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Boone Ribbon-Cutting 2023

Boone Science Hall Facelift Complete

May 31, 2023

The Smiths, along with the co-presidents, Vice President of Finance & Administration Richard Erne, and trustee Mike Elliott, collaborated with ZGA Architects and Andersen Construction (both of Boise) to bring the vision to life.

Diane Raptosh '83

Lunar Literature

April 21, 2023

The poem will launch for the moon in November 2024 as part of NASA’s Artemis project, establishing a Lunar Codex on the moon’s south pole.

Cooper Leaf

History Project Brings “Home” to Life for Leaf

March 27, 2023

Leaf chose the Long Valley Finnish Church in Valley County, near the small community of Lake Fork, Idaho. It wasn’t just a site he knew about, it was a site that has significance to his family.

Abucar Mohamed

Mohamed, Heggland Earn Scientific Spotlight

March 15, 2023

Idaho Public Television will air a documentary on vaping and its effects on the lives of young people in Idaho. One of the experts interviewed for the documentary is senior Abucar Mohamed.

2023 Scholarship Gala

Record-Setting Crowd Leads to Strong Scholarship Gala

March 06, 2023

Nearly 700 guests packed the ballroom, the most ever to attend the Gala, which raises money for student scholarships at The College of Idaho. Guests’ bids on auction items led to the second-highest donation total in the history of the event. The final count of $806,644 marked the second time that the Gala has raised over $800,000 for student scholarships.

Don Mansfield

Mansfield Going Strong Despite Retirement

February 28, 2023

Mansfield put away his gradebook in 2021 after more than three decades teaching at the College. Only two employees, Marty Holly (1981) and Kerry Hunter (1988), have been at the College longer than Mansfield and history professor Mark Smith, who both started at the College in September 1989.