[10] In addition to on-campus classes in Laramie, the university's Outreach School offers more than 41[11] degree, certificate and endorsement programs to distance learners across the state and beyond.

The Outreach School has nine regional centers in the state, with several on community college campuses, to give Wyoming residents access to a university education without relocating to Laramie.

Old Main was supposed to be a monumental structure, and it was designed to be symmetrical, with a prominent central spire as the focal point.

The building was also meant to reflect the character of Wyoming, and the rough stone and smooth trim represented the progressing frontier.

The uproar that followed caused the board to decide on a new location for the science center and resulted in a new state statute making it necessary for any new structure built on the pasture to receive legislative approval.

[18] The statue known as University of Wyoming Family was installed in 1983 by UW professor Robert Russin in anticipation of the centennial celebration.

The second phase of the project involved the construction of a plaza at each corner, featuring trees and rocks styled after the rocky outcrops of nearby Vedauwoo.

[21] In addition to its primary use by students travelling to and from classes or socializing, the area is host to campus barbecues and fall welcome events.

[22] In September 1937, the university obtained a Public Works Administration loan during the Great Depression for $149,250 for construction of a student union.

Also, parts of the original building were remodeled to create the Campus Activities Center, an art gallery, and a ticket outlet.

It is located on the south side of Prexy's Pasture and is named after Nellie Tayloe Ross, Wyoming's and the nation's first woman governor, elected in 1924.

[30] The improvements included elevators, added classrooms, a space for athletic training, new racquetball courts, a climbing wall for Bouldering, a dance studio, a jogging/walking track, and new locker rooms with access to the pool.

The trustees called the grant "one of the most outstanding contributions that has ever been made to the perpetuation of the American heritage" and assured Coe that the building would be "appropriately named".

Hinthorne Mott Architects designed the new wing, referred to as Coe East, which added 94,500 square feet (8,780 m2) to the library.

The renovation created an additional 20 group study rooms, space for 180 computer terminals, and features art by James Surls.

The placement and unique design by the local architects W. Eliot and Clinton A. Hitchcock makes it the focal point of the George Duke Humphrey Science Center.

The goal of the renovation was to incorporate new technology and redesign the seating better to meet the needs of students who carry laptops and backpacks.

The American Heritage Center, located in the Centennial Complex, is an extensive repository of manuscripts, photographs, artworks, movies, audio recordings, and other items.

It has extensive entertainment collections in theater, radio and television, film, music, Hollywood (from Jack Benny and Barbara Stanwyck to Stan Lee), politics and journalism, authors, composers, and artists.

Artists in the collection include Thomas Hart Benton, Ralston Crawford, Jun Kaneko, Hung Liu, Aristide Maillol, Joan Miró, Richard Misrach, Robert Rauschenberg and Paul Signac.

Samuel Howell Knight acquired many of the exhibits and paintings that are still on display, including the copper Tyrannosaurus at the entrance, the initial mounting of the Apatosaurus skeleton centerpiece, and the terracotta Stegosaurus and Triceratops panels.

It was featured in the BBC documentary The Ballad of Big Al.[59] The University of Wyoming Geological Museum has also received coverage from National Geographic, CNN, Earth Magazine, Walter Cronkite, and NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw, and it has been shown on many dinosaur programs.

[61][62][63] After substantial infrastructure upgrades, the museum reopened to the public on January 12, 2013[64] and resumed its regular hours with free admission.

[68] USNWR graduate school rankings[77] USNWR departmental rankings[77] The University of Wyoming comprises the following colleges and schools:[78] The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources offers teaching, research labs and field environments, and an indoor livestock teaching arena.

Geology, Archaeology, Botany, and Geography programs take advantage of Wyoming's unique environment, while International Studies, Sociology, and Political Science provide global context.

The Counselor Education Training Clinic within the college offers free services for individuals, couples, families, adults, adolescents, and children.

[88] The College of Health Sciences offers programs in pharmacy, nursing, social work, kinesiology, communication disorders, and dental hygiene, and students have the opportunity to receive pre-professional advising.

Its location in the Rocky Mountain West has provided a direct connection to regional and global issues in environmental, natural resources, and energy law.

The alumni includes many state and federal judges, governors, senators and a former ambassador, and offers eight clinical and practicum programs providing students with hands-on experience in the Brimmer Legal Education Center.

Wyoming competes at the NCAA Division I level (FBS-Football Bowl Subdivision for football) as a member of the Mountain West Conference.