College of Social Science and Public Affairs
BSU Criminal Justice Students Awarded Top Honors at National Conference
Boise State criminal justice honor society students received several national awards at the recent Alpha Phi Sigma national conference held March 12-14 in Cincinnati.
Suzann Lathrop (Boise), an M.A. student, won the Regina B. Shearn scholarship in the graduate division. Also receiving high honors were undergraduate Jonathan Bolen (Boise) and graduate student Jon Cooper (Kemmerer, Wyo.), who were named top criminal justice undergraduate and graduate students in criminal justice, respectively, after taking rigorous general knowledge examinations.
April Fettuccine Forum Looks at Idaho Film Industry
Independent filmmaker Kathleen Haase will speak on “We Ought to be in Pictures: Hollywood in Idaho” at the April Fettuccine Forum. The free event is April 3 in the Rose Room on the historic Union Block, 718 W. Idaho Street. Doors open at 5 p.m. and the presentation begins at 5:30 p.m., followed by questions. Free appetizers will be served and fettuccine will be available for $5.
Haase is a film industry specialist for the Idaho Film Office. In that role, she supervises and facilitates media production activity for the state, developing programs to stimulate production and enhance Idaho’s crew base. Haase also produced “IBID,” an independent feature film shot in Idaho that will be in competition at the 2008 South by Southwest Film Festival. In 2002, she founded Cherry Road Films, an independent film production company.
MCT Institute
Municipal clerks and treasurers from throughout the Mountain West will be in Boise through Friday for a training conference sponsored by the Public Policy Center at Boise State. Held at the DoubleTree Riverside, the annual Mountain West Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Institute offers new public servants a crash course in a variety of responsibilities, including:
- Roles, responsibilities and best practices of a city clerk or treasurer
- Annexation
- Urban renewal districts
- Emerging trends in tax law, municipal law and human resource policy
- Alcohol licensing
- Security
- Ethical challenges in the public sector
- Public funding and the arts commission
- Record management
- Environmental financing
The institute is cosponsored with the Association of Idaho Cities and in conjunction with the International Institute for Municipal Clerks. A copy of the schedule is available at ppa.boisestate.edu/centerppa.
Future Pollsters Prepare
President’s Civic Leadership Scholarship students learn the ins and outs of working at the polls at a special training session earlier this week, including how to use the assistive voting devices called AutoMARK. The students will use the skills they learn to plan training for up to 300 Boise State students to be poll workers for the fall election. Nationwide the average age of poll workers is rising. Training more young people as Election Day workers will help assure that Ada County voters are able to cast their votes for years to come.
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College of Arts and Sciences
Artist Susannah Israel to Teach Ceramics Workshop
Artist Susannah Israel will lead a ceramic workshop from 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. April 2-3 in Room 150 of the Liberal Arts Building. The workshop is $25 and one credit is available for participants through the Division of Extended Studies.
Israel received her MFA in 2000 from San Francisco State University, where she worked with David Kuraoka, Steve DeStaebler and Joe Hawley. She lives and works in her studio at the Vulcan warehouse in Oakland and teaches at Laney College.
Israel has been an artist-in-residence at Archie Bray in Montana, Gladding McBean in California and Mission Clay in Kansas. Her work is in the American Ceramics Collection of the Mint Museum, North Carolina, and has been in numerous solo and group exhibitions. To learn more about her work, visit www.susannahisrael.net.
Ahsahta Press Announces Publication of Two Spring Releases
Ahsahta Press has announced the publication of two spring releases, both long-awaited second collections: G.E. Patterson’s “To and From” and Chris Vitiello’s “Irresponsibility.”
The 14-line poems of Patterson’s “To and From” both honor and subvert the traditional sonnet as they explore a range of intimacies. Poet Claudia Keelan writes, “Aggression can’t live in the world G.E. Patterson envisions in this book. We are lucky to have a poet of such tenderness among us.”
Author and poet Fanny Howe writes, “The intention of these fine poems is to be found in the title ‘To and From.’ Each poem is surrounded by an arcana of words (mostly commonplace) gleaned from other poets’ poems, words that when strung together slide into the poem by Patterson himself. His poems are addressed to a mercurial, form-changing You. The result is paradoxically impersonal, transcending individual and place. One line captures the whole process: ‘That loss you know might become anyone.’ ”
Palestinian Author, Activist Hanan Ashrawi to Speak
Palestinian author and activist Hanan Ashrawi will speak about “Peace: Requirements and Obstacles” at 7 p.m. April 7 at the Special Events Center. The event is free and open to the public.
Ashrawi also will speak to a smaller audience during a dinner at 6 p.m. April 6 at the First Presbyterian Church of Boise, 10th and State Street. The event will be hosted by the Kessler-Keener Lectures and will be catered by Mazzah Mediterranean Grill of Boise. Tickets are $40 per person and advance purchase is required.
English Department Reading Group to Meet
Have you read Milan Kundera’s “The Unbearable Lightness of Being”? A Moveable Feast, the reading group sponsored by the English Majors’ Association and the English Graduate Organization, invites Boise State community members to join them on April 11 at professor Tom Hillard’s home to enjoy an evening of pleasant conversation, refreshments, and discussion about the novel. Contact Cheryl Hindrichs at cherylhindrichs@boisestate.edu for more information.
The Campaign for Boise State
Campaign Update as of Feb. 29, 2008
Campaign Total $84,072,036.68
Percentage of $175 million goal 48.04 percent
Fund for the Future (revocable gifts) $4,135,003.00
Percentage of $10 million goal 41.35 percent
...pursues progressive research by its students and faculty in Idaho’s fastest growing biomolecular program, nanotechnology, sensors, health science and public policy to improve the quality of life for Idahoans with global applications.
PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
Spring Maintenance, Restrictions Posted
Parking and Transportation Services is gearing up to complete some much-needed maintenance in the parking lots during spring break next week. Please note the following:
The Student Recreation Center general parking lot, located at Belmont and Michigan, will be permanently closing starting Saturday for the new four-story Norco Building. The new building will be constructed on the north half of the block near Belmont. Completion of construction is anticipated by July 2009. Motorists who typically park in the Rec Center general lot are encouraged to relocate to the Bronco Stadium east lot, where on a typical day during peak times there are 375 general spaces available. There are three bus stop locations in the east stadium, and the shuttle stops at those locations every 10 minutes Monday through Friday from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. It stops every 20 minutes Monday through Thursday from 5-9 p.m.
HUMAN RESOURCE SERVICES
Training Opportunities Offered
The Employee Learning and Development division of Human Resource Services is offering two free training opportunities to all faculty and staff this week.
Defending Your Computer — 1-4 p.m. today in Room 210 of the Simplot/Micron Center. The presenter is Heather Nielsen of Computing Services. This class will show users how to protect themselves from threats such as viruses as well as illuminate safeguards provided by the university.
FY09 Local Budget Procedures — 9-10:30 a.m. Friday in Room 210 of the Simplot/Micron Center. Budget Office staff members will cover various subjects on budget procedures.
Register online at cedar.boisestate.edu/hrs/workshops/login.asp or by e‑mail at HRTrainingDevelopment@boisestate.edu
University Dining Services
Expanded Healthy Menu Now Offered
This March, as part of National Nutrition Month, the students of Boise State are eating healthier thanks to University Dining Services’ expanded healthy menu platform, Just4U — Food That Fits Your Life.
Just4U point-of-service menu identifiers make it easy to find selections that are lower in fat, lower in calories and lower in carbohydrates, as well as foods that are organic, vegetarian, locally grown or are a good source of whole grains and calcium.
“There is a growing trend of students becoming more health-conscious and wanting more healthy options available to them,” said Jim Emmons, general manager for University Dining Services. “We believe that our Just4U program will help our students make healthier choices that fit their personal lifestyle.”
Just4U educational brochures featuring information on topics such as "Understanding Serving Sizes" and "What Is a Healthy Diet?" are available in the Table Rock Café. These educational materials carry the ARAMARK-American Dietetic Association logo in recognition of their partnership. ARAMARK works with ADA to develop consumer education messages, to elevate awareness of registered dietitians as the nation's nutrition experts and to make a positive impact on public health. One of America's largest employers of registered dietitians, ARAMARK is currently the only professional services provider to become an ADA partner.
For more information about the Just4U program, contact Jim Emmons at ext. 6-1642 or visit boisestate.campusdish.com.
