[Vision2020] The UI Friday Letter

[thansen@moscow.com]

Greetings Visionaires -

Since there is an apparent interest on this listserve concerning the "goings 
on" at UI and since I receive it every week, I thought that posing it here 
would answer some questions.

Any thoughts?

Here is the UI Friday Letter.

-----------------------------------

University of Idaho
Office of the President
Moscow, Idaho 83844-3151
Phone: 208-885-6365
Fax: 208-885-6558

The Friday Letter
A Newsletter for University of Idaho Alumni and Friends
April 16, 2004

Here's the latest news at the University of Idaho:
* Engineered solutions to space exploration, probing Earth's watery 
depths, preserving its natural resources and improving life with 
technology will be on display at the 2004 Engineering Design EXPO 
April 30, on the Moscow campus. "Rising to the Challenge," a day-long 
showcase of 75 inventions created by 350 engineering students, also 
attracts regional high school students who have designed projects - 
the best of which will fly on a high-altitude weather balloon Saturday, 
May 1. A third dimension of Design EXPO is a panel of engineering 
entrepreneurs who will explain how to take innovation to the marketplace. 
David Cox, Design EXPO chair, said this year's projects include an 
aquanol-powered van, a chemical-powered car and new methods to clean 
up heavy metals in northern Idaho waters. 

A parallel activity to EXPO at the Kibbie-ASUI Activity Center and the 
Idaho Commons is Idaho TECH: Mars Rover Challenge. As many as 450 
fifth- and sixth-graders will fill the Kibbie Dome for the Mars Rover 
Challenge. Students race their own rovers built from Legos over a 
simulated Mars terrain. Major sponsors of Engineering Design EXPO 
include NASA, UI engineering departments and college, National Institute 
for Advanced Transportation Technology, Micron, AMI Semiconductors, 
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratory and AutoDesk. More information is 
available at www.engr.uidaho.edu/expo.

* Family, friends, faculty and the public will gather at 5:30 p.m., 
Saturday, April 24, at the Hartung Theatre to celebrate the life of 
the late Ernest W. Hartung, UI's 13th president. He died Sept. 26, 2003, 
in Florida at age 86, having retired from UI 22 years ago. A short 
program will start the event inside the theater, followed by a reception 
in the lobby, which his children Denny, Kathy and John will attend. Other 
friends and faculty will speak. Photos and memorabilia of the Hartung 
years also will be displayed at UI's Administration Building for a month.

* UI's student delegation to the National Model United Nations won honors 
at the April 6-10 conference in New York City. The 20 students represented 
Guatemala in a simulation of 10 U.N. committees and were among 3,000 
students participating from around the world. Bill Smith, UI's Martin 
Institute and MUN adviser, said UI received an Outstanding Position Paper 
award, given to just 10 percent of the delegations, for preparation and 
understanding of their assigned nation; and an Honorable Mention for 
finishing in the top 15 percent of all delegations. 

* Thousands of visitors are expected to attend Moms' Weekend programs 
April 23-25, to crown UI's Mom-of-the-Year, see a musical, flute fest, 
turtle race, fun-run, awards, photos and other entertainment. For 
additional information, contact the Alumni Office at (208) 885-6154.

* A UI team won the top ranking during this year's North American 
Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge April 2 and 3. Hosted by Pennsylvania 
State University, the dairy challenge drew students from the top 
universities with dairy science programs, said Amin Ahmadzadeh, UI 
assistant professor of dairy science and the team's faculty adviser. 
The UI team won a first-place platinum award for their efforts. They 
evaluated a dairy near Altoona, Pa., and presented recommendations to 
improve its management to a panel of judges. 

For more information about these items, please contact University 
Communications at (208) 885-6291 or
uinews@uidaho.edu.

---------------------------------------------
This message was sent by First Step Internet.
           http://www.fsr.net/