UI prez Staben gives pitch to legislators

University of Idaho President Chuck Staben told lawmakers today that as UI president, he’s focused on “growing the University of Idaho’s enrollment and on leading a change in Idaho’s college-going culture.” He said he’s seeing some success, in that 6.5 percent more new freshmen enrolled at the University of Idaho this fall. “The direct admissions program that we initiated in partnership with the State Board… appears to be responsible in good measure for the systemwide increase we saw in incoming freshmen this fall,” he said/ Betsy Russell, Eye on Boise. More here.