NIOBRARA COUNTY

2006-07



Enrollment of Students from Wyoming

Laramie Campus 31
UW/CC Center 1
Outreach School 10
High School Students Contacted by Admissions Office 53
WICHE/PSEP 2

Continuing Education Participants

Wyoming GISciences Center Workshop Attendees 1
Continuing Education/Pharmacy 21

High School Student Opportunities Enrollment

Summer High School Institute 2

Alumni

Alumni Membership 170

Business and Community Assistance

Small Business Development Center Contacts 5
Small Business Development Center Training 4
Career Services Center Listing 1
Speech Pathology/Audiology Clinic Patient Visits 14
Wyoming Career Information System Contacts 1,035

Information Assistance

University Libraries Requests Filled 6
Criminal/Civil Legal Clinic Open Cases 112
Drug Information Center Requests Filled 2

Agricultural Assistance

Soil Test Requests Filled 2
State Veterinary Laboratory Tests Filled 142
Extension Contacts - County Staff 10,301
Beef Cattle Extension Programs 35
Wyoming Beef Cattle Improvement Association Bull Test 1
4-H Members 107
4-H Leaders 87

Research

Businesses Assisted by Manufacturing Works 6
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 631
Conferences/Workshop 62
Cultural Outreach Programs 12

Economic Impact

Non-Students Employed by County 5
Non-Student Payroll in County $149,274
Student Employees 8
Student Employee Payroll $13,422
Students Receiving Financial Aid 39
Financial Aid to Students from County $270,785