MOSCOW, ID – The Idaho State Board of Education will consider a proposal this week to change the name of Lewis-Clark State College to Lewis-Clark State University.

The item is on the agenda for the Board’s regular meeting, which will be held on Wednesday and Thursday on the University of Idaho campus in Moscow. If approved, the proposal would be submitted to the Idaho Legislature for consideration.

The name change request is part of a broader discussion on institutional identity and academic offerings. Details of the proposal, along with other agenda items, are available on the State Board of Education’s website at boardofed.idaho.gov. The University of Idaho will livestream the meeting at uidaho.edu/news/ui-live.

The Idaho State Board of Education oversees the state’s public education system and is responsible for approving changes that affect public colleges and universities.