Program Engagement
Companies can support programs of interest on campus through their involvement with centers, institutes, and advisory boards.
What This Looks Like
- Centers and Institutes – Focused on advancing research, education, and public service, centers and institutes provide companies with opportunities to participate in innovative projects, to engage with talented individuals, and to contribute to society at large. What collaborations look like varies—from advisory input to program participation to providing financial support of the program’s important mission.
- Advisory Boards – UW hosts close to 40 advisory boards on campus. Advisory boards are a group of individuals, including company representatives, who play a critical role in a college’s or department’s program. Industry advisory boards in particular offer a strategic opportunity to actively participate with campus units to provide expertise, guidance, and support for academic programming and research initiatives.
Centers and Institutes
These units are vital for research at UW and economic development throughout the state. Here are a few examples.
- The Center for Economic Geology Research in the School of Energy Resources explores solutions to challenges in Wyoming’s fossil fuel and mineral industries by applying knowledge in geology, geophysics, reservoir engineering, policy, and economics.
- The Ruckelshaus Institute in the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources advances the understanding and resolution of complex environmental and natural resources challenges in the Mountain West. They support stakeholder-driven solutions to environmental challenges by conducting and communicating relevant research and promoting collaborative decision making.
