Giving to the Outreach School

"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."
W. B. Yeats

The programs of the University of Wyoming Outreach School are well defined by Yeats’ definition of education: we provide opportunities for learners of many ages, interests, locations, and motivations to discover the fire of education that will in many ways enhance their lives and improve their communities. For us, this is an exciting, rewarding endeavor that is worth our investment. We invite alumni, friends, and supporters of the Outreach School to be part of a network of programs that will help the university fulfill commitments to learning and support learners within their own communities.

Our Priorities:

"Learning is not obtained by chance; it must be sought for with ardor and
attended to with diligence."
Abigail Adams

In order to meet the growth in a number and variety of learners, the Outreach School must be able to help attract and support the finest UW programs and faculty, encourage and sustain learners, and develop and maintain the most stable, robust, and effective technological infrastructure to connect learners to the university. A partnership with alumni, friends, and supporters will allow the Outreach School to support access and learning opportunities that accommodate the continuing growth in the number of learners we serve and the variety of programs we offer.

The Outreach School will focus on four areas of distinction as we channel our efforts to support the university’s goals:

• Learning
• Access
• Partnerships and synergism
• Welcoming growth

Much of what the Outreach School will be able to accomplish in the future will be through partnerships that create productive synergisms for the effective utilization of intellectual, technological, and financial resources. We invite your support for Outreach School programs that will enhance opportunities for learning and access and allow us to accommodate the rapid growth of the numbers of learners we serve and the learning opportunities we provide.

Our funding and development priorities are:

• Living Stipends and Scholarship Opportunities
• Student Emergency Fund
• Modern Facilities and Technology
• Support for Wyoming Public Radio
  

Our Successes:

"We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done."
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Our past funding successes have included these programs:

• The Edelweiss Fund
• Edelweiss - Wyoming Women's Foundation Endowment
• Myra Fox Skelton Scholars Program
• UW/CC Center Student Leadership Scholarship
• UW/CC Center Student Emergency Fund
• McMurry Technical Education Scholarship
• Zimmerman Secondary Science Scholarship
• Casper-Star Tribune Journalism Award
• Community Service Education Enrichment Scholarship for Kids
• Support from First Interstate Bank, Wyoming Community Foundation, Rocky Mountain Power, the Paul Stock Foundation, and the Sue Jorgensen Memorial
• Approximately 62,000 individual citizens each week listen to WPR, or roughly one out of every three adults within the coverage area. Listeners spend on average nine hours each week listening to WPR.

These programs promote community leadership opportunities and provide much-need financial support to students whose aspirations are narrowed only by their personal financial limitations.

Give a Gift Online:

Make a credit card gift online using the university’s secure site.

Other Ways to Give:

Credit or Debit Card: Donations by credit/debit card may be made by calling the UW Foundation toll-free at 1-888-831-7795.

Check: Donations by check, made payable to UW Foundation, may be mailed to:

University of Wyoming Foundation

1200 E. Ivinson

Laramie, Wyoming 82070-4159

Please be sure to indicate that you wish your gift to be directed to the University of Wyoming Outreach School.

Estate Planning/Gifts: Estate gifts provide excellent opportunities for donors to support the UW Outreach School. There are several types of estate plans available, many of which have wonderful benefits for the gift donors including increased income and generous tax savings. For more information, please contact the Director of Planned Giving, Tracy Richardson, JD, LL.M.

Tracy R. Richardson, JD, LL.M.—Director of Planning Giving
The UW Foundation
(307) 766-3934

Visit th UW Foundation planned giving site.