SWEETWATER COUNTY

2006-07



Enrollment of Students from Wyoming

Laramie Campus 430
UW/CC Center 11
Outreach School 95
High School Students Contacted by Admissions Office 908
WICHE/PSEP 6

Continuing Education Participants

Wyoming NSF/EPSCoR Undergraduate Fellowship 3
WWAMI Medical Education Program Students 2
Continuing Education/Pharmacy 5

High School Student Opportunities Enrollment

Engineering Summer Program 1
Sports Camps 39
Summer High School Institute 12

Alumni

Alumni Membership 1,983

Business and Community Assistance

Small Business Development Center Contacts 102
Small Business Development Center Training 21
Career Services Center Listing 42
Career Services Center Listing/Internships 6
Technology Transfer Workshop Attendance 35
Wyoming Institute for Disabilities Outreach Participants 127
Speech Pathology/Audiology Clinic Patient Visits 11
Pharmacists Placed 1
Business Interns Placed 2
Examples: Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County; Don's RV and Repair
Wyoming Career Information System Contacts 16,540
Student Teachers/Practicum Students Placed 24
Social Work Students Placed 1
Nursing Student Clinical Hours 3,783

Information Assistance

University Libraries Requests Filled 255
Law Library Data Requests Filled 11
Criminal/Civil Legal Clinic Open Cases 10
Drug Information Center Requests Filled 41

Agricultural Assistance

Soil Test Requests Filled 19
State Veterinary Laboratory Tests Filled 467
Extension Contacts - County Staff 4,658
Beef Cattle Extension Programs 5
4-H Members 276
4-H Leaders 115

Research

Businesses Assisted by Manufacturing Works 11
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 300
Conferences/Workshop 143
Cultural Outreach Programs 100

Economic Impact

Non-Students Employed by County 25
Non-Student Payroll in County $443,833
Student Employees 61
Student Employee Payroll $139,109
Students Receiving Financial Aid 389
Financial Aid to Students from County $2,655,474