[Vision2020] The Friday Letter from UI President White (March 10, 2006)

[Tom Hansen]

Today's (March 3, 2006) 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 March 10, 2006

Dear Friends,

The University of Idaho's theater production of "Boy Gets Girl" has been
chosen as one of only four university productions from across the nation to
be showcased in Washington, D.C. The production will be part of the Kennedy
Center American College Theatre Festival. Director Robert Caisley and the
seven-person cast, along with production staff and crew, will present the
play April 19 and 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the Kennedy Center Family Theater. 

The University of Idaho production earned the chance to compete at the
Kennedy Center last weekend at a regional competition at Columbia Basin
College in Pasco, Wash. Six other students and faculty also earned trips to
Washington, D.C. Emily Frederick is a national finalist in make-up design
and Angela Bengford is a national finalist in scenic design. 
Angela Renaldo won the regional stage management competition and Paul Kalina
was selected outstanding student director; they'll attend master classes at
Kennedy Center. David Eames-Harlen's short play was selected to be the focus
of a workshop at the national conference, and finally, Professor Dean
Panttaja was nominated for the National Lighting Design Fellowship.

This is a wonderful testament to the creative talent of our students and
faculty. We wish them well as they enjoy their time in the national
spotlight; and reflect on another point of pride for the University of
Idaho.

Tim White
President

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

~ As the demand for limited natural resources increases, global tensions
escalate. "Resource Wars," the 2006 Borah Symposium, brings together leading
experts in global resource analysis to explore the history and potential for
conflict. Held March 26-29, and sponsored by UI's Borah Foundation with
support from the College of Natural Resources and College of Law, the
symposium is free and open to the public. The symposium's keynote address,
"Collapse - How Societies Choose to Succeed or Fail," will be given by Jared
Diamond, professor of geography at UCLA, on March 29 at 7 p.m. in the SUB
Ballroom. More information is available at 
http://www.martin.uidaho.edu/borah

~ Idaho is the trout capital of the U.S. Of the 60 million pounds of
farm-reared trout produced in the nation each year, 40 million pounds comes
from Idaho's aquaculture enterprises. University of Idaho aquaculture
researchers are working to keep the industry as a food-producing leader.
Innovative research underway at UI will be the focus of a presentation in
Washington, D.C., Monday, March 13 to the National Coalition for Food &
Agriculture Research. Wendy Sealey, a nutrition research scientist at the
Hagerman Fish Culture Experiment Station, will update congressional
representatives on the development of alternative food sources for
farm-raised fish. Sealy and other UI and USDA researchers are looking at
plant-based protein sources, such as soybean meal, wheat and barley, for use
as aquaculture feed.

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Take care, Moscow (you, too, Vandals).

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho
UI '96

"The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change
and the REALIST adjusts his sails." 
- Unknown