Barber program launched at EWC TORRINGTON – Eastern Wyoming College is currently seeking students for a new barbering technician program planned to begin during the Fall 2017 semester.
The program received final approval following an inspection by the State Board of Barbers in early April.
The Barbering Technician certificate program includes 1000 hours of barbering course work as required by Wyoming law. It combines theory classes, practical work and hands-on clientele practice.
Completion of this program prepares the students for national testing in barbering technology. This is a barbering program with no chemicals.
The list of program courses includes: General Science of Barbering, Barbering Hair Fundamentals I, Barbering Hair Fundamentals II, Clinical Applications I, Barbering Shop Management/Business Methods, and Clinical Applications II.
This is a 30-credit hour certificate program.
“I am very excited to welcome the first barbering students to EWC this fall,” said Christine Chesser, Department Head for Cosmetology and instructor. “The EWC Cosmetology Department is enthusiastic about moving into our new space in the CTEC building and the future of all of our programs.”
Applications are now being accepted for the first class of barbering students which will begin in October 2017. Interested students may contact Chesser at (307) 532.8363 or Barbering Instructor Amanda Asmus at (307) 532.8362.
EWC announces summer hours TORRINGTON – Summer office hours are set to begin this month at Eastern Wyoming College.
Summer hours will be 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday beginning May 15 and continuing through Aug. 11.
The EWC Fitness Center summer hours, beginning May 15 and continuing through Aug. 29, will be: Monday through Friday 5 a.m. to noon and 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday 4 p.m to 8 p.m. The fitness center will be closed on Saturdays.
Smith graduates Central Oklahoma EDMOND, Okla. – Geri Dawn Smith of Torrington has graduated with honors from the University of Central Oklahoma with a Master of Education degree in Secondary Education as a part of the Spring 2017 class, which included 1,643 students from throughout Oklahoma, the country and the world.
Founded in 1890 aCentral offers its more than 17,000 students 117 undergraduate areas of study and 74 graduate programs from its main campus in Edmond and facilities throughout the metro area.
Programs focus on learning, leisure HARRISON, Neb. – Summer hours kick off next week offering expanded opportunities for leisure and for learning about the geologic history of the Nebraska Panhandle.
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument open from 9 a.m to 5 p.m. daily beginning May 15 through Sept. 20. Walking trails on the monument grounds will remain accessible from sunrise to sunset.
The Parks 101 program encourages visitors to learn more about the monument during its expanded seasonal hours. Features at the visitor’s center include fossil exhibits, a 12-minute film and the James. H. Cook-Red Cloud American Indian Collection.
Features of the two walking trails include a stroll through mixed-grass prairie and along the Niobrara River, historic excavations in the Fossil Hills and spiral-shaped trace fossils along the Daemonlix Trail. Rangers will be available daily to talk about the local attraction and the overall importance of the nation’s National Parks.
Additional summer events, including the upcoming solar eclipse, are posted on the park website, www.nps.gov/agfo, and Facebook page.
Agate Fossil Beds is located 24 miles north of Mitchell, Neb., on State Hwy. 29, then east on River Road to the visitor center. Admission is free.
