Idaho State University

The Phi Kappa Phi chapter at Idaho State University initiated academically outstanding students into its society this spring.

Membership in Phi Kappa Phi is by invitation and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the 10 percent of senior and 7.5 percent of juniors, having at least 72 semester hours, are eligible of membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction. (more…)

Sharon Sieber, PhD, Spanish professor at Idaho State University, has been selected to be a participant in the National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute “Oaxaca: Crossroads of a Continent” in Oaxaca, Mexico, July 2007. (more…)

The Idaho State University Summer Theatre program has announced its scheduled workshops and performances titled the Summer Theatre Repertory Festival running June 21 through Aug 4. (more…)

The Idaho State University Foundation has named three new members to its board of directors – H. Gene Hoge, DMD, of Pocatello, and James Kelly, PhD, and Roger Michener both of Boise –– who will assume their duties this October. (more…)

 The Idaho State University Psychology Clinic will provide treatment throughout the summer to adults seeking therapy for panic, anxiety, depression and other emotional disorders as well as those who would like to quit or reduce using alcohol and other drugs. (more…)

The fifth annual CW HOG/Claude Larsen Memorial Golf Tournament will be Saturday, July 14 at Highland Golf Course. Named to honor a longtime HOG volunteer who passed away in 2003, the tourney is a four-person scramble. Registration is at 8 a.m. and tee off time is 9. (more…)

Dr. Jeff Meldrum, associate professor of anatomy and anthropology in the Idaho State University department of biological sciences, will have a book signing on June 16 in Idaho Falls. (more…)

William Stratton, PhD, has stepped down as dean of the Idaho State University College of Business, announced Robert Wharton, PhD, provost and vice president for academic affairs. (more…)

Idaho State University has named James A. Fletcher, who has had a successful and varied career in academics and the private sector, as its new vice president for finance and administration.

Fletcher has served as vice chancellor of administration for the Texas A&M University System for the last six years. (more…)

Six students from Idaho Falls, Highland, Pocatello and Firth high schools are on the Idaho State University campus this summer participating in an eight-week program designed to give them “real experience” in chemistry research. (more…)