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University of Wyoming

University of Wyoming
University information
NameUniversity of Wyoming
Established1886
TypePublic
EndowmentUS $220.3 million
PresidentTom Buchanan
Faculty1,151
Staff1846
Students13657
CityLaramie
StateWyoming
CampusSmall city
ColorsBrown and Gold   
Athletic nicknameCowboys and Cowgirls
Websitewww.uwyo.edu

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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 (often pronounced "U-Dub") to people close to the university. The university was founded in September 1886, four years before the territory was admitted as the 44th state, and opened in September 1887. The University of Wyoming is unusual in that its location within the state is provided by the state's constitution. The university also offers outreach education in communities throughout Wyoming and online.

The University of Wyoming consists of seven colleges: agriculture and natural resources, arts and sciences, business, education, engineering and applied sciences, health sciences, and Law. The university maintains an average class size of 29 students; one of the lowest such numbers among four-year schools in the west. UW also offers a variety of cultural and social activities. The university offers 80 bachelor's and 95 graduate degree programs. Professional pharmacy, juris doctor (law) and education degrees are also available. In the top 15 percent of the country's four-year colleges, the University of Wyoming was featured in the 2011 Princeton Review Best 373 Colleges.

In addition to on-campus classes in Laramie, the university’s Outreach School offers more than 30 degree, certificate and endorsement programs to distance learners across the state and beyond. These programs are delivered through the use of technology, such as online and video conferencing classes. The Outreach School has nine regional centers across the state, with several on community college campuses, to give Wyoming residents access to a university education without relocating to Laramie.

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. University of Wyoming offers many extracurricular activities, including over 200 student clubs and organizations that include a wide range of social, professional and academic groups. The Wyoming Union is the hub of the campus, with the campus bookstore and numerous student facilities.

University of Wyoming opted to become an early adopter of the national Voluntary System of Accountability (VSA) through the College Portrait system. The VSA is sponsored by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities and the Association of State Colleges and Universities.

University of Wyoming Video

6 year old Diya's (diyadeepak.com) performance at the University of Wyoming Diwali function
4.37 min. | 4.93 user rating		 Video of The Western Thunder Marching Band performing Ragtime Cowboy Joe at the University of Wyoming homecoming pep rally 2007. Coach Glenn is in the bottom right!
1.10 min. | 4.46 user rating		 10 years later, Elton John speaks during his solo concert benefiting the Matthew Shepard Foundation in Laramie, Wyoming on April 3, '09 about Matthew Shepard & the work Mathew's Mother, Judy, has been doing for 10 years since the murder of her Son. Over $500000 was raised for the Matthew Shepard foundation with this one event. Get involved! Go to www.matthewshepard.org Erase hate
4.80 min. | 4.88 user rating		 Students and band at the University of Wyoming singing the beer song during the mtn. homecoming pep rally broadcast in 2007
0.47 min. | 4.73 user rating		 Safi the dog and Wister the donkey first meet in a mountainous region of Wyoming. Their friendship develops quickly and they become fast friends. This documentary tells part of their story... The footage comes from University of Michigan professor Barbara Smuts and is edited by amateur/student filmmaker EJ Horstman.
7.08 min. | 5.0 user rating
The University of Wyoming Residence Halls offer a diverse and exciting experience you will appreciate for the rest of your life. This video contains basic information about living on campus and is meant to give residents an idea of what to expect in the halls. Students who live in the residence halls are more likely to stay in school and graduate and are generally more satisfied with their college experience
6.18 min. | 4.0 user rating		 Presidential candidate Barak Obama visits the university of Wyoming's Arena Auditorium for a campaign rally. Sorry for not filming the whole speech, I was new to youtube and thought someone would have a copyright issue, my bad.
2.55 min. | 4.80 user rating		 andrewbogut.net.au Highlights of Andrew Bogut Playing with the Univeristy of Utah Runnin' Utes. The team from the Mountain West Conference made the sweet sixteen in that year of 2005.
7.77 min. | 4.71 user rating		 Video of the University of Wyoming Western Thunder Marching Band playing "Boom, Boom" at the homecoming pep rally in 2007.
0.88 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Researchers are spinning spider silk from goats' milk - Spider silk and goat milk--what could possibly be the connection? Let's start with the spiders. Humans love spider webs, but aren't so crazy about their builders. While spiders make some people flinch, there's no escaping the appreciation for their masterful web construction. "There's a lot of interest in spider silk fibers because they're stronger than almost any other manmade fiber and they're also elastic," says Randy Lewis, professor of molecular biology at the University of Wyoming in Laramie. For this and more Science Nation, go to: www.nsf.gov
2.57 min. | 4.5 user rating

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Colleges and universities in Wyoming

Public institutionsCasper * Central Wyoming * Gillette * Laramie County CC * Northwest College * Sheridan * University of Wyoming * Western Wyoming CC
Private institutionsWyoTech * Wyoming Catholic



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