Boise State Sets Another State Record With 18,860
Students For Spring 2008; Posts Largest Spring Enrollment Increase
In Five Years
Boise State set another all-time spring enrollment record
for higher education institutions in Idaho with a head count of 18,860
students this semester and registered its largest spring-to-spring
enrollment increase in five years, university officials announced
today.
The total number of students is an increase of 682 over last
year’s spring head count of 18,178, or a 3.8 percent increase – surpassed
in the last half decade only by the 5.6 percent increase in 2002-03.
“Boise
State University is very pleased with its continued planned growth,”
said Michael Laliberte, Boise State’s vice president for student affairs. “The
record increase in the number of students this semester as compared to the previous
spring semester is the result of our increased outreach efforts to attract high-achieving
students and improved retention of our continuing students.”
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Nominations Sought for Classified Employee of the Year
The Association
of Classified Employees invites nominations for the 2008 Outstanding
Classified Employee award. This award is designed to recognize a classified staff
member who has demonstrated outstanding service to the university. The recipient,
along with all the nominees, will be honored at the annual ACE luncheon on April
2.
Rules for Eligibility:
- The individual must have been employed a minimum of five
years at BSU in a permanent classified position.
- The president and
vice president of ACE are not eligible during his/her term.
- Past recipients
of the award are not eligible; however, past nominees who did
not receive the award are eligible. (Past award recipients are
listed on the ACE Web site)
Criteria for
Selection: (revised May 2007)
- Contribution to department
- Contribution to Boise State outside nominee’s
department
- Other factors for consideration (community service, care
giving, etc.)
Nominations are due by 5 p.m. Feb. 25. Request the nomination form and return
it to Linda Burnett, instructional & performance technology, ET327, MS 2070.
Email: lburnett@boisestate.edu,
ext: 6-1312.
On our Campus
19th National African American Read-In at the Idaho Black History Museum
Boise State will co-sponsor the National African-American Read-In
from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 11 at the Idaho Black History Museum, 508
Julia Davis Drive, Boise. The Idaho Black History Museum, the Boise State Cultural
Center and the Department of English are sponsoring this 19th annual event, which
is in its second year in Boise.
This year’s event will feature an open mike event open to anyone interested
in reading literature written by an African-American author, poet
or essayist. A sign-up sheet will be available in the Cultural Center,
located on the second floor of the Student Union Building,
or on-site the day of the reading; participants can also call English
professor Dora Ramirez-Dhoore at ext. 6-7081 or e-mail doraramirez-dhoore@boisestate.edu.
Readings can be as short as two minutes or as long as 15 minutes.
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Reminder: Nell Shipman Film Festival
Festival Features Classic Silent Movies, Newly Composed Music
Played Live at the 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.
In
addition, there will be free screenings beginning at 12:15 p.m. on
Feb. 8, including the movies “Trail of the North Wind” at 12:15 p.m.,
with organ accompaniment; “The Light on the Lookout” at 1 p.m.; “White Water”
at 1:30 p.m. and the premiere of the documentary “At Lionhead: Nell Shipman in
Idaho” at 2 p.m.
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.
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Basque Center
Author Mark Kurlansky to Give Free Lecture March 14
Internationally
recognized author Mark Kurlansky will shed light on the Basque role in whaling
and throughout the exploration and settlement of the New World in a lecture at
7 p.m. March 14 at the Basque Center, 601 Grove St. in Boise. His presentation
is co-sponsored by the Boise State Center for Basque Studies and the Basque Museum
and Cultural Center. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Kurlansky (left)
is the author of a number of popular books, including “Cod: A Biography
of the Fish that Changed the World,” and “The Big Oyster: History
on the Half Shell.” He also authored “The Basque History of the World,”
“Salt: A World History” and “The Chosen Few: The Resurrection of European
Jewry.” In addition, he has written articles for the New York Times
Magazine, Harper’s, the International Herald Tribune and Partisan
Review.
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Boise State Radio
Station Launches HD Service and All That Jazz
Boise State Radio has announced the launch of its new HD2 service,
which enables FM stations to broadcast additional programming digitally
on a single frequency. The new service on KBSU-FM will allow Boise
State Radio to bring back the jazz programming it carried prior to
the July 2007 change to a news talk format. KBSU HD will now broadcast
classical as well as Jazz music.
“We promised you that we would bring back Jazz 24/7,” said John Hess, Boise
State Radio general manager. “With the introduction of HD 2, we have kept our
word and have brought jazz back to our airwaves 24/7 on KBSU HD 2.”
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HEALTH, WELLNESS AND COUNSELING
Wellness Opportunities Offered to Employees
Health, Wellness
and Counseling Services (HWC), a Division of Student Affairs, announces the following
series of employee wellness offerings:
Wellness Screenings — 7-9 a.m. Friday, Health & Wellness Center Conference
Room; 7-9 a.m. March 14, Student Recreation Center Classroom; 7-9
a.m. April 11, Student Union Jordan A Ballroom. Cost: Cash and
checks are accepted; receipt provided for own insurance billing; $20
for just cardiac risk panel; $10 for just body composition/heart rate/blood
pressure. Registration: Appointments are required; contact Wellness
Services at ext. 6-5686 or wellness@boisestate.edu.
For specific information on each of the screenings visit www.boisestate.edu/healthservices/foremployees/screen.
Bone Density Screening — 7-9 a.m. Friday, Health & Wellness Center Conference
Room; 7-9 a.m. April 11, Jordan A Ballroom, SUB. Cost: $40. Registration: Call
Wellness Services at ext. 6-5686 or wellness@boisestate.edu.
Optimal Health Screening —10 a.m.-2 p.m. April 17, Student Union Farnsworth
Room. Free. For more information contact Karla West, kwest@boisestate.edu.
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“World Carnivals” was the theme of the 2008 International Food, Song and Dance
Festival, which was held last weekend in the Student Union. The
annual event celebrates the diversity of Boise State. The university’s international
students organize the event, which features cultures, customs and cuisine from
around the world.
Allison Corona photo
Stefan Geschke, mathematics, is one
of the 2008 finalists in the post doctorate category of the Kurt
Goedel Centenary Research Prize Fellowship Competition. The six
finalists are competing for two fellowships of $80,000 per annum
for two years. This international competition in honor of Goedel's
100th birthday is open to all areas of logic and is organized by the Kurt Goedel
Society and sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation. The research
papers submitted by the finalists will be published in a special
issue of the Annals of Pure and Applied Logic.
Mikal Black, nursing, was the focus of an in-depth profile
in Horse Sports that focused on her rodeo accomplishments. Black
is the 2007 National Senior Pro Rodeo Champion ribbon runner
and the 2007 women’s all-around winner in her division. You can read
the story here (pdf).
Matt Long, parking, received a commendation from the Boise
Police Department and Boise Mayor Dave Bieter at a recent city council meeting.
Long found a wallet on Jan. 23 near 10th and Main streets and turned it in to
Boise Police. The wallet belonged to a student and contained $1,200 in tuition
money.
Jennifer Wood and Stephanie Bacon, art, were
recently interviewed by Nate Voss and Donovan Beery for a podcast
on beadesigngroup.com,
which features designers being interviewed on issues in contemporary
design. Wood and Bacon spoke about the resurgence of hand process
in contemporary design and design education. Their podcast follows
one in which Steven Heller, the senior art director for the New York Times, was
interviewed; Heller is one of the most published design writers in the world.
Wood and Bacon's podcast is Episode 51.
An article by Chareen Snelson, educational technology, as
well as Mario Casa de Calvo, Patt Ellison-Bowers and Heather
Thompson, psychology, will appear in "Perspectives
in Health Information Management," a peer-reviewed journal. Their article
is titled "Health Science Students and Their Learning Environment: A Comparison
of Perceptions of On-Site, Remote and Traditional Classrooms
Students." A
copy is
available online.
Sian Mooney, economics, presented “Climate Change, New Markets and the Global
Business Community” at Focus the Nation last week and “Carbon, Energy and Carbon
Markets” at the 2008 Environmental Law Update. Addressing Energy, Growth and
Development in Idaho and the West.
