What's Happening in CoSE

We are mourning the loss of Brian Gordon Williams, a well-loved Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering, who passed away May 19 at the University of Utah hospital after battling complex health issues for 12 years.

Funeral services are Saturday, May 24, at noon, at the Sheppard Ward building, 775 Hawthorne Road, Chubbuck, Idaho. The viewing begins at 10:30 a.m.

Ten ISU Students Pass Nuclear Reactor Operator Exam to Become Licensed

Idaho State University students have earned a rare and nationally recognized credential: a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Reactor Operator license.

This spring, 10 students—six from the College of Technology’s nuclear operations technology program and four from the College of Science and Engineering’s nuclear engineering program—successfully passed the NRC’s rigorous reactor operator (RO) exam.

Students who recently received their Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operator license pose for a photo

Kudos to Dan Giltz, undergraduate program coordinator in the biological sciences department, on taking home the Outstanding Advising - Primary Role Award at the Advising Community at Idaho State’s Excellence in Advising celebration!

Congrats, Logan McDougall!

His feature on Associate Professor Cori Jenkins’ efforts to land an NSF CAREER Award nabbed first place in the Institutional Writing category at the Northwest Science Writers Association's 2024 Best of the Northwest Awards. Earlier this month, the June 2024 edition of ISU STEM Connections earned Logan a 2nd place finish in the Newsletter category at the Idaho Press Club’s Best of 2024 Awards.

Winners of awards from the ISU Chemistry Department pose for a photo

Congrats to all of the Bengals who took home an award at the American Chemical Society Idaho Section banquet! They are:

Brooklyn Smith, Jacob McOmber – ACS General Chemistry

Lauren Owens – ACS Organic Chemistry

Mason Sistrunk – ACS Graduating Senior Organic Chemistry

Juliette Rollins – ACS Inorganic Chemistry

Cody Hoffman – ACS Analytical Chemistry

Travis Le – ACS Physical Chemistry

Juliette Rollins – ACS Biochemistry Chemistry

Angela Hayden – ACS UG Award for Excellence in Safety & Ethics

Eliana CraigSmith – Outstanding Chemistry Teaching Assistant

Shanae Brachtl and Ella Bunde – Outstanding Graduating Senior

Callan Norby – Outstanding Graduate Student

Dean's Excellence Fund Accepting Requests from Students

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.

CoSE Chairs and Directors Meeting Minutes

From Around ISU

Fighting Hunger Through Research and Action at Benny’s Pantry

"The food that I bought just didn’t last, and I didn’t have money to get more.” This quote from a student survey illustrates what many students at ISU face, and the driving force behind Rachel Nielsen’s recent research on food insecurity at Idaho State University.

Summer Group Fitness: Free Classes

Get energy this summer with Recreation and Wellness Drop-In Group Fitness. Classes are offered Monday through Thursday from noon to 12:45 p.m. at the Student Recreation Center. These noon workouts are free for students and gym members all summer long.

RecWell is extending “Employee Appreciation” through the summer to appreciate ISU's dedicated employees. Faculty and Staff with an FS Bengal ID may continue to attend these group fitness classes at no cost.

Legal Training: Record Retention

The Office of General Counsel would like to invite all employees to a session on Record Retention on Friday, May 30, from 11 to 11:45 a.m. via Zoom.

During this session we will discuss the following topics:

Objectives of Records Management
How to Define a Record
Using the Records Retention Schedule
Public Records Requests

Dates to Remember

May 26	Memorial Day holiday (Monday - no classes)
June 2	Early-4 final grading opens
June 16	Early-6 final grading opens
June 16	Middle-4 and Late-8 courses start
June 17	Early-4 final grading closes at 4:00 pm
June 19	Juneteenth Day (Thursday – no classes)
June 30	Early-8 and Middle-4 final grading opens
June 30	Late-6 courses start

Upcoming Events in the College of Science and Engineering

For a complete list of CoSE events, check out the College Event Calendar. Updates can also be found on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), LinkedIn, Bluesky, and Instagram. To add events to the calendar, please contact the Administrative Assistants in your department. The university-wide calendar of events is available here.

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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