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Five Idaho State University faculty honored as 2017 Outstanding Master Teachers

POCATELLO – Five Idaho State University faculty members have been chosen to receive 2017 Outstanding Master Teacher awards.

Five Idaho State University faculty members honored with 2017 Outstanding Researcher Awards

POCATELLO – Five Idaho State University faculty members have received 2017 Outstanding Researcher Awards and will be honored at a reception on April 11.

Four Idaho State University faculty to receive 2017 Outstanding Service Awards

POCATELLO – Four Idaho State University faculty members have been chosen to receive 2017 Outstanding Service Awards.

Eleven ISU alumni honored with 2017 Professional Achievement Awards

POCATELLO – Eleven Idaho State University alumni will be honored with ISU 2017 Professional Achievement Awards at ISU Commencement exercises on Saturday, May 6, in Holt Arena.

Idaho State University 2017 Outstanding Student Award recipients announced

POCATELLO – Idaho State University and the ISU Alumni Association proudly announce the 2017 Outstanding Student Award recipients who will be honored at Spring Commencement on Saturday, May 6, in Holt Arena.

News Bites

ISU theatre program named #2 on the list “The Top 10 Most Underrated College Theatre Programs for 2017 – North West Region”

POCATELLO – Idaho State University’s theatre program was ranked second on onstageblog.com’s “The Top 10 Most Underrated College Theatre Programs for 2017 – North West Region.”

ISU College of Business Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program files record returns

POCATELLO – Between January 26 to March 16, students volunteering with the 2017 Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program filed more returns than the ISU College of Business has ever seen.

ISU graduate student Andrew Dunn studying food history in Minidoka Internment Camp

POCATELLO – Idaho State University graduate student Andrew Dunn spent his undergraduate education studying the ins and outs of the Minidoka Internment Camp. For his graduate thesis, he decided to dig deeper into the history of food inside the internment camp, and how it affected both the camp and the world.

ISU Public Relations Campaigns class looks to help boost volunteer numbers for Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center

POCATELLO – Idaho State University’s Public Relations Campaigns class is helping Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center (EIRMC) raise the number of volunteers they have at their Idaho Falls facility.

Continuing Education and Workforce Training (CEWT) policy on discount courses for University staff and faculty

ISU College of Arts and Letters to open 90 seats for area high school students to take dual-enrollment credits on campus

POCATELLO – Idaho State University’s College of Arts and Letters has been approved to allow 90 high school students to take dual-enrollment credits on campus with ISU professors.

ISU Anderson Center seeks to measure impact of Green Dot Training on campus

POCATELLO – To measure the impact of Green Dot Training designed to help prevent violence on the Idaho State University campus, the ISU Gender Resource Center is asking for campus community’s input by filling out an online survey.

College of Pharmacy Students Train Public Safety on Emergency Overdose Medication

Idaho State University announces Eastern Idaho Science Olympiad winning teams

POCATELLO – Holy Spirit Catholic School earned first place in the team competition and teams from Alameda Middle School earned second and third places at the Eastern Idaho Science Olympiad hosted by the Idaho State University Department of Physics in April.

Transportation Department Begins Summer Construction in I-15

ISU College of Business to open a state-of-the-art distance learning classroom and student laptop workroom

POCATELLO – The Idaho State University College of Business is proud to announce the Grand Opening of the state-of-the-art distance-learning classroom – the Idaho Central Credit Union Learning Center in Room 506 along with the Technology Teaching and Learning Center in Room 507 of the Business Administration Building.

Forum Scheduled for Teaching Innovation Grant Awardees

Give Your Moodle Course a Checkup

Winners from ISU Graduate Research Symposium announced

POCATELLO – Winners of the 2017 Idaho State University Graduate Research Symposium held this month have been announced and are listed below.

ISU Nursing Graduate Program has Strong Showing at National Conference

Idaho State University rodeo has another strong year; Women’s Team ranked No. 1 in region, heads to nationals June 11-17

POCATELLO –The Idaho State University Women’s Rodeo Team finished No. 1 and its member Makayla Boots won the women’s all-around in the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA) Rocky Mountain Region, competing against 10 other teams.

ISU’s April Career Path Intern of the month is Callie Nielsen

POCATELLO – Idaho State University’s Callie Nielsen was named the Career Path Intern (CPI) for the month of April by the ISU Career Center.

Events

Photography Exhibition by John H. Williams runs April 3-June 30 at Oboler Library; reception set April 19

POCATELLO – The Idaho State University Eli M. Oboler Library will display an exhibit of nature photography by John H. Williams from April 3 through June 30 in the library’s first floor art exhibit area.

Stand-up economist Yoram Bauman to perform at Idaho State University

POCATELLO – The Idaho State University College of Business is hosting Yoram Bauman, “The World’s First and Only Stand-Up Economist” at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 13, in the Frazier Hall Bilyeau Auditorium.

ISU to host Western Alliance roundtable on April 14 featuring guest Martin Farr from Newcastle University, UK

POCATELLO – Idaho State University’s Department of History will host a roundtable discussion on the topic “The future of the Western Alliance” on April 14 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Rendezvous Complex B Suite.

ISU Holi Festival 2017 set for April 15 in Pocatello

POCATELLO – The Associated Students of Idaho State University invites all of Pocatello and the surrounding communities to experience and celebrate the rich cultural diversity of ISU at Holi: The Festival of Colors 2017 on Saturday, April 15, on the ISU Hutchinson Quadrangle.

Premieres and music by local composers featured in ISU Wind Ensemble and Civic Concert Band concert

POCATELLO --Works by local composers, and several Pocatello premiers will be featured in the upcoming concert of the Idaho State University Wind Ensemble and Civic Concert Band. The concert will take place on April 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the Joseph C. and Cheryl H. Jensen Grand Concert Hall in the L.E. and Thelma E. Stephens Performing Arts Center.

Idaho State University ROTC and Veteran Student Services Center to host Southeast Idaho Military Ball

POCATELLO – Idaho State University ROTC and Veteran Student Services Center will host the second annual Southeast Idaho Military Ball to honor our military and veteran communities on April 28 from 7 to 11 p.m. in the ISU Pond Student Union Ballroom.

ISU School of Performing Arts to present Shakespeare favorite “Much Ado About Nothing”

POCATELLO – Idaho State University’s School of Performing Arts will present William Shakespeare’s great comedy “Much Ado About Nothing” on April 14, 15, 20, 21 and 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the James E. and Beverly Rogers Black Box Theatre in the L.E. and Thelma E. Stephens Performing Arts Center.

Denim Day Campaign to prevent sexual violence set April 19 at ISU

POCATELLO – Denim Day, an annual campaign to prevent sexual violence through education and public awareness, will be observed at Idaho State University from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 19 on the ISU Hutchinson Quadrangle under the Pond Student Union Hypostyle.

Faculty/Staff Updates

Noël Bakhtian named director of the Center for Advanced Energy Studies

IDAHO FALLS – Mark Peters, Idaho National Laboratory director, announced the appointment of Noël Bakhtian as director of the Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES) effective May 15, according to an INL press release.

Idaho State University researchers contribute to new book “Resurrecting the Shark” to be released April 4

POCATELLO – In the new book “Resurrecting the Shark: A Scientific Obsession and the Mavericks Who Solved the Mystery of a 270-Million-Year-Old Fossil” to be released on April 4, author Susan Ewing combines her research with that of Idaho State University researchers Leif Tapanila and Jesse Pruitt to tell the history of the shark known as Helicoprion, also nicknamed “buzzsaw shark."

ISU Professor Howard Gauthier pens book 'The Positive Leader'

MERIDIAN – Idaho State University-Meridian Associate Professor of sports science, Howard Gauthier, has penned a new book exploring the link between positive leadership and organizational success.

ISU Professor Philip Cole heading to Vienna on invitation from International Atomic Energy Agency to plan for AccApp’17 and AccApp’19

POCATELLO – Idaho State University physics Professor Philip Cole is heading to Vienna, Austria, April 24-26 by invitation of the United Nation’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to help coordinate the AccApp’17 international conference that will be held July 31-Aug. 4 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

Photography Exhibition by John H. Williams at Idaho State University’s Oboler Library

Shannon Lynch Appointed to Committee on Women in Psychology

ISU director of public safety Lewis A. Eakins made presentation April 13-14 in Sun Valley.

Charles Speer Accepted to Register of Professional Archeologists

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.

 

Public Safety, Security Officer/Dispatcher, APPLY BY April 23, 2017
 

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