College announces budget cuts

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 25, 2020 The budget to be considered by the Northern Wyoming Community College Trustees during a special meeting July 1 includes a net decrease of approximately $3.96 million. The financial emergency declared by the Trustees on June 18 is due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as imminent cuts 

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Sheridan College’s Hayley Uecker receives national scholarship

Sheridan College social sciences student Hayley Uecker was one of five students nationwide recently selected for Optimal’s spring quarter Community College Scholarship. Uecker, from Dayton, plans to graduate in 2021 and eventually become an elementary school teacher. She will be the first in her family to complete a college degree. Optimal, an education research publisher 

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Sheridan College announces spring honor rolls

Over 230 students were named to the Sheridan College honor rolls this semester. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some students must still complete in-person portions of their coursework. An additional honor roll list will be released at a later date to include those students. For full-time students to earn a place on the President’s Honor 

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NWCCD relaunches weekend welding program, spots available

This past March, Northern Wyoming Community College District launched a new welding certificate designed for working adults. The Weekend Welding Certificate, available at Sheridan College, is intended to be completed in one year, and courses are held on Fridays and Saturdays. After a brief hiatus due the coronavirus crisis, the District is relaunching the program 

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NWCCD creates new, online computer science program for teachers

Northern Wyoming Community College District has a new computer science certificate designed for teachers seeking a Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board Computer Science endorsement. The Computer Science Pathway Certificate, recently approved by the Wyoming Community College Commission, focuses on the topics, tools and best practices needed to teach computer science in grades 6 through 12. 

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President Tribley Message to the NWCCD Community

Dear members of the Northern Wyoming Community College District, It is important to recognize the multitude of stressors facing our young people today. Not only are we in the midst of a pandemic, our country is reeling from the injustice that occurred in Minneapolis last week. Over the past days, powerful instances of both peaceful 

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Sheridan College announces 2020 student award winners

During a typical year, Sheridan College faculty hold a Student Awards Ceremony the last week of April to celebrate student achievements. College administrators host the ceremony, and students’ parents, grandparents or friends are invited to campus for a family-style meal. Due to COVID-19, Sheridan College was forced to cancel this year’s event. According to Northern 

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College trustees hold special meeting

During a special meeting last night, which was held electronically using video technology, Northern Wyoming Community College District trustees granted NWCCD President Dr. Walter Tribley authority to approve the submission of variances to the Wyoming Department of Health, per the guidelines put forth by Gov. Mark Gordon. Submissions must be within counties served by NWCCD, 

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Sheridan College Science Lecture next week via Zoom by Kennon employees

Kennon Products senior design engineer Dakotah Gali and design engineer David Klug will give a lecture called “Kennon Innovation: Engineering and Product Highlights” on Wednesday, April 22 at 7 p.m. via Zoom. This event is free and open to the public. To attend online, go to www.sheridan.edu/lecture at the event time. Gali will introduce Kennon 

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Whitney Benefits gifts 3D printer, materials to College

Sheridan College students in several academic programs already utilized 3D printers as part of their learning experience prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, those same printers, along with a new Stratasys F170 Industrial 3D Printer and materials donated by Whitney Benefits Foundation, are part of the local effort to create personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare 

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