<div>Wow Carl,</div> <div>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. </div> <div> </div> <div>BSU is taking more of those from the Treasure Valley of course. </div> <div> </div> <div>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? </div> <div> </div> <div>Or is that just short-sighted thinking?</div> <div> </div> <div>I'm sure it's a boon for the UI system as a whole, but there are only so many students to go around. </div> <div>I wonder what input the City of Moscow and the Moscow Chamber of Commerce is having on this deal. </div> <div>TL</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div>"Those 'technicalities' have a name, Bobby. They're called the Bill of
Rights."</div> <div> -----Hank Hill<BR></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><BR><B><I>Carl Westberg <carlwestberg846@hotmail.com></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">UI Sandpoint: 'It's going to happen'<BR><BR>Meghann Cuniff<BR>Staff writer<BR>June 29, 2007<BR><BR>A proposal to open a University of Idaho campus in Sandpoint using private <BR>money needs only the approval of the state Board of Education for <BR>construction bids to open, and members have already expressed
support.<BR><BR>“It’s going to happen,” board member Sue Thilo, of Coeur d’Alene, predicted.<BR><BR>Under the proposal, the nonprofit Wild Rose Foundation, operated by <BR>Coldwater Creek Chairman and CEO Dennis Pence, will buy a 77-acre site off <BR>North Boyer Road from the UI for $6.25 million, construct buildings and help <BR>pay for course offerings.<BR>ADVERTISEMENT<BR><BR>The foundation’s estimated contribution is around $30 million, said Larry <BR>Branen, associate vice president for the university in North Idaho.<BR><BR>The Sandpoint City Council unanimously approved during its Wednesday meeting <BR>conditional-use and development permits Wednesday that will allow <BR>construction on the site currently owned by the UI.<BR><BR>“As far as approving the concept and moving forward, we’re done,” Sandpoint <BR>Mayor Ray Miller said of the city’s role. “As far as turning dirt and <BR>actually doing something, we’ve got to wait for the board.”<BR><BR>The board will
consider the proposal at its August meeting in Twin Falls.<BR><BR>Supporters hope to offer classes beginning in fall 2009, Branen said. As <BR>many as 400 students could begin classes there, he said, with room for up to <BR>1,000 students.<BR><BR>UI administrators briefed the board on the proposal in February and heard <BR>largely positive feedback.<BR><BR>Branen was in Sandpoint on Thursday working on a final proposal for the <BR>state board, which is due next week. The plan has grown from when it was <BR>first pitched publicly in February to include more money from the foundation <BR>and more buildings, Branen said.<BR><BR>The campus plan that will be presented to the state board will include a <BR>performing arts building, a student union center, an administrative building <BR>with classroom space and an agriculture and biological sciences building. <BR>The university plans to offer a new “integrated, interdisciplinary <BR>undergraduate degree” at the campus that covers
agriculture, natural <BR>resources, biology, the humanities and a range of other areas, Branen said.<BR><BR>If the proposal is approved, UI research programs now located at the <BR>Sandpoint property would move to a nearby 15-acre parcel provided by the <BR>foundation. A portion of the 77-acre property would be given to the Lake <BR>Pend Oreille School District but would revert to the UI if construction <BR>doesn’t start within 20 years.<BR><BR>City Councilman Steve Lockwood suggested approving only the UI portion of <BR>the campus proposal at Wednesday’s meeting, but his motion was voted down <BR>out of concern that the state board would take it to mean the city wasn’t in <BR>full support of the proposal, Miller said.<BR><BR>“The rest of the councilors decided we wanted to send a positive, very <BR>aggressive message,” Miller said. “All in and all, it went fairly smooth. <BR>Which is a no-brainer; it should have.”<BR><BR>Pence started the Coldwater Creek clothing company
as a catalog business in <BR>1984 and has experienced booming growth over the past several years.<BR><BR>“It’s a huge company, and he’s recognizing the value of a well-educated work <BR>force,” Thilo said.<BR><BR>Bringing a university campus to the company’s hometown of Sandpoint will <BR>benefit everyone, Miller said.<BR><BR>“Having that facility will attract the kind of businesses we’re trying to <BR>attract,” Miller said. “The businesses that are already here will have the <BR>opportunity to expand and develop their work force.”<BR><BR>Thilo agreed.<BR><BR>“You could say it’s self-serving, but it’s also very generous,” she said.<BR><BR>A phone call to a Coldwater Creek spokesman regarding the proposal was not <BR>returned.<BR><BR>_________________________________________________________________<BR>Get a preview of Live Earth, the hottest event this summer - only on MSN
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