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College of Eastern Idaho Foundation Announces Annual Awards and Scholarships

Friday . April 28, 2023

IDAHO FALLS, ID — The College of Eastern Idaho (CEI) Foundation announced its 2023 award recipients
at the annual Scholarship Celebration on Thursday, April 27th at The Westbank Convention Center. The
event brought together student scholarship recipients, scholarship donors, and campus and community
award winners

College of Eastern Idaho to Host Energy Days

Friday . April 28, 2023

The College of Eastern Idaho is hosting Energy Days.

That will kick off May 4 at 7:30 a.m. in CEI’s boardroom Building 3 with an Up and Atom Breakfast. Attendees will hear from Idaho lawmakers and advocates for the nuclear energy industry. Following breakfast, the energy speaker series will begin at 8:45 a.m.

This will include leaders from Idaho National Lab, Idaho Environmental Coalition, Idaho Falls Power…

College of Eastern Idaho hosts inaugural Energy Days on May 4

Thursday . April 27, 2023

IDAHO FALLS, ID — The public is invited to attend Energy Days, an event that will kick off on May 4
at 7:30 a.m. in College of Eastern Idaho’s boardroom in building 3 with an Up & Atom Breakfast.
Meeting attendees will learn from Idaho lawmakers and leading advocates for the nuclear energy
industry. Speakers will include Idaho National Laboratory Director John Wagner, the Nuclear Energy
Institute, local legislators…

Idaho Falls Construction Combine brings contractors, students, sponsors and volunteers together

Thursday . April 27, 2023

IDAHO FALLS — People interested in construction or the trades are invited to get some hands-on training at the Idaho Falls Construction Combine. The two-day event “puts tools in the hands of students and young adults, teaching them valuable skills in the trades,” according to a news release from the College of Eastern Idaho.

Constructing the future: Construction Combine events planned for Idaho Falls and Salmon

Friday . April 21, 2023

The College of Eastern Idaho is holding two Construction Combine events — one in Idaho Falls and another in Salmon — designed to help high school students learn skills, showcase their abilities and potentially secure summer jobs in the construction industry.

“We want to have an event where students have an opportunity to really get a hands-on idea of what the construction industry means (and) what a job in the…

CEI hosting Construction Combine in Idaho Falls and Salmon

Wednesday . April 19, 2023

IDAHO FALLS – College of Eastern Idaho is proud to announce the inaugural Salmon Construction Combine, and 5th Annual Idaho Falls Construction Combine.

The Salmon event will be held April 26 and 27 and the Idaho Falls event will be held May 3 and 4.

Inspired by the NFL draft, Construction Combines allow participants to learn and demonstrate construction skills, as well as potentially land a summer job.

CEI to Hold Construction Combine Events in Idaho Falls and Salmon

Wednesday . April 19, 2023

IDAHO FALLS, ID — College of Eastern Idaho (CEI) is proud to announce that the inaugural Salmon
Construction Combine, and 5th Annual Idaho Falls Construction Combine will be held April 26th – 27th
and May 3rd – 4th, respectively. Inspired by the NFL draft, Construction Combines allow participants
to learn and demonstrate construction skills, as well as potentially land a summer job.

CEI Hosted Successful NWCCU Accreditation Visit for Its Year-Seven Evaluation

Monday . April 17, 2023

IDAHO FALLS, ID — College of Eastern Idaho (CEI) is proud to announce that it hosted a visit from
the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) for its planned seven-year
accreditation review. The evaluation took place April 12 through 14, 2023, and involved a team of
four peer reviewers from regional community colleges and a NWCCU liaison.

Mountain America Center Announces Partnerships for Graduation Ceremonies

Wednesday . April 12, 2023

Idaho Falls, ID – As graduation season is upon us, the Mountain America Center is thrilled to announce partnerships with local  school districts and the College of Eastern Idaho (CEI) to host several high school and college commencement ceremonies at the  end of the school year. Idaho Falls School District #91, Bonneville School District #93, Shelley High School, and CEI will all be  holding their graduations at Hero Arena inside…

Blackfoot paleontologist helps to successfully lead charge to name state dinosaur

Tuesday . April 11, 2023

Nearly two decades after its discovery, an animal that roamed ancient Idaho will be the Gem State’s official dinosaur thanks to the efforts of an Idaho State University professor from Blackfoot.

With Gov. Brad Little’s signature on March 31, Oryctodomeus was given the title of State Dinosaur. One of those championing Oryctodomeus was L.J. Krumenacker, adjunct professor of geosciences at ISU and affiliate curator at the…