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Idaho State University student entrepreneurs meet the challenge

POCATELLO – Eight groups of students and alumni from various colleges at Idaho State University have banded together to participate in a competition headed by the ISU College of Business and Jeff Street, director of the ISU Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (CEED).

Idaho considering legislation to further expand pharmacists' health care role

BOISE – A bill being considered by the Idaho Legislature could make the state one of the most progressive in the nation when it comes to utilizing pharmacists to meet health care needs.

News Bites

ISU American Chemical Society Student Chapter receives national accolade

POCATELLO – The Idaho State University American Chemical Society student chapter has received a 2015-16 Commendable Award from the American Chemical Society.

ISU College of Business raises $56,327 in annual fundraising campaign

POCATELLO – Thanks to generous contributions by alumni, friends and regional businesses, the Idaho State University College of Business raised $56,327 during its annual fund raising campaign, led in conjunction with the ISU Foundation.

Idaho State University College of Business to offer a Master of Taxation Degree in Fall 2017

POCATELLO – The Idaho State Board of Education unanimously approved the Idaho State University College of Business’s proposal to begin offering a Master of Taxation (MTax) degree beginning in the Fall 2017 semester.

Families with fighting siblings age 4-11 sought for Idaho State University Psychology Clinic study

POCATELLO – Families with two or more children ages 4-11 who physically fight on a regular basis are sought for the on-going Sibling Aggression Project conducted at the Idaho State University Psychology Clinic.

ISU to welcome actress Minita Gandhi to perform play “Muthaland”

POCATELLO – Idaho State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance and the School of Performing Arts will welcome actress Minita Gandhi on March 10 at 7:30 p.m. to perform her one-woman show “Muthaland” in the Beverly B. Bistline Theatre in the L.E. and Thelma E. Stephens Performing Arts Center.

Activist Amy Pence Brown to keynote ISU Positive Body Image Week on March 13

POCATELLO – Body image activist Amy Pence Brown will be the keynote speaker for Idaho State University’s Positive Body Image Week on March 13 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Rendezvous Complex Suites A, B and C.

ISU theater students shine at regional Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival

POCATELLO – Ten theater students from Idaho State University traveled to Denver last week to participate in the Region VII Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF).

Events

2017 ISU Health Fair offers health services to community

POCATELLO – The 2017 Idaho State University Health Fair will once again be offering numerous free and reduced-cost health care services, health information booths and family-friendly activities for the entire community.

Idaho State University choirs to present Mid-Winter Concert March 3

POCATELLO – The Idaho State University Choirs will present their Mid-Winter Concert on Friday, March 3, at 7:30 p.m. in Joseph C. and Cheryl H. Jensen Grand Concert Hall in the ISU L.E. and Thelma E. Stephens Performing Arts Center.

Chamber music theatre celebrating African American women set March 4 at ISU

POCATELLO – The Core Ensemble will perform the chamber music theatre work “Ain’t I a Woman!” at 7 p.m. March 4 in the Idaho State University Pond Student Union Ballroom.

Free flu shots and basic physical exams offered at ISU/Ada County health screening March 9

Basic physical and dental exams, flu shots while supplies last, and onsite testing for blood sugar levels and cholesterol are included in free services offered at a community health screening Thursday, March 9, 4-7 p.m., at the Idaho State University-Meridian Health Science Center, 1311 E. Central Drive, in Meridian.

Idaho State-Civic Symphony to host POPS Concert and Annual Raffle on March 11

POCATELLO —The Idaho State-Civic Symphony will host its annual POPS concert and fundraiser on March 11 in the Joseph C. and Cheryl H. Jensen Grand Concert Hall of the L.E. and Thelma E. Stephens Performing Arts Center.

ISU Positive Body Image Symposium set March 14-15

POCATELLO – The first Idaho State University Positive Body Image Symposium will be held March 14 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and March 15 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the ISU Rendezvous Complex Suites A, B and C.

Idaho State University Humanities Café to be held March 16

POCATELLO – Idaho State University’s College of Arts and Letters will hold the final Humanities Café of the year surrounding Arabic jazz and embracing diversity on March 16 at 6 p.m. at the Westside Players located at 1009 S. Second Ave. in Pocatello.

GENTRI to Perform at Idaho State University Stephens Performing Arts Center on Mar. 18

POCATELLO – The Gentlemen Trio, better known as GENTRI, will perform at the Idaho State University Stephens Performing Arts Center on March 18 at 7:30 p.m.

Fiction writer Shawn Vestal to visit ISU for reading and workshop

POCATELLO – Idaho State University’s Department of English and Philosophy will host Visiting Writer Shawn Vestal on Thursday, March 8, for a reading at 6:30 p.m. and a workshop for high school students at 4:30 p.m.

Idaho State University “Season of Note” will present 'An Evening with Garrison Keillor' April 5

POCATELLO – Idaho State University “Season of Note” will present “An Evening with Garrison Keillor” on April 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Stephens Performing Arts Center’s Jensen Grand Concert Hall.

Faculty/Staff Updates

Idaho Humanities Council to honor ISU's Susan Swetnam for Outstanding Achievement in the Humanities

The Idaho Humanities Council will honor Idaho State University Professor Emeritus Susan Swetnam with IHC’s Award for “Outstanding Achievement in the Humanities” at a wine/dessert reception and award ceremony on Wednesday, March 29, 7 p.m., in ISU’s L.E. and Thelma E. Stephens Performing Arts Center, Marshall Rotunda.

ISU Professor Terry Ownby accepted into Atomic Photographers Guild

POCATELLO – Terry Ownby, Idaho State University associate professor of photo media, was recently accepted into the Atomic Photographers Guild (APG), an international collective of more than 30 artists dedicated to making visible all facets of the nuclear age.

Bellon Visiting Author Series to feature Award Winning Author/Illustrator S.D. Nelson March 6-8 in Pocatello, Chubbuck

Employment

The following department has a potential transfer opportunity.  For a complete job description and application instructions visit jobs.isu.edu.  Employees who hold permanent status in any of the following classifications may also contact the hiring departments directly to submit a resume and any other requested application materials.

 

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Please visit jobs.isu.edu for a list of all current Classified, Non-Classified, and Faculty job openings.