It’s a fun way to stay busy during the downtime between the semesters while students challenge themselves to get better at something. And it was up to the students to determine what goal they would pursue.
It hasn’t exactly been business as usual for the Associated Students of The College of Idaho (ASCI). Twenty-four senators have teamed with the elected student leadership to continue to give students a voice at the College.
The College of Idaho cracked national rankings with two more publications recently, ranking in the top 30 for value by College Factual and ranking in the top 100 overall for liberal arts colleges by Stacker.
To give some context to the gravity of this recognition, Region 5 consists of colleges from Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah and the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. Nearly every institution of Higher Education in the region is a member of NASPA, meaning deans from hundreds of schools in the region were eligible for this award, and Dean Bennion was the sole winner in the region.
The debates themselves take place on a platform called Yaatly, which was designed specifically for speech and debate. That lessens the impact on the event itself, but not what occurs outside of the speeches.
The College of Idaho has scored well in the past with The Princeton Review, routinely receiving recognition from the publication. The College received praise for its rigorous academics, strong faculty, active student life, and strong financial aid.
The College’s Fall Re-Opening Plan is now a phased approach with the beginning phase on August 19 consisting of primarily online-classes in a distance learning format.
