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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…

CEI Board of Trustees fills trustee vacancy

Tuesday . April 11, 2023

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) — College of Eastern Idaho (CEI) Board of Trustees announced the appointment of Ethan Huffman to fill the Zone 4 vacancy during a Special Meeting held on Monday.

Huffman appointed to CEI board of trustees

Tuesday . April 11, 2023

Ethan Huffman has been appointed to fill the vacant Zone 4 position on
the College of Eastern Idaho Board of Trustees, according to a CEI news
release.

CEI Board of Trustees Appoints Ethan Huffman to Fill Trustee Vacancy

Monday . April 10, 2023

IDAHO FALLS, ID — College of Eastern Idaho (CEI) Board of Trustees announced the
appointment of Ethan Huffman to fill the Zone 4 vacancy during a Special Meeting held on
Monday, April 10, 2023. He is assuming the Trustee role previously held by Craig Miller who
resigned last month due to the demands of his other commitments. Per Idaho law, Huffman will
serve until the next trustee election in November 2024.

CEI's board of trustees works overtime to fill vacancy

Tuesday . April 04, 2023

Following a series of recent special meetings for the College of Eastern Idaho's board of trustees, the last
being held Thursday, board members were finally able to interview candidates who applied to fill the
Zone 4 vacancy left by Trustee Craig Miller.