming College for the next five years.

This is just one of many sessions which have been held throughout the EWC service area this fall.

“These sessions are very important for us to create a strong five-year plan that includes these outreach areas,” Travers stated.  “These meetings will help us set priorities and areas of focus that are important to people in these communities and the campuses that EWC serves. I want to be at these personally to ensure that we hear about people’s hopes and dreams for the college; whether it is a degree or employment training. We want to hear about the obstacles that surround those dreams as well as ideas on how to overcome the challenges.”

The listening sessions are in addition to discussions on the Torrington and Douglas campuses that are focused on developing a roadmap for EWC. With this input, EWC’s Cabinet will complete the initial five year plan draft with presentations of the draft to the campus communities and stakeholders in the spring. Following approval by the Board of Trustees, the plan will be implemented at the start of the 2020-2021 fiscal year. A website will be created to follow the strategic planning process.

This listening session is open to all who are interested. For more information, please contact Dr. Margaret Farley, Vice President of the Douglas Campus at 307.624.7010.

Eastern Wyoming College President Lesley Travers and other EWC leaders will be at Upton High School on Thursday, November 14, 2019, from 4-5:30 pm and at Newcastle High School on Thursday, November 14, 2019, from 6:30-8 pm to solicit input on a strategic plan to guide Eastern Wyoming College for the next five years.

These are just two of many sessions which have been held throughout the EWC service area this fall.

“These sessions are very important for us to create a strong five-year plan that includes these outreach areas,” Travers stated.  “These meetings will help us set priorities and areas of focus that are important to people in these communities and the campuses that EWC serves. I want to be at these personally to ensure that we hear about people’s hopes and dreams for the college; whether it is a degree or employment training. We want to hear about the obstacles that surround those dreams as well as ideas on how to overcome the challenges.”

The listening sessions are in addition to discussions on the Torrington and Douglas campuses that are focused on developing a roadmap for EWC. With this input, EWC’s Cabinet will complete the initial five year plan draft with presentations of the draft to the campus communities and stakeholders in the spring. Following approval by the Board of Trustees, the plan will be implemented at the start of the 2020-2021 fiscal year. A website will be created to follow the strategic planning process.

This listening session is open to all who are interested. For more information, please contact Dr. Margaret Farley, Vice President of the Douglas Campus at 307.624.7010.

Eastern Wyoming College will honor veterans with a special celebration to be held on Monday, November 11, 2019 at 12:30 pm, in the Fine Arts Auditorium in Torrington, WY.

The program is free and open to the public and will feature guest speaker Joseph R. Phillips, Torrington High School student.

Joseph R. Phillips was born in Hawaii and moved to Torrington when he was in elementary school. He is the son of Jason and Carlena Phillips. He enlisted into the Army guard in April of his junior year and has the rank of E-2. Joseph enjoys drama and choir in school.

The National Anthem will be performed by the EWC Master Chorus. Taps will be played by Aaron Bahmer, EWC Instructional Technologist.

EWC would like to honor all veterans and encourage all veterans and their families to attend this short program.

For more information about this special celebration please contact the EWC Library at 307.532.8375.

Eastern Wyoming College will be holding The Lancer Road Show and Financial Aid Night on the Torrington campus in CTEC room 101 on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 from 6 –8:00 pm.

From 6:00 – 7:00 pm students and their parents can attend a presentation on understanding college costs, various types of aid to help pay for those costs, and applications needed to ensure students are ready to start college.

From 7:00 – 8:00 pm EWC Financial Aid staff and an Educational Opportunity Center representative will be available to help you complete the 2020-2021 FAFSA and any other aid applications students  may need assistance with.

Pizza and all necessary materials, to complete the FAFSA will be provided. This event is free and open to anyone seeking to get college questions answered.

For more information, please contact the EWC Financial Aid office at 307.532.8224.

Eastern Wyoming College Volleyball Club and Cosmetology Club joined forces to raise money for the annual Breast Cancer Awareness event and game.

EWC women’s volleyball played host to Laramie County Community College on October 22, 2019. Students sold t-shirts, had a raffle of gift baskets, a signed volleyball, and “Queen” gift basket to raise funds. The EWC Booster club also donated the gate proceeds. Special thanks to Gail Van Buren and Banner Health for sponsoring the t-shirts for the volleyball team.

The students raised nearly $1,700 from t-shirt sales, raffle baskets and the gate fees. They donated the money raised to Beta Sigma Phi to support women’s breast health in Goshen County.

Eastern Wyoming College has announced that registration is now open for the Turkey Trot 5K Fun Run/Walk. Registration forms are available at the EWC Fitness Center, EWC Information Center and the Goshen County Chamber. Registration can also be completed online at the EWC website at ewc.wy.edu.

The Turkey Trot will be held on Sunday, November 24^th at the EWC Career and Technical Education Center (CTEC) located at 3200 West C Street in Torrington. The 5K will begin at 2 pm, Kids Fun Run at 3:30 pm and prizes at 4 pm. Registration prices are $20 students, $35 non-student/adult, and free for kids participating in the Fun Run.

Registration forms can be turned in to the EWC Information Center. All participants will receive a free t-shirt. Turkeys will be awarded to the winner of each age division.

For more information please contact Ellen Creagar, Turkey Trot committee chair at 307.532.8345.

Karissa Rayhill

Eastern Wyoming College sophomore stand-out Karissa Rayhill had a great fall rodeo season which has earned her the top spot in the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association’s (NIRA) national standings in the goat tying with a total of 665 points.

Rayhill won the goat tying at the final rodeo of the season held in Cheyenne October 11-13. She is also first in the Central Rocky Mountain Regional standings.

Other results from the rodeo in Cheyenne include two Lancers placing in the barrel racing. Freshman Shay Hough, Gillette, won 3^rd in the average and teammate Kelby Eastman, Pine Bluffs, finished 5^th in the average. Hough currently sits 10^th in the regional standings.

Sophomore Teigen Marchant, Newcastle, won 3^rd in the average of the steer wrestling, helping him finish the fall season sitting 6^th in the regional standings. Brett McAbee, Ansley, NE, is 6^th in the regional standings in the bull riding.

Ty Chasek, sophomore, Mitchell, NE and partner Clayton Symons, sophomore, Mitchell, NE, placed 5^th in the average in the team roping. Symons also placed 6^th in the average in the tie down roping.

“Our women’s team finished the fall season strong.  We are just a few points out of the top two teams,” said Coach Jake Clark.  “Our men’s team did struggle some this fall but we finished better than we started.  Looking forward to see what next spring brings.”

The fall season has concluded and the spring season will begin March 20-22 in Gillette.

Suzey Delger

Eastern Wyoming College Director of Nursing Suzey Delger has been appointed to serve as a member of the Wyoming State Board of Nursing Home Administrators by Governor Mark Gordon.

The appointment letter, signed by Maxine Cordova, Executive Director for the Wyoming State Board of Nursing Home Administration states, “You have been appointed to serve on the Board because of your abilities, experience and interest in serving.”

Delger has worked at EWC since October 2014. During her tenure she has started the nursing program in Douglas, completed all steps necessary for the College to receive and maintain ACEN accreditation and expanded the program to include night cohorts in Douglas and Torrington.

“We are proud of Suzey and her appointment to this very important board,” said EWC President Lesley Travers. “She will represent EWC, the nursing profession and nursing home care very well.”

Her role on the state Board will be to meet the mission to safeguard the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Wyoming by ensuring that those individuals licensed to provide nursing home administration services in the state are duly qualified.

“I look forward to serving the State in this capacity and will strive to help our elderly get excellent care,” said Delger.

Delger’s term will begin immediately.

The Eastern Wyoming College Veterinary Technology Club will be holding a dog wash on Saturday, October 26^th. Appointments will begin at 8:00 am and walk-ins will be taken until 10:30 am. The dog wash will conclude at 1:30 pm. The student technicians will do minimal brushing and do not shave out mats. A current rabies certificate is required to participate. If you have a dog that is scared of the dryer, they need to be here early so they can stay until they are dry.

Pricing per dog is as follows:

Bath:
Small Dog (0-20#) $8
Medium Dog (20.1-50#) $10
Large Dog (50.1 – 90#) $12
Extra Large Dog (90.1 and above) $14

Added charge for Long hair: (Require additional grooming and drying time)
Small – $3, Medium – $5, Large – $7, Extra Large – $9

Other Services:
Nail trim: $10

For an appointment please contact Cassie Klein
Email (preferred): ceklein94@gmail.com
Phone Number: 307.680.2046