Office of Community Engagement

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  UPCOMING EVENTS

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  SELECT UW AND COMMUNITY EVENTS

  FEBRUARY 2025

  • Bounce Cancer Walk 2025 | Arena Auditorium | Feb 1 | 11:30 AM

  • Trumpeter Brad Dawson with Live Edge Trio | Laramie | Feb 3 | 7:30 PM

  • Small Business Profit Mastery Series | Online | Feb 4, 6, 11, & 13

  • UW’s Ranch Management and Agricultural Leadership Seminar Series | Riverton | Starts Feb 6

  • UW to Host Pulitzer-Winning Author Ed Yong  | Laramie | Feb 6 | Keynote Lecture @ 4 PM

  • SER Distinguished Speaker Series: Temple Stoellinger | Laramie & Online | Feb 7 | 12 PM

  • Human Trafficking in Wyoming | Laramie & Online | Feb 7 | 12 PM

  • Winter Moose Day | Various sites near Albany County | Feb 8-9

  • SLCE Volunteer Fair to Connect UW and Local Community | Laramie | Feb 10-11 | 10:30 AM

  • UW Extension to Host WESTI Ag Day | Worland | Feb 12

  • College of Business Speaker Series: Liz Bohannon | Laramie | Feb | 12:30 PM

  • Freedom of Expression Lecture by Nadine Strossen | Laramie and Online | Feb 25 | 5:30 PM

  • UW Extension Webinars on Predator Management | Online | Starts Feb 25 | 6 PM

  Ongoing throughout February

  • UW Libraries Free Workshops | Laramie & Online | Various subjects, dates & times

  • UW Outdoor Program Spring 2025 Events | Various trips, clinics & events

  • UW Planetarium Valentine’s Day Program | Laramie

  Click on event title links for full details.

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  NEWS & STORIES

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  SELECT UW AND STATEWIDE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT NEWS

  • Four UW Students to Present Research During Science Café Feb. 5

  • Applications Open for UW’s GrowinG Internship Program | Deadline February 7

  • UW’s Biodiversity Institute Helps Coordinate Winter Moose Day Weekend Feb. 8-9

  • SLCE Volunteer Fair to Connect UW Community with Local Volunteer Opportunities Feb. 10-11

  • UW’s WORTH Institute Releases Report on Economic and Community Benefits of Outdoor Recreation in Wyoming

  • UW Receives National Award for Commitment to Student Wellness and Community Efforts

  • Nominations Open for UWAA Distinguished Alumni and Medallion Service Awards | Deadline February 28

  • UW’s VP Governmental Affairs and Community Engagement Mike Smith Appointed to WICHE Commission

  • UW Communications and Marketing Specialists Receive State Association Awards

  • University of Wyoming Fall Semester President’s Honor Roll: Resident | Nonresident

  • UW Accepts Student Applications for Leadership Academy

  • Benham Deal Receives UW Trustees’ Award of Merit

  • ‘Western Women: What Makes a Cowgirl?’ Exhibition Opens at UW American Heritage Center

  • UW Student Group Volunteers in Costa Rica

  • UW Music Department Launches Program in Music Industry Studies

   

  MORE NEWS
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  SPOTLIGHT

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  UW COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REPORT 2023-24

  If you haven’t had a chance yet, we invite you to read our first annual UW Community Engagement Report 2023-24. This report was designed to highlight and celebrate some of the many ways that the institution partners with, reaches out to, and serves Wyoming communities.

  Features include:

  • Letter from the Office of Community Engagement Director

  • 2023-24 accomplishments in the Office of Community Engagement

  • Information about UW’s designation as a Carnegie Engaged campus,

  • Recognition of the Community Engaged Faculty Institute pilot year

  • Select highlights of academic College and School engagement with the state

  • UW in Your Community events, and

  • A spotlight on UW Extension’s community engagement efforts

  You can flip through the report below in the section below or:

  Click here to access the full report

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  COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT RESOURCE OF THE MONTH:
  

  Stewart Family Serviceship Award 2025

  The School of Politics, Public Affairs, and International Studies, in partnership with the Service, Leadership, and Community Engagement Office, seek proposals from students for up to a $5,000 stipend to complete an independent service-learning/applied-research project.  The stipend will be awarded through a competitive process that is open to all UW students. Proposals are due by February 21. The link to the application is bit.ly/stewart2025. Email rraridon@uwyo.edu for questions related to proposals.

The University of Wyoming’s commitment to community engagement has earned recognition from the Carnegie Foundation. In 2024, UW received the Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement, acknowledging the institution's extensive outreach efforts throughout the state. Universities receive this designation only following a rigorous evaluation and documentation of their community engagement endeavors. This designation serves as a catalyst for the university to further refine its strategic approach to community engagement and expand upon existing initiatives.