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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on"><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>University</span></font></st1:PlaceType><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Idaho</st1:PlaceName></span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Office of the President<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Moscow</span></font></st1:City><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>, <st1:State
w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">83844-3151</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Phone: 208-885-6365<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Fax: 208-885-6558<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>The Friday Letter<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>A Newsletter for <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Idaho</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> Alumni and Friends August 27, 2004<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Dear Friday Letter reader,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Greetings! Other than rain
on the day of the annual President's Barbecue, fall semester has begun without
a hitch. And thanks to great flexibility on the part of students, faculty and
staff, we just moved the party into the Kibbie Dome and had a terrific time
anyway. I had the opportunity to meet many UI alumni, parents, friends and
students; the Vandal spirit is impressive! We are expecting a fairly flat
enrollment following last year's record numbers; final enrollment figures
should be available after Labor Day. I look forward to sharing our news in The
Friday Letter. Thank you for your interest in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Idaho</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Tim White<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>President<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Here's the latest news at
the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Idaho</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>~ Former UI track athlete
Angela Whyte, competing for <st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region>,
finished sixth in the 100-meter hurdles at the Olympic Games in <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Athens</st1:place></st1:City> Tuesday. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>With a personal best time of
12.69 seconds, she finished fourth in her heat Monday morning (PDT) to
automatically qualify for the final. Last week, former Vandal Joachim Olsen
took home a bronze medal in the shot put. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Competing for his native <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Denmark</st1:place></st1:country-region>, Olsen
took third with a throw of 69 feet 11/2 inches (21.07m). <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>~ The first four agencies
moving into the new <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Idaho</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Water</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType>
in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Boise</st1:place></st1:City>, are
hosting a public "construction zone preview" Sept. 2, 9 a.m. to noon.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Tours</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
and a forum are free and open to the public. The IWC is a new six-story
facility at the intersection of Front and Broadway that houses state, federal
and university research focused on river and water quality issues. The
laboratories include the largest known high-elevation flume for river
simulation, hydro-informatics and computing to analyze lab results and field
tests, and the latest satellite technology to transmit field data. Initial
occupants are UI Boise engineering and administration; Idaho Water Resources
Research Institute; Idaho Department of Water Resources; and the USDA Forest
Service Rocky Mountain Research Station. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>The center previewis part of
the Sept. 1-4 Vandal Pride Days events preceding Saturday's Vandal-Bronco football
game. More information about how to join that celebration is available at <a
href="www.vandalpridedays.com">www.vandalpridedays.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>~ Three UI students have
been selected to participate in the National Science Foundation's "Polar
Internship Program" that culminates in spending five months in <st1:place
w:st="on">Antarctica</st1:place>. This unique outreach opportunity is the
result of a cooperative arrangement between NSF and Raytheon Polar Services
(RPS). <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>As the primary NSF contractor for administering <st1:place
w:st="on">Antarctica</st1:place> facilities, RPS is charged with hiring service
employees. In addition to service work, polar interns complete a project tied
to their academic discipline while earning credit. The competitively selected
UI students include Brianna Templin, an architecture student from Palmer, <st1:State
w:st="on">Alaska</st1:State>; Paul Hamlett of <st1:City w:st="on">Twin Falls</st1:City>,
an environmental science major; and Jennifer Szarkowski, a natural resources
major from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Jamestown</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">N.D.</st1:State></st1:place> After orientation in <st1:country-region
w:st="on">New Zealand</st1:country-region>, the students will spend October
through February 2005 at McMurdo Station, <st1:place w:st="on">Antarctica</st1:place>.</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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