WHERE OUR CAMPUS MEETS THE WORLD
International Programs Recognized for Student Scholarships for Study Abroad
Boise State has been recognized as one of the top 20 institutions in the country for students studying abroad receiving the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships for the 2006-07 academic year. This scholarship provides funding for students with financial need to participate in education abroad programs around the world.
NEWS FROM OIT
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The
March issue of BroncoBytes, the online newsletter of the OIT Help
Desk, is now available. This month’s issue includes information
about computing devices affected by 2007 Daylight Saving Time
changes, end of support for Windows 98 computers, spring cleaning
tips for maintaining your computer, and information on using and
configuring the automatic name completion feature in GroupWise.
COME FOR THE FILM, STAY FOR THE DISCUSSION
The Lives of Others — Film Discussion, March 11, at The Flicks
Drs. Heike Henderson and Beret Norman, modern languages and literatures, will lead a discussion after a screening of the Oscar-winning recent German film, “The Lives of Others” (Das Leben der Anderen) on Sunday at The Flicks. The film begins at 1:30 pm, and the discussion will take place immediately following the screening in the theater.
Set in East Berlin in 1984, the film depicts the experience of living under the vigilant surveillance of the Ministry for State Security, or the Stasi, and focuses on a writer, an actress and a Stasi officer. The young director, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, has created a period piece that is exacting in its visual portrayal of Berlin at this time.
Franziska Garrels, a BSU student who grew up in the former East Germany, also will join the discussion.
Ticket price is $6 (available on day of screening only).The film is in German with English subtitles.
Global Expressions Series Presents ‘Tres Vidas’
“Tres
Vidas,” a new chamber music theater work that celebrates three significant
Latin and South American women, will be performed at 7 p.m. March 17 in the
Student Union Special Events Center. The performance is part of the Global
Expressions Series and Women’s History Month. Tickets are $10 general, $5
Boise State students, employees, alumni, seniors and students 17 and younger
through Select-a-Seat.
“Tres Vidas” will be performed by the Core Ensemble — Tahirah Whittington, cello, Hugh Hinton, piano, and Michael Parola, percussion — and actress Georgina Corbo. The work honors the life, times and work of painter Frida Kahlo of Mexico, peasant activist Rufina Amaya of El Salvador, and poet Alfonsina Storni of Argentina. With storylines including Kahlo’s dramatic and passionate relationship with Diego Rivera, Amaya’s astounding survival of the massacre at El Mozote and Storni’s lifelong challenges as Argentina’s first great feminist poet, “Tres Vidas” presents dramatic situations to audiences.
HR OFFERS WEB WORKSHOPS
90‑minute Web Workshops
Human Resource Services Training and Development will offer new 90‑minute Web workshops facilitated by Skip Knox, university webmaster. The free workshops are open to all faculty and staff who have an active directory (Web) account, who are actively maintaining a BSU Web site, and who also meet the class prerequisites. If you do not have an active directory account, you must apply for one and have it in hand before class begins. Register via e‑mail at HRTrainingDevelopment@boisestate.edu or online. All the workshops are from 8:30-10 a.m. in Room 209 of the Simplot/Micron Building. Prerequisite: Web Workshop 1 and Web Workshop 2 or equivalent knowledge.
The following courses are available:
Basic Page Layout — March 21Introduction to Tables — April 18
More Tables — April 25
Basic Formatting Techniques — May 2
Search Engine Optimization — May 9
ASSOCIATION OF CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES
Nominations Sought for Classified Employee of the Year
The Association of Classified Employees invites nominations for the 2007 Outstanding Classified Employee award. This award is designed to recognize a classified staff member who has demonstrated outstanding service to the university. The recipient will be honored at the Annual ACE luncheon April 3.
The selection criteria is as follows:
- Contribution to the department
- Contribution to BSU (outside the department) and/or the community
- Longevity at BSU (requires a minimum of five years of employment at BSU in a permanent classified position)
The president of ACE is not eligible during his/her term. The candidate must not have received this recognition within the last five years. Past recipients of this award are: 1996-Martha Turner and Sandy Duncan; 1997-Judy Acree and Betty Pape; 1998-Lou Echevarria and Lois Santillanes; 1999-Teri Holt and Eva Jeanne Myers; 2000-Faith Brigham; 2001- Janis McCurry; 2002-Linda Kay Allen, 2003-Marvel Palmer; 2004-Guen Johnson; 2005-Cathy Hampton; and 2006-Connie Charlton.
Nominations are due March 16. Send nomination to Carol Carroll, College of Health Sciences, Health Sciences Riverside, Room 207, MS 1800.
ON OUR CAMPUS
Student–Run Lecture Series to Begin Spring 2008
Boise State will expand its guest lecturer programs starting in spring 2008 with a new lecture series organized and operated by students.
The new student-run lecture series will join the Distinguished Lecture Series and the Martin Luther King Jr./Human Rights Celebration as signature lecture events at Boise State, said Michael Laliberte, vice president for student affairs.
The new series will be funded by student fees previously allocated to the Distinguished Lecture Series through a $2 per student, per semester fee that was approved by the Student Senate in 2000 for a lecture series. The Distinguished Lecture Series will continue to offer several lectures each year, but will rely instead on sponsorships and private donations for funding, Laliberte said.
Film Festival to Benefit from 'Dead Eight Film Club Night with the Idaho Stampede'
The student-run Dead Eight Film and Video Club, which hosts the annual Boise State Film Festival, will benefit from ticket sales to an upcoming Idaho Stampede game. “Dead Eight Film Club Night with the Idaho Stampede” will be at 7 p.m. April 13 at Qwest Arena. Tickets are $10-$12 or $36-$44 for packages of four; the tickets are offered at a steep discount and a portion of each ticket will go back to the club.
Veterans Memorial Chosen
Boise State’s new Veterans Memorial at the Student Union Building will feature an installation by Kay Kirkpatrick. Kirkpatrick’s proposal, “Salute,” was ultimately chosen as the finalist after the art advisory board reviewed public commentary. Voting was opened up to the public last month.
Kirkpatrick’s “Salute” will be a metal-and-stone sculpture featuring the silhouette of a soldier saluting. In her artist’s proposal, Kirkpatrick wrote “The salute as a gesture symbolizes both answering to duty and the individual who places working toward the benefit of others above themselves.”
Oral Narratives of Athabascans Subject of Free Lecture
Wayne E. Allen, associate professor of ethnic studies at Minnesota State University, will present a free lecture at 2 p.m. Monday in the Student Union Farnsworth Room. His remarks are titled “Disturbances in the Dreamtime: Evidence for Prehistoric Violence in Subarctic Dene Traditional Oral Narratives.” The lecture is part of the Department of Anthropology Lecture Series sponsored by the department and the College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs.
The Student Leadership Quest Awards were given out duiring a ceremony on Friday.
Winners include: Michelle Sundquist, Mark Getecha, Lacey Vander Boegh, Taylor Newbold, Dang Du
ALBERTSONS LIBRARY
Lunch at the Library: Who was Emma Angell Drake?
Albertsons Library will host “Lunch at the Library” with gender studies professor Beverly Miller. In honor of Women’s History Month, Miller will discuss Idaho’s adopted daughter — nationally known author, speaker, suffragist, and reformer Emma Angell Drake, M.D. Miller’s talk will be March 19 from noon-1 p.m. in the McCain Room on the Library’s second floor.
Once a household name, Drake came to Boise in 1917 to head up the state’s Woman’s Christian Temperance Union. She was soon elected to the Idaho Legislature, served from 1919-1920, and lobbied for many causes, including women’s suffrage, prohibition, vaccinations for children, and setting a minimum wage for women, among others.
Unfortunately, Drake is not as well known today as other prominent women in her era, including Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Miller, a historian, college professor, retired Albertsons librarian, and longtime member of Boise’s feminist community, will discuss Drake’s unsung legacy in Idaho and beyond.
Please bring your lunch and join us. Coffee, tea, and cookies also will be served. Visitor parking available at the Administration Building visitor parking lot. For more information, contact Paul Budge at ext. 6-2580 or pbudge@boisestate.edu.
DINING SERVICES
Great value at Fresh Express
Visit
University Dining Services’ C-Store for great values on your favorite
beverages:
V8 Splash on sale for 99 cents
Vault Red Blitz on sale 2 for $2
Don’t forget about our grab n’ go options:
Sandwiches—whole or half sandwiches to fit your appetite
Salads—garden fresh selections, entrées and sides
Snacks—veggies and dip, fresh fruit, and savory salad toppers
Desserts—pudding parfaits to Jell-o, snack bars to brownies
Coming soon—Organic whole fruit and Amy's Organic frozen dinners
HEALTH & WELLNESS
St. Luke's Mobile Mammogram on Campus March 16
This on-the-job-site service allows quick and convenient access to mammography, one of the best means for early detection of breast cancer.
When: March 16, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Where: Administration Building parking lot
Fee: $116—Billed to most insurances, subject to deductible.
For questions about your individual coverage, contact your
insurance provider.
CAMPUS CRIME REPORT
Weekly Crime Log
Boise City Police and Campus Security present the weekly crime report. Read all about it
