Save the date for Bengal Family Weekend 2022!
September 30-October 2
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Change, Transition, and the Future |
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Dear Bengal Family,
Our president, Kevin Satterlee, works hard to keep our university community and its supporters informed, and his May letter, titled “Looking Forward to Our Future,” says a great deal about how our University and its leadership views the challenges and potential of this unique time in higher education and at Idaho State.
President Satterlee’s letter touched upon a number of thoughts that have definitely been on my mind lately: the challenges and constantly fluctuating changes of the last few years, how to pursue our mission as a university in the face of those changes, and our next steps as a community of higher learning. Today, I am writing as the interim Vice President of Student Affairs, thinking about how our staff and students might be experiencing those changes and thinking, yes, about our future as a division.
What I know about our Student Affairs team is that we believe in what we do. Our day-in-and-day-out objective is to take care of our students. That objective is embedded in every meeting and planning session, but it doesn’t stay there—it follows us into hallways and out onto the campus grounds and into the community. Students are our mission. While sometimes transitions can feel uncertain and shaky, our division has a solid foundation built on a knowledgeable, committed staff who are dedicated to the success of our students. We know why we are here. We know what we need to do. We know what challenges confront us in attaining our objective, and we’re well equipped to find that path forward.
As we take our next steps into the future, know that we are ready and eager to hear from you, our students’ most essential and experienced supporters. If you have questions or ideas about how our team can support you and your student, don’t hesitate to reach out to us at parent@isu.edu.
Sincerely,
Craig M. Chatriand
Interim Vice President of Student Affairs
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Benny’s Pantry - A Welcome Summer Student Resource |
Idaho State senior and Honors Program student Maya Elliott has earned the opportunity to do an internship at the National Museum of Natural History, which is part of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC this summer, and will be living in a residence hall at George Washington University. Maya, who was selected from hundreds of applicants, will be working on CO2 model testing with the paleobotanists at the NMNH. She will be counting the stomata on the bottom of modern ginkgo biloba leaves and training AI to count them for her, then comparing the data. This work will later be used in the examination of fossil ginkgo leaves.
Maya has also been gaining valuable professional experience at Idaho State via an internship at the Idaho Museum of Natural History under the supervision of Dr. Brandon Peecook, Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and Curator, Earth Sciences. As part of her internship, Maya has been busy assisting in the segmentation of an ancient parareptile skull in the Idaho Virtualization Lab. Maya is from Nampa, Idaho. She says that having the opportunity to see fossils in museums like the Idaho Museum of Natural History on campus and learning about biology in high school made her realize that she wanted to get a degree in biology and focus on paleontology.
Maya hopes to go to graduate school and earn a master’s degree when she completes her degree at ISU.
We asked what advice Maya would offer to other students, and she replied, “Advice I would give to people looking for opportunities is to just ask. ISU is special because it has great opportunities for undergraduates to do research and just spending a semester volunteering in a professor's lab can help you get experience and see if you are interested in the subject.”
Maya, congratulations on your summer internship with NMNH. We are proud of your Bengal spirit!
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Benny’s Pantry - A Welcome Summer Student Resource |
If your student is attending during the summer and is in need of a little help filling the pantry or fridge, Benny’s Pantry is a great resource to check out. During the summer months, Benny’s Pantry receives visits from many students, including Bengal Bridge students who are transitioning to college and in need of a little extra support as they make that move. Students simply go to the pantry and “shop” for the items they need.
If you live in the area and would like to donate to Benny’s Pantry, items that are particularly important at this time include the following:
- Cereal
- Oatmeal (instant)
- Granola bars
- Pop Tarts
- Frozen breakfast (and dinner) microwavable items
If you’re not sure how to drop off your donations, reach out to Student Care & Assistance at (208) 282-2794.
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Shout Out for the ISU-Meridian NSSLHA Chapter! |
The National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association (NSSLHA) has awarded the NSSLHA Chapter at Idaho State University-Meridian with 2022 Gold Chapter Honors. Efforts made by the NSSLHA-Meridian Chapter and others nationally helped: increase advocacy efforts by sending more than 6,500 letters to state and federal legislators, provide scholarships to students in CSD programs by contributing more than $25,000 to the ASH Foundation’s NSSLHA Scholarship, and support CSD-related organizations by donating more than $67,000 and approximately 26,000 hours of chapter members’ time. "We are extremely proud of the efforts made by our students to achieve this honor several years running," stated Meridian chapter co-advisor Jessi Hardy. |
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More Reasons Why Idaho State is a Great Choice for Higher Education
(Idaho State Today stories about opportunities for students you may have missed)
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Each month, we will link to announcements published in the previous month by our University Marketing team that you might have missed. If you see something that provokes your or your student’s interest, and you’re not sure where to go for more information, email us at parent@isu.edu, and we’ll help you get connected.
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