Students Can Learn About Career Options in Idaho in Virtual Event
No one expects a middle schooler to have their career already picked out but It s never too early to start thinking about the future and it s never too early to dream. The Idaho Department of Idaho shared an opportunity for Idaho students to learn about career options available in Idaho and beyond.
THINK Careers is an interactive virtual career exploration event for Idaho students ages 13 and older. It s sponsored by GEAR UP Idaho and Junior Achievement of Idaho and is an entirely free event.
On February 11th, there will be over 90 virtual company booths that will be available to publicly chat and answer questions for inquiring students. Local companies such as Idaho Power, Keller Williams Reality, City of Boise Fire and Police, Cowgirls Catering, and much more will be present. There s also national companies and agencies participating in the event like Google, Tesla, and even the FBI.
BY KEVIN RICHERT / IdahoEdNews.org Originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org on January 18, 2021 As Idaho’s colleges and universities reopen for spring classes,
North Idaho College trustee calls for chair to resign over alleged pattern of abuse
In a letter, North Idaho College Trustee Christie Wood described what she called inappropriate, aggressive or threatening behavior from Trustee Banducci.
Credit: Coeur d Alene/Post Falls Press
North Idaho College Board of Trustees Chair Todd Banducci Author: Madison Hardy (Coeur d Alene/Post Falls Press) Published: 9:47 AM MST January 20, 2021 Updated: 10:02 AM MST January 20, 2021
COEUR D ALENE, Idaho For what a fellow trustee has called a clear pattern of abuse and aggressive behavior, North Idaho College Board of Trustees Chair Todd Banducci has been asked to resign immediately.
Penned by 16-year board member Christie Wood, her letter was sparked by an email sent by President Rick MacLennan Monday morning. Through a public record request from The Press, North Idaho College provided the president s email.
To College of Eastern Idaho President Rick Aman, it shouldâve happened sooner.
âThis shouldâve happened, in my mind, 20 years ago,â Aman said.
Aman came to Idaho more than a decade ago to head student services at College of Western Idaho in Boise, just as that college was founded. The stateâs then two other community colleges, North Idaho College and College of Southern Idaho, were founded before the millennium.
Eastern Idaho was the last part of the state to see a community college, after voters approved property tax raises to fund turning Eastern Idaho Technical College into a two-year program which students could use both to hone career skills, earn two-year associate degrees and notch preliminary college courses for four-year degree programs.