SELECT UW AND COMMUNITY EVENTS
MAY 2025
UW Community and Symphonic Bands | Laramie | May 1 | 7:30pm
Artmobile Tour Cheyenne | Cheyenne | Through May 2
Laramie Cookbook Project Community Cinco de Mayo Dinner | May 2 | 6pm
Carmina Burana feat. UW Wind Symphony and Choirs | Laramie | May 3 | 7:30pm
“UW in Your Community” Event | Evanston | May 6 | 5-7pm
UW Symphony Presents: Mahler 4 | Laramie | May 8 | 7:30pm
Union Fest | Laramie | May 9 | 10am-10pm
Play Reading & Community Building Event | Neltje Center in Sheridan | May 14 | 12pm
UW Spring Commencement | Laramie | May 17 | 8:30am, 12:30pm, 3:30pm
Educator Summit on Global Competency | Laramie | May 19-20
Wyoming Walks | Cheyenne | May 28 | 10am
Ongoing throughout May:
Birds of the Rocky Mountain Region II at The Brinton Museum | Bighorn
Wyoming State Park Events | Various locations
Click on event title links for full details.
SELECT UW AND STATEWIDE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT NEWS
UW SparkTank Awards $165,000 to Local Nonprofits, Introduces People’s Choice Award
UW Instructional Professor Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from AmericaView
UW Students to Compete in Pulte Gateway to Hospitality Innovation Challenge
McLaughlin Selected as UW Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer
UW Students Take Second at International Business Ethics Competition
UW Student Receives AHC Award for Indigenous Boarding School Project
UW’s Noah Riffee Chosen to Represent U.S. at 2025 World Expo in Japan
UW Dunham Family Fellows Train to be Wyoming’s Future Teacher Leaders
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROFILE:
JENNY INGWERSON-NIEMANN
Jennifer (Jenny) Ingwerson-Niemann is an Equine lecturer in the Department of Animal Science at the University of Wyoming. She has a passion for connecting her UW students with hands-on service-learning opportunities with local community partners in the equine industry.
In 2023-24, Jenny completed the UW Community Engaged Faculty Institute. In fall 2024, she applied her learning by redesigning a capstone course (ANSC 4250) for students who want to pursue a career in the equine industry with a focus on equine management. Students completed service-learning projects with community partners including reflection and presentations.
Community partners included veterinary clinics (Alpine Animal Hospital in Laramie and Sturgis Veterinary Hospital and Equine Center in South Dakota), the Center for Racehorse Retraining in Chugwater, Rodeo Ranch in Cheyenne, Rocky Mountain HorseDream in Laramie, and the Cliff and Martha Hansen Teaching Arena.
Thank you, Jenny, for your commitment to community-engaged education!
The University of Wyoming’s commitment to community engagement has earned recognition from the Carnegie Foundation. In 2024, UW received the Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement, acknowledging the institution's extensive outreach efforts throughout the state. Universities receive this designation only following a rigorous evaluation and documentation of their community engagement endeavors. This designation serves as a catalyst for the university to further refine its strategic approach to community engagement and expand upon existing initiatives.
