University of Wyoming

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name =University of Wyoming
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motto =New Thinking
established =1886
type =Public
endowment =US $259 million" [http://www.nacubo.org/documents/research/2006NES_Listing.pdf 2006 NACUBO Endowment Study] ". "National Association of College and University Business Officers".]
staff =1,557
faculty =583
president =Tom Buchanan
students =13,301
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city =Laramie
state =Wyoming
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campus =Small city
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colors =Brown and Gold color box|#593D2Bcolor box|#FFD700
mascot =Cowboy Joe and Pistol Pete
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website = [http://www.uwyo.edu/ www.uwyo.edu]
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logo =The University of Wyoming is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyoming's high Laramie Plains, at an elevation of 7,200 feet (2194 m), between the Laramie and Snowy Range mountains. It is known as UW (usually pronounced "U-Dub") to people close to the university. The university first opened in September 1886. The university also offers outreach education in counties throughout Wyoming.

UW is a national research university prominent 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's, 66 master's, 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.

Colleges

* [http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/UWAG/ College of Agriculture]
* [http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/a&s/ College of Arts and Sciences]
* [http://business.uwyo.edu/ College of Business]
* [http://ed.uwyo.edu/ College of Education]
* [http://wwweng.uwyo.edu/ College of Engineering and Applied Science]
* [http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/hs/ College of Health Sciences]
* [http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/Law/ College of Law]
* [http://www.uwyo.edu/enr/ Haub School and Ruckelshaus Institute of Environment and Natural Resources]
* [http://uwacadweb.uwyo.edu/SER/ 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 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.Cite web | url=http://uwacadweb.uwyo.edu/SER/showrelease.asp?id=12560 | title=UW Secures $12 Million in Gifts and Pledges for Energy School | publisher="uwyo.edu"]

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 [http://uwyo.edu/enr/WCC.asp Wyoming Conservation Corps] (WCC) which was created after an ENR student had worked in the Montana Conservation Corps and wanted a similar program in Wyoming.Cite web | url=http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2007/06/12/news/casper/fef79025d244a2cf872572f70081e0c7.txt | title=Wyoming Conservation Corps begins project west of town | publisher="casperstartribune.net"] 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:
* [http://wwweng.uwyo.edu/architectural/ Architectural Engineering]
* [http://www-das.uwyo.edu/ Atmospheric Science]
* [http://wwweng.uwyo.edu/chemical/ Chemical Engineering]
* [http://wwweng.uwyo.edu/civil/ Civil Engineering]
* [http://wwweng.uwyo.edu/computer/ Computer Engineering]
* [http://www.cs.uwyo.edu/ Computer Science]
* [http://wwweng.uwyo.edu/electrical/ Electrical Engineering]
* [http://wwweng.uwyo.edu/mechanical/ Mechanical Engineering]
* [http://wwweng.uwyo.edu/petroleum/ Petroleum Engineering]

Architectural engineering

The Architectural Engineering program is one of only fourteen ABET accredited programs in the US.Cite web | url=http://content.aeinstitute.org/education/abet_ae.html | title=ABET Accredited Architectural Engineering Programs | publisher="www.aeinstitute.org"]

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.Cite web | url=http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/foundation/showrelease.asp?id=7222 | title=EnCana Gift Boosts Petroleum Engineering at UW | publisher="uwyo.edu"]

College of Business

There are several fields in which one can study at the College of Business:
* [http://business.uwyo.edu/ECONFIN/ Economics and Finance]
* [http://business.uwyo.edu/ACCT/ Accounting]
* [http://business.uwyo.edu/MGTMKT/ Management and Marketing]
* [http://business.uwyo.edu/MBA/ MBA Program]

Economics and Finance

With the disciplines of economics and finance together in one department, the University of Wyoming professors work together in research and teaching to develop a strong educational environment. Many of our professors who are internationally known bring a plethora of views and ideas to the classroom. Degrees offered in the Department of Economics and Finance include a bachelor of science, master of science, and Ph.D.

Accounting

The University of Wyoming College of Business Accounting, focuses not only on the procedures and conventions followed in accounting, but more importantly, on developing the professional skills essential to future success.

Management and Marketing

The Department of Management and Marketing prepares future leaders to be effective in the breakneck environment of globalization, competition, and technology with its unexpected challenges and opportunities.

MBA Program

The University of Wyoming College of Business has been recognized as meeting the highest standards in business education, holding accreditation from AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, since 1954. The college has ranked consistently in the top 10 percent of business schools, based on student performance on the Major Field Achievement Test in Business offered by the Educational Testing Service.

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 [http://agecon.uwyo.edu/EconDev/PastureCam.htm PastureCam] ) - garnered national attention when it was installed.

Student government

The governing body for Wyoming students is the [http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/ASUW/ 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 union team. This area is considered one the last remaining true Fraternity rows.

Dissolved Greek Organizations

*Delta Chi 1991 - 2002

Founded as a colony in 1991, the Wyoming chapter of Delta Chi fraternity eventually saw its demise after failing to pay rent to the University in 2002. The former Fraternity house located on Fraternity Row is now leased to various student bodies as a satellite dormitory, as the University itself is in ownership of the property. During the active years, their advisers included Senator Craig Thomas, and Dan Baccari(UW Vice President for Administration and Finance). The UW chapter of Delta Chi was most known to the Laramie community for their annual Easter Egg Hunt, which drew crowds in the hundreds each year.

Intramural and 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,Cite web | url=http://outside.away.com/outside/features/200309/200309_college_towns_7.html | title=Outside University: The Top 40 | publisher="outside.away.com"] and one of the Best Places for Outdoor Activities.Cite web | url=http://realestate.msn.com/Rentals/Article.aspx?cp-documentid=26852&GT1=7117 | title=Best Places for Outdoor Activities | publisher="msn.com"] Vedauwoo is located convert|20|mi|km 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 convert|30|mi|km to the west and provides numerous recreational activities. The University of Wyoming's [http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/Oap/ 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

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.

University of Wyoming facts

*Named by the New York Times as one of the best education buys in the nation.Fact|date=March 2008

*One of the more successful extracurricular organizations at the University of Wyoming is its Speech and Debate Team (sometimes called the Forensics Team), which has existed since at least 1912. UW debaters captured national championships in parliamentary debate in 1995 and 2003, with national runners-up in 1996, 2000, and 2001, and the NPTE Top Speaker award in 2008.

*The University of Wyoming is home to the Centennial Singers, a touring group of singer/dancers that tour regionally during school breaks. There are normally tours in March (spring break), January (winter break), and May (after graduation). Tours have span as far west as California, and as far east as Florida. Auditions are held at the end of each year and are open to all students, regardless of their major.

*The UW Residence Hall area is the most densely populated area in Wyoming, with 2,500 students on 1 1/3 acres of land

*Mcintyre Hall and White Hall, twin twelve-story dormitories on the UWYO campus, are the tallest residential buildings in Wyoming [cite web|url=http://www.rockymountainroads.com/i-080g_wy.html|title=Interstate 80 Westbound - Albany County|publisher=rockymountainroads.com|accessdate=2008-07-28]

*War Memorial Stadium becomes the third-largest city in Wyoming when filled to capacity

*It is still legal to graze your horse on Prexy's Pasture

*'Prep' the original University preparatory school is still present on campus, located on the first, second, basement, and sub-basement levels of the college of education building

*The student newspaper is the "Branding Iron".

*Traditionally, the university hosts the first NPDA debate tournament of the year in mid-September

* Award-winning poet H.L. (Harvey) Hix is director of the Master of Fine Arts program at the university

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
*Rigo Beltrán - former Major League Baseball pitcher
*Larry Birleffi - Class of 1942, announced all Wyoming Cowboys football and basketball games from 1947-1986
*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
*Fennis Dembo - NBA Basketball Player
*W. Edwards Deming - Creator of Total Quality Management TQM
*Francois M. Dickman - former United States Ambassador to Kuwait
*Floyd Dominy - Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner 1959-1969
*Aaron Elling - NFL placekicker
*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
* Gretchen Hofmann professor of ecological physiology of marine organisms at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
*Richard Honaker, attorney, former state legislator, nominee for U.S. District Judge
*Art Howe - Major League Baseball player and manager
*Jeff Huson - former Major League Baseball player and current commentator for the Colorado Rockies
*Peter M. Johnson - President, Oil Division, Sinclair Oil
*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
*Leonard McEwan -- former member of the Wyoming Supreme Court and the Fourth District Court in Sheridan
*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 Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA
*Sara Rose - Director of Events and External Affairs at Republican National Committee
*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
*Matthew Shepard (1976-1998) - victim of notable Hate Crime, inspired The Laramie Project
*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
*Michael John Sullivan - a former governor of Wyoming and United States ambassador to Ireland
*Dick Termes - artist
*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
*Alvin Wiederspahn - former member of both houses of the Wyoming legislature and prominent Cheyenne attorney
*Justin Williams- Power Forward/Center for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA

ee also

*State of Wyoming

References

External links

* [http://www.brandingirononline.info/ The University of Wyoming Student Newspaper]
* [http://www.uwyo.edu/ University of Wyoming website]
* [http://outreach.uwyo.edu/ University of Wyoming Outreach School]
* [http://www.uwyobookstore.com/ Bookstore and Official Merchandise Retailer]
* [http://www.wyomingathletics.com/ Official athletics website]
* [http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/marchingband/music/2002/cowboyjoe.mp3 University of Wyoming School Song]
* [http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/FINEARTS/ Fine Arts website]
* [http://www.uwyo.edu/singers/ Centennial Singers website]
* [http://www.wyomingentrepreneur.biz/ University of Wyoming Small Business Development Center]
* [http://www.uwyo.edu/news/showrelease.asp?id=11309 University of Wyoming website announcing the demise of the Wyoming Chapter of Delta Chi Fraternity]