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You’re invited to the 2025 Pillars of Achievement Reception!
We invite all faculty and staff to join us at the College’s 2025 Pillars of Achievement reception.
The event honors our 2025 Professional Achievement Award winners and Outstanding Student Achievement Award winners, as well as our Outstanding Faculty Award winners. Join us as we celebrate their accomplishments and enjoy heavy hors d'oeuvres on Friday, May 9, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Salmon River Suite at the Pond Student Union Building.
Please RSVP by May 2, to Mary Guyton, Administrative Assistant II, at maryguyton@isu.edu or cose@isu.edu. Please include the number of guests who will be attending with you.
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Congrats, Mustafa Mashal, professor in the civil and environmental engineering department, on being named this year’s Distinguished Researcher!
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Great job, Chelsea Wilkerson!
Chelsea, an Administrative Assistant I in the biological sciences department, was named one of the Be a Bengal nominees for March for exemplifying integrity.
ISU began the Be a Bengal program in 2019 as we began building a campus culture based on trust, compassion, stability, and hope. In 2023, ISU's Strategic Plan outlined six core campus values. To align with these values and further highlight their importance, in January 2025, the Be a Bengal program began recognizing team members for any or all of our campus values.
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Open Forums with Three CoSE Dean Finalists Scheduled
President Robert Wagner has announced the three finalists for CoSE Dean. The finalists are:
Angela D. Lueking
James M. Widmann
Donald Plumlee
Open forums will be held starting April 22, with each candidate, and feedback opportunities will be available online after each forum. Zoom links for all open forums will be posted online.
A new leader is expected to be chosen for the College by the end of the spring semester.
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Chemistry students and faculty recently returned from the American Chemical Society’s Spring 2025 Meeting and Expo in San Diego.
Over 10,000 of the top chemists and engineers from around the globe attended the event, and the group had a chance to listen to presentations and participate in career-building activities.
The group also presented a total of five posters and even brought back a couple awards! BS/MS student, Will Kimball, earned the Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Award, and the ISU Chem Club was named an Outstanding Student Chapter.
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It was great having members of the College of Southern Idaho's STEM Club on campus for an afternoon of lab tours and chats with CoSE faculty about some of the research opportunities for students at ISU!
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Coffee and Donuts from CoSE's ASISU Senators and Dean's Office April 29 and 30
The Dean's Office, along with CoSE's ASISU Senators, Saugat Acharya and Diya Pandey, will be providing FREE coffee and donuts for students, faculty, and staff on Tuesday, April 29, and Wednesday, April 30, from 10 a.m. to noon.
The sweet treats and beverages can be found on both days in the following locations:
Physical Science Complex, Chemistry Atrium
Physical Science Complex, Room 204
Lillibridge Engineering Laboratory, Lobby
Gale Life Sciences, Lobby
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Roof Replacement for Colonial Hall Moved Up, PSC Project Still Scheduled for May
Replacement of the roof over Colonial Hall will now begin the week of April 21 and continue throughout the summer months.
Meanwhile, the replacement of the roof above the Physical Science Complex is still scheduled to begin in May. Faculty, staff, and students can still work in the buildings while work is underway.
If you have questions about the projects, contact Chris Baker, assistant director of capital projects, at chrisbaker@isu.edu.
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The College of Science and Engineering Dean's Excellence Fund is intended to support students in their journey through ISU. The Dean's Office is particularly interested in providing financial assistance to students who might not be able to enroll in or complete the semester because of short-term financial hardships. Students seeking such support should be in good academic standing.
If you know of a student who is in need of short-term support, please have them complete this form.
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Retirement Celebration for Catherine Black
All are invited to celebrate with Catherine Black, who is retiring in August after more than 33 years at Idaho State University.
Black spent most of her time on the Idaho Falls campus, most recently as Program Coordinator and Academic Advisor.
All are invited to celebrate at a reception on Tuesday, April 29, at 3 p.m. in Rendezvous, Room 129.
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New Digital Collections Available from the ISU Oboler Library
The Special Collections and Archives department at the Eli M. Oboler Library has been building its digital collections and is now providing online access to a number of new items from the University Archives, Manuscript Collections, and Rare Books Collection.
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Bengal Visit Day Breaks Records - Thank You!
On Saturday, April 12, Idaho State University welcomed 2,063 prospective students and guests to campus for Bengal Visit Day, marking our largest recruitment event in history. Thank you again for your support and dedication to student recruitment and success. We truly couldn’t do it without you. Go Bengals!
| | | April 28 | Late 8-week and full semester course grading opens | | May 5 | Final examinations | | May 9 | Spring 2025 classes end | | May 10 | Commencement - Pocatello (May & August 2025 graduates) | | May 13 | Spring 2025 Late 8-week and full semester course grading closes at 4:00 pm | | May 19 | Summer 2025 Classes begin for Early-4, Early-6, Early-8 and Full term | | May 26 | Memorial Day holiday (Monday - no classes) | | | Upcoming Events in the College of Science and Engineering | | |
Department/Program
Mathematics and Statistics
Event
Seminar: Change Point Analysis for Functional Data Using Empirical Characteristic Functionals
Jeremy VanderDoes
Idaho State University
Details
Mon, Apr 21
3:30 pm
PS 307
https://isu.zoom.us/j/89159593556
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Department/Program
Physics
Event
Colloquium: Observations of Protoplanetary Chemistry in Forming Stars: Implications for the Early Solar System
Rachel Smith
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Details
Mon, Apr 21
4 pm
https://isu.zoom.us/j/85623772861
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Department/Program
Mathematics and Statistics
Event
Colloquium: Unraveling Temporal Changes in Development
Gang Li
University of Washington
Details
Wed, Apr 23
3:30 pm
PS 307
https://isu.zoom.us/j/82877449962
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Department/Program
Geosciences
Event
Colloquium: Lost, Then Found: A Surveyor's Journey / Landslide Change Detection Analysis along Highway Corridors in Southeast Idaho
Cory Scoffield / Betty Brown
Details
Wed, Apr 23
4 pm
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Department/Program
Biological Sciences
Event
Social
Details
Thu, Apr 24
3:30 pm
GLS Lobby
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Department/Program
Biological Sciences
Event
Seminar: Bacterial Biofilms as Multicellular Pathogens
Garth Ehrlich
Drexel University
Details
Thu, Apr 24
4 pm
LC 10
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Department/Program
Physics
Event
Colloquium: Physics and Nuclear Weapons
James Wells
University of Michigan
Details
Mon, Apr 28
4 pm
https://isu.zoom.us/j/87653128894
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Department/Program
All
Event
Donuts with CoSE
Details
Tues, Apr 29
10 am
Physical Science Complex, Chemistry Atrium
Physical Science Complex, Room 204
Lillibridge Engineering Laboratory, Lobby
Gale Life Sciences, Lobby
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Department/Program
All
Event
Donuts with CoSE
Details
Wed, Apr 30
10 am
Physical Science Complex, Chemistry Atrium
Physical Science Complex, Room 204
Lillibridge Engineering Laboratory, Lobby
Gale Life Sciences, Lobby
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Department/Program
Geosciences
Event
Colloquium: GIS at the Montana Geologic Survey
Patricia Ekberg
Details
Wed, Apr 30
4 pm
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Department/Program
Biological Sciences
Event
Social
Details
Thu, May 1
3:30 pm
GLS Lobby
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Department/Program
Biological Sciences
Event
Seminar: Title TBD
Elish Gornish
University of Arizona
Details
Thu, May 1
4 pm
LC 10
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Department/Program
Geosciences
Event
Ben Crosby Retirement Party
Details
Wed, May 7
4:30 pm
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Department/Program
Biological Sciences
Event
Senior Reception
Details
Fri, May 9
2 pm
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Department/Program
All
Event
Pillars of Achievement
Details
Fri, May 9
4 pm
PSUB - Salmon River Suite
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Help Us Share Your Accomplishments!
Our College’s outstanding faculty, staff, and students achieve many notable research and professional accomplishments. In addition, our departments regularly have newsworthy advancements. We want to make sure those stories are shared publicly. Here are a few ways you can provide a news tip to help get the word out:
Use this Story Submission Form to send your news tip to the Office of Marketing and Communications.
Send an email to Logan McDougall (loganmcdougall@isu.edu) with a brief description of the news to be shared.
You are always welcome to create a draft story, submit it via the Story Submission Form, or send it to Logan. The Office of Marketing and Communications and Logan will coordinate to get the story finalized and distributed to the media outlets/platforms that best tell the story.
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