|
|
Volunteers Needed for Bengal STEM Day
We’re looking for volunteers to help with the College’s 2024 edition of Bengal STEM Day on Thursday, February 22, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
We need volunteers to help with setup prior to the event, take lunch tickets, man the information booth, and serve as roving helpers. Volunteers will receive a Bengal STEM Day shirt and lunch.
If you are interested in volunteering, please complete this Google Form. If you have any questions, please reach out to Logan McDougall at [email protected] or (208) 282-4361.
| | | |
ISU Excellence in General Education Teaching Award Nominations Sought
This award recognizes and celebrates general education faculty who engage students with
innovative teaching practices, help non-majors understand and broadly apply disciplinary
methods of inquiry (ways of knowing), and implement strategies to increase access and
affordability to students.
Nominations will be vetted first by the CoSE Dean's Office, then by the ISU GERC committee, and overall recipients of the award in each General Education Objective will be recognized in Spring 2024. Winning nominees for Objectives #1-6 will be forwarded for the state GEM Innovative Educator award process, while winners from Objectives #7-9 will be recognized by ISU only.
Completed nomination forms can be sent to April Robinson at [email protected].
Nominations are due to the Dean's Office by January 26.
| |
Develop.idaho 2024 Slated for February 13
The Idaho Techonology Council's develop.idaho conference is slated for February 13 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at JUMP Boise. Focusing on AI, the event features three tracks:
- What to consider when implementing AI
- What is impacting Digital Literacy in Idaho
- How to realize business value through AI
The keynote speaker will be Hadi Partovi, CEO of code.org.
Organizers are also looking for speakers for the event. If you are interested in speaking at develop.idaho, more information can be found here.
| | |
Send your General Finance-related Requests to [email protected]
The CoSE Finance team is excited to introduce an email address for general CoSE financial requests that will help better serve your needs.
Everyone within CoSE is welcome to send requests for help or questions about financial services to [email protected]. If you are unsure who to talk to about your financial requests, please email this address, and the team will see that it is taken care of.
| |
Students Sought for Center for Advanced Energy Studies REU 2024 Program
This 10-week program enables 10 undergraduate students from Idaho’s 2-year and 4-year institutions, and universities from across the nation, to work alongside faculty from Boise State University, Idaho State University and the University of Idaho at the Center for Advanced Energy Studies headquarters located near the Idaho National Laboratory Research Campus in Idaho Falls. Students will work on projects related to advanced manufacturing in collaboration with university faculty and scientists from Idaho National Laboratory.
Applications for the 2024 REU Program opened on December 21.
| |
| |
|
Bengal Basic Needs Collaborative Invites Your Participation
The Bengal Basic Needs Collaborative would like to invite students, staff, faculty, and members of the community to join them for their first meeting on Tuesday, January 23, at 3 p.m.
This will be a great opportunity to discuss strategies for raising awareness, developing initiatives to help address food insecurity, and identify resources for basic needs support.
| |
|
Nominations for the 2024 Benny Awards Open through February 16
These annual awards honor outstanding individuals and
organizations from our campus community that represent the Bengal spirit and inspire us all.
Nominations are now open and will close on Friday, February 16. Winners will be honored at the Benny Awards event on Tuesday, March 26.
| |
|
Benny's Pantry January Resource Drive
Throughout January, the Diversity Resource Center, the Wellness Center, and Americorps will be joining together to collect food and personal care items for Benny's Pantry. Look for their table in the lobby of the Pond Student Union Building on the following dates between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Friday, January 19
Friday, January 26
Wednesday, January 31
| |
| January 15 | Martin Luther King Jr./Human Rights holiday (no classes) | | February 19 | Early 8-week course grading opens | | February 19 | Presidents' Day holiday (no classes) | | February 26 | Mid-term week | | March 4 | Late 8-week courses begin | | March 5 | Early 8-week course grading closes at 5:00 pm | | March 18 | Spring Break (no classes) | | |
Upcoming Events in the College of Science and Engineering | |
|
Department/Program
Biological Sciences
Event
Biology Social
Details
Thurs, Jan 18
3:30 - 4 p.m.
GLS Lobby
| |  |
|
Department/Program
Biological Sciences
Event
Suicide Prevention Training: Talk Saves Lives
Rick Pongratz
Details
Thurs, Jan 18
4 - 5 p.m.
LC 10
| | |
|
Department/Program
Geosciences
Event
Colloquium: Title TBD
Nick Patton
Details
Wed, Jan 24
4 - 5 p.m.
| | |
|
Department/Program
Biological Sciences
Event
Biology Social
Details
Thurs, Jan 25
3:30 - 4 p.m.
GLS Lobby
| | |
|
Department/Program
Biological Sciences
Event
Seminar: Title TBD
Bruce Finney
Details
Thurs, Jan 25
4 - 5 p.m.
LC 10
| | |
|
Department/Program
Chemistry
Event
Dreyfus Science Café
Jesus Velasquez
Details
Thurs, Jan 25
6 p.m.
The College Market
604 S 8th Ave
| | |
|
Department/Program
Chemistry
Event
Seminar: Title TBD
Jesus Velasquez
Details
Fri, Jan 26
1 - 1:50 p.m.
Location TBD
| | |
|
Department/Program
Geosciences
Event
Colloquium: Laramide-style Deformation Across the Colorado Plateau
Lauren Reeher
Details
Wed, Jan 31
4 - 5 p.m.
| | |
|
Department/Program
Biological Sciences
Event
Biology Social
Details
Thurs, Feb 1
3:30 - 4 p.m.
GLS Lobby
| | |
|
Department/Program
Geosciences
Event
Colloquium: Title TBD
Katherine Ware
Details
Wed, Feb 7
4 - 5 p.m.
| | |
|
Department/Program
Biological Sciences
Event
Biology Social
Details
Thurs, Feb 8
3:30 - 4 p.m.
GLS Lobby
| | |
|
Department/Program
Biological Sciences
Event
Seminar: Title TBD
Heather Watts
Details
Thurs, Feb 8
4 - 5 p.m.
LC 10
| | |
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 ([email protected]) 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.
| | | | |
