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Idaho State University president previews housing projects, $14 million life‑sciences appropriation and campus growth
Summary
Idaho State University President Wagner told Bannock County commissioners the university expects enrollment growth, is pursuing public‑private housing, received $14 million from the legislature for a new Life Sciences building and plans major campus construction beginning as early as 2026.
Idaho State University President Wagner told the Bannock County Board of Commissioners on the morning of the meeting that the university is seeing several years of enrollment growth and is preparing for major campus construction and housing projects.
Wagner said the university expects fall enrollment to rise for the fourth consecutive year and that on‑campus housing is at or near full capacity. To address that, ISU has hired a consultant to develop public‑private partnership proposals and intends this fall to seek bids for development on a parking lot on Fourth Street that would add private student housing. Wagner said private development would let the university take older residence halls offline for renovation.
Wagner also said the 2024–2025 Idaho Legislature provided $14,000,000 for a new Life Sciences building to replace the Gale Life Sciences Building. He said the new…
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