By Kylie Wheaton
Student Life offers a variety of activities and events that provide students with the opportunity to connect with others and build community on campus.
Every Thursday, students have the opportunity to branch out with a variety of different activities. From pool tournaments and BINGO nights, to pumpkin painting and swing dancing, Student Life is adding to what one could consider your typical “college experience.” For those looking for something more active, Student Life offers intramural volleyball, basketball and new this year: Pickleball.
More than offering entertainment, however, Student Life aims to create a space that fosters community on campus.
Brock McElwee is a non-traditional student at Casper College who has “never missed an event.”McElwee says that he has met a lot of people through Student Life and encourages other students to also join in the fun.
“Get involved in clubs and try to meet new people in order to have that full-on college experience because if you don’t, and you remain shy,” McElwee said, “then you’re going to be basically expelling yourself from having a good time.”
McElwee wants to encourage all students to branch out and attend Student Life events and meet new people.
Student Life does more than just impact the students who attend the events, but also those who put on the events.
Activities and Intramurals Assistant Victoria Boulom says that she enjoys working for Student Life and participating in the events they put on.
“It’s always fun doing activities and being involved in them.” Boulom said, “Even though it’s work, I still find it as kind of stress relieving”.
While Boulom enjoys working for Student Life, she is also involved in a variety of other clubs and activities.
Those who actively participate in Student Life events have wondered why there aren’t more activities. What many don’t realize is a group of six students put on these events: Victoria Boulom, Lucy Jane Crimm, Bryce Goodwin, Shania Scheel, Lyric Wall and Kylie Wheaton.
The Student Life team is responsible for setting up, hosting and cleaning up the events. In the height of the semester that can be three nights of volleyball and one nest event per week.
All six of these students are full-time and have other responsibilities other than putting on events. Two of the team members have at least one job off campus, three have an additional on campus job and five are involved with clubs on campus with three of those five holding at least one officer position in their clubs.
In addition to having a busy staff, Student Life is also restricted financially. Since Casper College is only a junior college, they do not receive the same amount of funding that a university would.
Events and intramurals for the spring 2025 semester are set to be scheduled by mid-November. Students can find a list of these events by visiting the “Student Activities” page on the Casper College website. The Casper College Student Life Instagram account is another spot to learn about upcoming events.