CLAREMONT, California, Jan. 27 (TNSPer) -- Claremont Graduate University issued the following news: David Sprott, a prolific scholar of marketing and dean of the University of Wyoming's College of Business, will be joining the Drucker School of Management as its new dean. CGU Provost Patricia Easton announced Sprott's selection in a message sent to the university community earlier this month. "David brings a depth and breadth of experience to CGU," Easton said. Sprott "has significant interna more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Jan. 29 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A member of the "Central Park Five" who was wrongfully convicted of raping a white female jogger in 1989 is the keynote speaker for the virtual Martin Luther King Jr. Days of Dialogue (MLK DOD) Feb. 8-12 at the University of Wyoming. Yusef Salaam, who was 15 at the time, served six years and eight months in a juvenile facility before the five teenagers' sentences were overturned in 2002. He will discuss t more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Jan. 26 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Gov. Mark Gordon has unveiled a proposal for modernizing and refocusing Wyoming's higher education system. The initiative, called the Wyoming Innovation Network (WIN), calls for closer collaboration between the University of Wyoming and the state's community colleges -- and an emphasis on developing innovative solutions that will support and enhance Wyoming's economy and workforce. "Given the challenges f more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Jan. 28 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on Jan. 27: Donna Brazile, the former Democratic National Committee interim chair, bestselling author and a Fox News contributor, and Ana Navarro, former Republican strategist, co-host of ABC's "The View" and a CNN political contributor, will discuss today's political landscape and the future of the country Thursday, Feb. 11, through a virtual University of Wyoming presentation. "An Afternoon of Conversati more PR

SHERIDAN, Wyoming, Jan. 26 -- Sheridan College issued the following news release: Wyoming's public colleges and university have launched a new website that makes it easier to plan and manage college credit transfer. WyoTransfer at https://WyoTransfer.org, allows learners to explore the courses, programs, and services offered at Wyoming's seven community colleges and the university in Wyoming. The site makes it easier for learners to evaluate how the credits they have already earned may transfer more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Jan. 26 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: There's still time to enroll in a six-week program offered by Central Wyoming College (CWC) and the University of Wyoming to gain knowledge and tools to be successful entrepreneurs. Entrepreneur Essentials (e2), with face-to-face and virtual components, is scheduled to start Friday, Jan. 29. It's an intensive education program in which participants will learn the key frameworks and tools, and answer essen more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Jan. 26 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming's Half Acre Recreation and Wellness Center is open for the spring semester with in-person and virtual programs. New hours -- effective through Tuesday, March 30 -- will be 7:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Mondays through Fridays; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays; and noon-5 p.m. Sundays. Updated spring facility hours and participation guidelines can be found at www.uwyo.edu/rec. "We are happy to welcom more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Jan. 26 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A University of Wyoming molecular biologist whose research focuses on tardigrades will participate in the first Story Time from Space live program Tuesday, Jan. 26. The program will be beamed from the International Space Station. UW Assistant Professor Thomas Boothby will join a live downlink for children featuring a story about tardigrades, also known as water bears. The program is scheduled from 10:30 a more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Jan. 26 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Students in Wyoming may soon have access to an innovative program in software engineering through a partnership involving Cardiff University in Wales, United Kingdom; the University of Wyoming; Wyoming community colleges; and industry partners in the state. UW has developed a memorandum of understanding with Cardiff University to cultivate academic and cultural interchange between the two institutions. Th more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Jan. 26 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Wyoming's public colleges and university have launched a new website that makes it easier to plan and manage college credit transfer. WyoTransfer, at www.wyotransfer.org, allows learners to explore the courses, programs and services offered at Wyoming's seven community colleges and the University of Wyoming. The site makes it easier for learners to evaluate how the credits they have already earned may tra more PR

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Jan. 30 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Pushing forward with his continued efforts to improve and simplify Wyoming's budgeting process, Governor Mark Gordon is calling for an end to the use of multiple spending and savings accounts to fund state government. His goal is to move to one checking and one savings account for Wyoming. "The complex system that currently exists includes numerous accounts and 'coffee cans' that obscure the state's  more PR

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Jan. 30 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Governor Mark Gordon has appointed Christopher Petrie as a commissioner on the Wyoming Public Service Commission (PSC). He replaces Kara Fornstrom who resigned earlier this month after accepting a position outside the state. The PSC is responsible for ensuring that monopoly utilities in Wyoming including electricity, natural gas, and telephone provide safe and reliable service to customers at just and more PR

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Jan. 28 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Governor Mark Gordon is slamming plans by the Biden administration to halt the issuing of new oil and gas leases on federal land, calling the decision a misguided approach that will have severe economic consequences to Wyoming and other western states. Multiple media outlets have reported that the Biden administration has drafted an order to impose an oil and gas lease moratorium while it conducts a r more PR

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Jan. 27 -- The Wyoming Department of Education issued the following statement by State Superintendent Jillian Balow: * * * "I was taken aback by swift orders executed by the Biden Administration last week after months of rhetoric around bringing unity to our nation. Funding for public education in Wyoming and other states has been eviscerated by an order issued by Acting U.S. Interior Secretary de le Vega. A federal ban on oil and gas leases will defund schools. Wyoming depe more PR

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Jan. 27 -- The Wyoming Department of Education issued the following news release on Jan. 26: The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) announced today that high school graduation rates increased to 82.3% in 2019-20, marking the seventh consecutive year of improvement from the class of 2013, where 77.6% of students graduated. Full graduation rate statistics are available here: http://edu.wyoming.gov/data/graduation-rates/ "When we work hand-in-hand with our school districts  more PR