University of Wyoming

Profileuniversity.com - University of Wyoming is a public research university located at an altitude of 7,220 feet (2,194 m), between Laramie and Snowy Range Mountains, Wyoming, USA. Although the university was officially founded in 1886, but the first time opened its doors to a class of 42 students in 1887.

Through eight colleges and schools, including the College of Business, College of Education, College of Science, College of Law, and the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Wyoming offers more than 190 fields of study to the students. It is estimated that students who are studying in this university came from all 50 states and over 90 countries around the world.

In addition to providing a wide range of academic activities, the University of Wyoming also provides a wide range of non-academic activities through the organization and sororities. There are more than 200 student organizations on campus Wyoming.

There are two buildings on the campus of Wyoming are very important for students and residents around for storing valuable collections, namely the University of Wyoming Art Museum and Geological Museum. The University of Wyoming Art Museum features more than 8,000 objects and the school's Geological Museum includes a 75-foot Brontosaurus skeleton.

As one of the higher education institutions renowned in the United States and the world, the University of Wyoming has delivered many famous figures and leading in the world, including former Vice President Dick Cheney, head of Coca-Cola's Greater China and Korea Business Unit David Brooks and late Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss majority.

One of the non-academic activities that attracted many students are athletic activities. University of Wyoming has a university sports team consisting of a team of men and women who are known as the Wyoming Cowboys and Cowgirls, who participated in the Mountain West Conference competition at the NCAA Division I level.

There is a history of the official colors of the University of Wyoming who date back to late 1895 the alumni banquet. Attendees were so enamored with the decorative Brown-Eyed Susans that they chose brown and gold as the official school colors.



Source: unyo.edu/