College of Engineering

UW offers its blueprint for future top-tier engineering program

Sara Hossaini — Fri, 10 May 2013 00:41:48 +0000

The University of Wyoming has sent Governor Matt Mead a blueprint to transform the College of Engineering and Applied Science into a top program nationwide.

In December, Governor Matt Mead’s Energy, Engineering and STEM Integration Task force released its report on how to turn the College of Engineering and Applied Science into a Tier One academic and research institution. Mead then asked UW to come up with, what Associate Provost Andrew Hansen calls, ‘the dream’ vision for achieving that goal.

Funding for UW College of Engineering building debated

Bob Beck — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 01:21:57 +0000

An attempt to remove funding from the University of Wyoming’s College of Engineering failed in the state House of Representatives.

Jackson Representative Keith Gingery fought to remove $55 million that will be spent to upgrade the UW College of Engineering, because the state has other needs.

Wyoming hopes to overhaul UW’s outdated College of Engineering facilities

Bob Beck — Fri, 11 May 2012 22:23:31 +0000

Earlier this year the Wyoming legislature set aside some 30 million dollars in matching money to help pay for a major upgrade in U-W’s College of Engineering. With an anticipated cost of nearly 100 million dollars, it would be U-W’s most expensive building project. The last major addition to the College occurred in 1980. Right now labs are too small, classrooms are crowded and the front portion of the building has a distinct 1920’s flavor. As Wyoming Public Radio’s Bob Beck reports…at a time when other building projects were occurring o