‘UW in Your Community’ Event April 18 in Park County

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Ed Seidel

Students will learn more about the University of Wyoming, UW alumni will connect with their alma mater, and members of the public will find out more about UW’s presence in Park County during a “UW in Your Community” gathering Tuesday, April 18, in Cody.

The public is invited to the event from 5-7 p.m. at the Holiday Inn at Buffalo Bill Village. Free appetizers will be served, and a cash bar will be available.

UW President Ed Seidel will be in attendance and speak during a brief program, highlighting the university’s collaborative efforts with the state’s community colleges to prepare students for the modern economy and boost entrepreneurism and the state’s economy, among other topics.

Matt Kauffman, head of the Wyoming Migration Initiative and the Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at UW, will discuss research regarding wildlife migrations in the greater Yellowstone area.

Powell Mayor John Wetzel, who is the business counselor for UW’s IMPACT 307 business incubator program in the Big Horn Basin, will speak about the program’s work to benefit the local economy. And Penelope Shihab, the director of UW’s new Wyoming Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, will give some remarks.

Also scheduled to speak are current UW students from Park County: Jaymison Cox, of Powell, a top scholar-athlete who recently broke UW’s record in the 400-meter run as a member of the Cowboys’ track and field team; Powell’s Christian Bitzas, who’s one of the founders of a startup company called UplinkRobotics; and Cody High School graduates Abby Klessens and Solomon Stewart.

Before the evening event, Seidel, a UW faculty member and the current UW students from Park County are scheduled to speak to students during assemblies at Cody and Powell high schools.

The Park County gathering is the sixth in a series of “UW in Your Community” gatherings planned around the state.

“This will be a great opportunity for community members to interact with President Seidel and others from UW, learn about exciting initiatives for students and the state, and see some of the collaborative work UW is doing with local partners,” says Chad Baldwin, UW’s associate vice president for marketing and communications. “UW alumni and everyone across Park County are invited for what will be a fun evening.”

Contact Us

Institutional Communications
Bureau of Mines Building, Room 137
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-2929
Email: cbaldwin@uwyo.edu


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