College of Arts and Letters Newsletter

May 2023

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HEADLINES

ISU Music Alumna Mal Layne Takes 4th place in International Trombone Competition

Layne, the only American to make it to the semi-finals, took 4th place in the world.

Mal Layne

ISU National Student Advertising Campaign team stands outside the university in Spokane, WA

ISU NSAC Team Wins

Idaho State University’s NSAC team competed in the District XI regional competition on April 28, 2023 in Spokane, WA. The team placed first in this year’s competition, making this the third time in ISU history that the NSAC team has won the regional contest.

NSAC Win

Community members draw on a large pinned up piece of paper, play a game with anthropology students, and work on labs with anthropology students in interactive hands-on activities at the Museum of Natural History at ISU

Anthropology at the Museum

On April 28 the Idaho Museum of Natural History at Idaho State University hosted After School at the Museum, a program presented by the Department of Anthropology to engage elementary and middle-school learners in the four fields of anthropology: Archaeology, Biological, Cultural, and Linguistics.

Anthropology Outreach

Andy Christensen holds his plaque for Alumni Achievement of the Year award

ISU Debate Coach Presented with Alumni Achievement of the Year Award

Andy Christensen, Assistant Director of the ISU Speech and Debate program, was presented the Alumni Achievement of the Year Award in Boise last month.

Alumni Award

2023 Esto Perpetua Awards

Two adjunct history faculty members and one former anthropology lecturer will be presented with the 2023 Perpetua Award.

Dr. Hope Benedict

Drusilla Gould

Ronald James

Monday, June 5

Doors open at 5 p.m.

Ceremony at 5:30 p.m.

Hosted by the Idaho State Museum

610 Julia Davis Drive, Boise

Ticket price: $25.00

Includes a light summer buffet and no-host bar.

Tickets for Perpetua Awards

Philosophy Scholarships Announced

“Everyone in the Philosophy Program here is so intensely intellectually curious that you can’t help but feel that voracious appetite for knowledge yourself when you’re around them!

There’s a certain beauty to all these tough questions both big and small."

David Fedaie, recipient of the

William L. King Scholarship

Philosophy

2023 ROAD SCHOLARS

This year ISU awarded 90 Road Scholarships to students from across 35 schools in Idaho. Congratulations to these hard-working high school students!

A collage of high school students from around Idaho holding their Road Scholar certificates

HONORING FACULTY

At our annual Spring Celebration we honored faculty and staff for a year well-done.

Announcements

Idaho International Choral Festival 2023

Seven choirs from around the world, including a regional Idaho high school honor choir, will be engaging with the community and sharing lunchtime and evening concerts for all.

Lunch concerts are free to the public. Admission for the evening concerts is $10 per person for a single event or $30 per person for all evening events. An all-event pass for families is also available for $50.

Wednesday, July 12, 2023

9-10:30 a.m.

Welcome Ceremony and choir performances

7-9:30 p.m.

Concerts at Jensen Hall and Frazier Hall featuring various choir groups

Thursday, July 13, 2023

11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m.

Lunchtime concert on the ISU Quad

7-9:30 p.m.

Concerts at Jensen Hall and Frazier Hall featuring various choir groups

Friday, July 14, 2023

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Lunchtime concert on the ISU Quad

7-9:30 p.m.

Concerts at Jensen Hall and Frazier Hall featuring various choir groups

Saturday, July 15, 2023

7-9:30 p.m.

Gala Concert featuring all choirs, Jensen Hall

Cultural Events Committee

The Cultural Events Committee invites all ISU faculty members to submit an application for funding to serve any ISU community.

The Fulbright Student Program

Research or Study Abroad

Undergraduate juniors, graduate students, and faculty advisors: The Fulbright Student Program invites those interested in spending nine months abroad from August 2024 to about June 2025, with all expenses paid, to consult the online catalog of awards at us.fulbrightonline.org.

The Fulbright Student Program offers unparalleled opportunities in all academic disciplines to passionate and accomplished graduating college seniors, graduate students, and young professionals from all backgrounds. Program participants pursue graduate study, conduct research, or teach English abroad.

Interested and qualified students will need to determine what they wish to do abroad--research or study (or a combination of these), or teaching English as a second language--then decide which country they would like to target, and why. Undergraduates who will be seniors next year, those interested in starting graduate study, and graduate students wishing to conduct research are all welcome to apply, as are those interested in teaching English. Undergraduates are required by the Fulbright Commission to work with the Fulbright Program Advisor, Dr. Alan Johnson, so feel free to email him at: alanjohnson@isu.edu.

Eastern Idaho Jazz Society Events

Enjoy an evening of jazz Friday, May 26 in Idaho Falls with local musicians, including some of our very own Department of Music faculty and instructors!

The Eastern Idaho Jazz Society is expanding into Pocatello to enliven the jazz scene here. They have started OPEN JAM NIGHTS every third Thursday, 6:30 p.m. at Off the Rails Brewery in Historic Old Town Pocatello. This is a great opportunity for musicians of all levels who want to jam with other local musicians. Show up, sign up, and play or sing!