UNIVERSITY SECURITY
Boise Police Dept. to Test Emergency Notification Phone System on Friday
On Friday the Boise Police Department, in cooperation with University Security, will conduct a test of the university’s emergency notification phone system, and to get the most out of this test the university needs your help. There are three important things to keep in mind:
- This is only a test and individuals should not be concerned. This test is limited to buildings on the interior of the main campus. Buildings that are west of Broadway, east of Capital Boulevard, and north of University Drive are included in the test. All other locations and buildings will not be tested on Friday. Future tests of this or other systems may include more locations.
- When your phone rings during the test, the first message will indicate it is an automated emergency message and ask you to push a button on your phone to hear the next message. It was hoped that this first message would tell you it is just a test, but that is not possible, so please remember this is just a test. The second message will indicate that this is a test of the system.
- University Security asks that each department and residence hall within
the test area try to select one person who will provide feedback and along
with the following information:
- What building you work in
- The approximate time the emergency test message was received
- If voice mail messages left by the test system on phones that were not answered
- Any other information you think may be helpful in evaluating the system
Departments with a presence in more than one building should try to provide responses for each building they occupy. Departments that share space in one building are invited to consolidate their responses into one message. The goal is to get at least one response for each building within the test area.
Your responses will be used to help determine the capabilities and limitations of this system, and will help the university determine if this system will be used in the future.
Responses should be sent to HeatherJMeyer@boisestate.edu.
Thank you for your assistance. Any questions or concerns should be directed to Bob Seibolt, director of University Security, at bseibolt@boisestate.edu or ext. 6-3226.TOP TEN SCHOLARS
Boise State Alumni Association Names Top Ten Scholars
This evening, 10 of the best and brightest among Boise State’s Class of 2007 will be honored by the Boise State Alumni Association at the university’s annual Top Ten Scholars awards banquet. The event will be at 6 p.m. in the Student Union. The banquet is open to the public. Tickets are available for $20 per person by calling the Alumni Association at ext. 6‑1698.
Top Ten Scholars are chosen from among the top 10 percent of Boise State’s graduating class for 2006-07. They are selected based on academic performance, recommendation from college deans and extracurricular and research activities. Each student also honors a Boise State professor who was particularly influential to his or her success.
COMMENCEMENT
Appleton to Receive Honorary Doctorate
Steve Appleton, CEO of Micron Technology, will be presented with an honorary doctorate at Boise State’s May 12 Commencement ceremony. Appleton will receive only the fifth honorary doctorate awarded by the university.
Appleton earned a BBA in management from Boise State in 1982. He attended Boise State on a tennis scholarship, serving as captain his senior year and winning the Big Sky doubles championship. He began his career with Micron as a production operator on the night shift in the early ’80s. In 1989, he was named vice president of operations, moving up to president and COO in 1992, and chairman, president and CEO in 1994. At the age of 34, Appleton was one of the youngest CEOs listed in Fortune 500.
Appleton was previously honored with Boise State’s Silver Medallion Award in 2001, the highest recognition of service to the university. The university’s state-of-the-art tennis complex is named in his honor.
NEW SCHOLARSHIP FORMING
Honoring A Teacher’s Memory
The parents of the late Judy Windom, a special education teacher at Eagle High School, are establishing a scholarship for a student majoring in special education in the College of Education in honor of their daughter. Windom died in January.
Windom graduated from the School of Social Work in 1987. As her sister described in her eulogy, Windom found her second calling after a car accident in 2000 that left her in a coma. Her struggle to fully recover inspired her to become a special education teacher. As she told her sister, “I know what it’s like to have a hard time finding the right word…I’ve been through physical and mental difficulties. I think I’d make a good special ed teacher because I’d know what my students were going through.”
Windom’s family has offered $250 for the scholarship, which will be given to a student studying to be a special education teacher. The College of Education is looking to increase the size of the scholarship; if you would like to make a donation, call Sandy Sutherland at ext. 6-2299.
FOUNDERS LEADERSHIP SOCIETY
25 Students Inducted
The following students were recently inducted into the Founders Leadership Society at Boise State. Society members are invited to meet annually for learning and networking opportunities. Criteria for the award include leadership skills, commitment to service, an appreciation for diversity and academic achievement. The society was established to recognize graduating students for their outstanding leadership involvement, both on campus and in the community.
Induction into the prestigious society will provide students with opportunities to mentor other students and to participate in meaningful activities to enhance their personal and professional leadership growth beyond graduation. The names are listed below. Click here learn more about each of these exceptional students.
Mallory Atkinson, Trevor Bosch, Nanette Byerly, Ashley Christiansen,Mary Dawson, Dang Du, Megan Egbert, David Estrada, Molly George, Audra Green, Jamie Hardy, Kersti Harter, Jeremiah Hudson, Whitney Johnson, Lynsey Juel, Erin Leonardson, Kathryn Matsuura, Gaylene Munroe, Kate Neal, Taylor Newbold, Amanda Peña, Julianne Peters, Katherine Street, Maria Venegas and Jennifer Verdon.REMINDER - COME FOR THE FILM, STAY FOR THE TALK
Professor Leads Discussion of French Film ‘Avenue Montaigne’ Following Screening
Film lovers will get a chance to discuss the French film “Avenue Montaigne” after a screening at 12:30 p.m. April 28 at The Flicks, 646 Fulton in Boise. Mariah Devereux Herbeck, a professor in Boise State ’s Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, will lead the discussion.
“Avenue Montaigne,” (PG-13; in French with subtitles) is the third feature-length production directed by Daniéle Thompson, who also directed “La Bûche” and “Jet Lag.” Filmcritic.com calls it “An absolute must for Francophiles and a great choice for anyone who loves a vibrant ensemble dramedy.”
For more information about the discussion, call Herbeck at ext. 6-3692.LEARN ABOUT CRAFT, THEN LEARN ABOUT ART
Learn About Printmaking During Event with Art Professor Jill Fitterer
Gain a deeper understanding of printmaking techniques in advance of the opening of the Chuck Close exhibition by attending a printmaking demonstration with assistant art professor Jill Fitterer at 7 p.m. April 26 in the printmaking studio, Room 105 of Public Affairs-Arts West. Free parking will be available from 6:30-9 p.m. in the parking structure.
“Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration” will be on exhibition at the Boise Art Museum from May 12-Aug. 12. For more than 30 years, Chuck Close has explored the art of printmaking in his continuing investigation into the principles of perception. This exhibition provides a survey of the full extent of Close’s long involvement with the varied forms and processes of printmaking. Featuring works dating from 1972-2002, “Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration” illustrates the artist’s range of invention in etching, aquatint, handmade paper, silkscreen, traditional Japanese woodcut and other techniques. These prints constitute a remarkable self- portrait of the creative drive, vision and intellect of one of America’s most important living artists.
SOCIAL SCIENCES AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Military Science to Sponsor Military Fitness Challenge
The Military Science Department and the Idaho Army National Guard will sponsor a military fitness challenge from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. April 27 in the intramural field adjacent to the Student Union. The competition will include an obstacle course, climbing wall and military fitness activities. Prizes will be awarded to the top performers. To register or for more information, call ext. 6-3500.CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY
Good and Good For You
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| George Knight, proudly sporting the colors |
The campus sustainability committee — also known as Boise State’s Green Team — has named George Knight as the recipient of the group’s first award, the Green Beanie. The award goes to the member of the campus community that has showed the most commitment and action to make Boise State’s campus more sustainable.
“There is no greater champion in Boise for bicycle commuting than George Knight,” said Whitney Rearick, Green Team chairperson. “George doesn’t just talk about bike commuting, he organizes creative ways to make it easier for Broncos to help improve the health of themselves and the environment by riding more.”
Knight, who is an adjunct faculty member in the Philosophy Department, has organized the Bicycle Congress for three years and was the force behind the campus Bike Barn commuter changing facility that opened in the Kinesiology Annex last year.
Those who would like to get involved with campus sustainability can join the Green Team’s e-mail list by contacting Les Knight at lesknight@boisestate.edu.
HUMAN RESOURCES SERVICES
HRS Offers Classes for Employees
Human Resource Services will offer the following free classes for employees. For more information, call ext. 6-2936.
Troubleshooting Financial Aid Issues — 11 a.m.-noon April 25 in Room 210 of the Simplot/Micron Building. The session will be a panel discussion facilitated by Maureen Sigler of the Financial Aid Office. What do you do when a student seeks your help with understanding their financial aid issues? If you are a student advocate, but don’t know where to start when dealing with financial aid, this session is intended for you. It will focus on resources you can use to help students find accurate answers for the financial aid dilemmas they are facing.
Web
Training, More Tables — 8:30-10 a.m. April 25 in Room 209 of the
Simplot/Micron Building. The instructor is university webmaster Skip
Knox. The prerequisite is Web Workshop 1 and Web Workshop 2 or equivalent
knowledge. Now that you know how to make rows and data cells, it’s time to
learn how to make your table look good. The emphasis here is on stylesheets,
but you will also learn a few additional table-related XHTML tags of use.
Basic Formatting Techniques — 8:30-10 a.m. May 2 in Room 209 of the Simplot/Micron Building. The instructor is university webmaster Skip Knox. The prerequisite is Web Workshop 1 and Web Workshop 2 or equivalent knowledge. Learn to use stylesheets to dress up your text. They include first-line, first-letter, line-height, white-space, using margins to control paragraph spacing, and more information about fonts.
Search Engine Optimization — 8:30-10 a.m. May 9 in Room 209 of the Simplot/Micron Building. The instructor is university webmaster Skip Knox. The prerequisite is Web Workshop 1 and Web Workshop 2 or equivalent knowledge. Learn how to engineer your Web site so that your pages are more readily found by search engines, including use of title, meta and heading tags. In addition to coding techniques the class will discuss other site marketing strategies as they apply specifically to the campus environment.
Defending Your Computer — 9 a.m.-noon May 10 in Room 210 of the Simplot/Micron Building. The instructor is Heather Nielsen of Computing Services. The class will teach BSU employees to defend and protect their Windows computers from a multitude of threats. Instructors will cover topics such as how to prevent and remove viruses and spyware, how to recognize dangers lurking in e-mail and instant messaging software, how to deal with junk mail, and how to keep your computer patched and secure.
UNIVERSITY DINING SERVICES
Treat Admins at the SUB Food Court
Bring your office's administrative assistant to the SUB Food Court to recognize him/her on Administrative Professionals Day.
Snake River Grill - Buy one combo and receive another combo of equal or lesser value 1/2 off.
Freshens - Buy any frozen treat (soft serve, micro blasts and parfaits) and receive another frozen treat of equal or lesser value for 1/2 price.
And don’t forget, with a purchase of any 20-ounce Coca-Cola beverage at Fresh Express, receive a ballot to enter for a chance to win a barbecue grill.
HEALTH SCIENCES
Health Scholarship Ceremony
Students in the College of Health Sciences will receive scholarships for the upcoming academic year in an award ceremony at 2 p.m. Friday in the Student Union Jordan Ballroom. The campus community is welcome to attend and share in the accomplishments of these extraordinary students.
At the same ceremony, Dean Jim Girvan will present faculty awards for research, teaching and service as well as a college staff award. Melissa Adams, a student in the nursing program, is the guest speaker.
ENGINEERING SEMINAR SERIES
College Of Engineering Presents Speakers As Part Of Seminar Series
The College of Engineering will present seminars Wednesday and Friday as part of its spring seminar seminars. The public is invited. The speakers include:
- Sondra Miller, civil engineering, will discuss “The Effects of Large-Scale Episodic Sediment Resuspension on Persistent Organic Pollutants in Southern Lake Michigan” from 1:40-2:30 p.m. Wednesday in Room 106 of the Micron Engineering Center.
- Markus Chmielus, materials science and engineering, will discuss “Performance of Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys” from 10:40–11:30 a.m. Friday in Room 106 of the Micron Engineering Center.
REMINDER - HEALTH & WELLNESS
Unleash Your Inner Chef - Starting at the Source
Join Wellness Services for the next installment of its popular “Unleash Your Inner Chef” series. This semester, the series follows food to its source and discusses the importance of local foods, community through food and the psychology of healthy eating. Interesting and healthy foods will be introduced, discussed and sampled. The thriving local and organic food system in the Treasure Valley will be revealed.
Instructors: Jan Book, Noble Foods Farm; Phares Book; Hilary Horton-Brown; Christy Smith
When: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday
Where: Hatch CD, SUB
Fee: None
Registration: Class size is limited. Contact Wellness Services at ext. 6-5686 or wellness@boisestate.edu to register.CAMPUS CRIME REPORT
Weekly Crime Log
Boise City Police and Campus Security present the weekly crime report. Read all about it
Doctorate
in education from the University of Idaho, 2003; master of science in 1984
and bachelor of science in 1977 in occupational therapy from Colorado State
University.