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REGIONAL BENEFITS
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A vibrant Coeur d’Alene campus. University of Idaho Coeur d’Alene, with 1,000 students, serves citizens throughout northern Idaho with teaching, research and outreach in child, family and consumer studies; environmental science; education; general studies; psychology; nutrition.
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An award-winning partnership with the Coeur d’Alene Tribe. The University is reducing poverty and achieving prosperity in the reservation communities of Worley, Plummer, Tensed and Desmet. The program, which helped the tribe win $2.5 million for wastewater treatment and affordable housing, won the prestigious C. Peter Magrath University/Community Engagement Award and was a finalist for the national award.
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Research that drives the state’s economy. Work at the University of Idaho Research Park (UIRP) in Post Falls is leading research and partnerships in the fields of computer software and hardware, microelectronics and molecular biology. The UIRP will house the Idaho Laboratory of Applied Science and Research (LASR), a new University-affiliated program that will foster applied research, technology transfer and private-sector partnerships.
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Service-learning to better Idaho communities. Faculty, staff and students partnered with citizens of Priest River to re-energize the small community with an updated comprehensive plan and creation of a public waterfront.
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An advanced education for the region’s executives. The 22-month Executive Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in Coeur d’Alene is developing the region’s next generation of business leaders.
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Active extension outreach serves 10 northern Idaho counties. Educational programs support the region’s youth, communities, families, environment and agriculture.
Consider these other
important University of Idaho facts as you spread the word about the vital impact of higher education in the state of Idaho:
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$1 billion annual economic impact. Higher education is critical to the state’s economic viability, the quality of life of its citizens, and the future progress of the state in a global economy. The University of Idaho’s activities – including competitive research dollars -- pump nearly a billion dollars into the state each year.
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72 percent of state’s funded research. As the state’s only national research institution, the University leads research in areas like water resources, agriculture and next-generation energy to solve global problems and advance industry for the state.
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70 locations throughout the state. Through outreach, research and teaching, the University of Idaho – the state’s flagship university and only land-grant institution – is woven into the very fabric of the state with a strong presence in every county in Idaho.
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37,500 alumni in Idaho and 95,000 alumni worldwide. We produce the leaders of our state and nation: prominent U.S. senators, Olympic gold medalists, former U.S. Vice presidential candidate, Idaho Supreme Court justice, NASA astronaut, Commandant of the U.S. Marines, one-in-four members of the current state legislature, and others.