Both of the educators at The College of Idaho are leading groups who are working outside the classroom with legislators in the current legislative session to help fix critical shortcomings in law that will eventually impact the entire state of Idaho.
The annual event raised a total of $811,000 for student scholarships – besting the event’s previous all-time record by nearly a quarter of a million dollars.
The volume of undergraduate research done by the students isn’t common – it’s often a graduate-level experience. But not at The College of Idaho. Faculty and students work hand-in-hand, creating strong mentorship and teaching moments.
On February 17, Rachel B. Gross, Ph.D., will speak at 5:00 p.m. in Katherine Albertson International Center 106. She will be discussing her recently published book, “Beyond the Synagogue: Jewish Nostalgia as Religious Practice.”
“The school became family. It gave me roots, it gave me something to build on, it gave me purpose, and it straightened that path to where I wanted to go.”
Sophomore Bezawit Kassaye and senior Makenzie Stapley each presented on different aspects of the same project: research on star-forming regions within the Milky Way galaxy called Yellowballs.
The Fulbright Specialist Program is run by the U.S. Department of State and is a unique opportunity for U.S. academics and established professionals to engage in two- to six-week, project-based exchanges at host institutions across the globe.
Akorli has helped spread the word about the products via social media and is using his knowledge and interest in computer science to create an e-commerce website that will help his mother sell more of her products.
