Campus Characters

Meet UW's most iconic figures!

Achieving your academic goals requires a supportive team. At UW, support begins the moment you arrive on campus. While it's fun to familiarize yourself with these well-known fixtures on UW campus, the Cowboy Coaches should be your first stop on the search for support. Cowboy Coaches are a network of current student mentors that can help you navigate what's next on your academic and personal journey. Get to know these Campus Characters, such as Cowboy Joe, Pistol Pete and Ben Franklin, before scheduling an appointment with your Cowboy Coach.

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Meet UW's Campus Characters

An animation of Ben Franklin wearing glasses within a double triangle frame and blue and yellow accents
Benjamin Franklin Campus Nickname: Ben Studyin'
An animated photo of a mini horse named
Cowboy Joe UW's Live Gameday Mascot
Animated T-Rex wearing yellow cowboy hat with
Rexy Tyrannosaurus rex (emotionally evolved)
An animation of Pistol Pete, UW's mustached cowboy Mascot, with copy that says
Pistol Pete Official mascot of the University of Wyoming
Animated squirrel with a hat that says
Campus Squirrel Species: Western Gray Squirrel