SPECIAL OLYMPICS
Four Venues in Use for Next Month’s Invitational Winter Games
Boise State will be the site of several activities in February for the Special Olympics Invitational Winter Games – a precursor to the Special Olympics World Winter Games next year.
Opening Ceremonies will be held Feb. 25 at Taco Bell Arena and Closing Ceremonies will be Feb. 28 at the Bronco Gymnasium. The floor hockey competition will be conducted at the Student Recreation Center. The Student Union Building will host other programs, athletic entertainment, Healthy Athletes and food services.
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OBAMA TO SPEAK AT TACO BELL ARENA SATURDAY
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama will visit Idaho and speak at Taco Bell Arena Saturday at 8:30 a.m. The event is free and open to the public; doors will open at 7 a.m. For security reasons bags will not allowed inside the event and signs or banners will also be prohibited. For more information, call 345-6210.
Public parking will be free for Obama’s speech. Those attending the event should park in the lot on the east side of Bronco Stadium, the Lincoln Parking Structure, the Rec Center general lot, and lots located south of University Drive. All open parking areas will have event parking signs at the entrances to the lots and parking attendants directing them into the correct parking areas. There will be limited handicap parking in the west stadium parking lot. Other parking restrictions will apply for on-campus events later on Saturday (see parking article below).
The 2008 Invitational Winter Games will include about 495 athletes and coaches from 10 countries and four U.S. states, competing in five sports. Other venues include Bogus Basin Ski Resort for alpine skiing, Sun Valley Resort for cross-country skiing and snowshoeing, and Tamarack Resort for snowboarding.
The 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games will host 3,000 athletes from 85 countries from Feb. 6-13.
Sawtooth Poetry Prize
Ahsahta Press Announces Winning 2007 Sawtooth Poetry Prize Manuscript
Boise State’s Ahsahta Press has announced the winner of its 2007 Sawtooth Poetry Prize, Rusty Morrison, and will publish “The True Keeps Calm Biding Its Story.”
Morrison, of Richmond, Calif., became the sixth winner of the prize after poet Peter Gizzi selected her manuscript for the $1,500 award. The book had recently also won the Alice Fay di Castagnola Award from the Poetry Society of America, a prize for a manuscript in progress. Ahsahta Press is publishing her second book.
The poems in “The True Keeps Calm Biding Its Story” give a step-by-step accounting of the speaker’s transformation as she reconciles herself to the death of her father. Gizzi called it “a joyous read and a remarkable book.”
Talkin’ Broncos
Team Wins 2008 Northwest Forensics Conference Sweepstakes
The Boise State Talkin’ Broncos continued their strong season with a win that garnered the overall sweepstakes award in the Northwest Forensics Conference. The award is based on overall team performance at three designated NFC tournaments.
Three Talkin’ Broncos were honored for their individual accomplishments in speech and debate at the William O. Douglas Forensics Tournament at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Wash., this past weekend. Emile Huseynov (junior, Azerbaijan) received the Orv Iverson Award for the top novice competitors in the Northwest Conference. Erik Sande (junior, Boise) was a top-10 finisher for the Iverson award, and Chad Judy (senior, Idaho Falls) was recognized as one of the 10 best speakers overall in the NFC with the 2008 Coach’s Commemorative Award.
Boise competitors were named as the top debaters in a field of 20 schools at the tournament, with Huseynov, Regan Charlton (sophomore, Inkom) and Aaron Olson (freshman, Bremerton, Wash.) all placing within the top 10 among more than 160 debaters.
HEALTH, WELLNESS AND COUNSELING
Meditation, Massage Sessions Offered
Health Wellness and Counseling Services will offer the following sessions to employees.
Meditation Group — Wednesdays noon-1 p.m. Feb. 6-May 7 except spring break.
The regular practice of sitting meditation has been shown to enhance every aspect of living. This group session will provide a brief introduction to the practice each week, followed by a meditation session. Students, faculty and staff are invited to join and enjoy the benefits of a regular meditation practice. Check the SUB kiosk the day of each session for room location. For more information contact Carol Pangburn, cpangbu@boisestate.edu or Christina Berg, cberg@boisestate.edu.
Couples Massage Workshop — 6:30-8:30 p.m. Feb. 11 or Feb. 12 in the Student Union.
In this experiential workshop, couples will learn massage techniques, communication skills and new ways of relating to each other. Instructor: Jennifer Aumeier, licensed massage therapist. Fee: $40 a couple, including instructional materials and gift bag.
Registration: Each class size is limited to 10 couples. Contact Wellness Services at ext. 6-5686 or wellness@boisestate.edu to register. Payment in advance is required to save a space.
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
Budget Office Offers Training Session
The Budget Office will offer the following training sessions this spring. These sessions are open to all faculty and staff at no charge.
Budget Office and Administrative Accounting Drop-in Workshop — 9-11 a.m. Feb. 19 in Room 209 of the Simplot/Micron Building. Staff from the Budget Office and Administrative Accounting will facilitate this workshop and address issues such as basic budget research, budget transfer requests, voucher research, and fringe calculations.
STUDENT UNION
Jordan Ballroom Reopening Scheduled Feb. 6
The Student Union invites all members of the campus community to the reopening of the Grace Jordan Ballroom from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 6. This is the first of many exciting milestones in the Student Union expansion and remodel. Light refreshments will be served. Additional information and updates on the Student Union expansion are available at sub.boisestate.edu/about/expansiondetail.
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
Writing Center Opens
The Boise State Writing Center is open for the spring semester. The Writing Center is a free service open to any student at Boise State. The center works with writers from any discipline, at any stage of the writing process: brainstorming, revising, editing. All consultations are done by appointment, and writers can make an appointment through the center’s Web page (www.boisestate.edu/wcenter), in person (Liberal Arts Building, Room 200), or over the phone (ext. 6-1298). The center also offers e-mail consultations for writers at http://www.boisestate.edu/wcenter/Email.html.
The Writing Center’s hours for the spring 2008 semester are:
- Monday-Tuesday — 9 a.m.-8 p.m.
- Wednesday — 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
- Thursday — 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
- Friday — 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
- Saturday — 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Faculty members who have any questions about the Writing Center, or who would like brochures or a class visit should call ext. 6-1298 or e-mail writing@boisestate.edu.
OFFICE OF ENROLLMENT
‘Culture of Success’ Scheduled on Campus Friday
This Friday from 10:45-7 p.m. the Admissions Office will host “Culture of Success,” formerly known as “Black to the Future,” a program that promotes higher education among African-American high school students in the Treasure Valley.
Participants will attend workshops at the College of Engineering and Department of Chemistry and get tips on how to enhance their chances for success in the college environment. In addition, the students will explore housing options on campus and tour the Interactive Learning Center.
For more information on Culture of Success, contact Everardo Torrez, enrollment counselor, at everardotorrez@boisestate.edu or ext. 6-3038.
PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
Saturday Events Restrictions Posted
Because of a number of public events on campus this Saturday, Parking and Transportation Services has posted the following restrictions for that day:
Barack Obama Speech, 8:30 a.m. — Public parking will be free for this event. Those attending the event should park in the lot on the east side of Bronco Stadium, the Lincoln Parking Structure, the Rec Center general lot, and lots located south of University Drive. All open parking areas will have event parking signs at the entrances to the lots and parking attendants directing them to the correct parking areas.
Discover Engineering Day, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. — Parking will be free in the Lincoln Parking Structure and Rec Center general lot.
International Food, Song and Dance, 5-10 p.m. — Parking will be free for attendees in the Liberal Arts and Library lots.
Idaho-Boise State men’s basketball game, 7 p.m. —The west stadium lot general and metered areas near Taco Bell Arena will close starting at 3:30 p.m. Motorists who have parked prior to the lot closing do not have to relocate their vehicles. Basketball parking will be offered in the stadium lots, starting at 5:30 p.m. All valid BSU parking passes will be honored in the east stadium, Extended Studies, and Rec Center parking lots. The Bronco Athletic Association will have reserved parking in portions of the west stadium lot, east stadium lot, Manitou lot, and the Rec Center lot. The west stadium lot and Bronco Circle are reserved parking only with limited accessible parking.
Paid parking will be offered for those without a permit in the east Stadium lot, Extended Studies lot, and the Lincoln Parking Structure. The best place for fans to park for the game is the Lincoln Parking Structure. The entrances are located off Belmont and Lincoln Avenue and University Drive and Michigan Avenue. Parking is $5 per vehicle. A free shuttle will be provided to and from Taco Bell Arena.
Two
Boise State faculty members were named 2008 Idaho Women of the
Year by the Idaho Business Review. Lisa McClain (left), associate
professor in the Department of History and director of Gender
Studies, and Denise
Wingett (right),
associate professor in the Department of Biology, will be featured
in a glossy magazine published in the Idaho Business Review on
March 10 and honored at an awards dinner on March 13 at the Boise
Centre on the Grove. For reservations for the dinner, call 639-3520
or e-mail