New spaces allow learning to continue outside the classroom, allow professors and students to grab a cup of coffee and finish talking about the impact of the Depression or the finer points of a complex chemical reaction. Student living spaces become living-learning environments with theme halls geared toward different disciplines and featuring faculty involvement. And, the university remains dedicated to a strong fraternity-sorority system. Besides attracting the best and brightest with your scholarship dollars, the university actively seeks out students of different cultures. Imagine a core curriculum that prepares all students to succeed in a global environment, that prepares them to communicate and work beyond their own disciplines.
New knowledge is power economic power and teaching power.
E.coli bacteria in our food supply, and software to keep national computer systems safe. Consider the incredible impact their work has on the foundations of the Idaho economy agriculture, forestry and mining as well as growing industries in the state and region, such as environmental science, computer security and transportation. As a teaching tool, nothing beats hands-on work with a skilled researcher. Understanding how things work is a major plus in the education of an extremely high quality work force at both the graduate and undergraduate level. We want to expand our outreach in both capacity and delivery.