Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
Bim Kendall House
804 E Fremont St
Laramie, WY 82072
Phone: (307) 766-5080
Fax: (307) 766-5099
Email: haub.school@uwyo.edu
About FIGs at UW
If you're a first-time freshmen at UW, we invite you to join a FIG (Freshman Interest
Group), where you'll take three or four sections of linked or clustered courses for
a semester, while living on a 'designated' floor in the UW residence halls with other
FIG students enrolled in the same course sections. FIGs are a friendly and fun way
to begin life at UW. Instead of making your way through those first research papers,
final exams, and study sessions alone, you'll be part of a community of learners,
yet you'll maintain the flexibility to be independent too.
ENR FIG
From water scarcity in the West to energy development, wildlife impacts, climate change,
and global population growth, solving complex environmental challenges requires creative
and critical thinking. In this FIG, you'll learn to "think like a mountain" to understand
our interconnected world from multiple perspectives, from local to global; Wyoming,
with our world-class landscapes, wildlife, energy resources, and watersheds, is the
perfect place to start. The week before the fall semester, you will spend a week in
the field in Grand Teton National Park, and throughout the FIG, you will be asked
to think across boundaries to understand and make informed decisions about our most
pressing environmental and natural resource challenges.
Late August | FIG Field Week in Medicine Bow National Forest
Fall Semester | ENR First Year Seminar Thinking Like a Mountain + one of the following:
The ENR FIG Field Week is held in late August, the week before school starts at UW. Students should be prepared for full days outdoors. Additional fees apply.
Learn more about FIGs and apply at UW's FIG information page.
Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
Bim Kendall House
804 E Fremont St
Laramie, WY 82072
Phone: (307) 766-5080
Fax: (307) 766-5099
Email: haub.school@uwyo.edu