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Volume 2, Number 4Spring 2008
Beauty and the Beast Page 2Student of the Year Award 3Surgeon General visits 4Free tax assistance 5Donors maximize contributions 6Gear Up produces webcasts 8Holocaust survivor visits college 10Art exhibit features quilts 11
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WhenthecurtainopensonCentralWyomingCollege’sproductionofthemusical“BeautyandtheBeast”theaudiencewillseetheculminationofthousandsofhoursofworkbyalargegroupofpeople,theshow’sMusicalDirectorRobertHussapointsout. Inadditiontothenightlyrehearsalsbyalmost40castmembers,thereissetdesignandconstruc-tion,promotions,vocalandpitrehearsals,choreogra-phy,andlightingandsounddesign.“Therearealotofpiecesthatgointoit,”saidHussa,CWC’slongtimevocalmusicprofessor. TheshowplaysintheRobertA.PeckArtsCenterThe-atreMarch7and8andMarch13,14and15at7:30p.m.,andtheSunday,March9performanceisa2:30p.m.matinee. WhilemanyintheBeautyandtheBeastcasthavequiteabitofstageandvocalexperience,Hussareallyenjoyswatchingthosewhoarenewtothethe-
ater,andtheprocessofputtingonsuchanelaborateproduction.“It’sfuntowatchthemlearningwhatisexpectedofthem,”saidHussa,aveteranofCWCmusicalsbothbehindthescenesasthemusicaldirectorandalsoasaperformer.“Theyarediscoveringwhatitislike.” Themusicalisadaptedfromthe1991DisneyanimatedfilmandtheAcademyAward-winningscorebyAlanMenkenandhispartner,HowardAshman,whodiedbeforeworkonthestageversion.Forthestageproduction,MenkenbeganworkingwithlyricistTimRiceandaddedsevennewmusicalnumbers.
Thereisatremendousamountofpreparationgoingon
behindthescenestomountsuchacomplexproduction.Hussaworkswiththecastoutsideofthenormalstage
rehearsals.Theexcite-mentcomes,hesaid,
whenheseesifthemusicmatcheswiththestage
blockingand
Thousands of hours go into musical production
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AfirstyearCentralWyo-mingCollegestudentfromShoshoniwaspresentedtheWyomingAssociationofCom-munityCollegeTrustees2007-2008StudentoftheYearAward. MattHuxtable,whoma-jorsinhomelandsecurity,waspresentedtheawardattheWyomingCommunityCollegeConferenceFeb.21inCheyenne. AnIraqiwarveteran,Huxtableisputtinghis“realworld”insightintohishome-landsecuritycourses,saidPro-fessorJeffHosking,whonomi-natedHuxtablefortheaward.
“Mattisanexceptionalstudent,”HoskingsaidofHuxtable,whoisavolunteerfirefighterforruralFremontCounty,andHosking’steachingassistantfortheFirearmsTrain-ingSimulatorcourses.“Hedoesallthiswhileworkingmanyhoursforhisfamilybusiness.” “Matt’srelativeyouth,butbroadexperience,bringsadynamicindividualtothecommunitycollegesystem,”Hoskingsaidinhisnomination.“Whilehisbreadthofreallifeexperienceisquitelarge,herecognizedtheneedforformaleducation.”
“makingsureeverythingthatissupposedtoworkdoes.” “Stagingamusicalisconsum-ingofaperson’stotalbody,”Hussaexplained.Notonlyaretheactorssinging,buttheyaredancingandacting,andittakesalotofpracticetogetitallintomusclememory. “Oneofthethingsthatisdifficultforsingersandactorsisknowingwheretheirbodyisatonstage,”hesaid. Hussaisalso“tweaking”thescoretofitCWC’sproduction.Andheisalteringthemusicforthepitmusiciansforscenechangetransitions. HussaisimpressedwiththeBeautyandtheBeastcast.“We
havecastpeopleinmusicalsinthepastthat
havelimitedvocalability,”herecalled,sayingthiscastsingswellandworksnicelytogether. AmaraFehring,afirst-yearmusicaltheaterstudent,isintheleadroleasBelle.Despiteheryoungage,she’saveteranofCWCmusicals.“Thispartlaysinhervoicewell,”hesaidofAmara’srole. WesConnally,aprofessorofEnglishatCWCwhoonthesideearnedanassociate’sdegreeinmusic,iscastasthePrince/Beast.ThoughhehassungwiththeCollegiateChorale,thisisConnally’sfirstmusical. Forthefirsttime,tenoftheprinciplecharacterswillhavetheuseofanewwirelessmicrophonesystem.
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WACCT Student of the Year Award
Wes Connally and Ama-ra Fehring play the lead roles in Beauty and the Beast.
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TheU.S.SurgeonGeneralisscheduledtovisittheCentralWyomingCollegecampusinMarchaspartofhisNationalCalltoActiontopreventandreduceunderagedrinkingandsubstanceabuse. FremontCountyistheonlystopinWyomingforRearAdmiralStevenK.Galson,theactingSurgeonGen-eralsinceOctober2007,andheplanstoopenlydiscussalcoholandotherdrugissues;spe-cificallyhowtheyimpactFremontCounty. OrganizedbyFremontCounsel-ing’sTaunaRichardsonandCWCCounselorLanceGoede,Galson’sconfirmedvisitisscheduledforMonday,March24at6:30p.m.intheRobertA.PeckArtsCenter. Whiledetailshaveyettobefinalized,GalsonisexpectedtogiveaspeechaspartofaTownHallmeetingwhereschoolandcommunitygroupspresenttopicsonalcoholandsubstanceabuse.Gov.DaveFreudenthal
andhiswife,Nancy,arealsoexpectedtobeinattendanceaspartoftheFirstLady’sInitiativetoReduceChildhoodDrinking. InadditiontoGalson’sspeech,theopeninvitationcommunitymeetingofferspre-sentationsfromLanderValleyandRivertonhighschoolstudents,andtheUnityGroupandWindRiverPlayersfromtheWindRiverReservation. “Iencourageyoutoconsiderattendingthisspecialvisit,”saidFirstLadyNancyFreu-denthal,whoisalsoco-chairoftheLeader-shiptoKeepChildrenAlcoholFree.“Child-hooddrinkingisacontributortothethreeleadingcausesofdeathforourchildren.” TheSurgeonGeneral’sCalltoActionnotesthatalcoholisthemostwidelyabusedsubstanceamongAmerica’syouth.Statisticsrevealbythetimetheyhavereachedtheeighthgrade,nearly50percentofadoles-centshavehadatleastonedrink,andmorethan20percentreporthavingbeendrunk. Asthenation’stoppublichealthphysi-cian,theSurgeonGeneralcommunicatesthebestscience,evidenceanddatatotheAmeri-canpeopleinorderforthemtomakehealthychoicesthatimpacttheirhealth,safety,andsecurity. AspartoftheSurgeonGeneral’scallto
action,GalsonisappealingtoAmericanstodomoretostopAmerica’s11millioncurrentunderagedrinkersfromusingalcohol. PriortohisappointmentasActingSur-geonGeneral,GalsonservedasthedirectoroftheCenterforDrugEvaluationandRe-searchattheFoodandDrugAdministration. GalsonbeganhispublichealthservicecareerasanepidemiologicalinvestigatorattheCentersforDiseaseControlaftercomplet-ingaresidencyininternalmedicineattheHospitalsoftheMedicalCollegeofPenn-sylvania.Hehasheldsenior-levelpositionsattheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency,theDepartmentofEnergywherehewastheChiefMedicalOfficer,andtheDepartmentofHealthandHumanServices.
Six Goals of the Call to Action
TheSurgeonGeneral’sCalltoAction
toPreventandReduceUnderageDrinking
identifiessixgoalsforthenationtoreduce
thenumberofunderagedrinkersandprevent
childrenandadolescentsfrombeginningto
drink.
U.S. Surgeon General visits CWC campus in March
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CentralWyomingCollegeaccountingandincometaxstudentsprovidefreehelppre-paring2007taxestotaxpayersthatcannotaffordprofessionalassistanceontheCWCcampusThursdaysthroughApril3. ThestudentsandAccountingProfessorRobRichardsareprovidingthehelpfrom5-8p.m.inroom107ofCWC’sClassroomWingonThursdayeveningsMarch6,13,27,andApril3.ThereisnohelponMarch20becauseofthecollege’sSpringBreak. IncooperationwiththeInternalReve-nueService,CWCisoneofthemanyVol-unteerIncomeTaxAssistance(VITA)sitesaroundthecountry.VITAvolunteersassistlowincome,elderly,disabled,andnon-Englishspeakingtaxpayerswiththeirtaxreturns. Taxpayersneedingassistanceshouldbringtheir2007taxpackage,allwageandearningstatements(FormW-2),allinter-
eststatements(Form1099),informationforalldeductions/credits,proofofaccountfordirectdepositorrefund(voidedcheck),SocialSecuritycardsfordependentsand/orspouse,birthdateofalldependentsandanyotherrelevantinformationaboutincomeandexpenses.Itisalsohelpfultobringtheir2006taxreturn. ThestudentswillprepareForms1040EZ,1040A(withschedule1,2,3andEIC),1040(withscheduleA,B,EICandR),1040-ES,2441(childanddependentcarecredit),8863(educationcredits)and8812(additionalchildtaxcredits). Inadditiontopreparingindividualreturns,thevolunteerswillrunaclasstoshowparticipantshowtoE-filereturnsus-ingtaxsoftware. Formoreinformation,contactCWCPro-fessorRobRichardsat855-2149.
GOAL 1:FosterchangesinAmericansocietythatfacilitatehealthyadolescentdevelop-mentandthathelppreventandreduceunder-agedrinking.
GOAL 2:Engageparents,schools,commu-nities,alllevelsofgovernment,allsocialsystemsthatinterfacewithyouth,andyouththemselves,inacoordinatednationalefforttopreventandreducedrinkinganditsconse-quences.
GOAL 3:Promoteanunderstandingofun-deragealcoholconsumptioninthecontextofhumandevelopmentandmaturationthattakesintoaccountindividualadolescentchar-acteristicsaswellasenvironmental,ethnic,cultural,andgenderdifferences.
GOAL 4:Conductadditionalresearchonadolescentalcoholuseanditsrelationshiptodevelopment.
GOAL 5:Worktoimprovepublichealthsur-veillanceonunderagedrinkingandonpopu-lation-basedriskfactorsforthisbehavior.
GOAL 6:Worktoensurethatpoliciesatalllevelsareconsistentwiththenationalgoalofpreventingandreducingunderagealcoholconsumption.
Students prepare taxes for low income, elderly
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PrivateandcorporatedonorstotheCen-tralWyomingCollegeFoundationhavemaxi-mizedcontributionsandincreasedtheimpactoftheirgiftssincetheWyomingLegislatureestablishedtheWyomingEndowmentChal-lengeMatch. Sincetheinceptionoftheprogram,wheredonationsmadetoCWCarematcheddollarfordollarbythestate,42newendow-mentshavebeencreatedatCentralWyomingCollege. Notonlyarethedona-tionsdoubled,thefundsgoingtonewandestab-lishedendow-mentsareinvestedandonlytheinterestearningsareusedforscholarshipsorotherprojectsasdirectedbythedonors. DaneGraham,CWC’svicepresidentforIn-stitutionalAdvancement,saidtheFoundationismanagingatotalof86endowments,allofwhichhavegrownbecauseofthegenerosityofcollegedonorsandthemoneymatchedbythestate. Manyoftheendowmentsarerestrictedtofundingspecificprogramsandservicesofthecollege,andtypically5percentofthefund’s
assetsarespenteveryyearwithanyexcessearningsreinvestedtoguardagainstinfla-tionandrecessioninfutureyears,Grahamexplained. Donationsmadetothecollegehavecomefromanassortmentofsources,insmallandlargeamounts,andsomehaveveryspe-cificuses. Forexample,theBankoftheWesthasestablishedaneed-basedscholarshiptobenefitstudentsfromunderprivilegedback-grounds,Grahamexplained. FoundationmemberFredNicolandhiswifeAlice,aretiredCWCcounselor,havecreatedthe“PeopleofCour-age”fundthatprovidesemergencyassistanceforstudents. Anumberofcommu-nityleaderswhodiedthisyearhavebeenmemorializedbyCWCendowments,includ-ingformerCWCtrusteeGeorgeKrause,CWCprofessoremeritusRalphSchaefer,longtimeRiver-tonHighSchoolvolleyballcoachSherryDouglas,longtimeCWCtrusteeandFoundationmemberRobertA.Peck,CWCArtsCenter
coordinatorToniaBurnetteandU.S.EnergymogulJackLarsen. U.S.EnergyandLarsen’sheirsalsohavedonatedsignificantlytoafundtohonortheirmotherLorraineaswellastoaStudentLifeEndowmenttosupportathleticsandotherstudentactivities.Othermajordonationstotheendowmentincludewyoming.com,andFremontTherapyGrouppartnersScottPhisterandBrentKaufman.
“Giving away money is easy. Deciding whom to give it, how much, when and how, is not.”–Aristotle
Donors maximize contribution; utilize the Endowment
In addition to making a significant donation to the Student Life
Endowment, wyoming.com also purchased new mats in Rustler Gym.
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TheMatthewandVirgieO.DragicevichFoundationprovidedCWCwithfundstoinstallanInteractiveClassroomNetworkatthecollege’sJacksonCampus.Changingtechnol-ogyandfrugalbudgetingallowedittobebuiltatalowerthanprojectedcost,andtheFoundationwasprovidedwiththeremainingfundstoestablishanendowmentforupkeepoftheelectronicclassroom. Anumberofdonationshavebeendirect-edtospecificprograms,suchasscholarshipstonursing,equinescience,andartstudents.AttorneyMikeSvilarhasestablishedanendowmentthatistobeusedspecificallybythenursingdepartmentforprogramsuppliesandequipment. PeoplehavemadedonationsspecificforstudentswhoresideinparticularcommunitiesandthereareanumberofdonationsprovidedtoassistCWC’sNativeAmericanstudents. CWC’sClassifiedStaffcreatedanendow-mentsothatemployeesinthatgroup,whoarealreadyprovidedthetuitiontotakecol-legeclasses,couldusethegeneratedfundsfortextbooksandsuppliestoenhancetheirjobsskills. FoundationManagerLynetteJeffressaidmanypeoplehavemadedonationstoendow-mentsasbirthdayandChristmasgiftsasawaytosupportCWCandsolvegift-givingdilemmas.
Bernie&HelenBergerScholarshipEndowmentLaurieStevensNicholasMemorialScholarship EndowmentCharleneKondurScholarshipEndowmentRonThonMemorialScholarshipEndowmentLowell&MaryMorfeldScholarshipEndowmentLaviniaDoblerScholarshipEndowmentVirginiaDoblerFiniganScholarshipEndowmentGeorge&GraceDoblerScholarshipEndowmentBarbaraDrakeHaddenhamMemorialScholarship EndowmentKennethDayMemorialScholarshipEndowmentElliotMinickScholarshipEndowmentFirstInterstateBankScholarshipEndowmentMaryOddeMemorialScholarshipEndowmentFred&AliceNicolJr.“PeopleofCourage”EndowmentCWCUpwardBoundEndowmentCurtE.Kaiser,Jr.ScholarshipEndowmentAndrewBouletteScholarshipEndowmentJosephR.&BetteGeraudScholarshipEndowmentGeneralScholarshipEndowmentEmployeeScholarEndowmentSherryDouglasMemorialScholarshipEndowmentBankoftheWestScholarshipEndowmentHomer&IdaFikeMemorialScholarshipEndowmentRivertonJayceesScholarshipEndowmentCenturyClubLifetimeScholarshipEndowment
Scholarships—Fine ArtsArtL.PearlMoranArtScholarshipEndowmentHelenLeeMemorialArtScholarshipEndowmentToniaBurnetteMemorialScholarshipEndowmentTheaterJack&LorraineLarsenScholarshipEndowment
Scholarships—Sciences & HumanitiesGeneral Sciences & HumanitiesRayWinterMemorialEndowmentMathMathScholarshipEndowment
EnglishRoyPeckMemorialScholarshipEndowmentCommunicationsGeorge&MargaretReynoldsScholarshipEndowmentSocial/Behavioral SciencesStevenM.CrerarMemorialScholarshipEndowmentEducationBeboutFamilyScholarshipEquine ScienceRonnieAlexanderMemorialScholarshipEndowmentCowboyPoetsofWindRiverScholarshipEndowmentEquineStudiesEndowmentAllied HealthGeorginaNewmanNursingScholarshipEndowmentDorothyWimpennyNursingScholarshipEndowmentL.PearlMoranNursingScholarshipEndowmentBeckyCreekWileyMemorialScholarshipEndowmentRuthFosterMemorialScholarshipEndowmentMabelChisholmBlakelyNursingScholarship EndowmentJoYoutzMemorialNursingScholarshipEndowmentHeatherLynnPaulMemorialNursingScholarship EndowmentCWCNursingScholarshipEndowmentVoitures40et8NursingScholarshipEndowmentRoger&BarbaraGoseAlliedHealthSciences ScholarshipEndowmentGeorgeKrauseMemorialNursingScholarship Endowment
Scholarships—Commerce and Technology (CAT)General Commerce & TechnologyVocationalScholarshipEndowmentAgricultureDennyAshleyMemorialScholarshipEndowmentCharlesBryantMemorialScholarshipEndowmentBusinessW.B.&EulaWimpennyBusinessScholarshipEndow- mentBroadcastingSchaeferMemorialScholarshipEndowment
List of Scholarships/Assistance—General Areas of Support
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Challenge Match
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CentralWyomingCollege’sGearUppro-gramhasproducedaseriesofwebcastvideostopreparehighschoolstudentstobesuc-cessfulonthemathandlanguageartspor-tionsoftheACTexams. TobeeligibletoreceivetheHathawayScholarship,Wyomingstudentsneedtoob-
materialtomakethemas“conciseandtothepoint”aspossible. ThevideosareavailabletobeviewedontheCWCwebsiteandcanbereviewedoverandovertohelpthestudentswithcommonlyoccurringformulasonthemathtestsandhelpfulinformationtoprepareforthelan-guageartsportion. Inthepast,CWChasprovidedface-to-faceworkshopstopreparefortheACTinLanderandRiverton,butSlingerlanddecidedtousethewebtechnologytoreachmore,particularlystudentslivingintheruralareasservedbyGearUp. Highschoolteachersmayalsoaccessthevideostopreparetheirstudents,shesaid.WhileSlingerlandcallsthevideos“podcasts,”studentsdonotneedanMP3playertoaccessthevideosbutratheranInternetconnection.Studentsmaydownloadthemtotheirplayers,though. Melton,alongtimemathprofessoratCWCknownfordemystifyingthedauntingstudyofmath,hascreatedstep-by-stepmethodsofsolvingcommonlyusedformulasoftheACTexam.Oneofthevideosisspecifictotesttakingstrategies. Thereareatotalof15shortmathpre-sentations,rangingfromthreetoseven
tainparticularscoresontheACTexam.GearUp,CWC’sprogramtopreparemiddleandhighschoolstudentsforhighereducation,hascreatedthesewebcaststohelpstudentstakingtheexamtosucceed. RogerMelton,aprofessoremeritusatCWC,istheauthorandpresenterforthemathseries,whileCWCEnglishProfessorDaveGraygivestipsandtrickstostudentstoprepareforthelanguageartsquestionsonthetest.GearUpCurriculumCoordinatorJoanneSling-erlandisthedeveloperoftheprojectandhasalsospentagreatdealoftimeeditingthe
Gear Up produces webcasts to help studen
Roger Melton, retired CWC math professor, has created step-by-step methods to as-sist students with math.
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minutesinlength.Thestudentsareencour-agedtodownloadandprintaccompanyingdocumentslocatedonthewebpagetoassistintheirlearning.Othersubjectsrangefrom“SolvingLinearEquations”to“SystemsofEquations.” ThevideoshavejustrecentlybeenpostedtotheCWCwebpagesoSlingerlandcanonlyestimatehowtheymayaffectACTscoresandtheoverallsuccessoftheproject.“Thestudentscanplaythemoverandovertoreinforcetheinformation,”shesaid,addingthatastudentwhogotearlyaccesstothevideostoldhertheywereveryhelpfulandthathelikedtheformat. “Highschoolinstructorsareveryexcitedthatthisisavailabletostudents,”Slingerlandsaid,notingthatLanderValleyHighSchoolhasalinktothewebcastsontheschool’shomepage. OnMarch11,everyjuniorinWyominghighschoolshastheabilitytotaketheACTforfree,asavingsofapproximately$50.CWC’sDualCreditprogramalsoofferstopayforthetestforhighschoolstudentsinFremontandHotSpringscounties,presenting
studentstwoopportunitiestoimprovetheirscoresbeforeapplyingforHathawayscholar-ships. Thewebcastsareaculminationofayear-longprojectbetweenGearUp,CWC’sInforma-tionTechnologystaffandthefacultyexperts.Slingerlandpresentedtheprojectataregion-alGearUpconferenceandtheresponsewasoverwhelming.SheanticipatesthewebcastswillbeusedtoprovideinformationonotheraspectsofGearUp,suchascareerprepara-tionforcollege.
http://www.cwc.edu/Trio/Gear-Up-and_ETS/ACT-Math-Preparation.htm
TheCentralWyomingCollegeNursingPro-gramhasalreadylearnedtheeffectivenessofusingpodcaststoenhancestudentlearning. ProgramDirectorKathyWells’facultypro-videspodcaststostudentsatboththeJack-sonandRivertoncampusessothatstudentsmayreviewlecturematerialsaswellaspro-vidingvisualsasastudyaidforstudents. ThenursingprogramatCWChasauniquechallengeinthattheprogramextendsacrossthreevastcountiesand twocampuses sep-arated by 170 miles. To cater to a diversepopulationofruralstudentswhohavefam-ilies, jobs, and in some cases, treacherouscommutestocampusduetoweatherandter-rain, the department gave the students anopportunitytodownloadtheinformationforastudyaid. Students, many who commute to theJackson campus from the Star Valley andeasternIdaho,downloadthevideostotheirMP3players andoftenuse their drive timetostudy.TheyalsocanreviewthematerialsonthewebthroughCWC’sdistanceeducation“shell.” Wellshaspresented“webinars”toothereducatorsonhowthepodcastinghascreatedamoreflexiblelearningenvironmentforCWCnursingstudents,andthesurprisingimpactonstudentperformanceonfinalexams.
Davie Gray, English professor, offers tips and tricks.
Nursing uses podcaststs succeed with ACT exams
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AGermanJewwhosurvivedaNaziconcentrationcampwillbeontheCentralWyomingCollegecampusinApriltospeaktostudentsandgiveapublicpresentation. WhileattendingaseminarattheUnitedStatesHolocaustMuseumthisJanuary,CWCPoliticalScienceProfessorJimThurmanarrangedtohaveBobBehr,asurvivorofWul-kow,asatellitecampofTheresienstadt,visitCWC. InadditiontoapublicpresentationattheRobertA.PeckArtsCenteronApril16,Behr,andEllenBlalock,directorofSurvivorAffairs/SpeakerBureau,willbeinthecountytopresenttolocalschools. Throughacooperativearrangementwiththefederalgovernment,BehrwillspeaktoCWCclassesandisavailabletointerestedschoolsinthecounty.Heisoneofmorethan60Holocaustsurvivorswhovolunteeratthemuseumonaregularbasis. BehrandhismotherwerearrestedbytheGestapoin1942anddeportedfromtheirBerlinhometotheTheresienstadtghetto/concentrationcamp.HevolunteeredtoworkfortheSSatWulkow,believingfamiliesofJewswho“volunteered”wouldbeprotectedfromdeportationtothegaschambers.There,Behrandotherprisonerswereforcedtobuild
anewSSheadquarterssinceAmericanandBritishbombershaddestroyedtheoneinBerlin. TheWulkowassignmentwastheworstofhisfouryearsinthecampsandhewasnotsurethathewouldsurvive.HeremainedthereuntiltheSovietArmyliberatedthecamponMay5,1945.Aftersurvivingaty-phusepidemicinTheresienstadt,heandhismotherreturnedtoBerlin. In1947,BehrimmigratedtotheUnitedStateswithouthismother,whowastooweaktotravel.Tohelphismothersurviveinpost-
warBerlin,heenlistedintheU.S.ArmyinJulywiththehopeofbeingreturnedtoGer-many.AsaGermanspeaker,heconvincedtheArmytostationhiminBerlinandhereturnedinNovember1947.Whilethere,heworkedasanintelligenceofficerinterrogatingformerNazipersonnel. HelefttheArmyin1952andsecuredaCivilServicepositionwiththeU.S.AirForceasanintelligenceofficer.HeretiredinDay-ton,Ohioin1988after39yearsofgovern-mentservice.Duringthoseyears,heearnedhisGEDandwentontoobtainabachelorandmaster’sdegreeinmodernEuropeanhis-tory.Healsowasanadjunctprofessorteach-ingEuropeanhistorywithaspecialemphasisonWorldWarIIandtheHolocaust. IfaschoolorgroupisinterestedinapresentationwithBehrduringhisApril15-16visittoFremontCounty,contactJimThurmanat855-2174.
Bob Behr
“I hope for the day when people can prac-tice their religion of choice; when race and discrimination is no longer an issue.”
Holocaust survivor speaks at CWC
“May the 21st Century, which we have now embarked, never experience the horrors of the Century we have just left behind.” – Holocaust Survivor
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May 2- June 1
RodeoRivertonRendezvousRodeoScholarshipEndowment
Scholarships—Minority StudentsWindRiverTribalScholarshipEndowmentFrank&CynthiaMcCarthyNativeAmericanScholarship EndowmentDavidUsherMemorialScholarshipEndowmentMikeBairMemorialScholarshipEndowmentCincodeMayoScholarship
Scholarships—MilitaryUSMilitaryForcesSupportGroupScholarship EndowmentMarineCorpsLeagueFTDScholarshipEndowmentWyomingNationalGuardScholarshipEndowment
Scholarships—Other StudentLifeStudentSenateStaffDevelopmentClassifiedStaffDevelopmentEndowment
Program EndowmentsFine ArtsArtsEndowmentPeckMemorialArtCenterEndowmentStudent Life/AthleticsBucknerStudentLifeEndowmentFremontTherapyAthletic&StudentActivities EndowmentStudentLifeEndowmentLillianMoteEndowmentRodeoProgramEndowmentOutreach/Interactive Classroom NetworkDragicevichICNEndowmentDuboisProgramEndowmentLanderProgramEndowmentThermopolisProgramEndowmentJacksonProgramEndowmentNursingSvilarNursingProgramEndowmentOther Areas:IECCEndowmentCWCLibraryEndowment
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ThisexhibitofcontemporaryquiltsfeaturesworkbyCynthiaPaughSt.Charles. Creatingartquiltsutilizingherownhanddyed,discharged,andhandpaintedfabricsistheultimateselfexpressionforCynthia.SheisafourthgenerationMontananwithrootsintheranchinglifestyle.Shegrewupridinghorseback,wranglingsheep,andbrandingcattleaswellascultivatingpracticaldomesticskillsthroughthe4-Hprogram.
Free admission • RAP Gallery
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ConnectisapublicationoftheCWCPublicInformationOfficeandisscheduledtobepublishedquarterly.
March7,8,9 CWCProduction–Beauty and The Beast
March13,14,15 CWCProduction–Beauty and The Beast
March17-21 SpringBreak
April2-30 AnnualStudentArtExhibition
April5-6, EnglishRidingClinicApril12-13,19-20
April4-11 SpringFlingWeek
April11 JazzNiteIII
April14-18 AdvisingWeek
April16 HolocaustSurvivorPresentation
April21-25 AdjunctFacultyAppreciationWeek
April25-26 TheaterDepartmentShowcase
April29 SpringMusicShowcase
May1 Deadlineforhighschoolgraduatescholarships
May2-June1 MingledSlicesExhibit
May4 CWCMusicStudentRecital
May8 Nurses’PinningCeremony
This spring at CWC