Diversity and Inclusion
Below are resources available locally and nationally, to help support a diverse group of students and your needs.
Upcoming Events
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Movie Night and Talk
Thursday, May 2, 2024, 6-8 p.m.: A Tale of Three Chinatowns
Goodstein Foundation Library, Room 215, Casper College campus
Join Andrew Young, Ph.D., physics and astronomy instructor at Casper College for a brief pre-show discussion. Learn about Dr. Young’s early childhood in Boston’s Chinatown and delight in his memories of delicious dim sum, double parking, and the sounds of mahjong tiles and firecrackers in the distance. Free and open to the public.
At Casper College, you are welcomed into a safe, inclusive community and educational environment.
The college supports individuals from diverse cultures, abilities and ideas surrounding:
- Ethnicity
- Race
- Ability
- Mental Health
- Sex
- Gender Identity
- Sexual Orientation
- Immigration Status or International Students
- Religion
- First-Generation College Students
- Socioeconomic Status
- Age
- Veterans/Military-Affiliated Students
- Single Parents
Campus resources
- Care Team
- Nondiscrimination, Title IX and Sexual Misconduct at CC
- Disability Services
- Single Parent Program
- Wellness Center
- Veterans Services
- Student Success Center
- Student Life
- GEAR UP
- Student Senate
- Writing Center
- STEM Learning Center
- More resources for all students
Name Change — If you are a current student and would like the name you use at Casper College to match your gender identity and preferred name, you can fill out a chosen name change form to do so. This is not a legal name change; but will allow you to update your student ID card, myCCinfo portal, student email address, and name on classroom rosters. For any questions, please contact the Student Success Center.
Gender-Neutral Bathrooms — Anyone may use bathrooms labeled “restroom” in Aley Hall 303C and 303D; Ag Barn 105; Career Studies 139; Gateway 313, 314, and 410; Health Science 126; Krampert Theater 124A; Liesinger Hall 134; Library 226; Music 213 and 215; Physical Science 332; Strausner Hall 221G; Tate Museum 106; Student Union 117, 207, 222, 459, and 460; Visual Arts 122 and 215; Werner Ag 115; and Werner Tech 113.
Menstrual Products — Restrooms equipped with free menstrual products are located in Physical Science (2nd floor, women’s); Union/University (1st floor lobby, gender-neutral restroom in the middle of two other restrooms); Library (upper floor, near the Western History Center); and Liesinger Hall (women’s, near the LH Gym). Products are provided by Casper College Student Senate.
Lactation Rooms — A lactation room at the Goodstein Foundation Library can be reserved online. A lactation room in the Walter H. Nolte Gateway Center is located on the second floor, room 209.
Casper area resources
- Food Resources: Food Pantries, Restoration Church, The Salvation Army, Central Wyoming Rescue Mission, Poverty Resistance, SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
- LGBTQIA+: Wyoming Equality, Casper PFlag, Casper Human Rights Campaign
- Disability Services: Wyoming Independent Living, Brain Injury Alliance of Wyoming, Casper’s Council of People with Disabilities, NOWCAP Services,
- VA Services: Casper VA Clinic, Wyoming Veterans Commission
- Single Parents: Single Parent Program Resource List, Casper College
- First Gen: Star Program/Student Success at Casper College, GEAR UP
- ESL: Immigration Alliance, Casper College ESL, English Learners-Wyoming Department of Education
Online/National Resources
- Food Resources: Food Assistance Programs, SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
- LGBTQIA+: Human Rights Campaign, Glaad, Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, Matthew Shepard Foundation, Wyoming Equality
- Disability Services: Association for Rural Independent Living, Youth Leadership Forum
- VA Services: US Veteran Affairs Department
- Mental Health Services: Helpline-National Alliance on Mental Illness, Talk To Someone Now
- Single Parents: Women, Infants and Children (WIC), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Resources, Scholarships & Financial Aid for Single Moms and Dads in School
- First Gen: I’m First, Center for First-Generation Student Success
This page is curated by the Diversity and Inclusion Committee. The committee also provides a monthly newsletter; if you’d like you can view the archive of past newsletters.