What’s Happening at a Glance |
- Students save on professional attire at the April 6 JCP Suit-Up! Event
- Benny’s Pantry seeking canned goods and plastic bags
- Summer employment opportunity for students
- Autistic Voices: Learn how to be a better ally to Neurodivergent Communities
- Registration for Fall ‘23 semester has begun
- Aaron Todd appointed Executive Director of Academic Advising
- Wellness topics to discuss with your students in April
- More reasons to love ISU
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Is your student looking for some professional wear for a job or interview? Check this out! |
The Career Center is once again facilitating the JCPenney Suit-Up! event on Thursday, April 6, 4:00-7:00 p.m., at the Pine Ridge Mall. Students, alumni, faculty and staff can shop with an ISU discount in the store or online if that is more convenient. According to Lance Erickson, our ISU Career Center Director, the JCPenney store manager and her staff really go all out to make this a fun Bengal event! |
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Benny’s Pantry would love some cans! |
Easily-prepared food items are on the priority list at Benny’s Pantry right now. Ready-to-serve and shelf-stable items like soups, Chef Boyardee-style entrees, chili—basically, meals in cans—would be a great help! They are also short on plastic grocery bags for students to use while shopping. And, as always, toiletries are much appreciated. Please remember that many of our pantry shoppers are living alone, so individual sizes (versus the giant or economy sizes) are always in demand. Donations may be delivered directly to the pantry or leave them at the Student Affairs Vice President’s office in the Pond Student Union, Hypostyle Room 204, and we’ll deliver them for you. Our Meridian and Idaho Falls campuses also have pantries. For more information, visit the Benny’s Pantry webpage or call (208) 282-2794.
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Is your student looking for a summer job? TRIO Upward Bound is looking for college students or recent graduates to mentor high school Scholars in their summer 2023 program. |
The TRIO Upward Bound Programs at Idaho State University are looking for Residential and Academic Mentors for the 2023 Summer Academy, which takes place on the Pocatello Idaho State University campus. In this summer program, high school Scholars take classes that help with performance in high school subjects or expose them to subjects that are commonly required as general education courses in college. Scholars live in residence halls on ISU’s campus and return home for weekends, with transportation provided to each community. Each evening, Scholars participate in a variety of recreational activities on and off campus. Activities and time in the residence halls are supervised by trained UB/UBMS staff.
As an Academic or Residential mentor, you would mentor a group of local high school students through classes and/or group activities. The positions are paid (hourly or stipend), and the job would last seven weeks, from June 12 to June 29, with room and board included. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis until all positions are filled. To apply or learn more about this opportunity, go to UB/UBMS Mentors Summer 2023 Application.
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Autistic Voices: Being Better Allies to Neurodivergent Communities |
Wednesday, April 12, 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Location: Rendezvous Complex, Room 129 - Diversity Resource Center - or online via Zoom
Students, staff, faculty, and community members are invited to join the Diversity Resource Center for a Brown Bag Conversation featuring presenters Megan Nichols and Melanie Shaw. Nichols and Shaw will be speaking about “The Power of Listening to Autistic Voices to Promote Acceptance and Empower Individuals to be Better Allies to Neurodivergent Communities.” This will be a casual, interactive conversation. Come ready to listen, ask questions, and learn! If you cannot attend in person, please feel free to join on Zoom.
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Registration for Fall ‘23 classes began April 3. |
Registration opened by class level, beginning Monday, April 3. Your student can view the class registration opening dates on the ISU Academic Calendar, but planning ahead is a good idea, and meeting with a professional advisor is even better! Booking an appointment is as easy as visiting the Advisor Directory Landing Page.
It’s also important for students to remember that Friday, April 7, is the last day to withdraw from late 8-week courses. Withdrawing from a course can be a good decision, but it needs to be an informed decision because it may impact financial aid or progress toward a degree. Students should always consult an advisor about their course schedule.
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Aaron Todd has been appointed as the Executive Director of Advising. |
The Division of Student Affairs is proud to announce the appointment of Aaron Todd, formerly Associate Director of Academic Advising. Aaron has over 25 years experience in higher education student support services and has served as the Associate Director of Academic Advising at Idaho State since October 2020. Aaron has excelled in supporting the advising staff, maintaining high levels of student support, providing leadership on multiple fronts, including registration events, New Student Orientation, and ISU Navigate (our early alert system for struggling students) implementation.
Aaron also sends you his personal greetings:
Greetings, Bengal Families!
It is an honor to coordinate advising efforts at ISU to ensure your student has the most personalized support possible. Academic advisors go well beyond helping your student pick courses for future semesters. They are student support professionals that are well-networked on our campus to respond to student needs in a timely way. We take pride in serving the "whole student" because academics are just one part of being successful and happy in college. Please encourage your students to connect with advisors whenever they are in need.
In the meantime, course registration for the fall semester begins at 7am on April 3 for seniors, April 5 for Juniors, April 7 for Sophomores, and April 10 for continuing freshmen.
Enjoy your day and Go Bengals!
Sincerely,
Aaron
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Just one more month to go. Now is a good time to check in with your students about their wellbeing. |
We’re in the final stretch of the spring 2023 semester, and now is a good time to check in with your students about their general wellbeing. Remind them that good nutrition, exercise, and sleep are all critical elements of academic success. If they are having trouble with any of these, encourage them to reach out to an advisor for supportive resources. In the meantime, lack of sleep and the demands of study and work may take a toll. If your student just needs to talk about how to maintain mental wellness at this challenging time of the semester, check out the following resources.
Mental health services are free to all ISU students in Pocatello, Idaho Falls, Meridian, and to out-of-state students. ISU Counseling and Testing Services (CATS) would like to remind all students who are enrolled in the current semester (part-time or full-time) that they are eligible for free, confidential counseling services. CATS offers individual and group counseling, as well as Biofeedback Training. Crisis intervention services are available Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. To establish services, students may contact the CATS office on the campus at which they attend classes or by visiting isu.edu/ctc.
Pocatello: (208) 282-2130
Idaho Falls: (208) 282-7750
Meridian: (208) 373-1732
Students enrolled in the ISU College of Technology are eligible to receive free, confidential personal and career counseling from licensed professional counselors at Center for New Directions (CND). Students may call (208) 282-2454 Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., to schedule an appointment or to speak immediately to a counselor if they are in crisis.
Mental health services are also available for out-of-state ISU students. ISU Counseling and Testing Service (CATS) has partnered with LifeWorks, Inc. to bring the MySSP tool to ISU students while they are physically out of the state of Idaho. Through MySSP, students can access health assessments, real-time chat support, and free counseling from licensed mental health professionals. To connect with My SSP, call 1-866-743-7732 or visit us.myissp.com. If calling from outside North America, call 001.416.380.6578. Out-of-state students can also download "My SSP" from the app store to use on their phones.
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Aaron Todd has been appointed as the Executive Director of Advising. |
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