Foltzes Leave a Legacy for CALS, Higher Education After a collective 52 years at the University of Idaho, John and Barbara Foltz have chosen to leave behind a legacy that recognizes their commitment to higher education and the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, where they have spent most of their career. With the John and Barbara Foltz CALS Ambassador Endowment, their impact will be felt for generations to come in the CALS Ambassadors program, which provides students an opportunity to gain leadership skills while promoting higher education to high school students. Impacting over 2,000 students through his years teaching in CALS before serving as the Associate Dean of Academic Programs and then Dean of the college, John recently accepted a position as Chair of the Animal Sciences Department at Ohio State University. “We are so grateful for John’s service as Associate Dean and Dean of CALS and for Barbara’s service with the Social Science Research Unit in the Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Department, and for the support that they have shown to the ambassador program through their endowment,” said Michael Parrella, CALS Dean. “This fund will enhance our recruitment efforts, promoting the benefits of higher education in the state and beyond.” For more information on how to support this endowment or the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, contact Jen Root at jroot@uidaho.edu or 208-885-4087. | | | Nobel Peace Prize Recipient Headlines Borah Symposium The Borah Symposium, a program devoted to understanding the causes of war and the conditions for establishing a lasting peace, begins this year with the keynote address, “The Role of Women in World Peace,” by Nobel Peace Prize winner and human rights activist Shirin Ebadi. The talk occurs Monday, Oct. 16, 7 p.m., in the International Ballroom in the Bruce M. Pitman Center. A former chief magistrate of 26th Divisional Court in Tehran, after the Islamic Revolution Ebadi became a defense lawyer for many controversial political and human rights cases in Iran, winning the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize for her work. The symposium continues Tuesday, Oct. 17, with presentations by Leroy Ashby, WSU professor emeritus and biographer of William E. Borah, and by Scott Shapiro, bestselling author and professor of law and philosophy at Yale Law School. The annual Borah Symposium has moved to the fall this year as it celebrates its 70th anniversary. SEE FULL SCHEDULE | | | Step Right Up to Homecoming The University of Idaho is celebrating its 109th Homecoming Week Sunday, Oct. 1, through Saturday, Oct. 7. UI and the Moscow community will welcome back hundreds of alumni for this annual celebration. This year’s theme, Under the Big Top, honors the traditions of the university with a circus twist while celebrating the passion and excitement of students, alumni and the campus community. UI invites all alumni and the Moscow community to join in these festivities. For a complete schedule of events homecoming events, go to www.uidaho.edu/homecoming. | | | | | |