Spring 2023 News

Idaho State Historical Society Recognizes Local ISU Champions of Idaho's History

This year, three individuals with ties to Idaho State University (ISU) have been selected to receive the prestigious Esto Perpetua Award: Drusilla Gould, Dr. Hope Benedict, and Ronald James.

Jonathan Fardy and Aloha Young sit in discussion about art in the Portneuf Valley Brewing room

Cultural Events Committee Call for Proposals is Open

Call for Proposals: The Cultural Events Committee invites all ISU faculty members to submit an application for funding to serve any ISU community.

National Student Advertising Campaign team poses for a picture outside the campus

ISU’s National Student Advertising Competition Team Places 1st in District-level Competition

Idaho State University’s NSAC team competed in the District XI regional competition on April 28, 2023 in Spokane, WA. The team placed first in this year’s competition, making this the third time in ISU history that the NSAC team has won the regional contest.

An ISU graduate student watches as a community youth participant plans to color on a big sheet of brown paper attached to the wall

ISU Graduate Students Host After-School Anthropology Event

On April 28 the Idaho Museum of Natural History at ISU hosted After School at the Museum, a program presented by the Department of Anthropology to engage elementary and middle-school learners in the four fields of anthropology: Archaeology, Biological, Cultural, and Linguistics.

Mal Layne plays her trombone on stage during an ISU jazz concert

ISU Alumna Mal Layne Takes Home 4th Place in International Trombone Competition

Idaho State University alumna Mal Layne recently competed against hundreds of individuals in the Michel Becquet International Trombone Competition in Luxembourg. Layne, the only American to make it to the semi-finals, took 4th place in the world.

Andy Christensen sits holding his award plaque

ISU Debate Coach presented with Alumni Achievement of the Year Award

Andy Christensen, Assistant Director of the ISU Speech and Debate program, was presented the Alumni Achievement of the Year Award.

Zackery Heern stands in front of the Peace Pole outside of the Rendevouz building on the ISU Pocatello campus

Welcome to our Associate Dean for the Social and Behavioral Sciences, Zackery Mirza Heern, PhD

Idaho State University is pleased to announce the appointment of Zackery Mirza Heern, PhD, as Associate Dean for the Social and Behavioral Sciences in the College of Arts and Letters.

Man holding the College of Arts and Letters orange banner walks ahead of a line of people in caps and gowns at the Holt Arena during commencement

ISU Online Bachelors and Masters in Social Work Will Help with Idaho Mental Health Care Crisis

The College of Arts and Letters and the Department of Sociology, Social Work, and Criminology at Idaho State University are happy to announce the launch of online program options for both their Bachelor of Arts in Social Work (BASW) and the Master of Social Work (MSW) degrees. Th