Commencement Preview 2023 

Commencement is fast approaching. The Moscow campus commencement will take place throughout the day on Saturday, May 13.  9:30 a.m. ceremony  2:00 p.m. ceremony  Doors will open at the Kibbie […]

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Talks with Torrey: answering faculty and staff questions
This week: status of furloughs, fall semester and upcoming events

Torrey Lawrence, University of Idaho’s interim provost and executive vice president, hosted the first in a series of six bi-weekly Talks with Torrey over Zoom today. The one-hour-long Q&A style discussions are intended to answer questions and […]

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Recognition for hard work
How the movement of the Spring 2020 Commencement ceremony affected one first-generation college student

When the University of Idaho administrators originally chose to cancel the Spring 2020 Commencement ceremony, the opportunity for first-generation college student Alina Tovar to be recognized for her hard work was taken away. She was excited to show her family the university she’d worked so hard at for the past four years.

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Why UI’s switch to online courses took time
The university’s response to COVID-19 came later than other schools in Idaho

Throughout the spread of COVID-19 within the state, the University of Idaho made the decision to move to online instruction indefinitely and postpone commencement this semester. At the same time, […]

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BREAKING: UI Commencement to be held Aug. 1
President Green announces UI will resume in-person after ceremony

University of Idaho President C. Scott Green sent an email Wednesday detailing information of a simplified commencement ceremony and the continuation of in-person activities starting in August.  “Our graduates have […]

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BREAKING: University of Idaho cancels commencement
Green hopes graduates can return for commencement in winter 2020 or spring 2021

President C. Scott Green announced the cancelation of 2020 spring commencement ceremony due to concerns of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) through an email Thursday. This comes after Idaho State University and […]