Conference Touts Colleges

Gov. Phil Batt and the state Board of Education will conduct a video conference Oct. 21 to give people information on the shift toward making college more accessible through telecommunications.

The conference will be shown at seven sites in the state.

Batt plans to focus on progress being made toward opening the Western Governors’ University, and how Idaho fits into the project.

The goal is to have the Western Governors’ University running by July 1997. It will provide Idaho residents and others access to classes via computer.