University of Wyoming Campus Announcements

UW Thanksgiving Holiday Hours

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Nov. 23, 2009 -- Most University of Wyoming business and administrative offices will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 26-27, for Thanksgiving. Normal business hours will resume Monday, Nov. 30.

UW Students Redesign Art Museum Store

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Nov. 23, 2009 -- The University of Wyoming Art Museum Store is getting a merchandising facelift from UW College of Agriculture students as part of a visual promotion and merchandising class project.

Campus Construction Update for weeks of Nov. 15-21 and Nov. 22-28

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT

These are among the construction activities scheduled at the University of Wyoming during the weeks of Nov. 15-21 and Nov. 22-28.

UW Trustees Approve Personnel Items

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Nov. 20, 2009 -- University of Wyoming trustees today (Friday) approved the following personnel items:

Wellness Drawing for $100 Prize

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT

To encourage University of Wyoming employees to make healthy decisions and to support the Healthier WY program offered by the state of Wyoming, UW President Buchanan has authorized a drawing with a prize of $100.

Wyoming Public Radio Encourages Interviews for National Day of Listening

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Nov. 19, 2009 -- Wyoming Public Radio is joining the acclaimed oral history project, StoryCorps, in celebrating Nov. 27, the second annual National Day of Listening.

H1N1 Flu Mist Now Available at Student Health Service

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Nov. 18, 2009 -- H1N1 Flu Mist (intranasal vaccine) is now available at the UW Student Health Service in addition to the H1N1 flu shot. The mist can be used by healthy individuals up to and including the age of 49 years old.

Fluidity of Sex, Gender and Orientation Topic of Monday Talk

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Nov. 18, 2009 -- Donal C. Skinner, University of Wyoming associate professor of zoology and physiology, will discuss "A Biological Basis Behind the Fluidity of Gender, Sex and Orientation," Monday, Nov. 23, from 4:10-6 p.m. in Room 306 of the UW Classroom Building.

Willena Stanford Diversity Award Nominations Accepted at UW

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Nov. 18, 2009 -- Nominations are now being accepted for the diversity award honoring Willena Stanford, a longtime University of Wyoming African American and Diaspora Studies instructor. The nomination deadline for the Willena Stanford Commitment to Diversity Award is Friday, Dec. 4.

Energy Resource Council Meets Friday

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Nov. 17, 2009 -- Members of the University Of Wyoming School Of Energy Resources Energy Resource Council will hold their regularly-scheduled quarterly meeting Friday, Nov. 20, from 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. in the UW Hilton Garden Convention Center.

Register for Alternative Spring Break

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Nov. 17, 2009 -- Registrations are now being accepted for the University of Wyoming Alternative Spring Break 2010. Students can work on social, cultural and environmental issues both nationally and internationally.

Bloomberg Political Economist to Speak Monday at UW

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Nov. 17, 2009 -- Syndicated Bloomberg news columnist Amity Shlaes will speak Monday, Nov. 23, at 3 p.m. in the University of Wyoming Union Family Room.