Campus alert

Central Wyoming College is taking precautions after receiving a message of a potentially threatening nature on the main campus during finals week.

The message was called to college officials’ attention on Thursday evening. The CWC Crisis Management Team met at 7:30 am today with members of the Riverton Police Department to further investigate the situation.

Erring on the side of caution, police officers will be on patrol at the main campus in Riverton and are working closely with the college Campus Safety department.

“We are advising our students, employees and visitors to the campus to be cautiously aware,” said CWC President Jo Anne McFarland, adding that the threat is not specific. “We understand that this is a very stressful time for our students, but we want to make sure that we take any potential threat seriously, because safety is our top concern.”

Don't forget!

Our graduation bash is tomorrow night, December 17 from 7-11pm.
We'll be in the Fremont Room SC103, come join us!

End of Fall Semster Activities

The end of the semester is this Friday. Students are studying for finals and getting ready for the Holiday Break. Here's a list of activities planned:
FINALS WEEK

Monday, Dec. 14:
Study Break Movie Marathon
6pm-10pm
CWC Little Theatre
New Releases Playing!


Tuesday, Dec. 15:
Study Break Movie Marathon
6pm-10pm
CWC Little Theatre
New Releases Playing!

Wednesday, Dec. 16:
Finals “graze”
Free food and snacks from 10am-2pm in the Fremont Room
FOR ALL STUDENTS!!!
FUEL YOURSELF FOR FINALS!

Study Break Movie Marathon
6pm-10pm
CWC Little Theatre
New Releases Playing!

Thursday, Dec. 17:
Graduation Party
7pm-11pm
CWC Fremont Room
CWC Students, Family, Friends, Staff…EVERYONE is invited to celebrate our Graduating Students!
Free Snacks, Games, Prizes!
Prizes include an I-Pod, Wii, DVDs, Gift cards, CWC Apparel, and much more!!!

Study Break Movie Marathon
6pm-10pm
CWC Little Theatre
New Releases Playing!


Friday, Dec. 18:
Study Break Movie Marathon
6pm-10pm
CWC Little Theatre
New Releases Playing!

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End-of-the-week activities @ CWC


Thursday, 12/3:
Rep. W. Patrick Goggles kicks off the Intertribal Education and Community Center Speaker Series in the Little Theatre at 3:30pm

Intramural Table Tennis Tournament in the Student Center at 7:30pm
Prizes & Fun!

Friday, 12/4:
Wind in the Willows Theater Production in the Robert A. Peck Arts Center at 7:30pm
Tickets for the show are $8 for adults and $6 for senior citizens 60 and over and youth. FREE for CWC Students!

Saturday, 12/5
The Central Wyoming College Outdoor Club second annual Bouldering Competition. Registration begins at 5pm in the Little Theatre (For more info read our previous post.)

Wind in the Willows Theater Production in the Robert A. Peck Arts Center at 7:30pm
Tickets for the show are $8 for adults and $6 for senior citizens 60 and over and youth. FREE for CWC Students!


Sunday, 12/6
Central Wyoming College presents a "Festival of Carols" at the Riverton United Presbyterian Church on North Broadway in Riverton. There will be two performances; one at 3 p.m. and the other at 7 p.m.
Admission is free but tickets are required.

Bouldering Competition

The Central Wyoming College Outdoor Club is hosting the second annual Bouldering Competition this Saturday!
Registration starts in the Little Theatre at 5:00. Ladies climb at 5:30. Men climb at 6:30.
Cost is $20 for the general public, but only $15 for CWC students, faculty, staff, and alumni. (A $40 Cash prize will go to the top Open Men’s and top Open Women’s winners.) This event is a fundraiser for the CWC Outdoor Club.

There are beginner, intermediate, advanced and open categories. This is the perfect competition for new climbers or first-time competitors who prefer a friendly supportive atmosphere. No need to be an expert.

There will be a raffle of fantastic outdoor gear prizes which were generously donated from: Mountain Hardware, Asana, NOLS, Wild Iris Mtn Sports, Black Diamond, Cerro Vista Films, and others. Everyone who enters may win a prize regardless of climbing routes completed.
For more info, please contact Darran Wells at (307)349-9205.

This event is open to spectators (no charge) and very exciting to watch. Please come and climb or cheer on your friends!! See you Saturday!

Audition for Fiddler on the Roof

Auditions for Central Wyoming College’s spring musical Fiddler on the Roof are scheduled for December 9th in the Robert A. Peck Arts Center. Acting and dancing auditions occur on the on the main stage. Those auditioning will be asked to read scenes from the script, and learn a short dance routine. (Auditions for singing roles was December 8)


Director Mike Myers said there are 35 or more roles for men and women and children. Rehearsals begin Monday, Jan. 11 and the show opens February 26.


For questions, call Myers at 855-2217.

CWC Theatre presents The Wind in the Willows

Central Wyoming College brings a classic piece of children’s literature to the Robert A. Peck Arts Center Theatre when it presents The Wind in the Willows Dec. 4 and 5 and Dec. 11-13.

Adapted from Kenneth Grahame’s novel about animals who live as humans, The Wind in the Willows will delight children, director Mike Myers said. “We definitely think that adults will find it very entertaining as well.”

The Wind in the Willows features four main characters, Toad, Rat, Mole and Badger, a group of “country gentleman bachelors” who live in the English countryside.

“Toad dominates the story,” Myers said of the character played by first-year theater student Jeremy Gross. Toad is rich, self centered, obsessive and gets himself into all kinds of trouble.
Rat, played by theater student Josiah Sifuentes, is a sophisticated scholarly water rat who takes the shy and timid Mole, played by Ted Haworth, under his wing.
Rick Wiblemo, a broadcasting and theater student at CWC, is the Badger, who pretends to be rough and gruff. He’s older and wiser and the others look up to him. He is intent on changing Toad’s impulsive and conceited ways.

All four of the leading characters are docile riverbank animals, who are supported by numerous rabbits, squirrels and hedgehogs. The play features a cast of 37 actors, several of who are local children. Many of the actors play multiple roles.

There will be a special 10 a.m. performance on Dec. 5 and a 2:30 p.m. matinee on Dec. 13.

Tickets for the show are $8 for adults and $6 for senior citizens 60 and over and youth. Tickets can be purchased Monday through Friday, 3-6 p.m. at the Arts Center Box Office. To purchase tickets by phone, call 855-2002 or 800-865-0190 and leave a voice mail. The college can accept credit cards.

Patrick Goggles kicks off Diversity series at CWC

Rep. W. Patrick Goggles kicks off the Intertribal Education and Community Center Speaker Series at Central Wyoming College with a presentation Thursday, Dec. 3 at 3:30 p.m. in the Little Theatre.

Goggles, who was recently named the Wyoming House Democratic Minority Whip, is the first in a series of speakers to address cultural diversity in academia, said CWC Diversity Committee Chair Sergio Maldonado.

A former CWC student and graduate of the University of Wyoming, Goggles is a member of the Northern Arapaho Tribe and a lifelong resident of Ethete. “He is extremely involved in the Northern Arapahoe culture and life ways,” said Maldonado. Goggles is the executive director of the Northern Arapaho Housing Authority and is a graduate of Leadership Wyoming.

He is a member of the House Education Committee, the Travel, Recreation and Cultural Resources Committee, and is on three select committees: School Facilities, Tribal Relations, and Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.

Maldonado said the speaker series continues this spring with speakers scheduled for presentations in February, March and April. The series is capped off by a powwow set for Saturday, May 1, which is the Wyoming American Indian Day.

The speaker series is open to the public. The Little Theatre is located in the CWC Student Center.