LARAMIE COUNTY

2006-07



Enrollment of Students from Wyoming

Laramie Campus 1,175
UW/CC Center 21
Outreach School 234
High School Students Contacted by Admissions Office 3,122
WICHE/PSEP 15

Continuing Education Participants

Summer Mathematics Institute
Wyoming NSF/EPSCoR Undergraduate Fellowship 8
Wyoming GISciences Center Workshop Attendees 16
Summer Research Apprentice Program 1
WWAMI Medical Education Program Students 7
Continuing Education/Pharmacy 64

High School Student Opportunities Enrollment

Engineering Summer Program 3
Sports Camps 72
Summer High School Institute 7
Middle School Girl's Engineering Camp 2

Alumni

Alumni Membership 6,823

Business and Community Assistance

Small Business Development Center Contacts 241
Small Business Development Center Training 206
Career Services Center Listing 132
Career Services Center Listing/Internships 24
Technology Transfer Workshop Attendance 140
Wyoming Institute for Disabilities Outreach Participants 411
Speech Pathology/Audiology Clinic Patient Visits 163
Speech Pathology/Audiology Practicum Students Placed 14
Pharmacists Placed 2
Business Interns Placed 7
Examples: 7 businesses were served, including: The Warehouse; Sierra Trading Post; Catholic Diocese of Cheyenne; Wyoming Department of Workforce Services; Wyoming Department of Corrections; Cheyenne Regional Medical Center; Wyoming Department of Health
Wyoming Career Information System Contacts 30,208
Physical/Health Education Student Teachers Placed 3
Kinesiology and Health Promotion Interns Placed 6
Student Teachers/Practicum Students Placed 43
Social Work Students Placed 19
Nursing Student Clinical Hours 19,189

Information Assistance

University Libraries Requests Filled 861
Law Library Data Requests Filled 23
Criminal/Civil Legal Clinic Open Cases 92
Drug Information Center Requests Filled 168

Agricultural Assistance

Soil Test Requests Filled 38
State Veterinary Laboratory Tests Filled 1,566
Extension Contacts - County Staff 23,965
Beef Cattle Extension Programs 60
4-H Members 629
4-H Leaders 216

Research

Businesses Assisted by Manufacturing Works 26
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.

Health Care

Family Practice Center Outpatient Visits 2,448
Hospital Patients Cared for by Family Practice Center 5,719
Babies Delivered by Family Practice Center 142

Cultural Outreach Attendees

Ann Simpson Art Mobile Program 1,392
Centennial Singers 200
Conferences/Workshop 734
Cultural Outreach Programs 750

Economic Impact

Non-Students Employed by County 189
Non-Student Payroll in County $5,692,048
Student Employees 244
Student Employee Payroll $946,104
Students Receiving Financial Aid 1,115
Financial Aid to Students from County $8,025,617