Thursday, October 9, 2025

Idaho State University to Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2025: “Indigenous Joy – Celebrating Strength & Resilience”

Idaho State University will host its annual Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration on Monday, October 13, honoring the diverse Indigenous cultures, histories, and contributions of peoples from across the globe. This year’s theme, “Indigenous Joy: Celebrating Strength & Resilience,” recognizes the shared spirit of endurance, creativity, and cultural pride that connects Indigenous communities everywhere.

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Steam Delivery to Pocatello Campus Buildings

As weather temperatures dip, ISU Facilities is finalizing work to ensure the comfort of those who study and work at all campus locations. In Pocatello, steam will be deployed to campus Monday, October 13 to start the heating season. Please allow 2-3 days for steam to flow throughout all campus buildings and for heating to be operational at all buildings. Thank you for your patience through this process.

October's Impactful Research and Teaching Highlights

JoAnne Toevs, College of Education and

Kristina Blaiser in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders are the featured Impactful Research and Teaching faculty. As part of an initiative to recognize impactful research, teaching and creative scholarship across ISU campuses, two faculty who have made meaningful contributions in these key focus areas are being honored each month during the academic year.

Important Announcements and Updates

Employee Engagement Survey Open Through Oct 17

Call for Honorary Degree and Commencement Speaker Nominations

Creating Access and Impact: ISU President Robert Wagner at Idaho Falls City Club

Fidelity Representatives on Campus in October

Get a Starter Emergency Kit

Bengal Football Announces Future Contest with Boise State

Supported by Philanthropy, ISU and Namibian Health Care Leaders Build Sustainable Training Programs in Namibia

Mexican Filmmaker Pierre Saint-Martin Castellanos Joins the 2025 Hispanic Film Festival

College of Education Highlights Legacy and Growth at Educational Administration Meet & Greet

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Training Resources

Adobe Express: Templates and Video Training Available

Public Safety Training Opportunities

New Bengal Experience Employee Orientation October 16

Featured Events

ISU United Way Workplace Giving Campaign Events

17th Annual ISU Women's Basketball Crab Feed

School of Performing Arts Presents Comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

Research Highlights

Idaho State Among First Institutions to Receive NSF EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program Grant

Zachary Ellia graduate student at Idaho State University examines an exposure of the Great Unconformity in the Teton Range

Idaho State University was named one of the first recipients of a grant through the National Science Foundation’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Graduate Fellowship Program. The $954,000 grant will support the work of six graduate students at Idaho State and the Idaho Student Excellence in Education and Research (I-SEER) project.

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Idaho State Today

Idaho State Today is a twice-weekly employee newsletter that shares University successes, campus updates, and recognizes faculty and staff accomplishments. All past editions of the newsletter are archived online.

To submit a campus update or story for Idaho State Today, fill out the online form by Friday at noon for Monday's edition, and Wednesday at noon for Thursday's edition. A separate newsletter called ROAR Weekly is sent to students on Wednesdays.

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