“The C of I will not only teach you theory,” Samardzic added. “It will provide you a chance to practice and experience it, and even more important, a chance to inherit some awesome values that will shape you as a person for life.”
The College of Idaho announced Tuesday a gift from the estate of former Idaho State Supreme Court Justice Warren Jones and his wife Karen, endowing a scholarship for students pursuing a degree in political economy and have an interest in law school.
“I’m in an ideal place right now where a lot of people would want to trade shoes with me,” Sose said. “I’m very thankful for that and I use it as motivation to keep pushing forward.”
The McCain Family Scholarship is awarded to students with high academic standing and a level of financial need. “What this does is it brings the top students in Idaho to the College,” said Brian Bava, Vice President of Enrollment Management.
“The best the College has ever done previously in the CASE Awards is a single silver award. So for the College to win three silvers in the same year is particularly rewarding," - Joe Hughes, director of marketing & communications at The College of Idaho.
The College of Idaho is reaching out to displaced undergraduate students at Concordia University-Portland to give them an option to continue their education in an adjacent geographic state.