ALBANY COUNTY

2006-07



Enrollment of Students from Wyoming

Laramie Campus 1,018
UW/CC Center 19
Outreach School 104
High School Students Contacted by Admissions Office 1,095
WICHE/PSEP 17

Continuing Education Participants

Wyoming NSF/EPSCoR Undergraduate Fellowship 5
Wyoming GISciences Center Workshop Attendees 17
Summer Research Apprentice Program 2
WWAMI Medical Education Program Students 7
Continuing Education/Pharmacy 22

High School Student Opportunities Enrollment

Engineering Summer Program 1
Sports Camps 106
Summer High School Institute 2
Middle School Girl's Engineering Camp 1

Alumni

Alumni Membership 6,571

Business and Community Assistance

Small Business Development Center Contacts 124
Small Business Development Center Training 59
Career Services Center Listing 88
Career Services Center Listing/Internships 20
Technology Transfer Workshop Attendance 16
Wyoming Institute for Disabilities Outreach Participants 1,574
Speech Pathology/Audiology Clinic Patient Visits 829
Speech Pathology/Audiology Practicum Students Placed 6
Business Interns Placed 44
Examples: 33 businesses were served, including: NFP Securities, Inc.; The Blue Sky Group, Inc.; IDES, Inc.; University of Wyoming Athletics -- Marketing and Promotions Department; WyoTech; Powder River Development Services, LLC; Associated Students of the University of Wyoming; First Interstate Bank; University of Wyoming Cowboy Joe Club; Episcopal Diocese of Wyoming; University of Wyoming Sports Properties; University of Wyoming Campus Recreation; Ashley Furniture HomeStore; Wyoming Market Research Center; Mader, Tschacer, Peterson & Co.; The Cavalryman II, LLC.; The College of Business Leadership Team; StarTek USA, Inc.; Pauline M. Dunnuck, Certified Public Accountant; Laramie Main Street Program/Downtown Development Authority; Enterprise Rent-A-Car; Wyoming Technology Organization; TK Industries, Inc.; Sports Locker; UniWyo Federal Credit Union; Little Caesars Pizza; Wyoming Business Technology Center; Mountain West Farm Bureau; Inner Phase, Inc.; McCarty Motors, Inc.; Pinebeach, Inc./The Knothole/Buck & Doe; Gem City Real Estate; Western United Realty.
Wyoming Career Information System Contacts 14,660
Physical/Health Education Student Teachers Placed 6
Kinesiology and Health Promotion Interns Placed 22
Student Teachers/Practicum Students Placed 46
Social Work Students Placed 22
Nursing Student Clinical Hours 20,793

Information Assistance

University Libraries Requests Filled 17
Law Library Data Requests Filled 2
Criminal/Civil Legal Clinic Open Cases 144
Drug Information Center Requests Filled 300

Agricultural Assistance

Soil Test Requests Filled 109
State Veterinary Laboratory Tests Filled 2,542
Extension Contacts - County Staff 4,183
Beef Cattle Extension Programs 95
Wyoming Beef Cattle Improvement Association Bull Test 2
4-H Members 363
4-H Leaders 232

Research

Businesses Assisted by Manufacturing Works 29
Examples of Applied Research: Creating research to enhance and improve clean coal technologies, with an emphasis on the use of sub-bituminous coal at high altitudes; studying gasification of Wyoming coal, and the conversion to liquid fuels and lubricants; developing new methods to recover more oil from old reservoirs; developing a computer simulation of a coal-to-liquids plant; working with the Wyoming Department of Health to enhance quality of patient care and providing education for health care providers; researching viral diseases that affect cattle, swine and horses; studying the role and economic importance of private lands in providing habitat for big game; testing for West Nile virus and its impacts on wildlife; developing a program to increase the number of nurses working in Wyoming; analyzing the small and upland game harvest survey methodology; developing strategies for controlling chronic wasting disease for its detrimental effects on the deer population; assessing the threat of introducing exotic plant species into the natural environment; studying agricultural plant disease-causing agents; collaborating with the Bureau of Land Management on various projects; providing primary health care to diverse individuals and families in rural settings; developing a program for a growing elderly population in the state; helping limited-resource families eat more nutritionally and economically; providing information on food handling safety measures; providing data, training and computing resources for farmers to use satellite data for monitoring and managing Wyoming agricultural lands; evaluating status, risks and vulnerabilities of Wyoming's private forest and agroforest resources; surveying for a variety of alcohol/tobacco use and underage drinking projects; surveying; researching Wyoming's open spaces initiative; developing a program to promote an educational base in science, math, engineering and technology from the elementary grades through college; providing manufacturing, technology and other companies with counseling, training and resources to help businesses grow; developing a program to identify and treat substance abuse issues in Wyoming

Cultural Outreach Attendees

Ann Simpson Art Mobile Program 792
Centennial Singers 600
Conferences/Workshop 2,243
Cultural Outreach Programs 2,500

Economic Impact

Non-Students Employed by County 3,138
Non-Student Payroll in County $117,532,246
Student Employees 2,234
Student Employee Payroll $20,125,794
Students Receiving Financial Aid 1,071
Financial Aid to Students from County $7,280,647