ISU News: Student Life

Stuart Parker in the field holding some wood.

ISU doctoral student Stuart Parker wins best student geologic map competition at GSA 2020

November 16, 2020

POCATELLO – Idaho State University geosciences doctoral student Stuart Parker won the Best Student Geologic Map Competition at the Geological Society of America 2020 Annual Meeting held in early November.

ISU civil engineering students Kerr and Shokrgozar among top-five finalists at ASBI competition

November 10, 2020

POCATELLO – Idaho State University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering students Samantha Kerr, a senior undergraduate, and Ali Shokrgozar, a doctoral candidate, were selected among the five finalists for the American Segmental Bridge Institute (ASBI) Research Project competition at a virtual convention this fall.

Dual enrollment opportunities available to Idaho high school students

November 9, 2020

POCATELLO – High school students throughout the state of Idaho can enroll in dual enrollment courses from Idaho State University, earning college credits at a lower cost.

Students lifting stretcher during disaster training.

Idaho State EMT program partners with the Disaster Response Complex for 'real-world' training

November 5, 2020

POCATELLO – Twenty students and six instructors in the Idaho State University College of Technology’s Emergency Medical Technician program received real-world emergency response training at the new ISU Disaster Response Complex, which is run by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Chernobyl dosimetrist scanning the ground

Nuclear Operations Technology Program students receive scholarship to attend operations training at Chernobyl in Ukraine

October 28, 2020

POCATELLO – Five students from the Idaho State University College of Technology Nuclear Operations Technology Program were given the opportunity to travel to Ukraine and visit the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in October.

ISU College of Business student managed investment fund class outpaces national markets

October 13, 2020

2019 to 2020 investment class outearns national markets and earns money for the college

Bengals invited to participate in Holt Arena History Walk

October 8, 2020

POCATELLO – The public and all Bengals are invited to commemorate 50 years of the most iconic building on Idaho State University’s campus with the Holt Arena History Walk that includes 12 scannable QR codes placed around campus, with cool facts about this landmark stadium.

ISU senior Rituraj Yadav helps draft Resolution of Welcome for Pocatello

October 7, 2020

POCATELLO – Idaho State University senior Rituraj Yadav, who is chair of the city of Pocatello Human Relations Advisory Committee (HRAC), led efforts to draft and present the Resolution of Welcome, which was recently adopted in Pocatello.

Sho-Ban dancers on the quad at 2019 Indigenous Peoples Day

Idaho State University to host Indigenous Peoples Day events Oct. 12-15

October 7, 2020

POCATELLO — To celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day, Idaho State University will host a week of virtual events from Oct. 12 to 15, including talks, workshops, film screenings and Q&As.

Physics doctoral student Connor Harper is Idaho State Career Path Intern of the Month for October

October 6, 2020

POCATELLO – Idaho State University physics doctoral student Connor Harper is the October Idaho State Career Path Intern of the Month.