{"id":28,"date":"2010-01-10T18:45:53","date_gmt":"2010-01-11T01:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wyonation.com\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2018-11-06T20:01:55","modified_gmt":"2018-11-07T03:01:55","slug":"about-wyoming","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wyonation.com\/blog\/information-and-resources\/about-wyoming\/","title":{"rendered":"About Wyoming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;3&#8243;][et_pb_row_inner use_custom_gutter=&#8221;off&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_1=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method_1=&#8221;off&#8221; global_module=&#8221;7741&#8243;][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243;][et_pb_post_title global_parent=&#8221;7741&#8243; title=&#8221;on&#8221; meta=&#8221;off&#8221; author=&#8221;on&#8221; 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use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>Quick Facts about the University of Wyoming:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Laramie, WY<br \/><strong>Founded:<\/strong>\u00a01886<br \/><strong>Nickname:<\/strong>\u00a0Cowboys and Cowgirls<br \/><strong>Mascot:<\/strong>\u00a0Pistol Pete and Cowboy Joe<br \/><strong>Colors:<\/strong>\u00a0Brown and Gold<br \/><strong>Enrollment:<\/strong>\u00a012,627<br \/><strong>President:<\/strong>\u00a0Laurie Nichols<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6162\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wyonation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/campus-aerial-061208.jpg\" alt=\"campus-aerial-061208\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The University of Wyoming is located on the high plains of Southwest Wyoming. Laramie is located 45 miles from Cheyenne, WY, the state capitol, 145 miles from Denver, CO, and 65 miles from Fort Collins, CO. The University of Wyoming boasts one of the best engineering programs in the Western United States, housed under one of the biggest educational buildings on campus. The University recently underwent a remodel to make it more of a walking\/biking campus by eliminating many of the paved roads located within the campus to make it safer for the students walking to and from class. They also run a shuttle service from the stadium to campus for anyone living outside of the campus area. Sitting at 7200 feet often takes it&#8217;s toll on incoming freshman, especially those not from Wyoming, so staying in shape is often not a challenge in Laramie, but in case it is, there is a large workout facility located next to the Student Union. Prexy&#8217;s Pasture is where students gather to soak up the sun, play frisbee and football, and get to class, as it&#8217;s one of the most highly traveled parts of campus. Laramie features a great nightlife, with many bars and restaurants downtown to keep things interesting for students.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The residence halls at UW are the most densely populated area of Wyoming. 2500 live in the dorm area.<\/li>\n<li>War Memorial Stadium becomes the 3rd largest city in Wyoming when filled. Arena Auditorium becomes the 5th largest city when filled.<\/li>\n<li>White Hall and Macintyre Hall, part of the residence halls, are the tallest buildings in the state of Wyoming, standing at 13 stories tall.<\/li>\n<li>It is still legal to graze your horse on Prexy&#8217;s Pasture.<\/li>\n<li>The University of Wyoming is the highest four-year university in America, standing at 7,200 ft in elevation.<\/li>\n<li>The University of Wyoming is a leading university of the field of environment and natural resource research, specializing in agriculture, energy, and geology.<\/li>\n<li>The University is home to seven colleges, which offer 86 bachelors, 66 masters, and 26 doctoral degrees. The University also houses one of the lowest faculty\/student ratios in the nation.<\/li>\n<li>Named by the New York Times as one of the best educational buys.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Notable Alumni:<\/strong><strong><br \/><\/strong>Dick Cheney, Vice President of the United States of America, former Secretary of Defense<br \/>Jerry Buss, owner of the Los Angeles Lakers<br \/>Les Brownlee, Secretary of the Army<br \/>Dave Freudenthal, Governor of Wyoming<br \/>Curt Gowdy, Sportscaster<br \/>Paul Andrews, Executive Vice President of Kroenke Sports Enterprise<br \/>Peter M. Johnson, President of oil division of Sinclair Oil<br \/>General Peter J. Schoomaker, Army Chief of Staff<br \/>Marlan Scully, theoretical physicist<br \/>Gerry Spence, trial lawyer<br \/>Carol Tome, CFO of Home Depot<br \/>Sol Trujillo, CEO of Telstra<\/p>\n<p>For more notable alumni with profiles go here:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uwyo.edu\/profiles\/notable-alumni\/\">UW Alumni Profiles\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243;][et_pb_sidebar global_module=&#8221;7725&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; orientation=&#8221;right&#8221; area=&#8221;sidebar-1&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; disabled=&#8221;off&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|&#8221; remove_border=&#8221;on&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_sidebar][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; allow_player_pause=&#8221;off&#8221; inner_shadow=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; 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Laramie is located 45 miles from Cheyenne, WY, the state capitol, 145 miles from Denver, CO, and 65 miles from Fort Collins, CO. The University of Wyoming boasts one of the best engineering programs in the Western United States, housed under one of the biggest educational buildings on campus. The University recently underwent a remodel to make it more of a walking\/biking campus by eliminating many of the paved roads located within campus to make it safer for the students walking to and from class. They also run a shuttle service from the stadium to campus for anyone living outside of the campus area. Sitting at 7200 feet often takes it's toll on incoming freshman, especially those not from Wyoming, so staying in shape is often not a challenge in Laramie, but in case it is, there is a large workout facility located next to the Student Union. Prexy's Pasture is where students gather to soak up the sun, play frisbee and football, and get to class, as it's one of the most highly traveled parts of campus. Laramie features a great night life, with many bars and restaurants downtown to keep things interesting for students.<\/p><ul><li>The residence halls at UW are the most densely populated area of Wyoming. 2500 live within the dorm area.<\/li><li>War Memorial Stadium becomes the 3rd largest city in Wyoming when filled. Arena Auditorium becomes the 5th largest city when filled.<\/li><li>White Hall and Macintyre Hall, part of the residence halls, are the tallest buildings in the state of Wyoming, standing at 13 stories tall.<\/li><li>It is still legal to graze your horse on Prexy's Pasture.<\/li><li>The University of Wyoming is the highest four year university in America, standing at 7,200 ft in elevation.<\/li><li>The University of Wyoming is a leading university of the field of environment and natural resource research, specializing in agriculture, energy, and geology.<\/li><li>The University is home to seven colleges, which offer 86 bachelors, 66 masters, and 26 doctoral degrees. The University also houses one of the lowest faculty\/student ration, among the best in the nation.<\/li><li>Named by the New York Times as one of the best educational buys.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Notable Alumni:<\/strong><strong><br \/> <\/strong>Dick Cheney, Vice President of the United States of America, former Secretary of Defense<br \/> Jerry Buss, owner of the Los Angeles Lakers<br \/> Les Brownlee, Secretary of the Army<br \/> Dave Freudenthal, Governor of Wyoming<br \/> Curt Gowdy, Sportscaster<br \/> Paul Andrews, Executive Vice President of Kroenke Sports Enterprise<br \/> Peter M. Johnson, President of oil division of Sinclair Oil<br \/> General Peter J. Schoomaker, Army Chief of Staff<br \/> Marlan Scully, theoretical physicist<br \/> Gerry Spence, trial lawyer<br \/> Carol Tome, CFO of Home Depot<br \/> Sol Trujillo, CEO of Telstra<\/p><p>For more notable alumni with profiles go here:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uwyo.edu\/profiles\/notable-alumni\/\">UW Alumni Profiles\u00a0<\/a><\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-28","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wyonation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wyonation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wyonation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wyonation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wyonation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wyonation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wyonation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wyonation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}