Faculty award winners
SSPA Faculty Awards
Five faculty members were honored by the College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs at today’s college meeting. The annual awards recognize full-time and part-time teachers in the areas of teaching, research and service.
The purpose of the awards program is to honor faculty members in the College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs who are doing outstanding work. Winners, chosen by a committee, each receive a cash award and inclusion on the college “Wall of Fame.”
The full list of winners with bios are available here.
Academic AFFAIRS
Academic Support Renamed Advising and Academic Enhancement
The division of Academic Support has a new name. The department is now called Advising and Academic Enhancement. To celebrate its new name and welcome new academic advisers Clay Cox, Mary Breach and Deb Teater, Advising and Academic Enhancement will host an open house from 3-5 p.m. Jan. 23. The campus community is invited. Refreshments will be served.
The Campaign for Boise State
Campaign Update as of Dec. 31, 2007
Campaign Total $83,197,748.36
Percentage of $175 million goal 47.54 percent
Fund for the Future (revocable gifts) $3,895,003
Percentage of $10 million goal 38.95 percent
More than 50 centers and institutes on campus work for the common good of Idaho and beyond, including the Center for Health Policy, Idaho Council on Economic Education, the Center for Geophysical Investigation of the Shallow Subsurface and the Center for Orthopaedics & Biomechanics Research.
Public Policy Center
Annual Survey Shows Residents are Comfortable with the State's General Direction
Almost two-thirds of Idahoans believe the state is headed in the right direction, according to the annual public policy survey conducted by the Social Science Research Center at Boise State. The same survey revealed that 80 percent of state residents identify their ideology as lying somewhere between moderate and middle-of-the-road. At the same time, 25 percent of Idahoans identified themselves as Democrats, compared to only 18 percent last year.
The Social Science Research Center, a division of the Public Policy Center housed in the College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs, administered the 19th annual Idaho Public Policy Survey in an attempt to identify issues of public policy concern among Idaho citizens. The yearly report is a significant source of information on public policy concerns for Idaho policymakers, state agency personnel and the public at large. There were 518 randomly selected respondents to this year’s survey, representing Idahoans at the state and regional levels. The survey has an error rate of plus or minus 5 percent statewide.
CENTER FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING
Smart Starts: Pre-Semester Consultations and Workshops Offered
This week the Center for Teaching and Learning will offer the following individual consultations, technology demonstrations, and workshops aimed at helping faculty get the spring semester off to an excellent start.
Consultations on Service-Learning — Kara Brascia, director of Service-Learning, 2-4 p.m. Thursday.
Consultations on Teaching with Rich Media and Technology — Academic Technologies staff, 10 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m. Thursday and Friday.
Consultations on General Course Planning — Susan Shadle, director of the Center for Teaching and Learning, 3:30-5 p.m. Friday.
“What’s New in Blackboard 7.3” Workshop — Blackboard assistance staff. During semester break Blackboard was upgraded to version 7.3. In this one-hour presentation, participants will learn about what’s new and noteworthy in this version, including such enhancements as a completely redesigned discussion board, changes to the assessment engine and the gradebook, a new early-warning system for tracking student progress and problems, and an intelligent system for copying courses. Two sessions each day: 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Thursday and Friday. To register visit http://itc.boisestate.edu.
Center for Professional Development
Intensive, Week-Long Strategic Experience Course in Sun Valley
The Center for Professional Development will offer “The Strategic Experience: A Program for Management Development,” a one-week residential leadership development program for high potential managers and leaders, May 12-17 in Sun Valley. Registrations are now being accepted.
The course is offered once a year in May and is designed for managers who want or need to develop a broader-based understanding of the different business functions and how they work together. Past participants have held a variety of positions, including functional department manager, engineering or technical manager, production and operations manager, top administrator and leader in government or non-profits.
Project Management Courses Offered
The Center for Professional Development will offer three highly informative project management courses on campus in February in March.
Introduction to Project Management — 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 26 and 27. The instructor is business professor Pat Shannon and the cost is $420 per person.
Using Microsoft Project — 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 28. The instructor is business professor Pat Shannon and the cost is $210 per person. Choose either course or take both for $600. For additional details and to register visit http://cpd.boisestate.edu/courses/project_ management.html
Project Management Professional Certification — 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. March 7 and 8. The instructor is Balbinder Banga and the cost is $649 per person. For additional details and to register visit http://cpd.boisestate.edu/courses/PMP_Certification.html.
HUMAN RESOURCE SERVICES
Training Sessions Offered
Human Resource Services Employee Learning and Development offers the following free training opportunities to all faculty and staff on campus.
Academic Adjustment Form — 11 a.m.-noon Jan. 30 in Room 210 of the Simplot/Micron Center. The presenter is Mandy Nelson of the Registrar’s Office. This session will cover what can and cannot be done on an academic adjustment form, who should sign, what happens to the form once it has been signed, when the form has to go to the University Appeals Committee, and other questions.
Degree Progress Reports — 11 a.m.-noon Feb. 6 in Room 210 of the Simplot/Micron Center. The presenter is Mandy Nelson. This session is geared toward anyone who provides academic advising to students. Session will cover how to run the degree progress report, how to read it, recent enhancements, and the answers to other questions. Undergraduate, applied technology and graduate DPRs will all be covered.
Nell Shipman Film Festival
Classic Silent Movies, Newly Composed Music at Egyptian Theatre
Fans
of silent movies and Idaho will get a special treat during the
“Maid In Idaho: Nell Shipman Film Festival” at 7 p.m. Feb. 8 at the Egyptian
Theatre in Boise, presented by Boise State. Admission is $10 general and $5
seniors and students, available at the Egyptian.
Shipman was a pioneering filmmaker during the silent era who filmed many of her works in northern Idaho and eastern Washington. The newly restored prints shown at the screening — “The Grub-Stake” and “White Water” — showcase the visually stunning and pristine wilderness of Idaho.
“The Grub-Stake” was filmed on location in Idaho and now features a new score written by composer Ben Model, who is a silent film accompanist at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Model will perform the new score on the Egyptian’s antique organ.
Idaho Center for the Book
'Booker's Dozen' Biennial Exhibition Tours Throughout Idaho
The Idaho Center for the Book, housed at Boise State, is presenting its biennial “Booker’s Dozen” exhibition on the first floor of the Liberal Arts Building during the month of January. The exhibition will then be displayed in libraries throughout the state.
“Booker’s Dozen” is a juried exhibition featuring unique book works that have been designed, written, illustrated and bound by Idahoans. The books were selected by Idaho artists, bookmakers, gallery owners, writers and publishers. A catalog of the exhibition will be available with 3-D glasses from the exhibition sites or from the Idaho Center for the Book office on the Boise State campus.
CHILDREN’S CENTER
Openings Available
The Boise State Children’s Center is enrolling children 2 to 5 years of age for the spring 2008 semester. The Children’s Center provides a quality child care program for the children of full- and part-time Boise State students, faculty and staff. The center offers a warm and nurturing environment for a child, promoting their physical, social, emotional, creative and intellectual development.
Applications are available at http://childrenscenter.boisestate.edu. Contact the center at ext. 6-4404 if you have questions about the application or the center. Information about financial assistance is available.
OFFICE OF FINANCIAL AID
Scholarships Deadlines Approaching for New, Current Students
The deadline is approaching for new and transfer students who wish to apply for scholarships to Boise State University for the fall 2008 semester. In order to be automatically considered for Boise State scholarships, students must submit all admission materials to the Admissions Office no later than Feb. 15
Albertsons Library
Campaign-Related Songs in BSU Archives Featured in Radio Interview
Singer-songwriter and Idaho music historian P. Gary Eller sang two political campaign songs preserved in the Library’s Frank Church collection during an interview on Boise State Radio in December. The original songs, recorded on a 10-inch 78-rpm audio disc, were first performed by an unidentified supporter of Frank Church in his 1956 senatorial campaign against incumbent Sen. Herman Welker, and are critical of Welker’s support of Sen. Joseph McCarthy.
Eller was interviewed by Jyl Hoyt for the “Art Beat” program on Boise State Radio about his work preserving Idaho folk music. The interview is available online.
Creativity Workshop
Meet Pleo's Dad at Creativity Workshop
Caleb Chung, world-famous toy designer and inventor of “Pleo,” the robotic dinosaur, will be the featured speaker at Boise State’s annual creativity workshop on Jan. 29.
Chung co-invented the 1998 hot toy of the year, the Furby, which sold more than 50 million worldwide and generated about $1.2 billion in sales. He is the founder of UGOBE, a company focused on creating lifelike robotic creatures that “blur the line between technology and life.” UGOBE comes from the company’s motto “You! Go and be!”
Human Rights
Celebrate the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. During Human Rights Celebration
The Boise State Martin Luther King Jr./Human Rights Celebration will feature a noted poet and civil rights activist during the 2008 event, which celebrates the legacy of the civil rights leader. Poet Nikki Giovanni is scheduled to speak on Jan. 24 on the subject of “The Right to Dream.”
Wilma Mankiller's appearance was canceled due to health concerns.
This year’s celebration — featuring the theme “Whose America?” — will also include the following activities, which are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. For more information, visit http://mlk.boisestate.edu.
read more for a full schedule of events
Small Business Development Center
SBDC and EPA Offer Workshops on Storm Water Regulations
The Idaho Small Business Development Center, headquartered at Boise State, and the Environmental Protection Agency will host a series of workshops around the state in February that are designed for the construction industry. The workshops will provide information on federal regulation of storm water runoff from construction sites and the regulation of discharge of dredged or fill material into U.S. waters, including wetlands, through Section 404 permits.
CRIME LOG
Weekly Crime Log
Boise City Police and Campus Security present the weekly crime report.
