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University of Wyoming

Contents - Winter 2005 Issue

FEATURES
 

Features

Across The Divide -- Architectural engineering graduate Chris Rollins left the security of a corporate job to build pedestrian bridges in impoverished countries. He discovered that the cultural gap between America and the Third World can be as daunting as any geographical barrier. by David Eisenhauer (Preview)


Sage Wisdom -- Kate Padilla, a resource manager for New Mexico’s Bureau of Land Management, has the heart of a conservationist and the soul of a poet. by Erika Knudson and David Eisenhauer  (Preview)


Frontier Tourism -- British-born Amanda Rees’ love of the American West has fueled her studies of dude ranching in the open spaces. by Jim Kearns (Preview)


Plugged In  -- High-speed Internet access is opening up a new world of teaching and learning at UW. by Patrick Wolfinbarger (Full Story)

Culture Club -- The Laramie Latin American Club is preserved only in memory, but the spirit of the organization lives on through its scholarship fund for Wyoming Hispanic students. by Diana Roising (Preview)

 

DEPARTMENTS
 Departments

ARTS

Power in Numbers -- For more than a century, the UW Symphony Orchestra has proven that the musical whole can be greater than the sum of its parts. by Brandon Miller and David Eisenhauer (Preview)

 

ATHLETICS

Back in the Saddle -- After a disappointing third-place finish last year, the Cowboy men’s rodeo team is poised to claim its first college national championship since 1961. by Milton Ontiveroz (Preview)

 

DISCOVERY

Rising Stars -- A core of ambitious faculty members has helped transform the Department of Physics and Astronomy from a program on the verge of burnout to a shining example of success.  by David Eisenhauer  (Preview)