Explore the Possibilities
Community Interest classes at Sheridan College provide opportunities to dive deep into your personal interests. These classes deliver unique experiences that will feed your curiosity in a wide variety of areas including art, music, outdoor activities, and cultural topics. You can learn how to fly a drone, play an instrument, or play pickleball.
Classes Starting in October
8 Weeks, 10/18 – 12/15
6:00PM – 8:45 PM, Thursdays
Location: Sheridan College
ASTR-1950-01 (1 credit)
Instructor: Mohatt, D.
Cost: $161 (WY resident)
Astronomy of the Bighorns – Looking back, the first glimpse of the Cosmos began with a Big Bang. In this course we examine the age of the Universe, life cycle of stars, and consequential formation of Black Holes. With the aid of the telescope, the verification of these profound discoveries lies directly above us as we explore the Astronomy of the Bighorns.
8 Weeks, 10/18 – 12/15
6:00PM – 8:45 PM, Thursdays
Location: Sheridan College
OEAC-1950-02 (1 credit)
Instructor: Andersen, K.
Cost: $161 (WY resident) + $75 lab fee
Sheridan College beginning fly rod building class will teach you how to assemble your own fly rod from the handle to the tip. Instructors will walk you through every step of building your own rod. At the end of the class you will have a completed rod ready to fish. Rod kits are included with the price of the course.
8 Weeks, 10/18 – 12/15
6:00PM – 8:45 PM, Thursdays
Location: Sheridan College
GEOL-1950-01 (1 credit)
Instructor: Nicolarsen, D.
Cost: $161 (WY resident) + $75 fee
Learn what a Paleontologist does! Just like you will be doing they study and describe fossil specimens and establish museum collections to preserve and display them. Wyoming has a rich Geologic history with the Wester Interior Seaway to the Laramide Orogeny Uplift of the Big Horn Mountains.. How did these events and mass extinction during the past 150 million years help create our lithology and preserve the Wyoming fossil history. You will learn about the Geologic Periods and how fossils formed during the Cretaceous and Jurassic periods in Wyoming. There will be hands on learning on equipment to prepare dinosaur bones and fossil fish from the Green River Formation near Kemmerer and you will take your own 40 MY old fish home with you.
8 Weeks, 10/18 – 12/15
6:00PM – 7:50 PM, Thursdays
Location: Sheridan College; Whitney 209
ENGL-1950-01 (1 credit)
Instructor: Egging, K.
Cost: $161 (WY resident)
This intro to literature class is designed to allow students to explore the popular western-crime series, Longmire, written by Craig Johnson. Students will read and discuss Johnson’s work as they follow fictional crimes in rural Wyoming.
8 Weeks, 10/31 – 12/15
6:00 PM – 7:50 PM, Tuesdays
Location: Sheridan College; Whitney 107
ART-1950-02 (1 credit)
Instructor: Dugal, R.
Cost: $161 (WY resident) + $25 fee
This course will cover making ceramics in a studio environment. Demonstrations and hands-on instruction will have you creating cups, bowls, mugs, and whatever your imagination can dream up! No experience is necessary; faculty will teach you all you need to know. CLASS IS FULL. PLEASE REGISTER TO BE PLACED ON THE WAITLIST.
8 Weeks, 10/18 – 12/15
1:00 PM – 4:15 PM, Saturdays
Location: Sheridan College; Lab TBA
FDSC 1580-01 (1 credit)
Instructor: Preul, R.
Cost: $161 (WY resident)
This course is designed to provide the student with the knowledge and skills needed to break down a wild game carcass safely and proficiently while preventing contamination. Students are encouraged to bring their own wild game carcass to class to be processed but it is not required.
Classes Starting in October
8 Weeks, 10/18 – 12/15
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM, Wednesdays
Location: Buffalo, SCJC
ART-1950-51 (1 credit)
Instructor: Wuerker, J.
Cost: $127 (WY resident)
Artists wrestle with visual ideas through sketching sometimes making quick visual notations, other times carefully working things out. This hands-on course will engage students in drawing the world around us from direct observation and putting these ideas down on paper quickly. We will cover the element of basic drawing skills and also explore some sketching materials in addition to pencil, including watercolor and pastel. Ideas are presented through fun directed exercises and a little bit of art history. Classes are taught by Buffalo artist and teacher Jenny Wuerker. Jenny is a landscape painter represented by Robischon Gallery in Denver. She has taught art since 1992 and has an undergraduate degree from Yale University and a Master’s in Fine Art from The American University.
8 Weeks, 10/18 – 12/15
5:00 PM – 8:45 PM, Tuesdays
Location: Buffalo, SCJC
CULA-1950-51 (1 credit)
Instructor: Rhoads, K.
Cost: $127 (WY resident) + $75 lab fee
Classical Italian Cooking Looking to expand your dinner menu at home? Starting with pastas, sauces, and moving to meats to pair your meals in the best way. This course is meant to provide the basic skills of cooking fine Italian food in the comfort of your home. CLASS IS FULL. PLEASE REGISTER TO BE PLACED ON THE WAITLIST.
8 Weeks, 10/18 – 12/15
5:15PM – 6:30PM, Monday & Wednesdays
Location: SCJC; Room 102
PEAC-1294-51 (1 credit)
Instructor: Lawrence, T.
Cost: $127 (WY resident)
This course is designed to complement and enhance biomechanics by focusing on balance, flexibility, and strength. The course will give an overview of different styles of Yoga, its history, and its purpose. The postures (asanas), breath, and correct body mechanics for each posture will be addressed, along with contraindications and modifications for limitations. CLASS IS FULL. PLEASE REGISTER TO BE PLACED ON THE WAITLIST.
8 Weeks, 10/18 – 12/15
6:00 PM – 8:45 PM, Thursdays
Location: Buffalo, SCJC
ENTK-1950-50 (1 credit)
Instructor: Sanchez, R.
Cost: $127 (WY resident) + $50 lab fee
This introductory course provides students with an understanding of the regulations needed to operate a drone while building basic flight skills safely and legally. This knowledge allows students to work with drones in the growing fields of agriculture, business, education, and STEM. Drones will be provided.
