[Vision2020] The UI Friday Letter

[Dick Schmidt]

Tom,

I would vote to have you continue passing along this information. I would
like to see the inventions on the 30th.

Dick Schmidt

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <thansen@moscow.com>
To: <vision2020@moscow.com>
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 8:32 AM
Subject: [Vision2020] The UI Friday Letter


> Greetings Visionaires -
>
> Since there is an apparent interest on this listserve concerning the
"goings
> on" at UI and since I receive it every week, I thought that posing it here
> would answer some questions.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Here is the UI Friday Letter.
>
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> University of Idaho
> Office of the President
> Moscow, Idaho 83844-3151
> Phone: 208-885-6365
> Fax: 208-885-6558
>
> The Friday Letter
> A Newsletter for University of Idaho Alumni and Friends
> April 16, 2004
>
> Here's the latest news at the University of Idaho:
> * Engineered solutions to space exploration, probing Earth's watery
> depths, preserving its natural resources and improving life with
> technology will be on display at the 2004 Engineering Design EXPO
> April 30, on the Moscow campus. "Rising to the Challenge," a day-long
> showcase of 75 inventions created by 350 engineering students, also
> attracts regional high school students who have designed projects -
> the best of which will fly on a high-altitude weather balloon Saturday,
> May 1. A third dimension of Design EXPO is a panel of engineering
> entrepreneurs who will explain how to take innovation to the marketplace.
> David Cox, Design EXPO chair, said this year's projects include an
> aquanol-powered van, a chemical-powered car and new methods to clean
> up heavy metals in northern Idaho waters.
>
> A parallel activity to EXPO at the Kibbie-ASUI Activity Center and the
> Idaho Commons is Idaho TECH: Mars Rover Challenge. As many as 450
> fifth- and sixth-graders will fill the Kibbie Dome for the Mars Rover
> Challenge. Students race their own rovers built from Legos over a
> simulated Mars terrain. Major sponsors of Engineering Design EXPO
> include NASA, UI engineering departments and college, National Institute
> for Advanced Transportation Technology, Micron, AMI Semiconductors,
> Schweitzer Engineering Laboratory and AutoDesk. More information is
> available at www.engr.uidaho.edu/expo.
>
> * Family, friends, faculty and the public will gather at 5:30 p.m.,
> Saturday, April 24, at the Hartung Theatre to celebrate the life of
> the late Ernest W. Hartung, UI's 13th president. He died Sept. 26, 2003,
> in Florida at age 86, having retired from UI 22 years ago. A short
> program will start the event inside the theater, followed by a reception
> in the lobby, which his children Denny, Kathy and John will attend. Other
> friends and faculty will speak. Photos and memorabilia of the Hartung
> years also will be displayed at UI's Administration Building for a month.
>
> * UI's student delegation to the National Model United Nations won honors
> at the April 6-10 conference in New York City. The 20 students represented
> Guatemala in a simulation of 10 U.N. committees and were among 3,000
> students participating from around the world. Bill Smith, UI's Martin
> Institute and MUN adviser, said UI received an Outstanding Position Paper
> award, given to just 10 percent of the delegations, for preparation and
> understanding of their assigned nation; and an Honorable Mention for
> finishing in the top 15 percent of all delegations.
>
> * Thousands of visitors are expected to attend Moms' Weekend programs
> April 23-25, to crown UI's Mom-of-the-Year, see a musical, flute fest,
> turtle race, fun-run, awards, photos and other entertainment. For
> additional information, contact the Alumni Office at (208) 885-6154.
>
> * A UI team won the top ranking during this year's North American
> Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge April 2 and 3. Hosted by Pennsylvania
> State University, the dairy challenge drew students from the top
> universities with dairy science programs, said Amin Ahmadzadeh, UI
> assistant professor of dairy science and the team's faculty adviser.
> The UI team won a first-place platinum award for their efforts. They
> evaluated a dairy near Altoona, Pa., and presented recommendations to
> improve its management to a panel of judges.
>
> For more information about these items, please contact University
> Communications at (208) 885-6291 or
> uinews@uidaho.edu.
>
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