College of Arts and Letters Newsletter

July 2023

ROAR TOGETHER

Mental Health First Aid

RURAL communities in Idaho are working with ISU on an initiative to change the lives of students, teachers, and communities.

Three photos: Instructors for mental health first aid are pictured. One is joining remotely and is pictured on a large screen. The other trainer is standing next to the screen and both are smiling. Two teachers smile for the camera. A few teachers at a table turn toward the camera and smile.
Read the Inspiring Story Here

Announcements/Events

Sawtooth Interpretive & Historical Association Summer Series

July 28, 5 p.m. at Stanley Museum

Multiple Voices, Varied Spaces: Literature and History in the American West

Presented by Amanda J. Zink


Amanda J. Zink, PhD, Associate Professor of English and Co-President of the Western Literature Association will talk about Fort Hall Women and the Sho-Ban Tevope, a newspaper printed at the reservation during the 1930s.

Join the ISU Treble Choir this Fall

ISU students, faculty, staff, and community members are invited

Rehearsals MWF 12-12:50 p.m. at Frazier Hall

Please contact Geoffrey Friedley for information at geoffreyfriedley@isu.edu or (208) 282-3864.


This Fall the ISU music department is pleased to welcome back the ISU Women’s/Treble Choir under the direction of Dr. Geoffrey Friedley. 


Music Department Chair Dr. Shandra Helman says, “Reinstating Women’s/Treble Choir shows that the music department is returning to a vibrant and healthy presence on ISU’s campus. We also hope to rejuvenate interest within ISU’s faculty and staff and surrounding community population now that it will be meeting in Frazier Hall, a more central location on lower campus. We welcome all participants!”



The ensemble – listed in the ISU class schedule as MUSP 1172 (15668) and MUSP 4472 (15669) – will rehearse MWF 12-12:50 pm in Frazier Hall’s Chick and Diane Bilyeu Theatre. All women and people with treble voices are invited to join this ensemble, including ISU students, ISU faculty and staff, and community members. Auditions for section placement in the ensemble will take place during the first week of school, August 21-25.

Announcing the 2023-2024 Theatre Season

Life X Three

Sept. 29, 30 Oct. 5-7


The Three Musketeers

Dec. 1, 2, 7-9


The Twits

Feb. 9, 10, 15-17


Sunday in the Park with George

Apr. 12, 13, 18-20

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Annual College of Arts and Letters Cornhole Tournament

August 25, 2023

ISU Quad

Registration 11-11:50 a.m.

Tournament begins at noon

Pizza, ice cream, drinks, fun & games

PRIZES!



We recommend you register your team using the link below. We had long lines last year!

REGISTER FOR CORNHOLE

This Month's Highlights

Dr. Ann Hunter is presented a plaque by her daughter, Suzanne Bentley

Honoring Dr. Ann Hunter

Idaho State University proudly announces the establishment of the Dr. Ann S. Hunter Legacy Scholarship Endowment, a prestigious honor celebrating the remarkable contributions and influential career of Dr. Ann Hunter, Professor Emerita of Sociology at Idaho State University. 

Ann Hunter Endowment

Merin Gabiola headshot

Miren Gabiola Places 2nd in National Competition

Miren Gabiola, a senior at ISU studying Music Education and Vocal Performance, recently showcased her exceptional talent at the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) National Student Auditions (NSA) competition.


Read Gabiola's Story

English Faculty Present at Conference

English professors Curtis Whitaker, Alan Johnson, and Margaret Johnson attended the annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment in Portland, OR.


Professor Alan Johnson gave a paper on "(Post) Colonial Travel and Ecotourism." Professor Margaret Johnson gave a presentation on "Empowering Students to Re-engage with Their Communities." Professor Whitaker chaired a panel on "Interdisciplinary Pedagogies Across the Humanities and Sciences."

Professor Zackery Heern Explores the Global Impact of Baha'u'llah's Writings


"Through my research, I gained a deeper appreciation for the enduring legacy of Baha'u'llah, whose writings lay out a vision for global unity, social justice, and spiritual transformation. Such a study will surely add to our understanding of 19th century world history and will inform the way that I teach students to engage with historical research and diverse topics of inquiry."


Read the full story: Heern Research

"With this meeting we hope to further develop the Irish studies curriculum at ISU across disciplines, and to cultivate interest amongst ISU students for study and work abroad opportunities." Justin Dolan Stover

Meeting with Irish Consulate

Recently Dean Kandi Turley Ames, Associate Dean Zackery Heern, and History Chair Justin Dolan Stover met with Jen Chadwick, Vice Consul with the Consulate General of Ireland in San Francisco.


The purpose of the meeting was to deepen the consulate's relationship with Irish studies programming at Idaho State, to explore opportunities for collaborating with the consulate on public-facing Irish studies programming in Pocatello, and to establish an understanding regarding study abroad opportunities for students and post-graduation work exchange.


ISU currently offers three courses in Irish history:

  • HIST 4443: Environmental History of Ireland
  • HIST 4445: Modern Irish History
  • HIST 6600: Graduate Proseminar on the Irish Revolution
Headshot of Christopher Thomas. He sits outside with a background of green tree leaves.

Empowered by Career Path Internship at ISU

On his fifth attempt at finishing his undergraduate degree, Christopher Thomas, a 35 year-old non-traditional student, is going to succeed. Christopher will complete his degree at ISU in December 2023 with a major in English Professional Writing. 

Read Christopher's Story

Professor and Student Represent ISU AATSP Conference

Global Studies and Languages professor, Dr. Laufenberg recently traveled to Salamanca, Spain, to present a paper titled "Behind the Scenes, Through the Screen: the Virtual Teaching of Theatre" at the 2023 Conference of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP).

Read the AATSP Story

Bengal Bridge Students Discover Anthropology

A group of students gather around a table on the ISU quad, piecing together parts of a broken piece of pottery.

Bengal Bridge students in Discover Anthropology practice reconstructing pottery shards.

Student volunteer James Kickham demonstrates stone tool making to Discover Anthropology students. On the table are a number of pieces of rock and stone tools. Students stand or sit around the table to watch him explain.

Student volunteer James Kickham demonstrates stone tool making to Discover Anthropology students.

Professor Liz Redd gives an overview of the prehistoric weapons on display. She stands with students around a table set up outside on the ISU quad. The table displays replicas of prehistoric weapons made mostly from wook.

Professor Liz Redd gives an overview of the prehistoric weapons on display.

Discover Anthropology Story

IICF 2023

Read a feature story about the Buddhist choir

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