[Vision2020] The UI Friday Letter from UI President White (July 22, 2005)

[Tom Hansen]

Copied and pasted below is today's (July 22, 2005) UI Friday Letter from UI
President White.

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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 July 22, 2005

Dear Friends,

I am happy to share with you some good news regarding two recent University
of Idaho graduates who have received prestigious scholarships to further
their educational goals and one current student working to make a difference
in South America. 
	
Peter Leman, '03, is a recent recipient of the Javits Fellowship for
Graduate Study, which provides financial assistance to students who have
demonstrated superior academic ability, achievement and exceptional promise
to undertake graduate study in a selected field of study. In the fall, Leman
will begin his doctorate degree in English literature and critical theory at
the University of California at Irvine. Jessica Lipschultz ,'04, who is
obtaining a graduate degree in education from Stanford University, is the
recipient of the world-renowned Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship. She is
one of 65 scholars chosen from around the nation from a field of more than
1,300 nominees. 

Senior Nance Patterson has plans to travel and study in Cuenca, Ecuador,
after receiving the 2006 Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship. She plans to
assist the indigenous people in developing small businesses. This is
Patterson's second visit to Ecuador. Her initial visit was through the UI
Study Abroad Program. 

It's inspiring to hear the success stories of Peter, Jessica and Nance. 
They are making such impressive academic strides while continuing their
pursuits of lifelong learning. Congratulations!

Tim White
President

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

~ The University's Engineering Outreach program has been ranked 17th in the
nation for comprehensive technical programs, which offer master's in
engineering degrees that are delivered online and in other "distance
formats." The ranking, administered by GetEducated.com, compared the 56
accredited distance-learning master's in engineering programs in the U.S. 
Program comparison factors include technology innovation, comprehensiveness
and cost/value to students. UI's Engineering Outreach program was the first
program of its type in the country to initiate the transition to a DVD,
Web-supported delivery format for all 70-some courses it offers each
semester. 
The EO program delivers complete graduate degree programs in nine
disciplines, as well as certificate programs in 10 technical areas. The
program also offers courses in a number of focus areas including business
and statistics.

~ University of Idaho senior Emily Davis from Boise will serve as the
District Eight representative for the Association of Student Advancement
Programs.  She will serve on the international ASAP board from 2005-07. ASAP
is the student organization under the Council for the Advancement and
Support of Education (CASE), which oversees the coordination of alumni,
communications and development professionals. ASAP coordinates efforts on
college and university campuses that support student organizations in the
areas of student alumni, student foundations, recruitment and spirit groups.
Davis began her term in May.

~ UI's Junior Engineering, Math and Science summer workshop this month
featured an assortment of engineering labs and hands-on activities for high
school juniors and seniors. The workshop, which ends today, exposes the high
school students to engineering problems within technical and social
contexts, and encourages them to enroll in college. For their project,
students built trebuchets - specialized catapults - and put them to the
test. The trebuchets use the weight of the object being thrown, as well as a
counter weight and other factors, to determine how far something can be
thrown and the amount of force it takes. Students created several model
sizes and competed in teams for distance and accuracy. As part of the grand
finale, students will demonstrate final designs to parents and the community
today at the Dan O'Brien Track in Moscow. Students can earn up to two
college credits for their efforts.

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Take care, Moscow.

Tom Hansen

"What is objectionable, what is dangerous, about extremists is not that they
are extreme, but that they are intolerant. The evil is not what they say
about their cause, but what they say about their opponents."

-- Robert F. Kennedy