CARBON COUNTY

2006-07



Enrollment of Students from Wyoming

Laramie Campus 238
UW/CC Center 23
Outreach School 71
High School Students Contacted by Admissions Office 293
WICHE/PSEP 1

Continuing Education Participants

Summer Mathematics Institute
Wyoming NSF/EPSCoR Undergraduate Fellowship 1
WWAMI Medical Education Program Students 2

High School Student Opportunities Enrollment

Engineering Summer Program 1
Sports Camps 9
Summer High School Institute 5

Alumni

Alumni Membership 1,093

Business and Community Assistance

Small Business Development Center Contacts 19
Small Business Development Center Training 18
Career Services Center Listing 20
Career Services Center Listing/Internships 3
Technology Transfer Workshop Attendance 30
Wyoming Institute for Disabilities Outreach Participants 14
Speech Pathology/Audiology Clinic Patient Visits 62
Pharmacists Placed 1
Wyoming Career Information System Contacts 6,727
Physical/Health Education Student Teachers Placed 1
Student Teachers/Practicum Students Placed 1
Nursing Student Clinical Hours 1,402

Information Assistance

University Libraries Requests Filled 46
Criminal/Civil Legal Clinic Open Cases 47
Drug Information Center Requests Filled 2

Agricultural Assistance

Soil Test Requests Filled 27
State Veterinary Laboratory Tests Filled 535
Extension Contacts - County Staff 11,766
Beef Cattle Extension Programs 40
4-H Members 235
4-H Leaders 116

Research

Businesses Assisted by Manufacturing Works 3
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 1,848
Conferences/Workshop 79
Cultural Outreach Programs 200

Economic Impact

Non-Students Employed by County 10
Non-Student Payroll in County $119,886
Student Employees 31
Student Employee Payroll $81,983
Students Receiving Financial Aid 219
Financial Aid to Students from County $1,474,998