[Vision2020] The UI Friday Letter

[Tom Hansen]

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

October 15, 2004

Dear Friends,

 

As I mentioned last week, the accreditation team from the Northwest
Commission for Colleges and Universities commended the University of Idaho
on a number of fronts. For me, however, the "goosebump" moment came when the
team specifically recognized the faculty and staff for their dedication to
this institution, and their strong commitment to improving student education
and learning and a high level of scholarship and research.  President Jay
Gogue, who chaired the team, went on to say,  Their performance in these
areas is especially noteworthy during a period of uncertainty.

 

I am sometimes asked upon what I base my optimism about the future of the
University of Idaho. There are many things, obviously, but one of the
primary ones is the quality of people I see working at and attending the
University. We already have been through much together in the past three
months, and the basis for my hope, optimism and enthusiasm about this
institution and its future has been reaffirmed time and time again.

 

And speaking of our future, I want to remind you that the administrative
analyses of the University Vision and Resources Task Force report have been
posted, and we are actively seeking your input. Please take a moment out of
your busy schedules to review the report and let us know what you think. The
report and analyses are posted at www.vrt.uidaho.edu/home/. You can e-mail
your comments to president at uidaho.edu or send them hard copy to my office on
the Moscow campus.

 

Tim White

President

 

Here's the latest news from the University of Idaho:

 

Kristin Beck, a natural resources freshman from Seward, Alaska, convinced
this year's Dad of the Year committee that her dad deserved the honor
"because he has every possible quality that any kid would want in a father."
John Beck, this year's UI Dad of the Year, won the honor at Saturday's Dad's
Weekend barbecue. A man of many talents, he has worked for the State of
Alaska in Bristol Bay, the National Park Service in Skagway, Ketchikan
Community College, as a teacher for Alaska Vocational Technical Center in
Seward, Industries Instructor at Spring Creek Correctional Facility and is
now a maintenance supervisor there.

 

Justice for All: Are We Fulfilling the Pledge?" is the topic of the College
of Law's annual Bellwood Lecture, to be delivered by Helaine M. Barnett,
president of Americas legal services program for the poor. Her talk is at 4
p.m. (PDT), Thursday, Oct. 21, in the SUB Ballroom on the Moscow campus.
Doors open at 3 p.m. The event traditionally attracts an overflow crowd, so
seating is on a first-come basis. The lecture also will be telecast live to
Boise, 5 p.m. (MDT), in UI Boise Classroom B-2, 800 Park Blvd. Barnett will
focus on three decades of federally funded civil legal service
accomplishments, difficulties and future challenges, including adequacy of
funding, issues of program quality and limitations on services. Legal
Services Corporation funds local legal aid programs for Americans unable to
afford representation when facing a critical legal problem. LSC currently
receives $335.3 million annually from Congress to fund 143 grantees that,
together, serve the civil legal needs of poor Americans in every U.S.
county. While this serves more than 43 million people, the program addresses
less than 20 percent of those in need, Barnett told Congress last May. A
growing number of homeless, indigents and those below the poverty line also
need legal advocacy. Barnett was named in January to the top legal services
position by the Legal Services Corporation Board of Directors, appointed by
the U.S. president. The LSC, a nonprofit organization created and funded by
Congress, supports 158 independent legal aid programs around the nation,
including Idaho.

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