The construction of the Smith Welcoming Arches at The College of Idaho officially began on Thursday, Sept. 6 with the same spirit of welcoming and optimism the arches themselves will soon display.

It took more than a little bit of rain to stop C of I freshman Wyatt Smith from getting into the water during this year’s McCall Wilderness Experience.

Tanner Van Tassell of Bishop, California had a choice to make as he approached the time to commit to a college — would he stay in his native state, or would he pursue his education outside the state?

In the end, part of what convinced the incoming freshman to come to The College of Idaho was continuing the legacy of his parents, Randy and Chris Van Tassell, who attended the College together in the late 1960s — meeting in Hayman Hall, the very dormitory they were now helping to move their son into on Friday, Aug. 24.

2018 was a banner year for The College of Idaho in terms of major construction projects, from the completion of renovations to Voorhees and Finney Halls to the grand opening of the Cruzen-Murray Library. Each project now has the opportunity to be recognized among the top construction projects in Idaho as finalists in the Idaho Business Review’s 2018 Idaho Top Projects awards.

School will be in session for students at The College of Idaho later this month, but our undergrads aren’t the only ones who are invited to learn something new this fall thanks to the return of C of I Community Learning classes starting this September.

Once again, The College of Idaho is included among the top 15 percent of America’s four-year colleges in The Princeton Review’s 2019 edition of The Best 384 Colleges, an annual publication highlighting the best colleges in the nation based on 138,000 student surveys.

Just one year after receiving national recognition from the American College Health Association for record-setting turnouts for free, campus-wide immunization clinics, The College of Idaho’s Director of Health and Wellness Services Barbie Vander Boegh, RN, has another award to add to her collection: the 2018 Idaho School Immunization Star Award.

This week, Miller added yet another award to her impressive resume, becoming the newest recipient of the College’s Integrity, Leadership and Service Award, an award from the Student Affairs Division that is given to students nominated by staff and faculty as someone who best embodies the values of the C of I community.

College of Idaho senior psychology major Sage Vincent once practiced rugby in the field next to Hayman Hall as a freshman. That same field is now home to the Cruzen-Murray Library, the College’s newest 58,620 square-foot addition to the campus.

Vincent was among the first students to enter the library after its official opening on Jan. 31, the first day of the College’s 2018 Spring Term. He walked up the stairs to the top floor of the new building, taking a seat at one of the many tables around the bookshelves and gazing beyond his laptop to the view of campus through the wide, all-encompassing windows surrounding the library itself.