Following incidents of racial intolerance at Sheridan College, Sheridan College Foundation funded a grant by the Campus Life & Housing department to attend a Community Dialogue Facilitator Training by an organization named Essential Partners. The goal was to teach participants to facilitate difficult conversations to address challenging issues. Participants would learn how to: Create a […]
The Sheridan College Foundation funded a grant submitted by the Sheridan College Welding Program to purchase a pneumatic press for use in AWS (American Welding Society) qualification testing. Welding instructor Tim Anderson explained that this press allows students to test small weld samples, resulting in quick and easy identification of welding defects. These small specimens […]
The SC Jazz Studies program has enjoyed a great deal of growth in the last two years. In order to build upon this momentum, Sheridan College Director of Bands and Jazz studies Dr. Eric Richards developed a workshop “Sheridan College JAZZ IN THE BIGHORNS”, using the Spear-O Wigwam mountain campus to offer a five-day summer […]
Construction Tech instructor Josh Michelena has made it his mission to build a fully stocked commercial construction technology learning lab for SC students. Due to budget constraints, Sheridan College currently lacks some of the necessary equipment to have a quality cabinet and wood fabrication lab. Josh has made it his goal to add equipment one […]
The Start Smart Salary Negotiation for Students Workshops offer students an opportunity to learn about the gender wage gap and effective methods to alleviate this gap. Sheridan College Foundation donors provided the funds to pay for licensing the workshop, which covered the cost of coordinating the salary negotiation curriculum, training facilitators, and reporting. The workshop […]
Children can play while Moms or Dads study Studying and supervising young children presents a challenge to parents seeking an education to advance themselves and their families. Contributions from Sheridan College Foundation donors funded the Family Learning Center, a space in the Kooi Library that welcomes Sheridan College students who have young children. The Center […]
Sheridan College Foundation donors are helping Sheridan College Wildlife Biology Students do cutting edge research Small mammals such as mice and voles play important ecological roles in forest ecosystems, yet little is known about the small mammal communities of the Bighorns. Wildlife Biology instructor Scott Newbold implemented a long-term, education-focused, monitoring project to better understand the […]