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The Northern Wyoming Community College District will now offer a program leading to a certificate in visual arts.
Approval of the new certificate came during Tuesday night’s meeting of college district trustees. District President Dr. Walter Tribley said until now there has been no intermediary achievement benchmark in the visual arts program. Students who participate in the new program would receive a certificate after completing one year, 15 credits, of course work.
Dr. Estella Castillo-Garrison, who is the vice president of academic affairs, explained how the program is organized.
Dr. Tribley said the program gives students the option of leaving college after one year with the certificate or continue their education to get their degrees. He said the certificate will not require any additional faculty.
Over 315 students were named to the Sheridan College honor rolls for the fall 2020 semester, including Zoie Dayton of Alta who was named to the President’s Honor Roll.
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Appointment of a city representative to the Sheridan Economic and Educational Development Authority drew protest from a county resident Tuesday, and board member Erin Kilbride resigned for an unrelated reason.
Appointment of Patrick Henderson as a city of Sheridan representative to the board sparked protest from Vicki Taylor of Banner, who argued his appointment wasn’t appropriate.
Neither Henderson nor any other member of the SEEDA board responded to Taylor, and Henderson was later elected secretary of the SEEDA joint powers board, replacing Rich Bridger. Bridger resigned the secretary’s post to accept election to vice chairman of the board.
Wyoming’s community colleges and the University of Wyoming have launched a new website that makes it easier for people to plan and manage college credit transfer.
According to a news release from the Northern Wyoming Community College District, the site – called WyoTransfer – allows students at one college or the university to more easily evaluate how the credits they’ve already earned can transfer or apply toward an educational program at another school.
Dr. Sandy Caldwell, who’s the Wyoming Community College Commission executive director, said WyoTransfer is a one-stop shop geared toward guiding students to completion whether they have some college credit but no degree or no college experience at all.