SHERIDAN COUNTY

2006-07



Enrollment of Students from Wyoming

Laramie Campus 328
UW/CC Center 15
Outreach School 105
High School Students Contacted by Admissions Office 661
WICHE/PSEP 2

Continuing Education Participants

Wyoming NSF/EPSCoR Undergraduate Fellowship 2
Wyoming GISciences Center Workshop Attendees 1
WWAMI Medical Education Program Students 7
Continuing Education/Pharmacy 29

High School Student Opportunities Enrollment

Engineering Summer Program 1
Sports Camps 4
Summer High School Institute 8

Alumni

Alumni Membership 1,911

Business and Community Assistance

Small Business Development Center Contacts 79
Small Business Development Center Training 29
Career Services Center Listing 47
Career Services Center Listing/Internships 2
Technology Transfer Workshop Attendance 9
Wyoming Institute for Disabilities Outreach Participants 179
Pharmacists Placed 1
Business Interns Placed 3
Examples: Sheridan Recreation District; Photo Finish, Inc.; DA Davidson
Wyoming Career Information System Contacts 8,694
Physical/Health Education Student Teachers Placed 1
Kinesiology and Health Promotion Interns Placed 2
Student Teachers/Practicum Students Placed 20
Social Work Students Placed 1
Nursing Student Clinical Hours 1,920

Information Assistance

University Libraries Requests Filled 230
Law Library Data Requests Filled 6
Criminal/Civil Legal Clinic Open Cases 6
Drug Information Center Requests Filled 6

Agricultural Assistance

Soil Test Requests Filled 13
State Veterinary Laboratory Tests Filled 940
Research and Extension Contacts 1,150
Extension Contacts - County Staff 15,691
Beef Cattle Extension Programs 30
Wyoming Beef Cattle Improvement Association Bull Test 2
4-H Members 239
4-H Leaders 80

Research

Businesses Assisted by Manufacturing Works 15
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 2,700
Conferences/Workshop 190
Cultural Outreach Programs 350

Economic Impact

Non-Students Employed by County 31
Non-Student Payroll in County $486,876
Student Employees 46
Student Employee Payroll $218,713
Students Receiving Financial Aid 305
Financial Aid to Students from County $1,896,558