Posted: Friday, March 23, 2007 12:00 am
Survey: UW pleases students
LARAMIE - More than 93 percent of students report being pleased with the education they are receiving at the University of Wyoming, according to a surveys conducted in 2006.
Every two years, UW joins hundreds of colleges and universities nationwide in surveying students about their satisfaction with the schools they attend.
Last year, UW participated in surveys conducted by ACT - the people who administer the pre-college test - and educational consultant Noel Levitz.
Last year UW also administered a third opinion survey about processes and procedures at the university, developed by its offices of student affairs and academic affairs.
Areas on the surveys where students rank UW significantly above the national average include students' sense of belonging, the feeling of having an enjoyable experience as a UW student, a sense of feeling welcome at UW, the ability of UW students to experience intellectual growth, a campus commitment to academic excellence, knowledge and approachability of academic advisers, and adequacy and accessibility of computer labs.
UW students also ranked the university above the national average for satisfaction with school spirit and UW's athletics facilities, library services, recreational and intramural services, residence hall food services, student health services, the quality of the Wyoming Union, the quality of laboratory facilities and study areas, campus safety and security, and the level of tuition charged at UW.
The areas where UW significantly fell below the national mean included the ability to register for classes with few conflicts, day care services, parking facilities and diversity on campus.
Work begins on education building
GILLETTE - Construction has begun on a $4 million health sciences and educational facility at Gillette College.
The project is expected to be completed in February or March 2008.
The 13,000-square-foot building will house the college's nursing program as well as an auditorium and various classrooms and learning laboratories. It will almost double the college's current capacity for nursing students.
"Wyoming has the worst nursing shortage in the United States of America," college Dean Paul Young told those who gathered for the groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday. "This is very, very serious."
The nursing facility is a joint project between the local hospital, the college, the city and the county.
Student pleads not guilty
POWELL - A Northwest College student accused of counterfeiting $20 bills and spending them at local businesses has pleaded not guilty.
Jared J. Good, 19, is charged with three felony forgery charges. He was arrested Jan. 26.
Each forgery charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
Good faces possible revocation of the probation he received last October for escaping from the Park County Detention Center. Good was in jail at the time on a conviction for felony burglary.