INSIDE this issueRebuilding reminder of frontier era...................................... 2Students use media for anti-bullying campaign ..................... 6Environmental technician .................................................... 7Generations ....................................................................... 8Race to Finish raises $16,000 ............................................12Free public presentation in rising tide of intolerance ...........12

Spring 2012Volume 5, Number 4

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Undergraduate research focuses on West Nile 4

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Central Wyoming College students in Todd Guenther’s Introduction to Archaeology class plan to rebuild the “last reminder of the frontier era” in Lander this spring. On a cold and snowy day last fall, students and museum volunteers carefully removed and numbered each timber of what is believed to be the last surviving frontier stage coach bridge in the northern Rockies with the intent of re-assembling it on the grounds of the Museum of the American West in Lander. “It’s not pretty to look at,” said Guenther, a former Lander museum curator. “It’s still the last (stage coach) bridge we’ve been able to document in Wyoming, Montana, Colorado and Idaho.” Some 15 years ago, Guenther came upon the bridge while exploring on horseback about 25 miles south of Lander. Since the bridge was in the vicinity of Rawlins-to-Lander trail ruts, Guenther assumed it was built for the stage coach company. Guenther quizzed Jim Sable, a museum volunteer with the Museum of the American West who graduated from Fremont County Vocational High School in Lander in 1939, about the structure. When Sable was still in high school, he and his parents visited a Crooks Gap rancher named Johnny Kirk. Sable asked the old man about the bridge that spanned a tributary of Hall Creek. Kirk said he built it when he was driving stage coach between Rawlins and Lander. Kirk told Sable that the stage drivers used that bridge for a rest stop and that women

Westward Ho

Rebuilding reminder of frontier era

Student Crystal Reynolds carefully numbers each timber on the stagecoach bridge so that it can be reconstructed in Lander.

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Last known stagecoach bridgeFor three days, passengers of the Rawlins to Lander stage would cling to their seat, bumping through some of the very worst of Wyoming Bad Lands rolling over and between utterly naked hills and around imposing buttes and rock formations, teetering on the edge of yawning gulches, bowling past irrigated farms and ranches, skirting the edge of picturesque Indian villages from which stolid braves and bashful squaws and sly papooses gaze forth in mild curios-ity; skating on two wheels over the hock back and finally winding up with a grand flourish in the sleep hamlet of Lander, the four-horse

provided by CWC’s Western American Studies program, many of the students in Guenther’s pro-gram have gone to work at archaeological digs in the U.S., Peru, Croatia, Bulgaria and Argentina. “That’s what’s so cool about this program,” Guenther said. “The students get a lot of practi-cal experience so they can go to exotic places around the world and grow their careers. While they were here they got experience doing things that other students only read about in text books.” This spring, the archaeology students will re-assemble the bridge at the Lander museum. Though some of the deck logs were missing, Guenther said about 99 percent of the bridge is intact.

would go upstream to relieve themselves and the men would go downstream. Guenther explored the possibility of preserv-ing the bridge with the State Historic Preserva-tion Office and the Bureau of Land Management since it resided on BLM property. Last year, he mentioned it to his students and their interest was immediately piqued. “Even though it’s ugly, it’s historically signifi-cant,” Guenther said. The class discussion centered on what artifacts were worthy of saving. “You can’t save everything, but they decided they wanted to save the bridge,” Guenther said of his students. Within two days, the students found donors to support their preservation effort and raised $500 to cover the expenses of transporting the bridge piece by piece to Lander. The donations also will pay for interpretative signs once the bridge is re-assembled. Nesting eagles in the vicinity of the bridge prevented the bridge’s removal last summer dur-ing Guenther’s annual Field Studies program. “We had to wait until the babies grew up and flew away,” he said. The Rawlins to Lander stage route was reported to be one of the longest remaining in the early 1900s. John L. Cowan wrote an article in the Western Christian Advocate entitled “The Longest Stage Route in America.”

stage coaches make their trips with a regular-ity, an indifference to wind and weather, and a fidelity to schedules that reflect credit upon the drivers who thus bid defiance to sandstorms in summer and snowstorms in winter, and all the other varieties of ugly weather of which Wyo-ming climate is capable.” – John Cowan

The Rawlins to Lander stage company folded after the train came from Casper to Riverton to Lander in 1906. “The railroad totally changed the frontier lifestyle,” Guenther said. As a result of the hands-on opportunities

Student Bill Elder, instructor Todd Guenther and BLM archaeologist Craig Bromley discuss preservation methods while moving the last known stagecoach bridge to Lander.

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Central Wyoming College students involved in a long-term undergraduate research program are ramping up to carry on a study of West Nile Virus in Fremont County. A team of bright and committed students working with Professor Steve McAllister are con-tinuing research this spring and summer, which includes a greater sampling of Fremont County subjects, an examination of local mosquito and bird populations and an investigation into the re-lationship of climate and prevalence of the virus. In 2008, one year after a majority of the state’s West Nile cases were reported in Fremont County, McAllister and his students embarked on a study of the virus. Armed with resources from a grant through INBRE (Idea Networks for Biomedi-cal Research Excellence) students have been col-lecting blood samples from local residents as well as examining the county’s mosquito population. Though the students have made some pre-liminary conclusions from the blood tested from about 100 Lander and Riverton volunteers, the team intends to expand its sample to better match county demographics using a microfluidic device that will simplify the collection, said team member Kelly Niemeyer. The device, she said, allows the student researchers to obtain a blood sample with a simple finger prick, which is then transferred to a miniature chip. Niemeyer and other CWC researchers have been taught how to prepare the chip by Dr.

Debashis Dutta of the University of Wyoming Chemistry Department who has written a grant to involve UW and CWC students in the use of this “cutting edge” device, McAllister said. Niemeyer has written a proposal on collect-ing the samples and preparing the chip to test for West Nile Virus. The group, which has used the ELISA (en-zyme-linked immunosorbent assay) method to test the first collection of blood samples, intends to re-test using the microfluidic device. Jonathon McFall and Seth Hosking are two team members from Riverton who last summer determined the mosquitoes they tested in the county were not carrying West Nile Virus. Mosqui-toes spread the virus after they feed on infected birds and then bite people, other birds and animals, said McFall, who McAllister said is the team’s resident entomologist. McFall and Hosking will test mosquitoes again this summer and Josh Graham will head up a study of the local bird population to determine if they are hosts of the virus. Since the prevalence of the virus has marked-ly decreased in the county, the team is also look-ing at the relationship of climate. “We haven’t figured out why it has declined,” said Graham, a CWC sophomore from Riverton. “We think it may be the mild weather.” Only three cases of WNV were reported in Wyoming in 2011.

With such a high number of cases in the county in 2007, the researchers were under the assumption that a majority of the county’s population was exposed to the virus but did not get any symptoms. From the preliminary sam-pling, however, the team’s study indicates only 16 percent of those volunteering to have their blood tested had been exposed, a majority of which had indicated a previous positive test or belief they had been exposed to the virus. “That was really interesting to us. We thought maybe 80 to 90 percent had been exposed,” said Graham. The first collection by the students was limited to Riverton and Lander residents and they had tested more women than men. In the next sampling, the students want to get volunteers from the Wind River Indian Reservation and other rural communities in the county to match the county’s demographics. McAllister said the students will also be test-ing for two kinds of antibodies that human bodies produce to get a handle on when the subjects were exposed.

examining local mosquito, bird populations for West Nile virusThe Buzz . . .

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Students involved in a multi-year undergradu-ate research program at Central Wyoming College definitely recognize the value of their involve-ment. Students of Professor Steve McAllister are participating in a study of West Nile Virus in Fre-mont County under an INBRE (Idea Networks for Biomedical Research Excellence) program. Other CWC science students are participating in the study of the hot springs near Thermopolis and in the collection of artifacts along the middle fork of the Sweetwater River for the institution’s Western American Studies (see related story on pages 2-3) program. Kelly Niemeyer, who came to CWC in 2010 from Washington state, didn’t expect to have the opportunities when she enrolled at age 17. “It’s been really good for me,” she said. “I am blown away by the education I’m getting.” “This is stuff we can’t learn in a classroom,” said Josh Graham, a second year student from Riverton. “We are dealing with stuff we wouldn’t actually learn in the classroom. It is great to have this experience.” Seth Hosking, also a second year student from Riverton, said the knowledge he is obtain-ing from his participation in the research is “applicable to the real world. We are doing junior and senior level work as freshmen and sopho-mores,” he said. “It’s going to get us above and beyond.” The research team, mostly made up of sec-ond-year students, has already attended mul-tiple state and regional conferences to present their research to other students, professors and

Value of undergraduate research

(above) Jonathon McFall is the research team’s resident entomologist. (opposite) Group dons masks before working in the lab.

members of the scientific community. “People are amazed by the level of work we are doing,” Gra-ham said, explaining other student presenters at these conferences are college juniors and seniors or graduate students. “It’s not just the lab experience,” Hosk-ing added. “It’s the networking.” Both he and Graham, who plan to continue their studies at UW, have already established relationships with professors and graduate students there. CWC Professor Steve McAllister said the stu-dents are now raising funds to attend the nation-al Centers of Biomedical Research (COBRE)-INBRE conference in Washington, D.C. this summer to present their findings on a national stage. Josh Green, a sophomore who originally planned to study chemical engineering, said being involved in the research is causing him to pursue a career in pharmacology. “It’s going to pay off,” he said. Niemeyer originally intended to study nursing or become a physician’s assistant but now that she has far exceeded her expectations she wants to go to medical school. Jonathon McFall appreciates that his profes-sors at CWC want to ensure he succeeds. He’s been told by instructors that when they see his grades slipping there will be an intervention. “That kind of attention you don’t get at a univer-sity,” he said. As an undergraduate INBRE researcher, the students also have the ability to apply for trans-fer scholarships to keep them involved as juniors and seniors at the university level, McAllister said.

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A small group of students enrolled in a new communication course at Central Wyoming College is taking on the problem of bullying using mass communication tools to speak out. Five students in Jane Warren’s Introduction to Human Communication course, all who at one time in their lives have witnessed or were victim-ized by bullies, created an anti-bullying public service announcement for radio that has a celeb-rity endorsement. Usually Warren’s classes are filled to capac-ity, but this particular class was new, and had not been published in the schedule of courses. Despite the course’s low enrollment, Warren was allowed to teach it as a requirement of a new communication degree. The professor is usually cau-tious of proposing class projects because in her large classes she found that sometimes only a handful of the students do the work. This was not the case with this group of five, a major-ity of who were first semester freshman. “I’ve never seen a class that just delivered,” Warren said. “These are five kids who wanted to do something to make a dif-ference, and they did.” In the fall human communi-

tional communication as well as mass communi-cation. In the mass communication section, the class brainstormed about a project that would use the media to send important messages. “We were talking about the scary meth com-mercials,” communication major Annah Brown-Henderson said, recalling the effectiveness of the anti-drug campaign. Originally the class wanted to use television as their medium, but radio broadcasting majors Andrew Gallinger of Rock Springs and Jared Romero of Riverton recommend-ed the radio PSA instead. Joe Fins, a film major from Rawlins who is a fan of the rock group Red Jumpsuit Apparatus,

suggested using the band’s song “Don’t Lose Hope” for the music bed. Fins sought the group’s permission through the band’s Facebook page, and received a quick reply. The lead singer Ron-nie Winter not only gave permission for the use of their song in the PSA, but asked if there was anything else the band could do to support the project. Fins ended up with VIP tickets and a back stage pass to Red Jumpsuit Appartus’ concert at the University of Wyoming in October. Fins met with Winter, who recorded an endorsement for the PSA. Fins said much of the band’s music contains

messages of anti-violence. With the music rights in hand, the students, which also included Amanda Galitz, researched the data, wrote the script, voiced the spots and produced it in CWC’s Rustler Radio studio with the assistance of radio broadcasting instructor John Gabrielsen. “They all brought their experi-ence to the table,” Warren said of the class. “This was their idea and I think it’s pretty impressive.” The spots can be heard on Rustler Radio, 88.1 on the FM dial. The PSAs have also been sent to commercial radio stations throughout the state as well.

Students use mass media to combat bullying

Jared Romero, Amanda Galitz, Joe Fins, Annah Brown-Henderson and Andrew Gallinger discuss their anti-bullying PSA in the studios of Rustler Radio.

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Darrell Creek put his 16 years of experience working in construction and soil remediation to work in the classroom and now has an exciting job as an environmental technician.

Creek enrolled in Central Wyoming College’s Environment Health and Safety (EHS) and earned an associate’s degree to become an environmen-tal technician.

“I had the experience, but I didn’t have the certification or the understanding,” he said, explaining that when he began taking courses “light bulbs went off in my head.”

The Riverton man was taking a voluntary layoff from a construction company where he was the safety officer when he learned about CWC’s new EHS program that had been developed in coordination with oil and gas industry partners.

With scholarship support, Creek first com-pleted the 30-hour general industry training that resulted in an OSHA card. From there he con-centrated on the environmental safety program and took a variety of science classes as well as general education courses.

He was drawn to the environmental tech side of the program as he had been exposed to soil remediation projects on the construction site removing impacted or contaminated soils.

“I always wanted to be on the other end of the work site. Instead of using everything from the neck down, I wanted to use everything from the neck up,” he said.

“Without the classes, I wouldn’t understand why I’m doing a lot of the things I’m doing.”

While he had done remediation work in his construction job, he wanted to see and under-stand how the environmental technician dealt with the problems. “I had the experience. I didn’t have the certification and the understanding.”

Now he understands the structures of soils and how contaminants and water move readily through the soil. With his course work behind him, he has the knowledge and skills to clean up the water and soil.

“Darrell was not an ordinary student,” said EHS environmental tech instructor Jacki Klancher. “He’s a self-directed learner.” She said Creek raised a lot of questions as it applied to his real world experience.

With a great interest in soil and water remediation, Creek was “swept up” by Lowham-Walsh, an engineering and environmental services company in Lander that is a partner with CWC’s EHS program. Klancher said Creek was hired on a contract basis as the company has diversified into environmental services, emphasizing recla-mation and remediation.

Creek is now employed with Conestoga-Rov-ers and Associates, a group of companies provid-ing engineering, environmental consulting, and construction services worldwide.

“There’s a pretty big need in the field,” Creek said, noting that he was not hired into an entry-level position. He is currently working at four locations in the region conducting water reme-diation projects. “There are a bunch of environ-mental tech jobs right in our corner.”

When Creek entered CWC’s health and safety program he had no idea there was such a demand for a skilled workforce. He said his new career came quite by chance though he had always wanted to complete the college degree that he had started right out of high school.

Creek only whet his whistle in the sciences and plans to pursue a bachelor’s degree in envi-ronmental engineering. He’s interested in design-ing remediation systems rather than running them.

Environmental tech puts knowledge to work

Darrell Creek, left, and Brandon Kintzler test water during an Environmental Field Methods course last summer.

When one thinks about the bonds of family they usually think about family values, traditions and traits. Do they ever think about education? The Galitz family does, that’s for sure. Cathleen and Brian Galitz and their two sons have all enrolled at Central, providing an addi-tional bond between the generations.

It started with Cathleen who enrolled fol-lowing her 1976 graduation from Riverton High School. “There was a time when I could hardly wait to get away,” she recalls. Yet she chose to get her associates at CWC, just as her brother and sister had done. After completing her education degree at the University of Wyoming she returned

to Fremont County to teach future generations.“It was such a nurturing, positive environ-

ment,” Cathleen said of CWC. “It’s really a dia-mond in our own backyard.”

Husband Brian got his college degree in Hay Springs, Neb., but enrolled in several business courses at CWC after he began working as a man-ager at the local Safeway store.

Fast forward to oldest son Shawn, who Cathleen said was “plumb happy to go to CWC.” Shawn, who is currently working in the energy industry in North Dakota, missed the one-on-one attention he received at CWC when he went on to

UW so he came back to his hometown community college.

Cathleen fully expects her first born to eventually get a master’s degree and teach at a community college.

Lastly there is Curt, who came to CWC with numerous scholarships and immediately became a student leader. He originally wanted to follow his friends down to the University of Wyoming, but savvy parents convinced him to stay home for the first two years and enroll at Central.

“What made the difference for Curt was the financial package,” his mom said. Not only did he get a job as a resident assistant in campus hous-ing, but he had numerous scholarships and was able to complete his associate’s degree without any debt.

“It was one of the best choices I have made in my life,” said Curt, who graduated from Central in 2009 and from UW in 2011. “I think my brother feels the same way.”

“I have capable and resourceful kids,” Cath-leen said with pride. “A lot of it is due to the school system and definitely CWC. They didn’t just survive, they thrived at CWC.”

The Galitzs have formed lifelong bonds with faculty and staff at the college. Curt, now a real estate agent at Home Source Realty, was awarded scholarships at UW based on CWC faculty recom-mendations.

Now Curt’s wife, Amanda Kusel Galitz, is tak-ing classes at CWC part-time and recently was the choreographer of the CWC Theater Department’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Galitz family touts CWC education

9The Galitz family: Shawn, Brian, Cathleen, Curt and Amanda.

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At Central Wyoming College, family ties run deep. Like twigs on a family tree, members of each generation have enrolled, graduated and achieved success.

Judy Slinker, her daughter Berta Cassity and granddaughter Brittnea Cassity Hawker, are three generations of women who put their trust in Central Wyoming College. Their stories are of hard-working, committed women who achieved their educational goals close to home, and thanks to scholarships, finished without obtaining a moun-tain of debt.

Judy became a CWC student as a 36-year-old mom who juggled family responsibilities while focusing on learning accounting and business. “I had loved accounting forever,” the Riverton area businesswoman said, yet the opportunity to pursue an education didn’t exist until she moved to the area. In 1980 she enrolled and two years later she graduated with honors as the class vale-dictorian.

“I’ve used my education very extensively,” said Judy, who operates The Quilt Shop north of Riverton.

Berta Cassity said enrolling at CWC was a “no-brainer. “ She had no desire to leave the area and scholarships made college affordable for the young wife. Berta earned an associate’s degree in secondary education later realizing she wanted to complete the CWC nursing program.

Berta delivered Brittnea in 1990 and the fol-lowing day she was awarded her nursing degree.

The vocation must have been in Brittnea’s blood because she received her nursing degree 21 years later and was ceremoniously “pinned” by her mom at the 2011 CWC ceremony.

“In our house, college is a big deal,” said Berta, who is the director of Amedysis, a home health care agency in Riverton. “It is a high pri-ority. College is something we value.”

Brittnea, like her mom, was a class valedic-torian at Riverton High School, and had several scholarships through the CWC Foundation making it possible to concentrate on her studies without

worrying about paying back student loans.“The only way to get ahead in this world is

with an education,” said Berta, whose sister Barb Taylor and niece Abby Taylor have attended CWC.

Education is a family affair . . . It builds families and supports families. Help future genera-tions by donating to the Central Wyoming College Annual Fund. Your support establishes a source of ongoing funds to allow the college to support special opportunities and respond to critical needs of students. Contact the CWC Foundation at (307) 855-2035 for more details.

Three generations put trust in college

From left are three generations of CWC graduates: Roberta Cassity, Judy Slinker and Britnea Cassity Hawker.

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Best friends Molly Thornton and Jeannie Rob-bins are sharing the female lead of Guenevere in the upcoming Central Wyoming College production of Camelot, the musical adaptation of T.H. White’s The Once and Future King. The two theater majors are fine with taking turns at center stage playing King Arthur’s queen. On their nights off each become a member of the show’s chorus. Alternately performing the female lead, both for the first time, the two women real-ize they are doing twice the work for half of the stage time. “We were both really worried at auditions that one of us wouldn’t get the part,” said Jeannie, a second year student from Colorado Springs, Colo. “I’m actually relieved that we both get to play the part.” “Jeannie and I are really close friends,” said Molly, who in her third year at Central studies bi-ology in addition to technical theater. “It could

have affected (our friendship) if one of us got it and the other did not.” The two said that they were terrified follow-ing the audition because Director Mike Myers had both of them reading Guenevere’s part. “We had a pact before that we wouldn’t be mad if the other got the role,” Jeannie said. “Promises are hard to keep, but we didn’t have to,” said Molly. Myers said both were deserving of the only female lead role in the play. “This was Molly’s last chance to play a lead in a musical here,” he said. Having two leading ladies has proved to be somewhat of a challenge for Josiah Sifuentes who plays opposite them in the role of Arthur. Jean-nie and Molly have their own interpretation of Guenevere, which “keeps me on my toes,” Josiah explained. While rehearsing Guenevere and Arthur scenes with the three actors, Josiah said “it’s hard to

pick which one to talk to.” While rehearsing the Arthur-Guenevere duet, he picks up on the differ-ences in their voice qualities. “It will be a totally different dynamic every other night,” Josiah said of playing opposite of the alternating Gueneveres. “They both definitely can sing. For me, singing with them isn’t as dif-ficult as blocking.” “I’m sure it’s like dating a Siamese twin,” Molly said. As King Arthur, this is Josiah’s first opportu-nity to work side by side with both Jeannie and Molly. Fortunately for the costumers, the pair is almost the exact same weight and height so they can share the costumes. The two were acquainted when they were both cast in a drama at CWC. Their friendship grew when they were playing nurses in last spring’s production of South Pacific.

Best friends share female lead in spring musical

February 24-25, March 2-3 7:30 p.m.February 26, March 4 2:30 p.m.Robert A. Peck Arts Center TheatreTickets: $12 for adults, $10 for senior/youth

Jeannie Robbins and Molly Thornton rehearse lines.

A blind adventurer who has climbed the summit of the highest mountains on each of the seven continents is the keynote speaker for Central Wyoming College’s first Wind River Outdoor Writers Conference at the CWC Sinks Canyon Center August 24 to 25. “Erik Weihenmayer, a world-class athlete and climber, brings unique power to the conference as the keynote speaker on Saturday evening,” organizer and CWC English faculty member Buck Tilton said. Weihenmayer is the author of “Touch the Top of the World” and was honored as the Outdoor Industry Association’s 2011 inspirational Per-son of the Year. “The conference is a gathering of writers - from novice to profes-sional, from merely interested to deeply involved - who work with words in various forms of writing related to the outdoors,” Tilton said. Himself a columnist for Backpacker Magazine and the author of multiple books on the outdoors, Tilton said the conference will present many opportunities for writers including presentations with authors, publishers, magazine writers and editors and bloggers as well as small discussion groups. Among the publications represented at the conference are Globe-Pequot Press, FalconGuides, and Backpacker Magazine. Anyone wishing to have a sample of their writing evaluated by a professional can do so by emailing, as an attachment, a short article, essay, or book chapter at least two weeks prior to August 24. The writers of these samples must be registered for the conference and will meet privately with their evaluators in order to maximize the learning experience. The conference fee includes catered meals, and one credit hour in English is available through Central Wyoming College.

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Blind adventurer keynotesOutdoor Writers Conference

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Heidi Beirich, who leads one of the most highly regarded non-govern-mental operations monitoring hate groups and extremism in the world, is the featured speaker at Central Wyoming College Monday, Feb. 27. Beirich, who speaks at 7 p.m. in the CWC Little Theatre, is the director of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Intelligence Project, which according to the National Review is “one of the most respected anti-terror organiza-tions in the world.” Sponsored by the CWC Diversity Committee, the subject of the Beirich lecture is “The Rising Tide of Intolerance in America.” The presentation is free and open to the public. During her residency at CWC, Beirich is speaking to a number of classes. An expert on white nationalism, nativism and the racist neo-Confed-erate movement, Beirich also acts as a key SPLC spokeswoman for issues involving extremism. She has appeared on numerous television news programs and is regularly quoted by journalists and scholars in both the United States and abroad. The Diversity Committee at CWC sponsors several events annually in appreciation of individual and cultural differences. The committee works to promote understanding, respect and appreciation for diversity. “CWC places an emphasis on Native American culture and also works with other diverse populations,” said comittee chair Coralina Daly, who noted the committee works to provide an appreciation for diversity through programming in a variety of areas.

Central Wyoming College employees, trustees and foundation board members did indeed rise to the challenge. To boost the CWC Foundation’s annual giving campaign, a friendly competi-tion between employee groups, administrators, and volunteer and elected board members was a huge success. The month-long challenge, dubbed “The Race to the Finish,” netted over $16,000; more than triple the original goal of $5,000. The CWC Professional Staff was the winning group, raising $5,931. The team representing the Foundation staff and board, administration and trustees came in at a close second, donating $4,500. The CWC faculty team raised $3,851 and the classified staff raised $1,557.Students also were in the mix and the CWC Music Club alone donated $387 from a fundraiser. Individual donors were presented with a small vehicle and the event conclud-ed with a lunch-time race in the gym. Professional staff members Mark Nordeen and Paul Branham placed first and third respectively and faculty member Amanda Nicholoff came in second (photo above).

Free public presentation focuses on ‘rising tide of intolerance in America’

College groups raise over $16,000