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Dean Jean McGivney-Burelle and Tabatha Butler interview Idaho State Senator, James Ruchti and Dr. Wendy Ruchti about their scholarship to support College of Education's Master of Arts in Teaching students. In the second half of the show they interview James and Wendy’s first scholarship recipient Guadalupe Alvarez.

William Wisner MBA is an Army veteran and the Executive Director of Grunt Style Foundation, a national nonprofit organization committed to providing resources for service members, veterans, and their families. Established in April of 2021, Grunt Style Foundation is making a positive impact on mental health and wellness, transition and sustainment, food insecurities, and stopping homelessness. Will and his organization accomplish this by assisting veterans in transition and providing sustainment for those experiencing food and shelter insecurities. Through their partnerships, Grunt Style Foundation hosts monthly workshops where veterans can have one on one access to career advisors, veteran affairs representatives, legal aid and other services critical to veterans and their families in transition. The Grunt Style Foundation is proud to be part of the solution through their Deployments program which is a small repeatable process that distributes necessary resources in support of junior-enlisted service members and their families at select military installations across the United States. Learn more by visiting www.gruntstylefoundation.org.

Join our host, Dr. Henry Evans, as he leads us through a playlist of classic reggae tunes for the old heads.

Mike Hooper is a U.S. Army Veteran who served in Cuba and the Department of Homeland Security during Operation Enduring Freedom. Today, Mike is SMART Recovery’s Regional Outreach Director for the Southeastern United States. He is also a facilitator and conducts meetings for veterans and first responders. In his role, Mike works to bring the message of SMART Recovery to as many people as possible. The message is simple, each of us has the power within ourselves to address our struggle with substance use disorders and live a balanced, healthy, purposeful, and meaningful life. Mike finds value in the SMART Recovery program seeing how practicing the principles improved his relationship with himself and others. He is also developing a network to impact the recovery community with methods to accomplish sustainable lifestyle changes and mentor new meeting facilitators. In his own words, Mike Hooper says, “I’ve lived through hell, but I decided to keep fighting. I used SMART support groups and excellent tools to change, and I’m excited to help others do the same.” Find out more about SMART Recovery by visiting: www.smartrecovery.org

Dr. Raphael Njoku and Eric Morris talk with Dean Turley-Ames about the International Affairs Council, a student organization that plans the annual Frank Church Symposium, which brings diverse people from around the world to discuss international issues and which provides invaluable opportunities for the students who help organize it.

To celebrate Valentine's Day, we have a lineup of music and an episode of Phil Harris on the docket today, along with some goings-on inside the studio.

KISU’s Ricky Colapietro interviews Kendall Whitney, a sport and exercise science student here at ISU. Kendall is the elections commissioner for ASISU, and enjoys her involvement. During the election season, she is busy spreading awareness about ASISU and informing potential candidates about what being a part of ASISU is about.

KISU’s Ricky Colapietro interviews Derek Adams, a student studying marketing and finance at ISU. Derek is the ASISU senator for the College of Business, and is also involved with Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) on campus. Zane Webb encouraged Derek to join ASISU, and Derek has enjoyed his experience so far. Derek has enjoyed having the opportunity to make a difference on campus through his involvement in ASISU and his fraternity.

KISU’s Ricky Colapietro interviews Ethan Wilks, a mechanical engineering student at ISU. Ethan is the Elections Commissioner Deputy for ASISU. Ethan is involved with a couple different clubs on campus, and enjoys all that they have to offer. Ricky and Ethan share some helpful tips for students looking to get more involved on campus.

Special guest, Dr. Clay Long, Administrator for the Idaho Division of Career and Technical Education met with Interim Dean Debbie Ronneburg to discuss the importance of CTE, or Career and Technical Education, in Idaho. With February as National CTE Month, Dr. Long provides the perfect lens for increasing awareness of exciting, in-demand and high paying careers in technology. Dr. Long highlights what Idaho CTE programs offer, the value of CTE to prospective students and employers, and opportunities for individuals of all ages to learn and grow through these specialized educational and career pathways.