WYOMING TOTALS

2006-07



Enrollment of Students from Wyoming

Laramie Campus 6,286
UW/CC Center 840
Outreach School 1,530
High School Students Contacted by Admissions Office 13,444
WICHE/PSEP 118

Continuing Education Participants

Wyoming NSF/EPSCoR Undergraduate Fellowship 45
Wyoming GISciences Center Workshop Attendees 38
Summer Research Apprentice Program 6
WWAMI Medical Education Program Students 51
Continuing Education/Pharmacy 206

High School Student Opportunities Enrollment

Engineering Summer Program 17
Sports Camps 507
Summer High School Institute 84
Middle School Girl's Engineering Camp 11

Alumni

Alumni Membership 33,653

Business and Community Assistance

Small Business Development Center Contacts 1,426
Small Business Development Center Training 1,379
Career Services Center Listing 637
Career Services Center Listing/Internships 121
Technology Transfer Workshop Attendance 655
Wyoming Institute for Disabilities Outreach Participants 3,807
Speech Pathology/Audiology Clinic Patient Visits 1,151
Speech Pathology/Audiology Practicum Students Placed 34
Pharmacists Placed 15
Business Interns Placed 77
Examples: UW interns were placed in a total of 64 businesses statewide
Wyoming Career Information System Contacts 199,349
Physical/Health Education Student Teachers Placed 17
Kinesiology and Health Promotion Interns Placed 39
Student Teachers/Practicum Students Placed 187
Social Work Students Placed 61
Nursing Student Clinical Hours 61,286

Information Assistance

University Libraries Requests Filled 4,204
Law Library Data Requests Filled 81
Criminal/Civil Legal Clinic Open Cases 483
Drug Information Center Requests Filled 879

Agricultural Assistance

Soil Test Requests Filled 596
State Veterinary Laboratory Tests Filled 14,818
Research and Extension Contacts 29,035
Extension Contacts - County Staff 205,280
Beef Cattle Extension Programs 658
Wyoming Beef Cattle Improvement Association Bull Test 34
4-H Members 6,418
4-H Leaders 3,087

Research

Businesses Assisted by Manufacturing Works 226
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 17,647
Hospital Patients Cared for by Family Practice Center 10,038
Babies Delivered by Family Practice Center 364

Cultural Outreach Attendees

Ann Simpson Art Mobile Program 97,836
Centennial Singers 800
Conferences/Workshop 5,983
Cultural Outreach Programs 9,473

Economic Impact

Non-Students Employed by County 3,776
Non-Student Payroll in County $133,100,700
Student Employees 3,084
Student Employee Payroll $23,246,120
Students Receiving Financial Aid 6,320
Financial Aid to Students from County $43,671,140