[Vision2020] U of I Sandpoint campus-from this morning'sSpokesman
Carl Westberg
carlwestberg846 at hotmail.com
Fri Jun 29 15:18:59 PDT 2007
I have no expertise to venture a guess about how a UI campus in Sandpoint
will effect enrollment in Moscow, but as far as university numbers games go,
BSU's enrollment will see a significant dip when the community college opens
in the Treasure Valley. ISU's enrollment numbers are down something like
9%. Through sheer population advantage, I would presume that Boise State
will continue to be the largest public university in the state, but the
overall numbers game winner will probably be BYU-Idaho. I have to see this
Sandpoint move as being a good thing for the University of Idaho as a whole.
But then again, it's entirely possible, if not probable, that I have no
idea what I'm talking about. Carl Westberg Jr.
>From: Tom Ivie <the_ivies3 at yahoo.com>
>To: vision2020 at moscow.com
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] U of I Sandpoint campus-from this
>morning'sSpokesman
>Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 11:40:04 -0700 (PDT)
>
>This type of program generally provides more of an opportunity to the
>non-traditional student. Having the UI present in Sandpoint may actually
>help keep some of the future traditional college bound students within the
>state. I haven't seen any demographics but I would think the proximity of
>the panhandle to Washington, Montana, and Canada would tempt some of those
>to go out of state. Also, let's say they only offer certain degrees (which
>is what it looks like), a student could potentially start out in science
>and decide it isn't for them. So maybe there is the potential they would
>transfer to the Moscow campus. Those are only a couple of several
>scenarios I can see that would benefit UI-Moscow. Plus, there is the
>saying, "never look a gift horse in the mouth."
>
>Tim Lohrmann <timlohr at yahoo.com> wrote: Wow Carl,
> BYU-Idaho in Rexburg is already taking plenty of the mostly LDS students
>from the South/Southwest part of the state that used to come up to Moscow.
>
> BSU is taking more of those from the Treasure Valley of course.
>
> And now this new campus in the fast-growing CDA/Post Falls/Sandpoint
>area--- seems to be pretty dismal news for the Moscow campus doesn't it?
>
> Or is that just short-sighted thinking?
>
> I'm sure it's a boon for the UI system as a whole, but there are only so
>many students to go around.
> I wonder what input the City of Moscow and the Moscow Chamber of
>Commerce is having on this deal.
> TL
>
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> "Those 'technicalities' have a name, Bobby. They're called the Bill of
>Rights."
>
>-----Hank Hill
>
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>Carl Westberg <carlwestberg846 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> UI Sandpoint: 'It's going to happen'
>
>Meghann Cuniff
>Staff writer
>June 29, 2007
>
>A proposal to open a University of Idaho campus in Sandpoint using private
>money needs only the approval of the state Board of Education for
>construction bids to open, and members have already expressed support.
>
>“It’s going to happen,” board member Sue Thilo, of Coeur d’Alene,
>predicted.
>
>Under the proposal, the nonprofit Wild Rose Foundation, operated by
>Coldwater Creek Chairman and CEO Dennis Pence, will buy a 77-acre site off
>North Boyer Road from the UI for $6.25 million, construct buildings and
>help
>pay for course offerings.
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>
>The foundation’s estimated contribution is around $30 million, said Larry
>Branen, associate vice president for the university in North Idaho.
>
>The Sandpoint City Council unanimously approved during its Wednesday
>meeting
>conditional-use and development permits Wednesday that will allow
>construction on the site currently owned by the UI.
>
>“As far as approving the concept and moving forward, we’re done,” Sandpoint
>Mayor Ray Miller said of the city’s role. “As far as turning dirt and
>actually doing something, we’ve got to wait for the board.”
>
>The board will consider the proposal at its August meeting in Twin Falls.
>
>Supporters hope to offer classes beginning in fall 2009, Branen said. As
>many as 400 students could begin classes there, he said, with room for up
>to
>1,000 students.
>
>UI administrators briefed the board on the proposal in February and heard
>largely positive feedback.
>
>Branen was in Sandpoint on Thursday working on a final proposal for the
>state board, which is due next week. The plan has grown from when it was
>first pitched publicly in February to include more money from the
>foundation
>and more buildings, Branen said.
>
>The campus plan that will be presented to the state board will include a
>performing arts building, a student union center, an administrative
>building
>with classroom space and an agriculture and biological sciences building.
>The university plans to offer a new “integrated, interdisciplinary
>undergraduate degree” at the campus that covers agriculture, natural
>resources, biology, the humanities and a range of other areas, Branen said.
>
>If the proposal is approved, UI research programs now located at the
>Sandpoint property would move to a nearby 15-acre parcel provided by the
>foundation. A portion of the 77-acre property would be given to the Lake
>Pend Oreille School District but would revert to the UI if construction
>doesn’t start within 20 years.
>
>City Councilman Steve Lockwood suggested approving only the UI portion of
>the campus proposal at Wednesday’s meeting, but his motion was voted down
>out of concern that the state board would take it to mean the city wasn’t
>in
>full support of the proposal, Miller said.
>
>“The rest of the councilors decided we wanted to send a positive, very
>aggressive message,” Miller said. “All in and all, it went fairly smooth.
>Which is a no-brainer; it should have.”
>
>Pence started the Coldwater Creek clothing company as a catalog business
>in
>1984 and has experienced booming growth over the past several years.
>
>“It’s a huge company, and he’s recognizing the value of a well-educated
>work
>force,” Thilo said.
>
>Bringing a university campus to the company’s hometown of Sandpoint will
>benefit everyone, Miller said.
>
>“Having that facility will attract the kind of businesses we’re trying to
>attract,” Miller said. “The businesses that are already here will have the
>opportunity to expand and develop their work force.”
>
>Thilo agreed.
>
>“You could say it’s self-serving, but it’s also very generous,” she said.
>
>A phone call to a Coldwater Creek spokesman regarding the proposal was not
>returned.
>
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