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Prospective president of BYU-Idaho Henry J. Eyring speaks publicly for the first time

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Channel: East Idaho News · 2017 · News & Politics

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REXBURG -- The recently announced president for Brigham Young University Idaho Henry J. Eyring has spoken to the public for the first time. Although he’s new to the position he isn’t new to the university. 

“My father was called to be the President of Ricks College in 1971, and in many respects this place is unchanged in its spirit and in its mission,” President Henry J. Eyring says. 

At a news conference held Thursday Eyring spoke about BYU-Idaho’s mission amidst major growth. 

“I’m in a position where our challenge is not one of shrinkage, but one of growth. We have been growing rapidly,” Eyring says. “We have to worry about classrooms being big enough and fortunately those preparations have been very well made particularly with our expansion into online learning.”

Eyring has been a Vice President at the university for 11 years. His wife Kelly remarked that they would do their best to lead the university as they transition from the current President Clark Gilbert and his wife Christine.

“We won’t be the Gilberts. We do love the Gilberts and their family is amazing, but we will do our best to enjoy the students and to encourage them and to make them part of our family,” Kelly Eyring says. 

Gilbert is leaving to lead BYU-Pathway Worldwide a new educational entity lead by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints in SLC. 

The program originated in Rexburg.

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