PARK COUNTY

2006-07



Enrollment of Students from Wyoming

Laramie Campus 274
UW/CC Center 12
Outreach School 75
High School Students Contacted by Admissions Office 742
WICHE/PSEP 4

Continuing Education Participants

Wyoming NSF/EPSCoR Undergraduate Fellowship 6
Continuing Education/Pharmacy 10

High School Student Opportunities Enrollment

Sports Camps 10
Summer High School Institute 6
Middle School Girl's Engineering Camp 2

Business and Community Assistance

Small Business Development Center Contacts 89
Small Business Development Center Training 270
Career Services Center Listing 13
Career Services Center Listing/Internships 10
Wyoming Institute for Disabilities Outreach Participants 35
Speech Pathology/Audiology Practicum Students Placed 1
Pharmacists Placed 2
Wyoming Career Information System Contacts 9,664
Physical/Health Education Student Teachers Placed 1
Social Work Students Placed 1
Nursing Student Clinical Hours 960

Information Assistance

University Libraries Requests Filled 284
Law Library Data Requests Filled 1
Criminal/Civil Legal Clinic Open Cases 8
Drug Information Center Requests Filled 123

Agricultural Assistance

Soil Test Requests Filled 26
State Veterinary Laboratory Tests Filled 945
Research and Extension Contacts 19,335
Extension Contacts - County Staff 7,655
Beef Cattle Extension Programs 5
Wyoming Beef Cattle Improvement Association Bull Test 7
4-H Members 445
4-H Leaders 205

Research

Businesses Assisted by Manufacturing Works 17
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 7,200
Conferences/Workshop 179
Cultural Outreach Programs 125

Economic Impact

Non-Students Employed by County 67
Non-Student Payroll in County $941,259
Student Employees 38
Student Employee Payroll $190,810
Students Receiving Financial Aid 250
Financial Aid to Students from County $1,797,109