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The Thickman Faculty Lecture Series will feature a presentation from Michael Thomas titled “Impeachment: Then and Now.”
When: Thursday, Nov 7, 2024 at 6 pm
Where: Room #153 in the Whitney Academic Center
After the lecture, refreshments will be available. This event is free and open to the public.
Thomas will discuss why impeachment power is in the U.S. Constitution along with examples of historical and contemporary impeachment. He will also discuss impeachment in polarized America and its constant threat, and what can be done about it. Click Here for the Flyer..
The Faculty Lecture Series is funded by the Thickman Lecture Endowment
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Come enjoy at great meal at Frackelton’s to help our Sheridan College Veteran students!
Dining for a Cause will be on Wednesday, October 16 from 4-9pm at Frackelton’s. All proceeds (including tips) will be donated to the The Sheridan College Foundation to benefit scholarships for Sheridan College Veteran students.
First Federal Bank & Trust will match the proceeds up to $10,000 and the
Marna M. Kuehne Foundation has also approved a $10,000 match!
Can’t make it to dinner tonight? Still want to donate to the Sheridan College Veteran Student Scholarship Fund? Go to https://sheridancollegefoundation.org/donate/ and where it states “Please make my gift to:” use the drop down menu and choose Dining for a Cause-Veteran Scholarships. Thank you for supporting our veteran students!
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Thickman Faculty Lecture: A.I – Machines are Taking Over the World!?!
Presented by Steven Miller, PhD, Math Faculty
When: Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 6 pm
Where: Sheridan College Whitney Academic Center
Room #153 – Tiered Classroom
Free Admission!
- Definition, History and Anticipated Direction of Artificial Intelligence
- Actual Scenarios and Ramifications
- How do we Use it Effectively and Morally?
The Faculty Lecture Series is funded by the Thickman Lecture Endowment
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50 Bowls/50 States/50 Woodfires: Works by Elaine Olafson Henry
Artist Talk and Closing Reception on Thursday, September 5 at 4 pm in Kinnison Hall and the Edward A. Whitney Gallery.
Elaine Olafson Henry is a ceramics artist, curator, writer, proofreader, local volunteer, and trustee of Sheridan College. She is the former Editor and Publisher of the international ceramics journals Ceramics: Art & Perception and Ceramics TECHNICAL. She earned a BFA from the University of Wyoming, an MFA from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, and an MA in English at the University of Wyoming.
Henry taught at Emporia State University in Kansas from 1996–2007 where she served as the Chair of the Department of Art from 2000–2007. She served as the President of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) 2002–2004 and the International Ceramics Magazine Editors Association (ICMEA) 2014–2016. She is currently an Honorary Member and Fellow of NCECA, and a lifetime member of ICMEA. Her work is internationally published, exhibited and collected. She is an elected member of the International Academy of Ceramics (IAC).
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A Musical Celebration in Honor of Dr. Sy Thickman and his Love of Sheridan and the Arts!
Please join us for a musical celebration in honor of Dr. Sy Thickman and his love of Sheridan and the Arts!
Featuring cellist Evan Drachman, accompanied by pianist Richard Dowling.
When: April 14, 2024 at 4:00pm
Where: Kinnison Hall at Sheridan College.
Reception to follow concert.
FREE and open to the public!
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Thickman Faculty Lecture: A Lakota Winter Count
Presented by Donovin Sprague, SC History Faculty
When: Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 6 pm
Where: Whitney Center for the Arts room #235
Free Admission!
The winter buffalo count is a yearly historical record of the most important event of the year for the Plains Indians. The presentation will include information about an undocumented winter count recorded by Sprague’s great, great grandfather.
The Faculty Lecture Series is funded by the Thickman Lecture Endowment
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Thickman Faculty Lecture: Freedom of Speech: Then and Now
Presented by Michael Thomas, MA – Adjunct History Faculty
When: Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 6 pm
Where: Whitney Academic Center #153
Free Admission!
The discussion will include:
• History of the 1st Amendment
• Inclusion of Freedom of Speech in the Bill of Rights
• Interpretation of Freedom of Speech through the Power of Judicial Review
• Issues of Freedom of Speech Today, Censorship & Safe Spaces
• Social Media
The Faculty Lecture Series is funded by the Thickman Lecture Endowment
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Join us for the 2024 Sheridan College Rodeo Banquet!
SOLD OUT – CALL 307-675-0700 to be placed on the WAIT LIST
Saturday, March 9, 2024 at the Golden Dome on the Sheridan College Campus
Doors open at 5:30pm, dinner at 6:30pm.
Silent and live auctions followed by live entertainment by Brandon James & the Yayhoos
$75/person or $600/table
Tickets must be purchased in advance. Call Sheridan College Foundation at 307-675-0700 for tickets.
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Thickman Faculty Lecture: A.I – The Game Changing Technology that Educators and Society Must Reckon with NOW!
Presented by Steven Miller, PhD, Math Faculty
When: Thursday, November 9, 2023 at 6 pm
Where: Sheridan College in Johnson County
Bomber Mountain Civic Center Room #103
Streaming online at : www.sheridan.edu/lectures
Free Admission!
- Definition, History and Anticipated Direction of Artificial Intelligence
- Actual Scenarios and Ramifications in the Educational World
- Morally Embracing or Rejecting Artificial Intelligence
The Faculty Lecture Series is funded by the Thickman Lecture Endowment
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Thickman Lecture: Impacting Homelessness from a Systems Perspective
Presented by Kristine Mantey, MBA, Business Faculty
When: Thursday, September 21, 2023 at 6 pm
Where: Whitney Academic Center #235
Free Admission!
- Social work is the ultimate big dollar project with a high risk of failure
- Systems thinking can be applied to social problems.
- We can redefine decision-making in social work.
- Empowering people to succeed through the use of metrics.
The Faculty Lecture Series is funded by the Thickman Lecture Endowment
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Thickman Lecture: Cultural Competence and Study Abroad
Joseph Aguirre M.Ed. will present the Faculty Lecture “Cultural Competence and Study Abroad”.
When: Thursday, April 13, 2023 at 6 pm
Where: Whitney Academic Center #153 (Tiered Classroom)
As a previous under-represented college student from a large bi-racial family Joseph has seen the value of an education. Through his own personal education experience, he has learned that all students can succeed in college with the correct amount of challenge and support. He believes that the diversity of knowledge only enriches the cultural capital of under-represented students. Joseph is a strong believer in providing under-represented and non-traditional students the opportunity to travel/study abroad. Creating service-learning programs designed to promote diplomacy has been a true passion for him.
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Come join us for the annual Sheridan College Rodeo Banquet
Saturday, March 4, 2023 at the SC Golden Dome.
Food, fun and live music by Sam Platts and the Plainsmen.
Silent and live auctions! Lots to bid on!
Tickets are $75 per person.
Doors open at 5:30.
Call 307-675-0702 for tickets.
Click Here for the Rodeo Banquet Poster
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Thickman Lecture: Why is Stress Such a Pain in the Neck?
Dr. Rachel Kristiansen will present the Faculty Lecture “Why is Stress Such a Pain in the Neck?
When: Thursday, February 16, 2023 at 7 pm
Where: Kinnison Hall at the Sheridan College Whitney Center for the Arts
Also Streaming Online at sheridan.edu/lectures
Stress is something that we are all familiar with.
Dr. Kristiansen will explain how both acute and chronic stress manifests in the brain and body,
how it affects our physical and mental health, and most importantly, how to reduce it!
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Thickman Lecture: Creativity in Captivity
Dr. Rachel Bergman, Director of Academic Initiatives and Arts Outreach and Director of the Sheridan College Flute Choir will present a lecture titled “Creativity in Captivity: Viktor Ullmann’s Der Kaiser von Atlantis” on Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. in Kinnison Hall at the Whitney Center for the Arts at Sheridan College. After the lecture, refreshments will be available. This event is free and open to the public. Click Here for flyer..
Bergman will present a brief biographical sketch of composer Viktor Ullmann (1898-1944), including his important works and influences. She will discuss his time spent in the Nazi concentration camp Theresienstadt during WWII with an overview of life and creative activities in the camp. Finally, she will present the story, characters, and music of “Der Kaiser von Atlantis,” the one-act opera Ullmann wrote while interned in Theresienstadt.
Dr. Bergman’s research focuses on the music of Viktor Ullmann, an Austro-Hungarian composer who was killed in the Holocaust. Dr. Bergman’s publications include a book chapter in Singing in Signs: New Semiotic Explorations of Opera (Oxford University Press, 2020) and articles and reviews in The Opera Journal and Gamut: Online Journal of the Music Theory Society of the Mid-Atlantic. She has presented papers and lecture-recitals at numerous conferences regionally, nationally, and internationally. Prior to coming to Sheridan College, Dr. Bergman served as tenured Associate Professor of Music Theory and Director of Graduate Studies for the School of Music at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. She earned a PhD in Music Theory from Yale University and a BA in Music and Mathematics from Skidmore College.
The Thickman Faculty Lecture Series is hosted by the Sheridan College Foundation and is funded by the Thickman Lecture Endowment.
Sheridan College is located at 1 Whitney Way in Sheridan. For more information about this or upcoming lectures, contact the Sheridan College Foundation at 307-675-0700.
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Thickman Lecture: The 1906-08 Ute Journey Across Wyoming
Please come join us for another great Thickman Faculty Lecture by
Sheridan College History Professor Donovin Sprague
on October 6, 2022 at 7pm in Kinnison Hall
in the Sheridan College Whitney Center for the Arts.
It will also be streamed online at www.sheridan.edu/lectures.
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Please join us on October 26 for a “Resilient Leadership” Impact Luncheon
Featuring as speaker – Jen Crouse, Sheridan College VP of Student Affairs and Executive Director of the Sheridan College Foundation.
There will be great food and food for thought!
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Come join us for the Eric Richards Jazz Ensemble SUMMER SWING ’22!
–Friday, July 29 and Saturday, July 30, 2022–
for a GREAT event sponsored by the John B. and Dorothy D. Duncan Foundation
It is FREE and open to the public!
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Thickman Faculty Lecture
Practical Applications of Music and Neuroscience Knowledge
presented by Carly Flaagan, MM, MT-BC
Carly Flaagan will discuss:
-Basic principles of Cognitive Neuroscience
-Music Cognition – Cortical Activation and Music
– Benefits of Music Relation to the Brain
– Practical Applications of this Knowledge – Purposeful music listening;
Music for relaxation; Active engagement with music; Music in regard to child development
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When: Thursday, April 28, 2022
Time: 7 pm in Kinnison Hall at the Whitney Center for the Arts
Free Admission!
Zoom Webinar at www.sheridan.edu/lectures
For more information contact Sheridan College Foundation at 307-675-0700.
This lecture series is funded by the Thickman Lecture Endowment
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Thickman Faculty Lecture
“MAJOR” FOURTH BE WITH YOU, a Brief Overview of the Music of Star Wars
presented by Dr. Chris Erickson
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When: Thursday, March 31, 2022
Time: 7 pm in Kinnison Hall at the Whitney Center for the Arts
Zoom Webinar at www.sheridan.edu/lectures
For more information contact Sheridan College Foundation at 307-675-0700.
This lecture series is funded by the Thickman Lecture Endowment
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Join us at the Sheridan College 2022 Rodeo Banquet on Saturday, March 5, 2022!
March 5, 2022 at 5:30 pm at the SC Golden Dome
Dinner, Silent and Live Auctions, followed by live entertainment by Tris Munsick!
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Thickman Faculty Lecture
Native American Hunting Rights & Federalism: Herrera vs Wyoming presented by Michael Thomas
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When: Thursday, February 3, 2022
Time: 7 pm
Zoom Webinar at www.sheridan.edu/lectures
For more information contact Sheridan College Foundation at 307-675-0700.
This lecture series is funded by the Thickman Lecture Endowment
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Thickman Faculty Lecture
Why are we so Divided? Conflict, Cooperation and Morality presented by Dr. Rachel Kristiansen
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When: Thursday, December 9, 2021
Time: 7 pm
Zoom Webinar at www.sheridan.edu/lectures
For more information contact Sheridan College Foundation at 307-675-0700.
This lecture series is funded by the Thickman Lecture Endowment
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Thickman Faculty Lecture
The Arrival: Motherhood and Art presented by Brittney Denham-Whisonant
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When: Thursday, March 11, 2021
Time: 7 pm
Zoom Webinar at www.sheridan.edu/lectures
For more information contact Sheridan College Foundation at 307-675-0700.
This lecture series is funded by the Thickman Lecture Endowment
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Thickman Faculty Lecture
From Many Came Few – Humanity’s Rise presented by Bjarne Kristiansen
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When: Thursday, November 5, 2020
Time: 7 pm
Zoom Webinar at www.sheridan.edu/lectures
For more information contact Sheridan College Foundation at 307-675-0700.
This lecture series is funded by the Thickman Lecture Endowment
If you were unable to view this lecture, it has been recorded and is available to view on Youtube.
Sheridan College Thickman Faculty Lecture Series: From Many Came Few – Humanity’s Rise – YouTube
Thickman Faculty Lecture
Understanding the Electoral College presented by Michael Thomas
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When: Thursday, October 22, 2020
Time: 7 pm
Zoom Webinar at www.sheridan.edu/lectures
For more information contact Sheridan College Foundation at 307-675-0700.
This lecture series is funded by the Thickman Lecture Endowment
If you were unable to view this lecture, it has been recorded and is available to view on Youtube.https://youtu.be/cyvSSnyBRnA
The Sheridan College Whitney Center for the Arts has concerts and performances all year round!
Come experience the sights and sounds of our state-of-the-art Concert Hall
Click Here for the schedule.
Faculty Lecture Series – “The Way We Were”, by Dr. Sy Thickman,
The lecture was well attended and was live-streamed and recorded for those not able to attend. Click Here to enjoy the recorded lecture.