William
Whitaker, professor of social work, has been named
Idaho’s Social Worker of the Year by the Idaho chapter of the
National Association of Social Workers. His name will now be forwarded
to the national organization for consideration for the national
award. Roy “Butch” Rodenhiser,
director of the School of Social Work, describes Whitaker as “a
true social worker who works tirelessly advocating for human rights
and the dignity of all people.”
RECENTLY PUBLISHED
“The Tools for Successful Online Teaching.”
Lisa Dawley, chair of the Department of Educational Technology,
has written “The Tools for Successful Online Teaching.” More than
1 million students now learn online, and the unprecedented explosion
of online courses has resulted in increased demands for online
teachers, and regular classroom teachers are often asked to teach
in an online environment with little, if any, formal training.
“The Tools for Successful Online Teaching” introduces teachers to the tools of the learning management system (LMS), and the online learning environment. These tools, including chat, threaded discussion, e-mail, surveys, exam builders, wikis, blogs, video conferencing, and more, are explored to show the strengths and weaknesses of each tool. Multiple examples of integration activities are provided to instill a deep understanding of how to achieve learning objectives via use of the tool, and the reader will gain a long-term ability to create and facilitate an effective online learning environment.
WHERE OUR CAMPUS MEETS THE WORLD
Twelfth Biannual Conference on Language Scheduled
Boise State faculty, students and staff are invited to attend the 12th biannual Conference on Language April 17 and 19 in the Student Union. The conference is titled “Language:
New Clothes for the Soul.” The series of presentations by multilingual Boise State students is an important opportunity to learn about issues of language, culture and identity — issues that are critical to our understanding of what internationalization means for all of us. No registration is necessary. The schedule follows:
9:15-10:45 a.m. April 17, Jordan Ballroom A
Opening remarks — Gail Shuck,
coordinator of Boise State English language support programs
Special guest speaker — Memo Cordova, reference/instruction librarian,
Albertsons Library
Panel session — “A New Language Is a Door to a New World”
9:15-10:45 a.m. April April 19, Lookout Room
Panel session 1 — “Building on Other Languages: Our Processes
of Learning English”
Panel session 2 — “Sharing Our Identities Makes the World a Better
Place”
CELEBRATE EARTH WEEK
Boise State Celebrates Earth Week With Lectures, Films, Fairs
Celebrate Earth Week by learning more about the environment at Boise State. Earth Week 2007 events are sponsored by the Volunteer Services Board and feature lectures, films, fairs and more. All events are free and open to the public.
Saturday
- “Into the Streets” service opportunity. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Student Union Brava! Stage. Help the community by participating in one of several service activities with local charity or non-profit organizations.
April 16
- Earth Week Fair. 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Boise State Quad.
- “Who Killed the Electric Car?” 6-8 p.m. Film and discussion with geosciences professor Jen Pierce. Student Union Barnwell Room.
April 17
- “History of Earth Day.” 4-5 p.m. Student Union Ah Fong Room. Presented by history professor Lisa Brady and political science professor John Freemuth.
- “Darfur Diaries.” 6-8 p.m. Student Union Barnwell Room. Film and discussion with Amy Herzfeld of the Idaho Human Rights Education Center.
April 18
- Recycling demonstration. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Boise State Quad. Bring in recyclables and get free s’mores in return.
- “International Environmental Policy Making: A Study of Canada and the U.S.” 4-5 p.m., Student Union Farnsworth Room. Lecture and discussion with political science professor Ross Burkhart and public policy and administration professor Leslie Alm.
- “Environmental Markets: A New Tool for Environmental Protection.” 4-5 p.m., Student Union Farnsworth Room. Lecture and discussion with economics professor Sian Mooney.
- “Getting a ‘Green’ Home.” 5-6 p.m., Student Union Barnwell Room. Lecture and discussion with chemistry professor Owen McDougal.
April 19
- “Global Environmental Changes: Are They Really Bad for Our Health?” 4-5 p.m., Student Union Hatch C and D Ballroom. Presented by health sciences professor Uwe Reischl.
- “The Exodus to Coasts: The Implications for Environment and Communities.” 4-5 p.m., Student Union Hatch C and D Ballroom.
- “Mining Law of 1872.” 7-9 p.m., Student Union Jordan A Ballroom. Presented by Bonnie Gestring of the Mineral Policy Center.
April 20
- Diversity Day Defined Fair. Featuring the Earth Week booth. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Student Union Patio.
- Earth Charter Seminar. 4:30-5:30 p.m., Student Union Lookout Room. Featuring Dan Prinzing of the Idaho Human Rights Education Center.
- “Seeds of Change: The Earth Charter and Human Potential Exhibition.” Opening reception from 5:30-7 p.m., Student Union Gallery. Exhibition continues through April 26.
- Earth Week Keynote Lecture and Discussion. 7-8:30 p.m., Student Union Lookout Room. Featuring Gary Christensen of the Christensen Corporation, Boise’s only sustainable building company.
April 26
- “Global Climate Change: The Science, the Impact, and the Effort to Educate from an Anthropological Perspective.” 3:30 p.m., Multipurpose Classroom Building Room 108. Lecture and discussion with professors Christopher Hill, geoarcheology, John Ziker, cultural anthropology, and Robert McCarl, cultural anthropology.
POETRY OF MASS TRANSIT
Boise State Graphic Design Students Create ‘Poetry In Motion’ Posters For Treasure Valley Buses
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| Detail of graphic included with Julie Erb's poem "Traditional Realism" |
Step onto a Valley Ride bus soon and you may get to enjoy “Poetry in Motion” designed by Boise State graphic design students. Students in Jennifer Wood’s class have created 100 posters for the interiors of local buses; the posters will be on display through April 20 at the Boise Centre on the Grove. A jury will later choose a group of the posters to be put on display in the buses.
The posters are part of the “Poetry in Motion” series, which is used throughout the country to bring poetry to transit systems. The poetry the Boise State students used was written by four poets from Idaho as well as one poet from out of state. The students visually interpreted the poems using their own typographic stylings, photography and artwork.
This project was completed with support for Karen Bubb at the Boise City Arts Commission, Valley Ride, Catherine Jones at The Cabin, and the Poetry Society of America.
DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES
Diverse Perspectives Series at Boise State Presents 'Knocking'
Boise
State and ITVS Community Cinema will present a free
screening of the documentary “Knocking” from 5-6:30 p.m. April
24 in the Student Union Bishop Barnwell Room. An additional screening will
be from 10-11:30 a.m. April 28 in Room 102E at BSU West in Nampa.
“Knocking” focuses on Jehovah’s Witnesses — moral conservatives who stay out of politics, but who have won a record number of court cases. They refuse blood transfusions on religious grounds, but embrace the science behind bloodless surgery. In Nazi Germany, they could fight for Hitler or go to the concentration camps — they chose the camps. “Knocking” follows two families who stand firm for their faith, revealing how Jehovah’s Witnesses have helped shape history beyond the doorstep.
Following the film, a Jehovah’s Witness will speak and lead an audience discussion on civil liberties and bloodless surgery, two elements that are prominent in the film.
“Knocking” is part of the Diverse Perspectives Film Series, a partnership of Independent Television Service, Idaho Public Television, and the Boise State Division of Student Affairs, Student Activities, the Women’s Center and the Cultural Center.
WHAT DID YOU DO LAST SUMMER?
Employee Fee Waivers Available for Most Summer Classes and Workshops
Registration is under way for summer classes and workshops, and employee fee waivers can be used for almost all of them. If you have a question about a specific workshop, contact Extended Studies at ext. 6-1709. The deadline for fee waivers to Human Resources is May 3 for workshops beginning in the first three‑week and first eight‑week sessions. For workshops beginning in all other sessions, the fee waiver deadline is May 24.
Summer 2007 workshops include “The Art of Filming Birds of Prey,” June 1-2; “Compassion Fatigue: When We Care Too Much,” June 1, 2 and 9; “Raptors of Southern Idaho,” June 5-6; “Films of the Great Depression,” June 14-15; “Hollywood Goes to War,” June 16 and 23; “Dealing with Modern Mass Terrorism,” June 23 and 30; “Cultures and Sustainable Futures,” June 30-July 1; “Volcanoes of the Snake River Plain,” July 13-14; “Jean‑Luc Godard: Film, Politics, Philosophy,” July 14 and 29; and “Award‑Winning Children’s Literature,” July 21 and 28.
Download a quick reference list of all workshops as a PDF here.IN THE COMMUNITY
‘A-Team’
Hosts Food, Supply Drive for City Light Home for
Women and Children
Seven Boise State students known as the “A-Team” will host a food and supplies drive for the City Light Home for Women and Children from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. April 14 in the Bronco Stadium parking lot.
Community members are encouraged to donate 30-gallon trash bags, Pedialyte (liquid or freezer pops), feminine hygiene products, razors, dental floss, clothing items, food (including meat, fresh fruit and vegetables, dairy products, cereal, juice and eggs), paper products, study Bibles, baby items, bus passes and vitamins. Donations may be new or gently used.
REMINDER - FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Wireless Networks the Topic of April 17 Food for Thought
Can you accurately assess the security and privacy risks you face while using wireless networks and adjust your behavior accordingly? Are you aware that wireless laptop computers may be vulnerable to outside attack and their locations can be tracked whenever they are connected? Do the security and privacy implications of this concern you and are you taking the steps necessary to protect yourself?
“How People Use Wireless Networks” or “What You Don’t Know CAN Hurt You” is the subject of the next “Food for Thought” brown bag luncheon at noon April 17 in the Lookout Room of the Student Union.
Join President Bob Kustra as Robert Minch, Tim Chenoweth and Sharon Tabor of the College of Business and Economics discuss this important issue. Participants can bring their own lunch or Aramark will be on hand with brown bag lunches for purchase for around $5.
WEEKEND UPDATE FROM THE PARKING DESK
Events on Campus This Weekend to Impact Parking
Parking
will be free starting at 3 p.m. Friday in the east stadium and south lots
for the football scrimmage. Parking and Transportation Services estimates
that the east stadium lot will reach capacity by 5 p.m. Motorists who arrive
after 5 p.m. should use the south lots at the Recreation Center, Manitou and
Beacon. Through Sunday, the Liberal Arts lot will be closed after 5 p.m. for
performances of Idaho Dance Theatre.
In addition, construction is well under way on the Bronco Stadium skybox project. Phase 2 begins on April 16, resulting in a reduction of general parking spaces to 130. Please read signs carefully to avoid parking in the incorrect permit location starting April 16.
HEALTH & WELLNESS
Wellness Screenings Available in Student Union Tomorrow
Wellness screenings can help identify risk factors to one’s health. Booths with screenings or services will be available from 7-9 a.m. Friday in the Jordan Ballroom. The booths include cardiac risk (12 hours of fasting required), blood pressure, body composition/heart rate, consultation with nutritionist, chair massage, and health risk appraisal.
The fees are $25 for the full package listed above, $15 for just the cardiac risk screening, and $10 for just the body composition/heart rate. To register, contact Wellness Services at ext. 6‑5686 or wellness@boisestate.edu.
Join
the campus community in a celebration for nursing professor Pat
Taylor,
who is retiring after 32 years of dedicated nursing education.
A reception will be held from 2-4 p.m. May 3 in the
Student Union Lookout Room.