Department of Communication, Media, and Persuasion - Idaho State University

04/03/2026

03/31/2026

For those of you who might be interested in working for the FBI.

03/31/2026

Since 1970, the International Affairs Council at ISU has organized the Frank Church Symposium to offer our community a free event that focuses on topics relevant to international affairs. This year's theme is Our New Normal? Evaluating Global Futures, and the students are questioning whether we're observing fundamental change in our increasingly digitized globe. It will be held this Thursday and Friday, April 2nd and 3rd.

03/12/2026

Local News 8 has an immediate opening for a Morning News Producer. This is an overnight shift producing our top-rated morning newscasts. Any interested candidates can apply at www.localnews8.com/jobs.

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11/11/2025

Please join us on November 19th, 2025, to welcome Mike Holland as ISU's guest speaker!

05/16/2025

CMP faculty and graduates at the department's graduation ceremony.

05/06/2025

Congratulations, Michaela Strickland! Michaela, one of our Honors Comm 1101 students, put together a project on Demosthenes and developed an op/ed that connected the Greek sophist to today's information and political circumstances. It was published in the Idaho State Journal. (See the link below.)

Why is modern thought so influenced by the Greeks? We’ve heard of philosophers from Socrates to Aristotle, whose ideas have shaped our understanding of life and science to this very

04/30/2025

🚀 Curious about Artificial Intelligence?

This course offers a big-picture look at AI’s development, its strengths and limitations, and the basics behind large language models and generative tools. You’ll collaborate with the instructor to define your goals and create a final project using real AI tools. Whether you're new to AI or ready to build something amazing, this course is for you!

🧠 CMP 3399: Media and AI
👨‍🏫 Taught by Dr. Jasun Carr
📅 MW | 9:30–10:45 AM
📍 CRN 15341

04/25/2025

JOIN THE TIGERS

DIGITAL MEDIA TIGERS IS ISU’S NEW STUDENT CLUB FOR CONTENT CREATORS!

GATHER, MEET, MINGLE, COLLABORATE AT OUR OFFICIAL LAUNCH PARTY

MONDAY APRIL 28.

6-8P

WOOD RIVER ROOM IN THE POND STUDENT UNION

WE’LL HAVE PIZZA AND DRINKS, RAFFLE PRIZES, STUDENT FILM SCREENINGS, SPEAKERS AND PRESENTATIONS AND MUCH MORE TO PULL TOGETHER OUR MASSIVE COMMUNITY OF CONTENT CREATORS.

IF YOU’RE INTERESTED OR INVOLVED IN MUSIC, VIDEO, GRAPHIC DESIGN, WRITING, PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIAL MEDIA, WEB DESIGN AND ANY OTHER MANNER OF DIGITAL CONTENT CREATION—COME MEET AND JOIN THE TIGERS!

THE DIGITAL MEDIA TIGERS—ISU’S NEWEST STUDENT ORGANIZATION—LAUNCHES MONDAY APRIL 28 WITH AN INAUGURAL OPEN HOUSE MINGLE

6-8PM IN THE WOOD RIVER ROOM IN PSUB.

SEE YOU THERE!