Welcome to the Office of Engagement and Outreach

The Office of Engagement and Outreach is currently being restructured and will resume with renewed focus.

We are currently seeking a Director of Community Engagement to create and lead a state-wide engagement strategy and work with leaders across campus to coordinate a cohesive approach to the University of Wyoming's community engagement activities. Current UW employees who are interested in this position are invited to view the listing and apply here.

Malcolm Wallop Civic Engagement Program

The Malcolm Wallop Civic Engagement Program in the School of Politics, Public Affairs, and International Studies at the University of Wyoming works in conjunction with university, community college and K-12 partners to host projects and meaningful dialogue on local, state, national, and international issues of significant interest to Wyoming students and communities. The Program supports three program areas – 1) organizing community and school programming, 2) funding student research/internships, and 3) supporting faculty engagement projects.

Current projects include the K-12 Curriculum project providing a library of virtual resources for K-12 Social Studies Teacher for their classroom use. Visit the Malcolm Wallop Civic Engagement Program main page for more information on this and other offerings.

Reports and Strategic Planning

UW’s Engagement Task Force completed its final report, Envisioning Community Engagement and Outreach, in May 2018. This report and the supporting materials have been posted to share with UW and Wyoming communities. A strategic plan will be completed in Spring 2019 and posted. More information on the Engagement Task Force report.

View: OEO Strategic Plan

Campus-wide survey

In the spring of 2018, a faculty and staff survey was deployed to each UW unit to further inventory specific engagement activities and community impact. The campus-wide survey represents a conservative estimate of UW’s statewide outreach and engagement and provides data to understand the wins we should celebrate and where we can strategically invest. Results of the voluntary survey completed by 83 UW units show 1,296,287 individuals across all counties were served by UW engagement/outreach efforts in 2016-17, and the 666,795 contact hours for these efforts represent the equivalent of 321 fulltime employees (FTEs). Select reports and maps are available here.

Fostering and Rewarding Excellence

OEO Community Engagement Resource Guide

Faculty Engagement Fellowships

Marvin Millgate Community Engagement Awards

UW Women's Suffrage Grants

Not currently accepting applications

OEO K-12 Outreach/In-reach grants

Not currently accepting applications

Statewide Events

Saturday University

Suffrage Events

Wallop Civic Engagement Program

World to Wyoming

UWYO Events Calendar

Professional Development Opportunities

Interactive Map of Past Events

Sponsors and Partners

We are so thankful for our sponsors and partners who generously support University of Wyoming Engagement and Outreach programming with their time, talents and funding. Please visit our sponsors and partners page.

The Office of Engagement and Outreach is appreciative of all gifts. For questions, please contact the UW Foundation at 307-766-6300 or foundation@uwyo.edu.

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Office of Engagement and Outreach in the News

New UWYO Events Calendar

The Office of Engagement and Outreach is excited to provide the UWYO Events Calendar. The calendar provides a means to post UW-sponsored statewide events for the first time. Users will be able to filter events by event type, county and audience, and to search by keyword. The new UWYO Events Calendar includes all department/unit calendar events, providing users a single calendar to discover all UWYO Events.

UWYO Events, Statewide Engagement Calendar

UW News

The new Office of Engagement and Outreach serves as a portal to the citizens of Wyoming.

From agriculture and education to events, research and outreach, you can find the University of Wyoming at work in every corner of the state. Earlier this year, UW launched the Office of Engagement and Outreach to increase citizen access to the university and to streamline engagement efforts. Read more about Engaging Wyoming in the Winter 2020 issue of UWYO Magazine.

Private Gift to UW Supports Civic Engagement

The $100,000 gift to the University of Wyoming from The Tucker Foundation will support the Malcolm Wallop Civic Engagement Project, which focuses on conversations about issues of significant public concern—part of UW’s strategic plan and service to the state. Read more about The Tucker Foundation gift ->

Garrison Selected to Lead New UW Office of Engagement and Outreach

A longtime University of Wyoming faculty member who has led wide-ranging outreach programs around the state has been selected to lead UW’s new Office of Engagement and Outreach. Read more about the selection of Dr. Garrison->