Estimated 40-plus attend meet and greet Thursday

SIDNEY (September 7) -- Western Nebraska Community College President Greg Dart met with community members and business leaders Thursday at the Sidney campus.

Today's open house is the first of three. WNCC President Dart will be visiting  the Sidney, Alliance and Scottsbluff. The Sidney reception was held in the WNCC I & E Center (Innovation and Entrepreneurship). 

"I'm thrilled to be back in Sidney. I have another trip planned in a couple of weeks as well. Right now I'm a tour, and we're doing open houses in the communities where we have campuses. Today, I had an opportunity meet with about 40 community leaders that came through here, and hear about all the amazing things that are going on here in Sidney. It's great to see the collaborative work that's happening and to see the opportunities for even more collaboration whether that be with the City of Sidney, whether it be with Sidney Public Schools or the hospital. I think there's so many opportunities for WNCC to find ways to work with others to make this community even better," President Dart said. 

Dart will be visiting the Alliance campus next, hosting a meet and greet event 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, September 14. The WCCA Board of Governors will host a welcome reception on the Scottsbluff Campus for Dart following the Oct. 4 board meeting from 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. where the community is invited to meet Dart as well as members of the Board. 

Dart was named President in April and he took the helm of the college in July. Previously, Dart served as the Chief Campus Administrator for 10 years at Utah State University-Eastern. Dart believes that in rural Nebraska, partnerships are the lifeblood of success.