Released by Idaho State University October 29, 2010
Contact: Rebecca Morrow, Ph.D., Director, Anderson Gender Resource Center
Idaho State University, (208) 282-2805 or www.isu.edu/andersoncenter
ISU Janet C. Anderson Center to Host Speaker Dr. Peter Boag
In Observance of Transgender Day of Remembrance, Nov. 4
POCATELLO – The Idaho State University Janet C. Anderson Gender Resource Center will host Dr. Peter Boag on Thursday, Nov. 4 at 6:30 p.m. in the Salmon River Suite of the Pond Student Union.
This event, in honor of National Transgender Day of Remembrance, is free and open to the public.
Transgenderism, involving all its contemporary complexities of acceptance and integration, is not an issue only surfacing in the early 21st century. Boag’s lecture will illustrate, through the use of historical and contextual research, how transgenderism has existed throughout many centuries and the cultural eras that defined them.
Through a careful and critical reading of sources, Boag will demonstrate that the existence of Trans people in western gender history has been documented all along. Dr. Boag will discuss an in-process book project entitled, “Re-Dressing America's Frontier Past.” After providing a brief synopsis of the book and why he has decided to write it, Boag will then share some of his most interesting stories of the transgender people of whom he is writing.
In thorough re-evaluation of historical sources, Boag offers the insightful message of humanities research: History facilitates contemporary perspective; through history one may come to better comprehend the current societal issues facing “trans people.”
The Janet C. Anderson Gender Resource Center is hosting the article discussion in recognition of Transgender Day of Remembrance, an internationally observed memorial of those who have lost their lives due to anti-trans hatred, prejudice and violence. First observed in 1998, the mission of Transgender Day of Remembrance seeks to raise awareness of transgender issues and to mourn those who might otherwise be forgotten.
The Anderson Center at Idaho State University serves as the focal point on campus for the consideration of gender issues and is especially guided by the ideal of diversity, which allows us to envision a future free of the limitations imposed by our culture’s standard definitions of gender and other categories of difference.
For more information, contact the Anderson Center at (208)-282-2805.
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Friday, October 29, 2010
Idaho Journalism Conference to Be Held for Second Year at Idaho State University; 400 Students, Teachers to Converge at ISU Oct. 29-30
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October 28, 2010
Idaho Journalism Conference to Be Held for Second Year at Idaho State University;
400 Students, Teachers to Converge at ISU Oct. 29-30
What: More than 400 journalism students from high schools around Idaho will attend 25th annual Idaho Student Journalism Association fall conference, to be held Oct. 29-30 on the ISU campus.
Schedule: Students will be signing up between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29, in the Pond Student Union outside of the Bengal Theater. The keynote address for the conference will be at 1 p.m. Friday in the PSUB Bengal Theater. After the keynote, students will be attending presentations at several locations on campus on Friday and Saturday.
Contact Information: Contact Tom Hallaq, (208) 282-6453 (office) or 801-232-9173 (cell), or halltom@isu.edu, for information on the conference and additional schedule information, or contact Andy Taylor, (208) 282-3209.
Additional Information: (from a press release sent out earlier):
The conference will feature contests, seminars, workshops and speeches, all revolving around broadcasting, advertising, public relations, photography, video production, graphic design, and writing for print and the web.
The keynote speaker is Chris Huston, news director at KIDK-TV, Pocatello and Idaho Falls. He will speak Friday afternoon, October 29.
Competition categories include writing news stories, features, sports stories, video productions, reviews and headlines. Students may also submit editorial cartoons or photos, and newspaper or yearbook advertising entries.
Among the judges will be ISU mass communication students, some of whom participated in the conference themselves while in high school. The ISJA was originally formed in 1964 as the Idaho State High School Press Association. Afton Bitton, a teacher from Idaho Falls High School, was the first president.
The aspiring journalists, broadcasters, advertising agents, photographers, graphic artists and public relations professionals will attend educational workshops, hear from a keynote speaker, submit competitive entries and just plain have some fun.
About 200 high school journalists attended the fall conference at ISU in 2009.
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October 28, 2010
Idaho Journalism Conference to Be Held for Second Year at Idaho State University;
400 Students, Teachers to Converge at ISU Oct. 29-30
What: More than 400 journalism students from high schools around Idaho will attend 25th annual Idaho Student Journalism Association fall conference, to be held Oct. 29-30 on the ISU campus.
Schedule: Students will be signing up between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29, in the Pond Student Union outside of the Bengal Theater. The keynote address for the conference will be at 1 p.m. Friday in the PSUB Bengal Theater. After the keynote, students will be attending presentations at several locations on campus on Friday and Saturday.
Contact Information: Contact Tom Hallaq, (208) 282-6453 (office) or 801-232-9173 (cell), or halltom@isu.edu, for information on the conference and additional schedule information, or contact Andy Taylor, (208) 282-3209.
Additional Information: (from a press release sent out earlier):
The conference will feature contests, seminars, workshops and speeches, all revolving around broadcasting, advertising, public relations, photography, video production, graphic design, and writing for print and the web.
The keynote speaker is Chris Huston, news director at KIDK-TV, Pocatello and Idaho Falls. He will speak Friday afternoon, October 29.
Competition categories include writing news stories, features, sports stories, video productions, reviews and headlines. Students may also submit editorial cartoons or photos, and newspaper or yearbook advertising entries.
Among the judges will be ISU mass communication students, some of whom participated in the conference themselves while in high school. The ISJA was originally formed in 1964 as the Idaho State High School Press Association. Afton Bitton, a teacher from Idaho Falls High School, was the first president.
The aspiring journalists, broadcasters, advertising agents, photographers, graphic artists and public relations professionals will attend educational workshops, hear from a keynote speaker, submit competitive entries and just plain have some fun.
About 200 high school journalists attended the fall conference at ISU in 2009.
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Idaho Journalism Conference to Be Held for Second Year at Idaho State University
Released by Idaho State University October 22, 2010
Contact: Tom Hallaq, (208) 282-6453 or halltom@isu.edu
Idaho Journalism Conference to Be Held for Second Year at Idaho State University
POCATELLO – More than 400 journalism students from high schools around Idaho will converge on Pocatello and the campus of Idaho State University at the end of October.
The occasion is the 25th annual Idaho Student Journalism Association fall conference, to be held Oct. 29-30 on the ISU campus. ISU’s James E. Rogers Department of Mass Communication and its staff, professors and students will help with organization and logistics.
“Journalism teachers from across the state look forward to the fall conference as a place where our students can demonstrate their skills and develop new ones,” said Juli Stricklan, ISJA president and English teacher at Rigby High School.
“Being on a university campus gives our students a sense of what is possible in post-secondary education in journalism-related fields. It’s a priceless experience,”
she added.
ISU Mass Communication chair Tom Terry was excited to welcome the students.
“This is a wonderful opportunity for high school students to network and meet fellow journalists from around the state in an intense learning atmosphere,” Terry said.
“It also gives them the chance to interact with college students and professors and get an idea where they want to go both professionally and as a college student,”
“For ISU and the department,” added Terry, “we can show off our state-of-the-art computers and broadcast equipment and give our students some practical experience as well.”
Assistant Professor Tom Hallaq is coordinating the conference for ISU and was equally enthusiastic.
“We are looking forward to having the students in the department and on campus,” Hallaq said.
“The two-day format focuses the students and gives them the ability to improve their skills. It also exposes them to different aspects of the media and can assist them in deciding their career path.”
The conference will feature contests, seminars, workshops and speeches, all revolving around broadcasting, advertising, public relations, photography, video production, graphic design, and writing for print and the web.
The keynote speaker is Chris Huston, news director at KIDK-TV, Pocatello and Idaho Falls. He will speak Friday afternoon, October 29.
Competition categories include writing news stories, features, sports stories, video productions, reviews and headlines. Students may also submit editorial cartoons or photos, and newspaper or yearbook advertising entries.
Among the judges will be ISU mass communication students, some of whom participated in the conference themselves while in high school. The ISJA was originally formed in 1964 as the Idaho State High School Press Association. Afton Bitton, a teacher from Idaho Falls High School, was the first president.
The aspiring journalists, broadcasters, advertising agents, photographers, graphic artists and public relations professionals will attend educational workshops, hear from a keynote speaker, submit competitive entries and just plain have some fun.
About 200 high school journalists attended the fall conference at ISU in 2009.
# # #
Contact: Tom Hallaq, (208) 282-6453 or halltom@isu.edu
Idaho Journalism Conference to Be Held for Second Year at Idaho State University
POCATELLO – More than 400 journalism students from high schools around Idaho will converge on Pocatello and the campus of Idaho State University at the end of October.
The occasion is the 25th annual Idaho Student Journalism Association fall conference, to be held Oct. 29-30 on the ISU campus. ISU’s James E. Rogers Department of Mass Communication and its staff, professors and students will help with organization and logistics.
“Journalism teachers from across the state look forward to the fall conference as a place where our students can demonstrate their skills and develop new ones,” said Juli Stricklan, ISJA president and English teacher at Rigby High School.
“Being on a university campus gives our students a sense of what is possible in post-secondary education in journalism-related fields. It’s a priceless experience,”
she added.
ISU Mass Communication chair Tom Terry was excited to welcome the students.
“This is a wonderful opportunity for high school students to network and meet fellow journalists from around the state in an intense learning atmosphere,” Terry said.
“It also gives them the chance to interact with college students and professors and get an idea where they want to go both professionally and as a college student,”
“For ISU and the department,” added Terry, “we can show off our state-of-the-art computers and broadcast equipment and give our students some practical experience as well.”
Assistant Professor Tom Hallaq is coordinating the conference for ISU and was equally enthusiastic.
“We are looking forward to having the students in the department and on campus,” Hallaq said.
“The two-day format focuses the students and gives them the ability to improve their skills. It also exposes them to different aspects of the media and can assist them in deciding their career path.”
The conference will feature contests, seminars, workshops and speeches, all revolving around broadcasting, advertising, public relations, photography, video production, graphic design, and writing for print and the web.
The keynote speaker is Chris Huston, news director at KIDK-TV, Pocatello and Idaho Falls. He will speak Friday afternoon, October 29.
Competition categories include writing news stories, features, sports stories, video productions, reviews and headlines. Students may also submit editorial cartoons or photos, and newspaper or yearbook advertising entries.
Among the judges will be ISU mass communication students, some of whom participated in the conference themselves while in high school. The ISJA was originally formed in 1964 as the Idaho State High School Press Association. Afton Bitton, a teacher from Idaho Falls High School, was the first president.
The aspiring journalists, broadcasters, advertising agents, photographers, graphic artists and public relations professionals will attend educational workshops, hear from a keynote speaker, submit competitive entries and just plain have some fun.
About 200 high school journalists attended the fall conference at ISU in 2009.
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition ‘Felt’ Opens Nov. 1; Runs through Nov. 12
Released by Idaho State University October 26, 2010
Contact: Amy Jo Popa, (208) 282-3341
Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition ‘Felt’
Opens Nov. 1; Runs through Nov. 12
POCATELLO – The Idaho State University Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition “FELT” by Omar Sarabia will be held at the John B. Davis Gallery in the Fine Arts Building from Nov. 1-12.
The opening reception is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 1, from 6 to 8 p.m. The exhibition will be on display from Nov. 2 to 12.
Sarabia was born in Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico in 1978. Sarabia currently lives in Pocatello and has been a resident of Idaho for about 30 years. In 2002 he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Department of Art and Pre-Architecture at Idaho State University. This fall Sarabia is completing his Master of Fine Arts Degree at ISU.
The works for “Felt” are all acrylic medium paintings.
”I have felt the suburban and natural landscapes of eastern Idaho and believe that both terrains have shaped the work for this exhibition,” Sarabia said.
The John B. Davis Gallery hours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
This event is free and open to the public. The John B. Davis Gallery hours are Monday - Friday 10 a.m. – 4p.m. The gallery is located in the Fine Arts Building # 11, on the campus of Idaho State University. For more information contact Amy Jo Popa at 282-3341 or www.isu.edu/art/galleries.shtml.
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Contact: Amy Jo Popa, (208) 282-3341
Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition ‘Felt’
Opens Nov. 1; Runs through Nov. 12
POCATELLO – The Idaho State University Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition “FELT” by Omar Sarabia will be held at the John B. Davis Gallery in the Fine Arts Building from Nov. 1-12.
The opening reception is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 1, from 6 to 8 p.m. The exhibition will be on display from Nov. 2 to 12.
Sarabia was born in Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico in 1978. Sarabia currently lives in Pocatello and has been a resident of Idaho for about 30 years. In 2002 he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Department of Art and Pre-Architecture at Idaho State University. This fall Sarabia is completing his Master of Fine Arts Degree at ISU.
The works for “Felt” are all acrylic medium paintings.
”I have felt the suburban and natural landscapes of eastern Idaho and believe that both terrains have shaped the work for this exhibition,” Sarabia said.
The John B. Davis Gallery hours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
This event is free and open to the public. The John B. Davis Gallery hours are Monday - Friday 10 a.m. – 4p.m. The gallery is located in the Fine Arts Building # 11, on the campus of Idaho State University. For more information contact Amy Jo Popa at 282-3341 or www.isu.edu/art/galleries.shtml.
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Tuesday, October 26, 2010
ISU Media Expert: Expert on Iran, ISU Political Science Professor Sean Anderson
Dear Editors and Reporters,
Iran and its nuclear ambitions are in the news, though overshadowed by the mid-term elections, etc.
ISU political science professor and director of ISU's International Studies Program Sean Anderson, author of "The Historical Dictionary of Terrorism," has expertise in international affairs and Iran and is a good source for localizing this story, which could become even bigger in upcoming days and weeks.
Anderson recently returned from Wyoming where he delivered the lecture "The Rise of Iran and the Modern Middle East" at three colleges.
Anderson has published seven works related to Iranian sponsorship of terrorism, two
of which have been reprinted in edited volumes, inculding
“U.S. Counter-Insurgency vs. Iranian-Sponsored Terrorism,” republished in *Networks, Terrorism and Global Insurgency,* edited by Robert J. Bunker. London: Routledge, 2005, pp. 84-100.
Sean Anderson's contact information is: andesean@gmail.com; his office phone number is 282-2540 or 282-3043 or the political science office, 282-2211.
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Andrew Taylor
Public Information Specialist
Office of Marketing and Communications
Idaho State University
(208) 282-3209
www.isu.edu
Iran and its nuclear ambitions are in the news, though overshadowed by the mid-term elections, etc.
ISU political science professor and director of ISU's International Studies Program Sean Anderson, author of "The Historical Dictionary of Terrorism," has expertise in international affairs and Iran and is a good source for localizing this story, which could become even bigger in upcoming days and weeks.
Anderson recently returned from Wyoming where he delivered the lecture "The Rise of Iran and the Modern Middle East" at three colleges.
Anderson has published seven works related to Iranian sponsorship of terrorism, two
of which have been reprinted in edited volumes, inculding
“U.S. Counter-Insurgency vs. Iranian-Sponsored Terrorism,” republished in *Networks, Terrorism and Global Insurgency,* edited by Robert J. Bunker. London: Routledge, 2005, pp. 84-100.
Sean Anderson's contact information is: andesean@gmail.com; his office phone number is 282-2540 or 282-3043 or the political science office, 282-2211.
--
Andrew Taylor
Public Information Specialist
Office of Marketing and Communications
Idaho State University
(208) 282-3209
www.isu.edu
Monday, October 25, 2010
ISU Society of Physics Students to Host Punk'n Chuck
ISU Society of Physics Students to Host Punk'n Chuck
The ISU Society of Physics Students will be hosting a Punk'n Chuck competition on Saturday, October 30, from 1:00 - 3:30 pm at the Idaho Accelerator Center Airport Facility on West Fortress Rd. just south of the Pocatello Airport, and north of I86, just a few hundred yards northwest of Exit 56. Teams from schools in Blackfoot, Salmon, Sun Valley, and Idaho Falls, as well as teams from BYUI and ISU will be competing with catapults they have built and designed for trophies and bragging rights. Spectators are welcome. For more information, Contact Dr. Steve Shropshire at 282-2212 or shropshi@physics.isu.edu.
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Andrew Taylor
Public Information Specialist
Office of Marketing and Communications
Idaho State University
(208) 282-3209
www.isu.edu
The ISU Society of Physics Students will be hosting a Punk'n Chuck competition on Saturday, October 30, from 1:00 - 3:30 pm at the Idaho Accelerator Center Airport Facility on West Fortress Rd. just south of the Pocatello Airport, and north of I86, just a few hundred yards northwest of Exit 56. Teams from schools in Blackfoot, Salmon, Sun Valley, and Idaho Falls, as well as teams from BYUI and ISU will be competing with catapults they have built and designed for trophies and bragging rights. Spectators are welcome. For more information, Contact Dr. Steve Shropshire at 282-2212 or shropshi@physics.isu.edu.
--
Andrew Taylor
Public Information Specialist
Office of Marketing and Communications
Idaho State University
(208) 282-3209
www.isu.edu
Friday, October 22, 2010
ISU Janet C. Anderson Center to host an article discussion Go West Young Man, Go East Young Woman: Searching for the Trans in Western Gender History b
Released by Idaho State University October 22, 2010
Contact: Dr. Rebecca Morrow, Anderson Center Director at (208) 282-2805 or gndrctr@isu.edu
ISU Janet C. Anderson Center to host an article discussion Go West Young Man, Go East Young Woman: Searching for the Trans in Western Gender History by Dr. Peter Boag – October 28, 2010
ISU Janet C. Anderson Center to host Speaker Dr. Peter Boag – November 4, 2010
POCATELLO – The Idaho State University Janet C. Anderson Gender Resource Center will host an article discussion of Dr. Peter Boag’s Go West Young Man, Go East Young Woman: Searching for the Trans in Western Gender History at 12:15 p.m. Thursday, October 28 in the Heritage Room of the Pond Student Union Building on the ISU campus. This article discussion will take place in preparation for the much anticipated event to be held on Thursday, November 4 at 6:30 p.m. in the Salmon River Suite of the Pond Student Union Building wherein the Anderson Center is hosting Dr. Peter Boag as an honored speaker. The article discussion and speaker event, in honor of National Transgender Day of Remembrance, are free and open to the public.
The discussion of Dr. Peter Boag’s award-winning article, Go West Young Man, Go East Young Woman: Searching for the Trans in Western Gender History will address the historical omission, by both feminist scholars and popular feminist writers, of the possibility of transgenderism among female-to-male cross-dressers of the American Old West. Particular consideration will be spent delving into an extensive exploration of why this neglect of Trans history has occurred, including the role that the Western Myth and the Frontier Thesis have had in tainting such evidence. Asserting that, indeed, transgenderism existed beyond the simple claims of female-to-male cross-dressing or lesbian tendency, as is declared by most feminist scholars, Boag’s article normalizes the concept of Trans identity throughout the late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century West.
Transgenderism, involving all its contemporary complexities of acceptance and integration, is not an issue only surfacing in the early 21st century. As Dr. Peter Boag illustrates through impressive historical and contextual research, transgenderism has existed throughout many centuries and the cultural eras that defined them. Through a more careful and critical reading of sources, paying close attention to the specificity of regional forces and their ensuing narratives, Dr. Boag demonstrates that the existence of Trans people in western gender history has been documented all along. In thorough re-evaluation of historical sources, Dr. Peter Boag offers the insightful message of humanities research: History facilitates contemporary perspective; through history one may come to better comprehend the current societal issues facing Trans people.
On November 4, Dr. Peter Boag will further discuss an in-process book project entitled, Re-Dressing America's Frontier Past. After providing a brief synopsis of the book and why he has decided to write it, Dr. Boag will then share some of his most interesting stories of the Trans people of whom he is writing.
The Janet C. Anderson Gender Resource Center is hosting the article discussion in recognition of Transgender Day of Remembrance, an internationally observed memorial of those who have lost their lives due to anti-trans hatred, prejudice, and violence. First observed in 1998, the mission of Transgender Day of Remembrance seeks to raise awareness of transgender issues and to mourn those who might otherwise be forgotten.
The Anderson Center at Idaho State University serves as the focal point on campus for the consideration of gender issues and is especially guided by the ideal of diversity which allows us to envision a future free of the limitations imposed by our culture’s standard definitions of gender and other categories of difference.
For more information, contact the Anderson Center at (208)-282-2805.
****
For the Media: If you would like more information about Transgender Day of Remembrance or the Anderson Center, please contact Dr. Rebecca Morrow at (208)-282-2805 or gndrctr@isu.edu.
Contact: Dr. Rebecca Morrow, Anderson Center Director at (208) 282-2805 or gndrctr@isu.edu
ISU Janet C. Anderson Center to host an article discussion Go West Young Man, Go East Young Woman: Searching for the Trans in Western Gender History by Dr. Peter Boag – October 28, 2010
ISU Janet C. Anderson Center to host Speaker Dr. Peter Boag – November 4, 2010
POCATELLO – The Idaho State University Janet C. Anderson Gender Resource Center will host an article discussion of Dr. Peter Boag’s Go West Young Man, Go East Young Woman: Searching for the Trans in Western Gender History at 12:15 p.m. Thursday, October 28 in the Heritage Room of the Pond Student Union Building on the ISU campus. This article discussion will take place in preparation for the much anticipated event to be held on Thursday, November 4 at 6:30 p.m. in the Salmon River Suite of the Pond Student Union Building wherein the Anderson Center is hosting Dr. Peter Boag as an honored speaker. The article discussion and speaker event, in honor of National Transgender Day of Remembrance, are free and open to the public.
The discussion of Dr. Peter Boag’s award-winning article, Go West Young Man, Go East Young Woman: Searching for the Trans in Western Gender History will address the historical omission, by both feminist scholars and popular feminist writers, of the possibility of transgenderism among female-to-male cross-dressers of the American Old West. Particular consideration will be spent delving into an extensive exploration of why this neglect of Trans history has occurred, including the role that the Western Myth and the Frontier Thesis have had in tainting such evidence. Asserting that, indeed, transgenderism existed beyond the simple claims of female-to-male cross-dressing or lesbian tendency, as is declared by most feminist scholars, Boag’s article normalizes the concept of Trans identity throughout the late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century West.
Transgenderism, involving all its contemporary complexities of acceptance and integration, is not an issue only surfacing in the early 21st century. As Dr. Peter Boag illustrates through impressive historical and contextual research, transgenderism has existed throughout many centuries and the cultural eras that defined them. Through a more careful and critical reading of sources, paying close attention to the specificity of regional forces and their ensuing narratives, Dr. Boag demonstrates that the existence of Trans people in western gender history has been documented all along. In thorough re-evaluation of historical sources, Dr. Peter Boag offers the insightful message of humanities research: History facilitates contemporary perspective; through history one may come to better comprehend the current societal issues facing Trans people.
On November 4, Dr. Peter Boag will further discuss an in-process book project entitled, Re-Dressing America's Frontier Past. After providing a brief synopsis of the book and why he has decided to write it, Dr. Boag will then share some of his most interesting stories of the Trans people of whom he is writing.
The Janet C. Anderson Gender Resource Center is hosting the article discussion in recognition of Transgender Day of Remembrance, an internationally observed memorial of those who have lost their lives due to anti-trans hatred, prejudice, and violence. First observed in 1998, the mission of Transgender Day of Remembrance seeks to raise awareness of transgender issues and to mourn those who might otherwise be forgotten.
The Anderson Center at Idaho State University serves as the focal point on campus for the consideration of gender issues and is especially guided by the ideal of diversity which allows us to envision a future free of the limitations imposed by our culture’s standard definitions of gender and other categories of difference.
For more information, contact the Anderson Center at (208)-282-2805.
****
For the Media: If you would like more information about Transgender Day of Remembrance or the Anderson Center, please contact Dr. Rebecca Morrow at (208)-282-2805 or gndrctr@isu.edu.
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