Office of Community Engagement

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  UPCOMING EVENTS

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  SELECT UW AND COMMUNITY EVENTS

  APRIL 2025

  • Computer Music Lecture-Recital | Laramie | April 2 | 7:30pm

  • Geringer Distinguished Lecture: GIS Policy | Laramie | April 4 | 2:30-4:30pm

  • Reel Rock 19 | Laramie | April 4 | 7-10pm

  • Laramie Public Art Coalition Spring Workshop Series | Laramie | April 5, 10, 11, and 24 | Registration required

  • Deep Diving Dialogue with Tanja Börzel & Thomas Risse | Laramie | April 8 | 12-1:30pm

  • Lunch and Learn: Securing Your Legacy- Estate Planning | Natrona County | April 9 | 12pm

  • UW Symphony Presents: Concertmaster Fund Recital | Laramie | April 10 | 7pm

  • Department of Anthropology Mulloy Lecture 2025 | Laramie | April 11 | 4-5pm

  • UW Music Presents: Wind Symphony + LHS Band | Laramie | April 12 | 7:30pm

  • UW Art Museum Gala 2025: A Surreal Ball | Laramie | April 12 | 5-8pm

  • Cattle AI Clinic | April 14-16 | Sublette County

  • Artmobile Tour Casper | April 15-16 | Casper

  • UW Music Presents: Jazz Ensembles I and II | Laramie | April 17 | 7:30pm

  • State Trust Land - Ruckelshaus Institute Emerging Issues Forum | Laramie | April 22-23

  • Buchanan Center Special Events Presents: United States Army’s Jazz Ambassadors | Laramie | April 23 | 7:30pm

  • Visiting Artist Talk: LigoranoReese | Laramie | April 24 | 6-8pm

  • “The Great Debate 2025: How the Universe Came to Be" | Laramie | April 25 | 4pm-5:30pm

  • Elevate Your Mindset | Platte County | April 26 | 9am-3pm

  • Happy Jacks and 7220 Blues | Laramie | April 27 | 3pm

  • Artmobile Tour Cheyenne | Cheyenne | April 28-May 2

  • Birds of the Rocky Mountain Region II at The Brinton Museum | Bighorn | April 19 - June 29

  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

  • UW and Wyoming SBDC Network to Host Business Workshop in Rawlins April 3

  • Northwest College to Host UW Seminar on Agricultural Trends and Agritourism April 3

  • UW Extension to Host Central Wyoming Tree Care Workshop April 5

  • UW Biodiversity Institute to Host Vulture Watch Wyoming Training April 5

  • UW Biodiversity Institute to Host Field Herping Talk April 7

  • UW Biodiversity Institute to Host Salamander Nights Training April 12

  • Registration for UW Extension’s Ranch Camp Program Open Through April 4

  • Registration Open Until April 7 for UW Ruckelshaus Institute Forum on State Trust Land Management

  • Wyoming Classroom Connections Tour Offered to UW Education Students April 10

  • STEM-ology Community Program Bridges STEM and Engagement at UW

  • UW to Celebrate Native American Student Achievements

  • New Installation by Katie Hargrave and Meredith Laura Lynn at UW Art Museum

  • UW School of Energy Resources Adds New Members to Energy Resources Council

  • Engagement Scholarship Consortium Invites UW Applications

  • Registration Open for Wyoming Outdoor Recreation Summit and Search and Rescue Conference at UW

  • UW’s Seidel Appointed Chair of Mountain West Conference Board of Directors

  • UW’s Kotlarek Named President’s Distinguished Scholar

  • Students Will ‘Journey to Mars’ at UW’s Teton STEM Academy June 15-22

  • Three Appointed, Two Reappointed to UW Board of Trustees

  • Windy Ridge Foundation Astro Camp Scheduled June 15-21 at UW

  • Free Parkinson’s Educational Opportunities Available Through UW-Led Program

   

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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

   

  Click here to access the full report

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  COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT RESOURCE OF THE MONTH:
  

  Engaged Scholarship Consortium Awards for Excellence in Engaged Scholarship 2025

  The Engagement Scholarship Consortium supports and encourages excellence in engaged scholarship through its annual ESC Awards Program. The Awards Program recognizes higher education institutions and their exemplary contributions to scholarship and the practice of engaged scholarship.

  The 2025 ESC Awards of Excellence in Engaged Scholarship will recognize exemplary institutional programs in the following categories: Student, Faculty, Outreach and Engagement Professional, Community Partner, Institutional Leadership, Distinguished Dissertation, and Distinguished Engaged Scholar.

  Nominations are due April 4. The awards are open to member institutions. UW is a member institution.

   

  Nominate or apply today!

   

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.