Another area where the plan suggests innovative thinking in organization and cooperation is the booming field of computers. Computer science, computer engineering and management information systems programs now are located respectively in the UW colleges of Arts and Sciences, Engineering, and Business. The plan suggests that each of these programs could be strengthened through collaboration, the pooling of resources, and the avoidance or reduction of duplicated effort. But it is critical that faculty, students and Wyoming residents consider the plan in full and realize that it is actually a very hopeful document, and most definitely not a simplistic plan to downsize the University. The people of Wyoming deserve nothing less from their only University.
Copies also are available at public libraries across Wyoming.
The UW Board of Trustees is scheduled to discuss the draft plan at its May meeting, with approval of a final plan scheduled for late July.