Dec 7, 2012

As FFA members in high school, every member learns the FFA Motto: “Learning to do, Doing to learn, Earning to live, Living to serve.” Each year the Wyoming FFA chapters participate in a Day of Service giving back to its community. The Collegiate FFA Chapter is no different. For two years it secured grant funding to provide holiday dinners and/or...

As of Nov. 14, UW is in the running to win $10,000 for its outdoor program. Polartec, a sports and active wear fabric company, is running the contest awarded to one college outdoor program. UW is up against New Paltz, Colgate University and the University of Nebraska. The winner will be determined based on voting conducted on the Polartec Facebook...

Concerts and Convocations, UW’s own committee of entertainment marketers, works to bring in big name entertainers to the university. Boys Like Girls, The All American Rejects and Easton Corbin are only some of the acts Concerts and Convocations has brought to campus this semester. This club is all about attempting to bring in a diverse group of performances...

Dec 6, 2012

The fundraiser hosted by students from the class “Images of a Continent, Old, and New: Exploring African Cultures” continues this week as there are still T-shirts and perishable items left to be sold. The fundraiser was held to raise money for Harakati ya Kilimo-Uhifadhi, a nonprofit organization that was founded by the course’s instructor, Gatua wa...

Dec 6, 2012

The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees voted 9-3 to support the UW Faculty Senate in its three-year endeavor to implement a plus/minus grading system. The current straight-grade system (i.e. A, B, C, D) will be replaced in fall 2014 with a plus/minus system (i.e. A, A-, B+, B, B-). Discussion on the change began in 2008 when Faculty Senate researched...

The University of Wyoming will hold fall commencement ceremonies this week. The multicultural graduation celebration will start of the ceremonies at 3:30 p.m. Thursday in the Wyoming Union Yellowstone Ballroom. The College of Arts and Sciences program, along with a ceremony for College of Agriculture and Natural Resources graduates, will be held at 4 p.m. Friday...