NATRONA COUNTY

2006-07



Enrollment of Students from Wyoming

Laramie Campus 557
UW/CC Center 579
Outreach School 155
High School Students Contacted by Admissions Office 936
WICHE/PSEP 17

Continuing Education Participants

Wyoming NSF/EPSCoR Undergraduate Fellowship 9
WWAMI Medical Education Program Students 6
Continuing Education/Pharmacy 21

High School Student Opportunities Enrollment

Sports Camps 8
Summer High School Institute 3

Alumni

Alumni Membership 4,860

Business and Community Assistance

Small Business Development Center Contacts 143
Small Business Development Center Training 213
Career Services Center Listing 42
Career Services Center Listing/Internships 20
Technology Transfer Workshop Attendance 175
Wyoming Institute for Disabilities Outreach Participants 1,017
Speech Pathology/Audiology Clinic Patient Visits 3
Speech Pathology/Audiology Practicum Students Placed 2
Pharmacists Placed 3
Business Interns Placed 9
Examples: 9 businesses were served, including: Macy & Associates, LLC; CPA Consulting Group, LLP; Porter, Muirhead, Cornia & Howard; Landscapes by Galles; Edward Jones; Wyoming Business Council/City of Casper, Community Development; First Interstate Bank; City of Casper Risk Management Office; Target Corp
Wyoming Career Information System Contacts 24,805
Kinesiology and Health Promotion Interns Placed 4
Student Teachers/Practicum Students Placed 21
Social Work Students Placed 8
Nursing Student Clinical Hours 5,272

Information Assistance

University Libraries Requests Filled 669
Law Library Data Requests Filled 7
Criminal/Civil Legal Clinic Open Cases 18
Drug Information Center Requests Filled 54

Agricultural Assistance

Soil Test Requests Filled 70
State Veterinary Laboratory Tests Filled 1,248
Extension Contacts - County Staff 16,153
Beef Cattle Extension Programs 15
4-H Members 377
4-H Leaders 182

Research

Businesses Assisted by Manufacturing Works 40
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 15,199
Hospital Patients Cared for by Family Practice Center 4,319
Babies Delivered by Family Practice Center 222

Cultural Outreach Attendees

Ann Simpson Art Mobile Program 76,238
Conferences/Workshop 526
Cultural Outreach Programs 1,000

Economic Impact

Non-Students Employed by County 111
Non-Student Payroll in County $3,869,627
Student Employees 93
Student Employee Payroll $326,438
Students Receiving Financial Aid 695
Financial Aid to Students from County $4,959,578