ISU Builds New Alumni Center

Taylor Killpack News Editor

Idaho State University’s new Alumni Center is on track to be completed by the spring of 2023.

In July of 2021, ISU broke ground to build a $11.5 million Alumni Center on the corner of East Bonneville Street and Memorial Drive. The center will be a 26,281 square foot building, with enough space to provide a place to welcome back the body of over 85,000 alumni.

Ryan Sargent, director of Alumni Relations, expressed his excitement over the Alumni Center and the services it will offer in an email interview.

“The effort to build the Alumni Center has been over two decades in the making and we couldn’t be more excited as we now see the building taking shape. The vision of creating a new, warm and inviting gateway to campus — to welcome the world to ISU and serve as the meeting place for alumni, students, friends and visitors — is finally coming to fruition because of the dedication of so many,” Sargent said.

The Alumni Center will not only welcome back alumni, but it will also serve as a place for current students to gather and meet.

According to Sargent, “The Alumni Association’s primary purpose is to support and provide opportunities for our students. We want students to not only hold meetings and events at the Alumni Center, but to also take advantage of the casual spaces and feel free to stop by and study.

We have an incredible university and the Alumni Center will help advance its mission by bringing students and alumni together like never before. To teach and to learn together. To bring real-world experiences and create mentorship opportunities. To take the skills alumni learned at ISU and give back to Bengal students.”

The building plans for the Alumni Center include a sports hall of fame, a place to display recognitions for notable alumni, and a spacious courtyard.

“[The Alumni Center] is being built for you!” said Sargent, “We want students, alumni, fans and friends to know this is their building and to use it as much as possible.”

Sargent hopes the Alumni Center will be a hub for both alumni and current students to come together and utilize the resources provided.