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EAST IDAHO BUSINESS
A
man with deep ties to University of Idaho now leads
University of Idaho, Idaho Falls
— for the second time — and he has big plans.
Marc Skinner, who began serving as center executive officer
at the beginning of 2024, previously held the role from 2015-
18. He returns aer serving as chair of the communication
department in Brigham Young University-Idaho's College of
Business and Communication.
"I'm excited to be back," said Skinner, who grew up in Mos-
cow and earned his bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees
at U of I. "I think there's a tremendous amount of opportu-
nity in this part of the state, and the university has a great
history here."
His first order of business is taking a deep look into what
the center is already doing — including working closely
with Idaho National Laboratory, as it has for decades — and
examining what they can do to fill community needs.
An Eye Towards
e Future
Marc Skinner returns to lead U
of I, Idaho Falls with plans to
increase enrollment, degree
offerings, community
involvement
By Danae Lenz
University of Idaho
