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01-16-2009 CRAPO MEETS WITH ENERGY SECRETARY-DESIGNATE CHU

Washington, DC – Idaho Senator Mike Crapo discussed issues relating to the Idaho National Laboratory during a meeting with Dr. Steven Chu, President-Elect...(More)

01-15-2009 BIPARTISAN GROUP OF SENATORS CALL FOR STIMULUS FUNDS TO CLEAN-UP NUCLEAR SITES

WASHINGTON, D.C.—A bipartisan group of eight U.S. Senators today called for $6 billion in economic recovery funds to be dedicated to the cleanup...(More)

01-15-2009 CRAPO VOTES AGAINST RELEASING UNPSENT $350 BILLION OF TARP FUNDING

Washington, DC – Idaho Senator Mike Crapo voted in favor of a resolution today disapproving the release of the remaining $350 billion under the...(More)

Owyhee Initiative
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111th Congress Preview
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ESRA
Check out Senator Crapo's Endangered Species Recovery Act, which provides incentives to private property owners for conservation.

 

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BYU-Idaho Fast Facts

Brigham Young University-Idaho has a long history of academic excellence, faith, and transformation.  In 1888, a small group of pioneer setters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints formed the Bannock Stake Academy, and began offering classes in a small log church building constructed in the Upper Snake River Valley.  Years later, in 1923, the academy became known as Ricks College after it’s founder, Thomas E. Ricks.  By the end of the 20th century, Ricks college had become the largest privately owned junior college in the United States, with a student population of over 8,000.

In 2000, leaders of the LDS Church announced that Ricks College would be transformed into a four year university, and be called Brigham Young University-Idaho.  Since that time, BYU-Idaho has grown miraculously and continues to honor the values and ideals that were so important to it’s founders more than a century ago.

Introduced as part of the transition from Ricks College, the BYU-Idaho Activities Program provides students numerous opportunities to be involved, develop leadership and mentoring abilities, and serve others. An array of year-round activities is offered in six core areas:

• Outdoor
• Service
• Talent
• Fitness
• Sports
• Social

As a two-tiered institution, BYU-Idaho offers a variety of associate and bachelor's degrees, giving students the opportunity to choose the direction of their education.  BYU-Idaho's vast academic offerings are spread across six colleges:

• Agriculture and Life Sciences
• Business and Communication
• Education and Human Development
• Language and Letters
• Performing and Visual Arts
• Physical Sciences and Engineering

For details on admission, application deadlines and financial information/assistance, please visit the BYU-Idaho website.