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National Teacher of the Year inspires CEI educators to embrace connection and stories

Wednesday . August 09, 2023

Rebecka Peterson, the 2023 National Teacher of the Year, encouraged educators from College of Eastern Idaho to connect with students and listen to their stories during a fall in-service training Monday at The Waterfront at Snake River Landing.

Peterson began by focusing on the pandemic’s impact on education in America.

National Teacher of the Year to Deliver Keynote Address at Fall In-service

Wednesday . August 09, 2023

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — College of Eastern Idaho (CEI) is excited to announce that Rebecka Peterson, the 2023 National Teacher of the Year, will be the keynote speaker at the CEI fall semester Faculty and Staff In-service on Monday, August 14. Rebecka will speak during the morning session of in-service at The Waterfront at Snake River Landing.

The Tulsa, Oklahoma high school math teacher was named the 2023 National Teacher…

CEI Receives Seven-Year Reaffirmation of Accreditation

Monday . July 31, 2023

College of Eastern Idaho (CEI) is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU). CEI recently received its seven-year reaffirmation of accreditation on July 21, 2023. Please view the Reaffirmation of Accreditation letter here. CEI’s current accreditation status is also published on the NWCCU’s website.

Partnership links CEI’s nursing programs, local hospitals through institute

Saturday . July 29, 2023

IDAHO FALLS (Idaho Capital Sun) — Nurses in training at the College of Eastern Idaho have access to more training resources through a new partnership with local hospitals.…

'Nursing is in great peril': Idaho Healthcare Institute hopes to combat health care staffing shortages

Friday . July 28, 2023

Gov. Brad Little, business leaders and community members all gathered Thursday afternoon in Idaho Falls to celebrate the ribbon cutting for the Idaho Healthcare Institute.

The Idaho Healthcare Institute, located at 850 Energy Drive, is a unique nursing program that directly partners with the College of Eastern Idaho, Mountain View Hospital and Idaho Falls Community Hospital to combat the state’s shortage of health care…

CEI Foundation’s Annual Great Race for Education

Friday . July 21, 2023

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Competitors at the Snake River Landing Waterfront embraced their inner super spy at the College of Eastern Idaho's Great Race for Education.

The large scale scavenger-hunt sends teams of runners across downtown Idaho Falls, where they compete in challenges to unlock their secret agent skills.

CEI Foundation's Annual Great Race for Education to be held July 21

Tuesday . July 18, 2023

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — The College of Eastern Idaho (CEI) Foundation will host its annual premier fundraiser, The Great Race for Education “Espionage” Edition on Friday, July 21, 2023. This large-scale scavenger hunt sends teams of four runners through Snake River Landing and the downtown Idaho Falls area following clues that take them to locations where they complete fun, complex challenges.

CEI Early College student to attend West Point

Monday . July 03, 2023

IDAHO FALLS — College of Eastern Idaho (CEI) is excited to announce that Zac Church has been appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point Class of 2027. Church, who earned 27 college credits through CEI while being homeschooled, will head to West Point at the end of June.

James Roberts from the West Point Admissions Field Force along with Carter Harrison from Congressman Simpson’s office joined with…

Bank of Idaho and CEI Foundation partner to raise thousands for education

Thursday . June 22, 2023

The Bank of Idaho and the College of Eastern Idaho Foundation are partnering for the sixth time this
weekend to raise money for local education.

Swing for the Green, an annual fundraiser for CEI, started in 2017.The Bank of Idaho set out to help
students in the Idaho Falls community. The fundraiser includes a dinner Friday night with silent and live
auctions, followed by a golf tournament Saturday where prizes…

Idaho teachers participate in i-STEM training

Wednesday . June 21, 2023

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – Educators across the state are coming to the College of Eastern Idaho for a four-day STEM workshop. It will teach them all about STEM – science, technology, engineering and math – education.

The i-STEM Institute has opened up the course to six different location across the state.