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Help UI Win the Forbes #MyTopCollege Challenge
It's great to be a Vandal, so let's help spread the world. Share your Vandal story on Twitter and Instagram using the @uidaho handle and #MyTopCollege. You could help UI win this summer's Forbes crown for the buzz-worthiest school spirit. Make sure to keep your profile open. We'll sweeten the deal by entering all participants in a drawing for a pair of Vandal camp chairs.
Construction Updates for the Week of June 26
Stay informed about key construction-related projects on and near campus by checking the UI Division of Infrastructure webpage. New this week: The Latah Repair and Repaving project (Phase I) is scheduled to begin Monday, July 17. The road work will impact driver, bicyclist and pedestrian travel on State Highway 8 from the state line to Jackson Street. More details at uidaho.edu/infrastructure/updates. For questions and/or concerns, don't hesitate to call or email UI Facilities for assistance at facilities@uidaho.edu or 208-885-6246.
Join the Vandal Virtual Choir
The Office of Alumni Relations wants to see your best rendition of the UI fight song. Get creative, show us all the different places and people where Vandal spirit resides! A final Vandal Virtual Choir compilation video, made up of Vandal singers from around the globe, will be released during Homecoming 2017. Deadline to submit videos is Aug. 1. For more information or to submit a video, visit www.uidaho.edu/govandalsgo.
Orientation to Orientation Sessions Begin Wednesday
"Orientation to Orientation" sessions are designed for faculty and staff across campus who would like to have more information about the new student orientation process and anticipate receiving questions from students and parents regarding fall startup. No need to RSVP. Sessions on June 28 and July 12 will specifically cover schedules for New Student Orientation, Parent Orientation and Fraternity & Sorority Recruitment. Read more.
Vandal Product Showcase July 11
The Vandal Product Showcase is a trade show event. Licensed vendors are here on campus to showcase the selection they offer to promote your college/department. If you have purchased or may in the future purchase T-shirts, pens, mugs or any other promotional items, this is a must-come event. Join us from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 11, in the Vandal Ballroom of the Pitman Center.
Need Volunteers? Register for SYNC!
Serving Your New Community (SYNC) is an event that allows 1,000 incoming students to volunteer with various organizations in the Moscow/Pullman area. If your department is interested in hosting volunteers, please register here. SYNC is on Saturday, Aug. 19, with a morning session from 9-11:30 a.m., and an afternoon session from 1-3:30 p.m.
Volunteers Needed To Test Student-Developed Dairy-Based Product Today
Students on the University of Idaho's product development team are participating in the Idaho Milk Processors Association product development competition in August. As part of the competition, the students are looking for volunteers to come test a dairy-based bar they developed. Participants over the age of 18, who are not allergic to nuts or dairy, are invited to come try the protein cookie bar from 9 a.m. to noon today June 26, in FRC 203. Participants will receive a small reward.
CAFE Will Be Largest Such Facility in the Country
The Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment will be the largest research dairy facility in the United States and provide not only operational research opportunities but interdisciplinary research, education and Extension. This message is being delivered broadly as the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences leads the university forward with this project. Read more.
Stay Engaged with UI Employee Facebook Group
University Communications & Marketing launched a private employee Facebook group. UI employees who are interested in using Facebook to receive and share work-related information and connect with co-workers can join the group here. You can also search for the group name "UI Faculty and Staff News & Events." Once joined, you can modify your notifications to receive as many or as a few notices about group postings as you wish. Learn more.
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• Chinese Language Table: 6 p.m. Monday and Wednesday, Admin 305C
• Parker Farm Field Day: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Parker Farm, Moscow
• Limagrain Cereals Field Day: Noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Parker Farm, Moscow
• Conflict Management for Supervisors: 9-11 a.m. Wednesday, Room 040A, Pitman Center
• Leveraging LinkedIn for Recruiting: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Room 045, Pitman Center
• Biosafety Training: 2 p.m. Wednesday, IRIC 321
• QPR Training: Question, Persuade, Refer for Suicide Prevention: 9-10 a.m. Thursday, Crest Room, Commons
• IRIC Summer Seminars: 12:30 p.m. Friday, IRIC Step Auditorium
Check out the UI calendar for events all summer long.
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New UI-Based Tool Can Manipulate the Microscopic World
University of Idaho researchers will soon have the ability to manipulate material at the nanoscale with a new instrument funded by a grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust. The FEI Scios DualBeam FIB SEM system combines a powerful scanning electron microscope (SEM) with a high-energy focused ion beam (FIB), which researchers can use to add or remove material at the molecular level. It is the first instrument of its kind in the area. Read more.
UI Develops Pre-College Outreach Project with Jerome Community
As part of the Latino Pre-College Outreach Project, a UI employee will work out of the Jerome middle and high schools to provide students and their families with mentorship and educational development. Forty Latino students will be selected for the first program year, which includes school-year mentoring and tutoring, family support and education on higher education; and summer programs focused on hands-on learning. An evaluation of the project will determine the feasibility of expansion to include additional cohorts. Read more.
UI Boise Hosts Coding Summer Camp for Students and Teachers
BOISE — The University of Idaho Boise is hosting its second year of STEM-focused summer camps in Nampa through the DIG'nIT program, an initiative aimed to increase awareness and interest in science and technology. A group of teachers and middle school students will receive training and explore the growing field of computer programming and coding during the weeklong summer camp in mid-July. Read more.
Idaho Arena Gains Federal Support, Partners With Architect
The University of Idaho got a boost from the U.S. Forest Service as part of a national movement to expand use of wood products in construction. A highly competitive Wood Innovation Grant will help kick into high gear the construction of the Idaho Arena, a 4,700-seat sports and activity center on the Moscow campus. Read more.
Prichard Art Gallery Receives National Endowment for the Arts Grant
The University of Idaho Prichard Art Gallery has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to fund a wildfire photography exhibition. The $15,000 grant, part of $82 million NEA Chairman Jane Chu approved to fund local arts projects across the country, will allow the Prichard to exhibit “Conflagration, the Wildfire Photography of Kari Greer.” The grant is one of 1,029 Art Works grants out of 1,728 submissions, ranging from $10,000 to $100,000 funded with the most recent grant award. Read more.
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Retirement Reception for Cheri Cole
Please join the College of Graduate Studies for a reception to thank Cheri Cole for her years of dedicated service to the University of Idaho and the College of Graduate Studies. A retirement reception will be held from 2-3:30 p.m. today, June 26, in the IRIC Atrium. Light refreshments will be provided.
Russell Meeuf Releases Two New Books
Russell Meeuf, an associate professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Media, published two new books this spring on popular culture and film history. "Rebellious Bodies: Stardom, Citizenship, and the New Body Politics" uses contemporary film and television stars to explore the boundaries of cultural citizenship in the U.S. He used six Hollywood stars — Melissa McCarthy, Gabourey Sidibe, Peter Dinklage, Danny Trejo, Betty White and Laverne Cox — to describe different sets of anxieties about the body, from the obesity epidemic to immigration, to transgender rights. Read more about "Rebellious Bodies" at http://www.uidaho.edu/class/jamm/news/bodies.
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