Distinguished Alumni

To commemorate the 5oth anniversary of WWCC, we will recognize distinguished alumni and friends who have brought prestige and pride to Western.

The Distinguished Alumni and Friends Award will recognize a recipient for his/her achievements in their chosen profession, for his/her service to the community and/or for his/her outstanding contribution to Western. This award represents excellence in areas such as service to community and country. personal character, educational attainment and career success.

To nominate an individual, please complete nomination form and return it to the address below. They may be submitted electronically here: http://www.wwcc.wy.edu/50years/alumni_form.pdf

Additional documents of support, such as letters of recommendation, newspaper articles or excerpts from professional journals may be sent to the WWCC Alumni Office.

For questions, contact WWCC's Alumni Office at: (307) 382-1827 or (800) 226-1181 or email: alumni@wwcc.wy.edu

Deadline for receipt of nominations is Monday, June 15th, 2009

The Distinguished Alumni and Friends Award will be presented at the 50th Anniversary event "Celebrating Western" on Saturday, October 3 at the Rock Springs Holiday Inn.

Return nominations to:

WWCC Alumni Office

2500 College Dr.

Rock Springs, WY

82901

Fax: (307) 382-1654 (please call to confirm receipt)

Summer Classes Starting!

Summer Classes are starting June 1st 2009! It is not too late to sign up, visit http://www.wwcc.wy.edu to see more important dates and to view the class schedule!

Labor Night Saturday, February 7

"Labor Night" is a great time to come check out the basketball teams. This event is sponsored by the United Steel Workers. Admission to the games is free and the USW provides free food for everyone too. What could be better than some exciteng sports action and free food!

The women play at 3:00 and the men play at 5:00.

Get Away Day 2009 (for high school juniors)

If you are a high school junior this is for you if you're not a junior then you should pass this information along to any juniors you know.

Wednesday, February 18th we will be hosting Get Away Day, an event specifically for juniors. This event is an opportunity to "Get Away" to college for a day. Having a WWCC student show you around for a few hours is a great way to get a glimpse into the life of a college student. If you are interested in registering for this event or just learning more go to www.wwcc.wy.edu/admissions/getawayday

We'll see you soon!

Now even more ways to stay in touch

WWCC student ambassadors want to be your friend on MySpace or Facebook.

We want to make it as easy as possible for you to stay in touch with us. Stay up to date on the latest at Western by conversing with our student ambassadors. We have set up profiles on both MySpace and Facebook to make it easy for you to ask your questions and our student ambassadors will be able to easily send you a quick response. What better way to learn about life for a student at Western than by talking with some of our current students. Check out our profile on MySpace at www.myspace.com/wwccsa or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/people/Wwcc-StudAm/1035371656. We can’t wait to receive your friend request.

Poetry Slam!

Poetry with a twist! That’s what a poetry slam is.

It is a performance of your poems with random audience members as the judges. They will score you on a scale from 1-10. The slam consists of three rounds; those with the highest scores move on into the next round, until you end with three and a champion. If this sounds like fun then you would love participating in a poetry slam at WWCC. The “Slammers” are looking to build a strong Slam team this year. Their goal is to take Collegiate Nationals in April.

The main students participating in the Slams are also in the class. The class consists of just a few students but don’t let that fool you. They have plenty of heart and are willing to do what it takes to get to the top. They work hard and are always writing and revising their poems. They have chosen to be on the team because they believe that it helps you become more articulate, improves your writing skills and it’s a good outlet. Some of the things these students enjoy most about their class is the laid back atmosphere, the fun they have and that it motivates and inspires them to write.

Recently a Slam was held on campus and it was a great time. The evening began with dancing and commenced with an open mic session, which was followed by the much anticipated competition. It was an evening filled with fun and laughter, sprinkled with a hint of sarcasm and seriousness. The audience and competitors alike seemed to be enjoying themselves. Thank you to those of you who came and showed your support.

Happy Thanksgiving

What do like to do for Thanksgiving. I usually look a lot like this guy!

Sometimes though the family will actually get off the couch and go outside (if the weather is good) and have our own game. Last year we had so much fun! The whole family got a touch football game going. We had the guys and girls yound and old all playing together and it was a blast.

Does your family have any fun traditions?

Campus tour video

David Phillips, one of our student ambassadors, created this campus tour video in 2007. It's kind of an interesting way to view much of our campus without actually being here. Check it out at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV_kkUCvOK8

Welcome back!

Can you believe we're back in school again. It's good to be back though. Here's wishing you all a succesful and fun school year. Did you all get out to see the vball team takin' care of businees on Sept. 26. It was a great atmosphere as the team swept Colorado Northwestern and the fans had the place rockin'. They play at home again this weekend, Friday the 12th at 7:00 and Saturday at 3:00, see ya' there.

Guess what else! Thunder now has a MySpace page, become Thunder's friend by visiting http://www.myspace.com/westernwyomingcc.

How do you celebrate Leap Day?

February 29th is Leap Day. It only comes once every four years, so we get to experience only a limited number of them in our lives. I say make it a special day. Tell me how you are making Leap Day special. Does anyone out there have a birthday on Leap Day? If so, tell me what that has been like to have a birthday only once every four years.

Hopefully you will all Jump for joy this Leap Day, 2008!