Difference between revisions of "University of Wyoming"
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+ | |image=University of Wyoming seal.svg.png | ||
+ | |start=1886 | ||
+ | |headquarters=Laramie, Wyoming | ||
+ | |description=Dick Cheney's old alma mater | ||
|wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Wyoming | |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Wyoming | ||
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|website=http://www.uwyo.edu | |website=http://www.uwyo.edu | ||
|other_names=Cowboys and Cowgirls | |other_names=Cowboys and Cowgirls | ||
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+ | The '''University of Wyoming''' ('''UW''') is a [[Public university|public]] [[land-grant university|land-grant]] [[research university]] in [[Laramie, Wyoming]]. It was founded in March 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 written into the state's constitution.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20121225223606/http://legisweb.state.wy.us/statutes/constitution.aspx?file=titles%2FTitle97%2FTitle97.htm </ref> The university also offers [[outreach]] education in communities throughout Wyoming and online. | ||
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+ | The University of Wyoming consists of seven colleges: agriculture and natural resources, arts and sciences, business, education, engineering and applied sciences, health sciences, and [[University of Wyoming College of Law|law]]. The university offers over 120 undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs including Doctor of Pharmacy and Juris Doctor.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110116021730/http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/registrar/bulletin/majors.html |archive-date=January 16, 2011 </ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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University of Wyoming (University) | |
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Formation | 1886 |
Headquarters | Laramie, Wyoming |
Type | Public |
Other name | Cowboys and Cowgirls |
Dick Cheney's old alma mater |
The University of Wyoming (UW) is a public land-grant research university in Laramie, Wyoming. It was founded in March 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 written into the state's constitution.[1] 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 offers over 120 undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs including Doctor of Pharmacy and Juris Doctor.[2]
Alumni on Wikispooks
Person | Born | Died | Nationality | Summary | Description |
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Bradley Buckles | Police officer | ||||
Dick Cheney | 30 January 1941 | Deep politician War criminal Businessperson | Neoconservative deep politician with close ties to the MICC. Vice President 2001-2009, under George W Bush. | ||
Cynthia Lummis | 10 September 1954 | US | Politician Lawyer | ||
Samuel C. Phillips | 19 February 1921 | 31 January 1990 | Spook | USAF officer who led Apollo program and then the National Security Agency. | |
James G. Watt | 31 January 1938 |