[Vision2020] BYU-Idaho Enrollment

Mon Oct 2 08:54:26 PDT 2006

Yes, for all the positives to come out of a Naylor Farms business in the
area, it would have one big pitfall, so to speak. We might get jobs in the
short run... but, has everybody been to Butte, Montana?

Bob Dickow, troublemaker

-----Original Message-----
From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com
[mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]On Behalf Of Bill London
Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 3:21 PM
To: Tom Trail; vision2020 at mail-gw.fsr.net; Jerry Weitz
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] BYU-Idaho Enrollment

Jerry:
A question: Naylor Farms, in their pitch for a county permit for the
operation of their mining operation north of Moscow, promised growth,
economic development, jobs, and economic diversification -- in short,
everything you have said that you support.  Do you believe that the Latah
County Commissioners were wrong to deny Naylor Farms the option of
developing their land in that manner?
BL

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Weitz" <gweitz at moscow.com>
To: "Tom Trail" <ttrail at moscow.com>; <vision2020 at mail-gw.fsr.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 11:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] BYU-Idaho Enrollment

> UI needs a boost with a business/ed research park similar to say Chapel
> Hill, N.C..  WSU/Pullman/IU/Moscow are the assets.  As Ed Schweitzer
> said,  we live in a sea of land and a declining population.  Schweitzer
> Engineering has a challenge in recruitment and expansion due to the lack
of
> housing and population.  Schweitzer has said that his company in not in
the
> real estate business, yet had to develop over 90 acres for housing.  The
no
> growth folks are hurting the UI, our area's potential, and Schweitzer.
>
> The UI is down 737 students state wide, with a decline  of 628 at the
> Moscow campus.  BSU is up 277 to 18,876 (BSU has increased enrollment 9
out
> of the last 10 years).  BYU/Idaho is up 1220 students.  Within five years,
> at present growth rates, BYU/Idaho will see 20,000 students and within 10
> years 30,000.  Recall, BYU/Idaho with President Kim Clark, the immediate
> former dean of Harvard Business School, has three imperitives: 1) Vastly
> increase enrollment, 2) vastly improve educational quality, and 3) keep
> relative educational costs down. Note that BYU/Provo turns away
> qualifiedsutdents-- about as many that apply.. I would guess: one of the
> church's motives for expansion. BYU/Provo is a high educational quality
> school. UI will most likely benefit at the graduate level due to BYU/Idaho
> enrollment increases and mostly likely will see a decline in LDS kids at
> the undergraduate level.
>
> ISU has lost about10% this year ( a decline of over 1200 ).  UI officials
> anticipated that its Twin Falls campus would suffer large declines and
made
> the right move to transfer out.   Presently, UI's commendable response is
> to place a lot of effort into recruitment and quality, however all Idaho
> Public Universities will following suit and the competition will be
> strong.  The result may be little net gain.
>
> There will be a push by UI to have a strong presence in CDA.  Presently,
> for example, CDA has been begging UI for a MBA program in their
> area.  Money is the issue..  Gonzaga has filled the MBA role so far and is
> expensive.  The MBA needs to be tailored for the working professional.
>
> Here is the challange:  If the community keeps up with its petty politics,
> such as stopping safe highways, serving an eviction notice to the
> Alternative High School, not dealing with water and other
> infrastructure..schools, losing its commerical base to the Pullman
> corridor, then the UI will have to accept declines in status, funding, and
> enrollment. It will be like Ohio University vs Ohio State University in
> dealing with BSU.  All of higher ed will now have to compete with k-12 if
> the economy softens due to the sales tax shift.
> Boise will get a community college and should.. adding more competition
for
> the ed dollar.
>
> Yet, there exists a tremendous potential here on the Palouse for a robust
> economy and thriving Universities.  Think of the possiblities in
> alternative energy, global warming solutions (after all the ozone layer
has
> almost been restored), agriculture, water, etc.  and the spin off's.
Think
> of how much value Schweitzer Engineering has added to humankind and this
> area.  Think of how the UI's reputation would be enhanced..the MIT of the
> west.  The Palouse Universities have the potential of being defining 21th
> Century institutions. The community must embrace growth and change (the
> only constant).
>
> Now Tom, what are you going to do and what postion are you going to
> take?  Jerry
>
>
>
>
>
>
> At 04:12 PM 9/26/06, Tom Trail wrote:
> >Visionaires:
> >
> >One should keep an eye on the enrollment trends in S.E. Idaho.  The
> >enrollment at BYU-Idaho in Rexburg is over 15,000, and experts predict
> >that within a few years it will overtake BSU and thus become the largest
> >institution of higher learning in Idaho.   The 9% drop in enrollment at
> >ISU may be partially attributed competition with BYU-Idaho.
> >
> >Rep. Tom Trail
> >--
> >Dr. Tom Trail
> >International Trails
> >1375 Mt. View Rd.
> >Moscow, Id. 83843
> >Tel:  (208) 882-6077
> >Fax:  (208) 882-0896
> >e mail ttrail at moscow.com
> >
> >=======================================================
> >  List services made available by First Step Internet,
> >  serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.
> >                http://www.fsr.net
> >           mailto:Vision2020 at moscow.com
> >=======================================================
>
>
> =======================================================
>  List services made available by First Step Internet,
>  serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.
>                http://www.fsr.net
>           mailto:Vision2020 at moscow.com
> =======================================================
>

=======================================================
 List services made available by First Step Internet,
 serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.
               http://www.fsr.net
          mailto:Vision2020 at moscow.com
=======================================================