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KISU’s Ricky Colapietro interviews Dr. Tracy Collum, the Associate Dean for the Graduate School about the annual Graduate School Book Drive. The book drive began 3 years ago, and is an initiative to gather diverse books for local elementary schools for K-4 students. The book drive kicks off with the fall semester and runs through the end of October, allowing deliveries to local schools in early November. To give, visit https://www.isu.edu/graduate/about/book-drive/ or head on over to a local bookstore to donate to the book drive and support local businesses.

Dean Kandi Turley Ames talks to Professor of Philosophy, Ralph Baergen, and student GioVanna Geller about the undergraduate and graduate Biomedical Ethics Certificates.

For this episode of Bengal Financial Literacy Show, join host Chris Chatwin and guests, Riley and Parker Nilsen, as they discuss their idea to develop a game that teaches personal finance strategies to kids and teens.

Fawn Liebengood is a marine conservationist, entrepreneur, and activist specializing in marine debris prevention and removal. She earned her MBA in Nonprofit Management and MAS in Biodiversity and Conservation from Scripps Institution of Oceanography. After co-founding 808 Cleanups, Fawn moved on to found her recent venture Blue Ocean Warriors as a culmination of her MAS Capstone Research. Blue Ocean Warriors’ mission is to enrich military, veteran, and civilian lives through community-based marine debris cleanups while empowering volunteers in the fight to eradicate marine plastic pollution.Fawn explains how she developed the concept of combining marine debris cleanups and addressing mental health concerns among our military community today. Fawn and Dan discuss some of the leading points surrounding increased suicide and self-destructive behaviors, the concept of “Blue Mind”, and providing solutions within organizations such as Blue Ocean Warriors, which will be the first military-centered environmental nonprofit corporation of its kind. Listen to Fawn and Dan as they share examples of successfully overcoming feelings of loneliness, isolation, depression, anxiety, deployment stress, and fear of the unknown, through recreational therapy and near peer support.

In this month's edition of Pharmacy Fusion, ISU Pharmacy Dean Walter Fitzgerald speaks with Dr. Tom Wadsworth. Tom was involved in both the initial planning stages in 2007 and successful launching of ISU Pharmacy's Alaskan campus in 2016.

Fishing is the name of the game today as we cast a line with Fibber McGee and Molly, Archie Andrews, and another one of our old friends that seem to show up at the strangest times.

This week, Maclane and Jake are camping out in the woods with Fibber McGee and Phil Harris, in between swatting mosquitoes and tracking down a wild animal.

Dean Kandi Turley Ames talks to Professor of English, Bethany Schultz Hurst and student Jessa Briggs about the value of the creative writing program and transferability of skills it imparts to students

Kat Misch Elle is the founder and Editor in Chief of her publication, Inspired Success Magazine. Kat is also the daughter of a Vietnam Veteran. Kat says, “Being raised by a Veteran was definitely a major part of shaping me into the woman I am today.” Growing up in a rural setting, Kat remembers feeling isolated and began journaling at ten years old. She wanted to connect with people and learn about their lives mostly to see if other people lived differently. Kat’s journey led her to create Inspired Success Magazine, a publication which shares inspirational stories of successfully overcoming adversity. The magazine also offers practical tips and tools to help readers bring their visions into reality. You can discover more about Kat and her magazine by visiting www.inspiredsuccessmagazine.com

Amy Dressel is the Director of Advancement Communications for the Alumni Association at Idaho State University. Amy’s career path has never been about going from point A to point B. Instead, she has let her journey evolve organically by following her interests, and recognizing and building upon her strengths along the way.