COEUR d’ALENE — After 10 years of service, the chief administrator and spokesperson for the University of Idaho in North Idaho is moving on to new things.
“Ten years here is actually my longest stint in my career, which I think shows that we really enjoyed it here and love the community and lake and all that,” said Charles Buck, a native of Southern Idaho. “But it just became time to move on. We’ve got kids and grandkids on the East Coast, and we want to be closer to them.”
Throughout his time at U of I, Buck was responsible for running the programs at U of I in Coeur d’Alene and Sandpoint as well as the U of I Research Park in Post Falls. He played a key role in launching many of the initiatives including the nonprofit CDA 2030, the maker space Gizmo-CDA, the Community Water Resource Center, Inspire Idaho, the computer…