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Dear Community Members and Stakeholders:

This annual report captures the highlights of the 08-09 academic year, so that the public can get a better idea of the resources and accomplishments of Central Wyoming College this past year.

First and foremost, we are inspired by our board-determined mission to “enhance the quality of life through innovation and excellence in education.” This annual report chronicles our success in carrying out this mission by focusing on our 08-09 strategic priorities as follows:

• Learning/CollegiateEngagement• Growth/EnrollmentManagement• Facilities• CommunityEngagement

What a year this has been! The year was full of both highs and lows. This pastyearrepresentedasecondyearofcontinuedenrollmentFTEgrowthofalmost9percent,ontopofa14percentincreaseinFTE(Full-TimeEquivalent)theyearbefore—allwithverylimitedadditionalstateresources.Nevertheless,CWCwasremarkably successful in obtaining federal and other grants to start up new programs.

CWC has had mixed success in acquiring appropriate facilities and additional capacity to accommodate ourgrowingstudentpopulation.InNovember2008,CWC’s“Proposition#2”FremontCountysalestaxinitiative failed, dashing immediate plans for a new Allied Health and Science Center, remodeling of outdatedandcrampedfacilities,andexpansiontoouroutreachfacilitiesinLander.Onanotherfront,though, CWC was successful in obtaining needed revenues from federal, state, UW, tribal, and private sourcesforconstructionoftheIntertribalEducationandCommunityCenter,alleviatingtheneedforcounty tax support for this facility.

We will continue to explore every possible means to ensure that CWC can continue to be a high quality, affordable pathway to higher education, a huge help during these trying economic times. And we will continue partnering with the communities we serve to address significant issues that affect us all.

We hope you find this report useful. We appreciate your interest and support and hope you will continue to take advantage of your community college by taking classes or by attending a play, concert, or athletic event at the college.

JoAnneMcFarland,CWCPresident

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08-09 CWC Board of Trustees

ScottPhister,BoardChairRiverton-Shoshoni subdistrict

Frank Welty IIIDubois-Crowheart

subdistrict

Charlie Krebs, TreasurerLandersubdistrict

CarolineMillsReservation subdistrict

JudyPedersenRiverton-Shoshoni subdistrictDr. Colton Crane, Secretary

Landersubdistrict

Dr.RogerGose,ViceChairRiverton-Shoshoni subdistrict

Board Mission and VisionThe mission of Central Wyoming College is to enhance the quality of life through innovation and excellence in education.

The vision of Central Wyoming College is to provide lifelong learning opportunities beyond the boundaries of time and place.

CWC 08-09 Strategic Priorities

•Learning/Collegiate Engagement

•Growth/EnrollmentManagement

•Facilities

•CommunityEngagement

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CWC sets enrollment recordsCentral set new all-time semester enrollment recordsforbothFall2008andSpring2009semesters. Some of the enrollment growth wastiedtothenewmen’sandwomen’sbas-ketball programs and revamping the Student Center.InFall2008,thecollegeenrolled2160studentswithafull-timeequivalencyof1581.75,an8.36percentincreaseoverthe previous year and surpassing the goal ofreaching1500FTEbyFall2010.

GrantsmakenewprogramspossibleFederal grant funds have allowed CWC to launch a new virtual medical skills training facility, develop a Rural Justice Training CenterandproceedwithanEnvironment,Health and Safety program.

Articulations enhance studentopportunitiesCWC developed new articulation agreements with four-year colleges and universities, including new oneswithNorthDakotaUniversity,UWBusinessCollege,RegisCollegeandValleyCityStateUniver-sityinNorthDakota.Theseagreementsnotonlyal-low students graduating from specific CWC programs to transfer to other institutions with ease, they also makeitpossibleforstudentstopursuebachelor’sdegrees while staying at home.4

08-09 CWC Student ProfileAverageAge:26.2Age range of CWC Students: 14-9020.5percent17andunder44.5percenttraditional-aged(18-24)35 percentnon-traditional(25andover)59.9 percent female40.1 percent male53.2percentdegree-seeking46.8percentnon-degree-seeking62.6percentpart-time37.4 percent full-time60.3percentfromFremontCounty

84 percent from Wyoming16 percentnon-resident76.9percentwhite11.1percentNativeAmerican5.4 percent Hispanic, Asian, or African American34 percent in academic transfer programs18.6percentinvocational-technical

programs46.8percentundeclared47.7 percent of our students receive some

type of financial aid

Engagement = Success in ClassroomRetention Increases 1.4 percent over 2006-07In addition to enrolling record numbers, student retention figures also increased through a variety of efforts including faculty reporting on an indi-vidualstudent’s“engagement”intheclassthroughattendance and completion of work assignments. Advisors followed up on students who were report-ed “not engaged” to offer additional encourage-ment and academic assistance. Interesting reten-tion data revealed:

• Onaverage,76percentofstudentssuccess-fully completed their classes regardless of the type of course delivery method.

• Studentscarryinghigherclassloadsgenerallyproduced higher grade point averages.

There was a 9.1 percent increase in the number of male students enrolled at CWC this year, compared with one year ago.

The CWC student body continues to get younger as the college attracts more students under age 25. In the latest reporting year, 58 percent of the students were of traditional age, an increase from 54.45 percent during the previous year.

3.6 percent increase in students under the age of 25.

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CWCstudentsandeventswerepromotedthroughCentral’sstudent-operatedFMradiostation88.1.Bychangingformats,listenershipsignificantlyincreased.ThestationsimulcastedRustlerbasketballgamesonRustlerTVwithassistanceof CWC television students. The talents of broadcasting students were also utilizedtocreatePSAsfortheStateFireMarshall’sOfficeonthedangersofnovelty lighters and for Fremont County school superintendents on the conse-quences of dropping out of school.

CWC students participated in service learning projects, includingtheStudentNursesAssociation, which hosted a Spaghetti Feed to support breast cancer research. Here nursing student Heather Cook, right, and nursing instructor DebbieMcClurepreparedthefeast.

Research Opportunities

CWC students have had access to undergraduate research as freshmen and sophomores, including participating in the IdeaNetworkforBiomedicalExcellenceResearchwiththeUniversity of Wyoming.

ServiceLearning:Students help our Communities

Sharing talents

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Centralhostednumerouscommunityeventssuchasvisitingauthors,includingPulitzerPrize-winningauthorN.ScottMomaday;music,artandtheaterevents,andregularlyscheduledacademiccolloquiums.The photo at left is from a rehearsal of The Armed Man-A Mass for Peace, a major choral concert staged at themainCWCcampusandatNorthwestCollegeinPowell.ThephotoatrightisfromthespringmusicalCarnival, which featured both community and college actors.

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CWC accepted an offer by city of Riverton to assume responsibilities for Riverton recreation interests. The col-lege also boosted participation in community education programs and sponsored regular special interest courses for senior citizens. CWC also provided leadership training toK-12teachersaswellastotheDepartmentsofEduca-tion and Workforce Services. 7

Events bring community to Central

The college organized 43 public meetings to better

understand community needs and to inform the public of the

college’sactivitiesand priorities.

Partneringwithcommunities

Connectingwith our Communities

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08-09 HighlightsBarlowisstate’sNewCenturyScholarCentralWyomingCollegestudentBrittanyBarlowwaschosenasWyoming’sNewCenturyScholarandreceiveda$1,250scholarship.BrittanywasWyoming’shighestscoringstudentintheAll-USAAcademicTeam/Coca-ColaAll-Stateteamcompetition.Additionally,Brittany,thedaughterofSteveandBrendaBarlow,wasselectedasthe2009Coca-ColaSilverScholar,whichwasalsobasedon her All-USA team score. She represented Wyoming at the2009AmericanAssociationofCommunityCollegesannualconventioninPhoenixwherethe52NewCenturyScholars were recognized.

LongtimeCentralWyomingCollegeBroadcastingProfes-sor Dale Smith, who retired due to health reasons, was inducted into the Wyoming BroadcastersHallofFame.Smith was also honored by CWC this fall when he received the distinction of ProfessorEmeritusatConvo-cationonSept.10,2009.

Central Wyoming College was awarded a $1.4 million grant for energy industry job trainingthroughthePresident’sCommunity-BasedJobTrainingGrantsinitiative.Thegrant allows the college to implement and sustainnewprogramsinEnvironment,HealthandSafety.Nearly$123millioningrantswereawardedto68communitycol-leges,whichwereselectedfrom274appli-cations.

Smith retires, inducted into BroadcastingHallofFame

Grantprovidesprogram$$$

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For the third time, Central Wyoming College is listed in the top-10 tech savvy, cutting edge community collegesbytheCenterforDigitalEducationandConverge magazine. The Digital Community Colleges Survey examined areas of technology ranging from online admissions, student access to transcripts and grades, information security and infrastructure. CWC is second in the country among colleges with fewer than 3,000 students.

CWCisagainnamed‘techsavvy’

Jessica Picchietti galloped her way to a national title at the College National Finals Rodeo in breakway roping. The CWC men’s team placed third in the nation at the CNFR, and the women placed tenth. -- Photo by Matt Young, Casper College

BudgetcutscomeasenrollmentgrowsAs with all state agencies, CWC administrators and theBoardwrestledwithdevelopingabudgetthatwas “responsible” and balanced against projected revenues this year. It was a difficult task with Cen-tral’senormousenrollmentgrowthcoupledwiththeissue of stalled state funding for Wyoming community colleges pending results of state-appointed study groups.

...andcontinuestoimproveCWC is changing its web-based teaching and learning system and has also launched a new studentportal,MyCentral.Thecollegealsospent a year to prepare for the launch of a new website that personalizes the experience for inquiring students.

Stevens is Coach of YearJamie Stevens, who coached theinauguralRustlermen’sbasketball team, was named Coach of the Year by his col-leagues. Jake Woodruff was named to the Wyoming All-Conference team and to the regional conference team. TheCWCwomen’svolleyballteamwasnamedtotheNJ-CAA Academic Team of the Year in the fall.

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In 2008-09, CWC:• HiredCooperRobertsSimonsenAssociates(CRSA)ofSaltLakeCity,Utahtoupdatethecampus

master plan, which includes pedestrian and vehicular traffic patterns, placement and building design forafutureAlliedHealthandScienceCenter,andtheplacementoftheIntertribalEducationandCommunityCenter.Increasingthecollege’spresenceinLanderisalsoahighpriority,butwithoutthesupportforproposition2fromFremontCountyvoters,boththeAlliedHealth,Landerexpansionand campus renovation projects are on hold.

• Begantoplanandretrofitfacilitiesandoperationstobecomemoreenvironmentallysensitive.• ParticipatedintheWyomingEnergyConservationImprovementProgramthathasprovidedprelimi-

nary energy conservation measures and suggestions on systems or fixtures that could be upgraded to provide energy cost savings.

• CompletedfundingforconstructionoftheIntertribalEducationandCommunityCenter.• Exploredoptionsforcollegeresidentialhousingandlocatedalternativehousinginthecommunities

served.

Artist’s rendering of the CWC Intertribal Education and Community Center, a new campus facility expect-ed to be completed by Fall of 2010.

08-09Financials

OperatingFundingSourcesInstitutional(TuitionandFees) $ 3,516,114

StateAppropriation $ 9,646,618

LocalTaxes $ 3,723,000

Other $ 1,045,391

TOTAL $17,931,123

OperationUsesInstruction $ 6,974,875

PublicServices $ 342,761

AcademicSupport $ 1,980,654

StudentServices $ 1,721,396

Institutional Support $ 3,470,037

PhysicalPlant $ 2,641,270

Scholarships $ 600,130

AuxiliarySupport $ 200,000

TOTALOPERATINGBUDGET $17,931,123

SpecialBudgetOneMillFund $ 933,428

AuxiliaryServices(Self-Supporting) $ 2,632,653

WyomingPBS $ 4,953,218

FederalStudentFinancialAid $ 1,260,400

CapitalConstructionProjects $ 1,337,422

BOCHES $ 537,370

*FederalandStateGrants $ 3,436,399

TOTALSPECIALBUDGET $16,311,350

*MajorGrantListing:

Perkins(VoTech) $206,372

ABE(AdultEducation)Federal $ 95,820

ABE(AdultEducation)State $202,161

ETSSCPI(EmploymentTraining) $ 29,983

WageDisparity $275,012

Student Support Services $ 414,581

UpwardBound $293,162

GearUp $252,000

TalentSearch $226,600

EL-Civics $ 12,000

GearUp-UW $360,221

BiomedicalResearch $ 32,500

SuicidePrevention $ 9,499

Library $216,277

Nursing $189,677

Environment,HealthandScience $627,470

RuralJusticeTraining $670,761

RecforRiverton $137,250

WyDEC2009 $ 15,160

*Notinclusiveofallrestrictedprograms

Operatingbudget= $17,931,123Specialbudget = $16,311,350**TOTAL $33,022,013

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cials. To see the full CWC budget, contact the Business Office.

OperatingBudget