Nov.14 President of CEI Dr. Lori Barber

Dr. Lori Barber has just been appointed to serve as the second President of the College of Eastern Idaho. Dr. Barber has served as Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs at College of Eastern Idaho since 2019. Previously, Dr. Barber served as the Dean of General Education at CEI. Dr. Barber earned a Doctor of Education in Leadership and Innovation from Arizona State University; a Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in History and Anthropology from Idaho State University; and a Bachelor of Arts and Letters in
History from Idaho State University. She recently spearheaded the development and state approval of two applied baccalaureate degrees, making CEI the only community college in the state to offer two such programs. Under her leadership, CEI’s Academic and Student Affairs achieved a successful year-7 accreditation reaffirmation. Additionally, Dr. Barber has been a member of the Idaho Launch Initiative Policy Committee, contributing to the creation of guidelines for distributing $75 million to Idaho high school seniors.

Dr. Barber will be speaking to the City Club audience on Nov. 14th in a lunch meeting from noon-1:30pm, at the Bennion Student Union building on ISU campus in Idaho Falls. Parking fees in the northwest lot will be waived during the event.

RSVP’s for Lunch must be done by Nov 11th at 4pm.