Bengal Giving Day

Bengal Giving Day is like no other ISU fundraiser! Bengal Giving Day is a 32hour online fundraising drive to support ISU students, faculty, and campus programs. It’s designed to be fun and competitive as project teams reach out to build support for their favorite programs and compete for challenge dollars.

For just 1901 minutes between April 11 and 12, 2023, you have the chance to make a substantial impact in the lives of ISU students, from wherever you are in the world. The all virtual giving day aims to raise thousands of dollars for student scholarships, student outreach initiatives and the Dean’s Excellence Fund.

Every August the College celebrates the incoming PharmD students with a White Coat Ceremony. An Alaska donor provides the white coats for all of our incoming students at our Anchorage campus. For our Idaho students, we are asking for funds for the white coat(s) at $100.00 each. You have the opportunity to provide as many white coats as you desire. Each white coat will have a pocket card indicating the respective donor. Your donation to the Dean’s Excellence Fund can also provide scholarships, at an amount of your choice, for our incoming student pharmacists. We will verify if you want your donation to support white coats or scholarships after your donation is made. This is a wonderful opportunity to provide support to these students as they begin their journey towards a career in this noble and rewarding profession.

The mission of The Professional Pharmacy Student Alliance is to promote the health of our communities and the profession of pharmacy. Through our student outreach programs and the funds that we raise, we can offer patient-centered care, including vaccinations, to rural and underserved communities throughout the Treasure Valley, Pocatello, Anchorage and surrounding communities. These initiatives provide tremendous experience for our student pharmacists as they provide important health care services to the communities that we serve.

The cost of enrollment in colleges of pharmacy throughout the country and region has increased substantially over recent years. The current annual tuition and fees for an Idaho resident in the ISU College of Pharmacy Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D) program is $20,000 per year or $80,000 over the four years of their education. Our objective is to obtain donor support in order to reduce the financial burden that our students incur while in this program. Unlike an endowment, all proceeds to this fund can be used to its entirety for immediate use.

WIth a decades long tradition of giving, the Kasiska Family Foundation has gifted nearly $20 million to Idaho State University. Most recently, a gift of $1 million was presented to ISU in May 2022. This latest contribution creates the Eva Kasiska Scholarship Endowment and will provide scholarships for students studying health professions at ISU now and into the future.The Kasiska Family Foundation has also issued a challenge to the community members and former Kasiska scholarship recipients. Their board has pledged to provide up to $1 million in additional funds, by providing a three to one match of any contributions made to the endowment during Bengal Giving Day! Organizations, alumni members and community leaders have the opportunity to contribute to the endowment, unlocking the full potential of the Kasiska challenge and supporting the health care leaders of tomorrow in perpetuity.

All of these funds enhance the educational experience of our students while preparing them for a successful career in this noble profession.