Reminder: Welcome Reception for Dean Widmann Wed., Sept. 10
Faculty and staff are invited to stop by and chat with the new CoSE Dean, Jim Widmann, on Wednesday, September 10, from 3 to 5 p.m. at Goody's Deli, located at 905 S. 5th Avenue. Food and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided. Attendees can purchase alcoholic beverages from the pub.
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Applications Sought for ASSERT Faculty Fellowship
Born out of an NSF EPSCOR grant entitled Idaho Community-engaged Resilience for Energy-Water Systems (I-CREWS), ASSERT – Aligning Stakeholders and Structures to Enable Research Transformation will explore how to pursue transformative research ideas from initial question to implementation.
Participants will meet weekly during the Spring 2026 semester. These sessions will include facilitated discussions, guest speakers, skill-building workshops, and collaborative feedback. Outside of these sessions, participants will be expected to complete readings, engage in reflective practice, and work on individual projects.
Faculty participation in ASSERT is equivalent to other forms of scholarship, including but not limited to an external proposal, peer-reviewed publication, invited oral or poster presentation, or a patent. As such, participation will be included in the annual evaluation of any and all participants, including a letter of support outlining the contributions from all involved. Faculty support is available (i.e., course release) for ASSERT participants.
Applications for the ASSERT program are due September 26.
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NSF, NIH to Require Research Security Training
Research Security is crucial for protecting the integrity, value, and safety of scientific research. Protecting scientific research prevents intellectual property theft and threats to national security. Federal research sponsors now require principal investigators and Co-PIs to complete Research Security Training prior to submitting a research proposal.
The training requirement is already in effect for proposal submissions to the DOE, DOD, and USDA. The NSF and NIH will implement the Research Security Training requirement in October.
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Proposals Sought for Idaho Higher Education Research Council Undergraduate Research Funding Opportunity
The State Board of Education awarded ISU funds to support STEM undergraduate research projects during the 2025-2026 academic year. ISU will use these funds to support undergraduates in mentored research across STEM disciplines, with awards made to faculty Principal Investigators. Proposals should identify the student(s) to be supported and may support up to two students.
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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.
| | | | All Invited to President Wagner’s Address Sept 17 | As part of ISU Celebration Week, all are invited to attend President Robert W. Wagner’s address, titled Celebrating Purpose, People, Partnership, Impact, on Wednesday, September 17 at 3 p.m. at Davis Field. The address will be streamed live to the following locations: Idaho Falls BSUB Multipurpose Room, Meridian Classroom 845 and in Twin Falls, Hepworth 131. | | Adobe Express is Now Available for Faculty, Staff and Students | The University is excited to provide access to Adobe Express for all faculty, staff and students. Adobe Express is a user-friendly content creation tool for graphic design, video/photo editing, presentation development, and more. With this new campus-wide access to Express, faculty, staff and students will have the ability to create compelling print and digital materials for a wide variety of class assignments, presentations, and branded materials for marketing purposes. | | Budget Town Hall Set for Sept. 11 | |
Please join President Wagner and CFO Jen Steele for an important budget update at 3 p.m on September 11 via Zoom.
Topics will include an update on the FY2026 budget, the recently-announced 3% holdback in state appropriations, and budget strategies moving forward.
| | Free Luncheon at Turner Hall with Staff Council | All staff are invited to join Staff Council for a free luncheon at Turner Hall on Wednesday, September 24 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This year President Wagner will be there to mingle with staff and show his appreciation. Lunch vouchers will be provided to the first 200 staff members. | | Enrollment for the 2026 Certified Public Manager Program is Now Open | |
The Idaho Department of Human Resources is excited to announce that enrollment for the 2026 Certified Public Manager program is now open.
The CPM program is a nationally accredited, comprehensive leadership development program managed by DHR. Participants complete 300 structured learning hours and a capstone project, gaining skills to enhance public leadership capacity across agencies.
| | Volunteers Needed for Youth Leadership Summit 2025 | |
Idaho State University is proud to host the fourth annual Southeastern Idaho Youth Leadership Summit, formerly known as HYLS. This event is geared toward students in grades 9 - 12 but is open to all students.
During this event, students will engage in exciting, interactive, hands-on, and STEM-related breakout sessions, enhance their leadership skills, and be inspired by our keynote speaker.
We wouldn’t be able to accomplish these amazing events without our wonderful Bengal community and we strongly encourage you to volunteer your time to make this event a success.
| | | September 1 | Labor Day Holiday (no classes) | | October 6 | Early 8-week course grading opens | | October 13 | Mid-term week | | October 20 | Late 8-week courses begin | | October 21 | Early 8-week course grading closes at 5:00 pm | | November 24 | Fall recess (no classes - Thanksgiving Break) | | | Upcoming Events in the College of Science and Engineering | | |
Department/Program
Physics
Event
Colloquium: Burning Bright: Exploring Be Stars and their Mysteries from our Campus Observatory
James Dull
College of Idaho
Details
Mon, Sept 8
4 - 5 pm
https://isu.zoom.us/j/89732879365
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Department/Program
ALL
Event
Dean Widmann's Welcome Reception
Details
Wed, Sept 10
3 - 5 pm
Goody's Deli
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Department/Program
Biological Sciences
Event
BSRC Research Roundup I
Details
Thu Sept 11
4 - 5 pm
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Department/Program
Biological Sciences
Event
BSRC Research Roundup II
Details
Thu Sept 18
4 - 5 pm
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Department/Program
Biological Sciences
Event
T&P Seminar Speaker Anirban Chakraborty
Details
Thu Sept 25
4 - 5 pm
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Department/Program
Biological Sciences
Event
T&P Seminar Speaker Kristin Lane
Details
Thu Oct 2
4 - 5 pm
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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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