GOSHEN COUNTY

2006-07



Enrollment of Students from Wyoming

Laramie Campus 162
UW/CC Center 4
Outreach School 44
High School Students Contacted by Admissions Office 221
WICHE/PSEP 3

Continuing Education Participants

Wyoming NSF/EPSCoR Undergraduate Fellowship 1
Continuing Education/Pharmacy 3

High School Student Opportunities Enrollment

Summer High School Institute 2

Alumni

Alumni Membership 841

Business and Community Assistance

Small Business Development Center Contacts 33
Small Business Development Center Training 12
Career Services Center Listing 17
Speech Pathology/Audiology Clinic Patient Visits 27
Business Interns Placed 2
Examples: CJ Feeds; First State Bank
Wyoming Career Information System Contacts 4,487
Student Teachers/Practicum Students Placed 1
Social Work Students Placed 1

Information Assistance

University Libraries Requests Filled 90
Criminal/Civil Legal Clinic Open Cases 6
Drug Information Center Requests Filled 19

Agricultural Assistance

Soil Test Requests Filled 1
State Veterinary Laboratory Tests Filled 708
Research and Extension Contacts 8,550
Extension Contacts - County Staff 13,977
Beef Cattle Extension Programs 50
Wyoming Beef Cattle Improvement Association Bull Test 4
4-H Members 296
4-H Leaders 96

Research

Businesses Assisted by Manufacturing Works 8
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 291
Conferences/Workshop 65
Cultural Outreach Programs 250

Economic Impact

Non-Students Employed by County 30
Non-Student Payroll in County $708,020
Student Employees 23
Student Employee Payroll $70,556
Students Receiving Financial Aid 157
Financial Aid to Students from County $1,091,631