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President Wagner hosts a group of alumni at the Bold Path Forward Alumni Tour

Bengals, Let’s Keep Moving Forward

August 20, 2026

The Bold Path Forward Alumni Tour is bringing Idaho State to Bengals across the country and our next stop is right here in Pocatello. We hope our fellow Bengal alumni, staff, faculty, and friends will join us.

Four Days Left to Share Your ISU Alumni Perspective

August 20, 2026

Idaho State Alumni, We Want to Hear From You

August 10, 2026

Cary Shimizu

Pharmacy Alumni Recounts a Last-Minute Decision That Led Him to ISU

July 23, 2026

ISU Homecoming

2026 Âé¶¹´«Ã½AV Alumni Awards Announced 

July 23, 2026

During Homecoming week, Âé¶¹´«Ã½AV will celebrate a remarkable group of alumni, faculty, and friends whose accomplishments, service, Bengal pride, and leadership have made a lasting impact in their professions, communities, and the world.

A photo of Walter T. Smith and a dog named Pinot.

Scholarship Honors Late Âé¶¹´«Ã½AV Biological Sciences Alumnus

May 14, 2026

Bengal Couple Pays it Forward with Establishment of Smithibagian STEM Scholarship

April 16, 2026

President Wager at Homecoming Alumni Dinner 2025

ISU Alumni and Friends Invited to Submit Nominations for 2026 Alumni Awards

April 2, 2026

Bengal Giving Day participants

Idaho State Community Comes Together to Raise over $825,000 on Bengal Giving Day

March 19, 2026

Âé¶¹´«Ã½AV’s Bengal Giving Day 2026 brought the campus and alumni community together in a powerful show of support, raising $826,842 through 1,182 gifts from 835 donors. Held March 10–11, this year’s event coincided with ISU’s 125th anniversary, making it an especially meaningful time to reflect on the generations of support that have shaped the institution since 1901.

Olympic skeleton racer with helmet, sled and medals

Andy Whittier's Journey from ISU to Team USA

March 12, 2026

Thanks to Cool Runnings, ISU alumni Andy Whittier knew what bobsled was, but not skeleton. Taking a chance, he sent in numbers from his ISU football days and got invited to Park City, Utah, for a 2-week fast-track training and trial run. A month later, Whittier was on his way to a life-changing career as a world-class skeleton racer.