FREMONT COUNTY

2006-07



Enrollment of Students from Wyoming

Laramie Campus 343
UW/CC Center 29
Outreach School 144
High School Students Contacted by Admissions Office 799
WICHE/PSEP 9

Continuing Education Participants

Wyoming NSF/EPSCoR Undergraduate Fellowship 2
Wyoming GISciences Center Workshop Attendees 3
Summer Research Apprentice Program 1
Continuing Education/Pharmacy 2

High School Student Opportunities Enrollment

Sports Camps 54
Summer High School Institute 6
Middle School Girl's Engineering Camp 1

Alumni

Alumni Membership 2,254

Business and Community Assistance

Small Business Development Center Contacts 149
Small Business Development Center Training 79
Career Services Center Listing 27
Career Services Center Listing/Internships 2
Technology Transfer Workshop Attendance 36
Wyoming Institute for Disabilities Outreach Participants 263
Speech Pathology/Audiology Clinic Patient Visits 12
Speech Pathology/Audiology Practicum Students Placed 2
Pharmacists Placed 1
Business Interns Placed 1
Examples: Inberg-Miller Engineers
Wyoming Career Information System Contacts 18,819
Physical/Health Education Student Teachers Placed 2
Kinesiology and Health Promotion Interns Placed 1
Student Teachers/Practicum Students Placed 26
Social Work Students Placed 3
Nursing Student Clinical Hours 3,044

Information Assistance

University Libraries Requests Filled 501
Law Library Data Requests Filled 5
Criminal/Civil Legal Clinic Open Cases 2
Drug Information Center Requests Filled 22

Agricultural Assistance

Soil Test Requests Filled 43
State Veterinary Laboratory Tests Filled 1,390
Extension Contacts - County Staff 7,689
Beef Cattle Extension Programs 50
Wyoming Beef Cattle Improvement Association Bull Test 8
4-H Members 504
4-H Leaders 281

Research

Businesses Assisted by Manufacturing Works 19
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 779
Conferences/Workshop 325
Cultural Outreach Programs 1,200

Economic Impact

Non-Students Employed by County 49
Non-Student Payroll in County $883,925
Student Employees 57
Student Employee Payroll $275,926
Students Receiving Financial Aid 402
Financial Aid to Students from County $2,880,719