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A large majority of Wyoming residents say the University of Wyoming has a strong level of engagement with their communities and acts in ways that reflect Wyoming values, new survey results show.
During an appearance on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse, Director of Institutional Communications Chad Baldwin said after the COVID-19 pandemic, UW President Ed Seidel and others felt it was important to re-engage with the states communities and work to become more active in those communities.
C. Baldwin
The survey, conducted by the Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center at UW asked Wyoming residents to rate UW’s performance in engaging with their communities, 20 percent of respondents said “excellent” and 44 percent “good,” for a total of 64 percent. That compares with 15 percent “excellent” and 43 percent “good” in the 2022 survey, totaling 58 percent, meaning there has been a 6 percent increase in the past two years. The number of people responding “fair” or “poor” to the question fell from 42 percent in 2022 to 36 percent in 2024.
According to UW, 88 percent of survey respondents answered “extremely well” or “quite well” when asked how well UW appeals to Wyoming students and their families as a desirable place to attend college.
Baldwin said UW is here to serve the Cowboy State and its residents through education and training but also through extension offices that work to serve communities throughout the state. Conducting this survey every two years, it serves the University as an indicator of where work needs to be done and possible changes need to occur.
C. Baldwin
This year’s statewide survey was conducted Sept. 24-Oct. 27, yielding 739 responses from randomly selected Wyoming residents. The margin of error for the distribution of responses on any individual survey question is plus or minus 3.6 percentage points. Men and women from all age groups and all counties in Wyoming are proportionally represented in the survey data. The final survey data have been weighted to reflect the actual population distribution in Wyoming on gender, age, county of residence, party affiliation and education.
To view the results of the survey in its entirety, click here.
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Last modified: November 29, 2024