UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING

The 'University of Wyoming' is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyoming's high plains, at an elevation of 7,200 feet (2194 m), between the Laramie and Snowy ranges. It is known as 'UW' (usually pronounced "U-Dub") to people close to the university and is a protected trademark of the University.^[2] The university first opened in September 1886 and was the only educational institution in Wyoming that offered bachelor's or graduate degrees until the Wyoming Catholic College was founded in 2007. The university also offers outreach education in counties throughout Wyoming.
UW is also a national research university, prominently in the fields of environment and natural resource research, specializing in agriculture, energy, geology, and water resource related fields.
The University of Wyoming consists of seven colleges: Agriculture, Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, Engineering, Health Sciences, and Law. The university maintains a low student-faculty ratio - one of the lowest such ratios among four-year schools in the west. UW also offers a variety of cultural and social activities. The university offers 86 Bachelor, 66 Master, and 26 Doctoral degrees. Professional Pharmacy, Juris Doctor (law) and Education degrees are also available.
The university is a hub of cultural events in Laramie. It offers a variety of performing arts events, ranging from rock concerts in the Arena Auditorium to classical concerts and performances by the University's theater and dance department at the Fine Arts Center. Wyoming also boasts a competitive athletic program, one which annually challenges for conference and national championships. Wyoming offers many extracurricular activities, including over 150 recognized student organizations that include a wide range of social, professional and academic groups. The newly renovated Wyoming Union is the hub of the campus, with the campus bookstore and numerous student facilities. The University is also home to the American Heritage Center. The Center contains numerous special collections, manuscripts and artifacts covering a broad range of disciplines. The collections relate to the American experience, not just that of Wyoming or its residents.

Contents

Colleges

School of Energy Resources

Haub School and Ruckelshaus Institute of Environment and Natural Resources

College of Engineering and Applied Science

Architectural Engineering

Civil Engineering

Petroleum Engineering

Campus life

Residence Halls

Student Government

Greek Life

Intramural & Outdoor Activities

Athletics

Notable alumni

External links

References

Colleges

★ College of Agriculture

★ College of Arts and Sciences

★ College of Business

★ College of Education

★ College of Engineering and Applied Science

★ College of Health Sciences

★ College of Law

★ Haub School and Ruckelshaus Institute of Environment and Natural Resources

★ School of Energy Resources

School of Energy Resources

Due to the ongoing energy boom in Wyoming, several programs at UW have been created or reborn. In January of 2007, EnCana Oil and Gas donated US $5 million to the University of Wyoming to create the School of Energy Resources. This donation was matched by the Wyoming State Government, making the donation worth $10 million. The school was created to assist industry to develop Wyoming's vast energy resources^[3].

Haub School and Ruckelshaus Institute of Environment and Natural Resources

Another school closely related to the energy boom, is the School of Environment and Natural Resources, or ENR. Unlike the School of Energy Resources, ENR helps to protect Wyoming's beauty and resources from over-development and to understand the impacts of energy development. ENR has also recently created the Wyoming Conservation Coalition (WCC) which was created after an ENR student had worked in the Montana Conservation Corps and wanted a similar program in Wyoming. ^[4]. The WCC's goal is to clean up Wyoming's public lands that have been misused over the years, and to allow students first hand experience in the problems and issues facing Wyoming's public lands.

College of Engineering and Applied Science

There are several fields in which one can study at the College of Engineering:

★ Architectural Engineering

★ Atmospheric Science

★ Chemical Engineering

★ Civil Engineering

★ Computer Engineering

★ Computer Science

★ Electrical Engineering

★ Mechanical Engineering

★ Petroleum Engineering

Architectural Engineering

The Architectural Engineering program is one of only fourteen ABET accredited programs in the US.^[5]

Civil Engineering

The Civil Engineering program is highly respected throughout the west, and graduates are in high demand in the Front Range region.

Petroleum Engineering

The Petroleum Engineering field was reborn in 2005 after a generous gift from EnCana. Another US $2 million on top of the donation for the School of Energy resources, was given. The program was absent from UW for eight years.^[6].

Campus life

Residence Halls

The University has five types of housing available for students. The residence halls include:

★ Orr

★ White

★ Downey

★ McIntyre

★ Crane

★ Hill
The four main residence halls (Orr, White, Downey, and McIntyre) are connected together via Washakie Center (named for Chief Washakie), which contains the main dining hall and other student services. The Crane and Hill residence halls house upperclassmen exclusively. Married students are provided the opportunity to live in town homes east of War Memorial Stadium and the university has off-campus apartments (Spanish Walk) available to upperclassmen. All incoming freshmen are expected to live in one of the main residence halls, but dispensation can be made for those with off-campus housing.
The main 'quad' of the campus is Prexy's Pasture. A large open grassy area located within a ring of classroom and administrative buildings, Prexy's (as it is commonly known) is home to many students between classes. A sculpture at the center of Prexy's - the ''University of Wyoming Family'' (visible from the PastureCam) - garnered national attention when it was installed.

Student Government

The governing body for Wyoming students is the Associated Students of the University of Wyoming, or 'ASUW'.

Greek Life

Nearly all fraternities and sororities are located on campus in university owned houses. Houses are located on Fraternity and Sorority Row. Fraternities line the northern (Fraternity) road and Sororities line the southern (Sorority) road. The two roads are separated by a large park and the playing field for UW's club rugby team. This area is considered one the last remaining true Fraternity rows.

Sororities	Fraternities
★ Chi Omega ★ Delta Delta Delta ★ Kappa Kappa Gamma ★ Pi Beta Phi ★ Sigma Alpha ★ Sigma Lambda Gamma	★ Alpha Gamma Rho ★ Alpha Tau Omega ★ Farmhouse ★ Lambda Chi Alpha ★ Pi Kappa Alpha ★ Sigma Alpha Epsilon ★ Sigma Chi ★ Sigma Phi Epsilon

Intramural & Outdoor Activities

UW also has an extensive intramural athletic program that brings students and student groups together on the athletic fields. In addition, with the abundance of outdoor recreational opportunities at students' doorsteps, such as skiing and hiking in the nearby mountains and its location to many national parks and forests, Laramie was recently voted one of America's top 40 college towns by Outside Magazine^[7], and one of the Best Places for Outdoor Activities. ^[8] Vedauwoo is located 20 miles east of the campus, and is known to be a mecca of climbing, but is also used extensively by anglers, hikers, mountain bikers, and cross country skiers. Groups have also been known to have outdoor concerts and battle of the band competitions in the area. The Snowy Range is approximately 30 miles to the west and provides numerous recreational activities. The University of Wyoming's Outdoor Adventure Program(OAP) allows students of all skill levels to get involved in outdoor activities. The program also has an extensive collection of outdoor gear that is available to rent by students and locals alike.

Athletics

Main articles: Wyoming Cowboys

The sports teams are named the Cowboys and Cowgirls. Wyoming competes in NCAA Division I (I-A for football) as a member of the Mountain West Conference. They have 15 varsity teams that compete in 10 different sports.

Notable alumni

★ Mohammed Al Mady - Executive President, SABIC

★ Paul Andrews - Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, Kroenke Sports Enterprise

★ Eli Bebout - Wyoming state senator from Riverton since 2007, former Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives, Republican gubernatorial nominee in 2002

★ Anthony Blakes - current Harlem Globetrotters basketball player

★ Charles Bradley - NBA Basketball Player

★ Les Brownlee - Secretary of the Army

★ Jerry Buss - owner of the Los Angeles Lakers

★ Dick Cheney - Vice-President of the United States of America, former U.S. Congressman and former U.S. Defense Secretary

★ Allen Davenport - DoDEA Educator

★ Fennis Dembo - NBA Basketball Player

★ W. Edwards Deming - Creator of Total Quality Management TQM

★ Francois M. Dickman - former United States Ambassador to Kuwait

★ Aaron Elling - NFL placekicker

★ Randy Eresman- President and CEO of EnCana Corporation

★ Dave Freudenthal - Governor of Wyoming

★ Curt Gowdy - American Sportscaster

★ Clifford Hansen (born 1912) -- former UW trustee president, former governor of Wyoming (1963-1967), former U.S. Senator (1967-1978)

★ Harold Hellbaum (1926-2007) - Rancher and former Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives

★ Dale Hilpert - former CEO, Williams-Sonoma; non-executive director, Signet Group

★ Art Howe - Major League Baseball player and manager

★ Jeff Huson - former Major League Baseball player and current commentator for the Colorado Rockies

★ Jim Kiick - halfback for Miami Dolphins 1968-1974

★ Eric Leckner- NBA Basketball Player

★ John A. List - University of Chicago economist

★ Cynthia Lummis - attorney and rancher, former state legislator and state treasurer

★ M. Margaret McKeown - judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

★ Stephen Nicholas - founder of Incarnation Children's Center (for children with AIDS/HIV); chief of pediatrics, Harlem Hospital

★ Jay Novacek - 5-time pro bowl NFL Tight End

★ Wayde Preston - television actor

★ Theo Ratliff - Center for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA

★ Robert Schliske (1924-2007) - state representative from Laramie County and a founder of Laramie County Community College

★ General Peter J. Schoomaker - Army Chief of Staff

★ Jack Schofield - Retired USAF Colonel, Head of Nevada Test Site

★ Marlan Scully - theoretical physicist

★ Joseph D. Selby (1950-2007) - attorney and former state legislator from Cheyenne

★ Alan K. Simpson - former U.S. Senator

★ Milward Simpson - former Wyoming Governor and U.S. Senator

★ Todd Skinner - free climber

★ Gerry Spence - trial lawyer, author, and television legal consultant

★ Agnes Wright Spring - author, historian; supervisor, Wyo. Works Progress Administration

★ Andreas Stein - mathematician/comedian

★ Michael John Sullivan - a former governor of Wyoming and United States ambassador to Ireland

★ Craig Thomas - U.S. Congressman, U.S. Senator

★ Carol Tome - CFO, The Home Depot

★ Sol Trujillo - CEO, Telstra Corp.

★ Jim Walden - former college football head coach, Wyoming's QB in late 1950s

★ Malcolm Wallop - former U.S. Senator

★ Justin Williams- Power Forward/Center for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA

★ Cory Baker- Led Wyoming Amateur Bowlers throughout the 1990s. DNP at US Invitationals.

★ Justin Lupien- Broom-man for the semi-professional Colorado Mountain Goats curling team.

★ Braylen Dunn- Currently holds the world record for number of 1" dia gumballs concurrently chewed (14) 2003.

External links

★ Official website

★ University of Wyoming Outreach School

★ Bookstore and Official Merchandise Retailer

★ Official athletics website

★ University of Wyoming 'School' Fight Song

★ Fine Arts website

★ Centennial Singers website

References

1. "2006 NACUBO Endowment Study". ''National Association of College and University Business Officers''.
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