[Vision2020] The UI Friday Letter from UI President White (November 4, 2005)

[Tom Hansen]

Copied and pasted below is today's (November 4, 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

November 4, 2005

Dear Friends,

The University of Idaho has reported its most recent figures on the
student-athlete graduation success rate to the NCAA. The report covers
students who entered the University during the 1998-99 academic year. Our
graduation rate for this group was 68 percent - our highest rate ever and a
rate that exceeds that of the student body at large. What this means is that
more than two-thirds of all entering student-athletes from that year who
received financial aid went on to earn a degree by the 2003-04 academic
year. Even more impressive is the fact that 90 percent of those student-
athletes who completed their four-year athletic eligibility earned degrees.

This accomplishment is further confirmation of the high quality of students
who come to our campus. It also reflects the efforts of our student-athletes
to pursue a quality education to prepare them for their futures, of our
faculty to work with students' demanding schedules, and of coaches and the
Athletic Department for their contributions to successful student-athlete
graduation rates. We all can be proud of this success.

For those of you who contribute to our student-athlete scholarship programs;
your investments have resulted in wonderful outcomes. Thank you.
 
Tim White
President

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

~ Sharon Allen, a 1973 graduate of the College of Business and Economics, is
featured in the Oct. 24 issue of Newsweek magazine's cover story, "How Women
Lead: 20 of America's Most Powerful Women on Their Lives - And the Lessons
They've Learned." Allen is chairman of the board for Deloitte & Touche USA.

~ College of Law Professor Russell Miller will participate in a panel
discussion Nov. 11 at Hofstra University's 11th Presidential Conference that
addresses the presidency of William Jefferson Clinton. Miller's
presentation, "The Undiscovered Justice: Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Clinton's
'New Democratic' Centrism," is part of a discussion on the politics and
principles of judicial appointments. The conference brings together scholars
to discuss the policies and issues of the various presidential
administrations.

~ The annual Women in Engineering Day on Nov. 11 connects junior and senior
high school students with women who are working or studying in engineering
fields. Sponsored by College of Engineering, the event includes tours of the
engineering departments, a panel discussion with women in the field and
financial aid workshops.. The event also is open to parents, teachers and
counselors. For more information, contact UI's College of Engineering at
(208) 885-4934 or isgc at uidaho.edu

~ John '78 and Carol Wallace of Kentfield, Calif., are helping University of
Idaho students study abroad through the John L. and Carol A. Wallace Study
Abroad Scholarship Endowment. John is a graduate of anthropology and
Spanish, and works for RS Investment Management in San Francisco. Both John
and Carol know how important it is for students to travel abroad and
experience first hand, economic, cultural and educational differences. John
and Carol have contributed $130,000 to the endowment, and more than 30
students have been recipients of this wonderful award. For more information
on the Study Abroad Program or to contribute to the Wallace Endowment,
contact Jennie Hall at (208) 885-5013 or jenniej at uidaho.edu.

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Seeya at the polls, 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