Chapter 19Serving More Students
In his inaugural address Kim Clark set the expectation that BYU-Idaho would accommodate more students on its Rexburg campus. He spoke of finding “creative ways to organize, schedule, and calendar the educational experiences of our students so that more of them may come.”1 But he also stated a goal of taking higher education to students “all over the world.” He expressed his conviction that “this university is in this valley where our pioneer heritage is deeply ingrained, where the people are humble and faithful, so that we can be a proving ground of great fidelity [relative to global education needs].”
Clark's ambition was shared by others, including several of his predecessors. David Bednar recalled a day ...
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