Lynn Olson

Lynn joined the College of Engineering in October of 2011, following a 13-year civil engineering consulting career. She has been active in technical and professional engineering societies, serving as an officer at all chapter and state levels for the Idaho Society of Professional Engineers, and promoting continued professional development for engineers. A committee member since the program begin in 2004, Lynn has served as the Idaho Regional Future City Coordinator since 2010, promoting engineering as a career to middle schools students. As an adjunct faculty, she has taught Boise State’s College of Engineering Introduction to Engineering Lab off and on since fall of 2011. Lynn has coordinated 3 National Science Foundational S-STEM Scholarship programs for the College of Engineering. She has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Gonzaga University, and is a licensed professional engineer in Idaho.

Lynn is a resource for prospective, new, transfer and continuing students looking for information about major and minor degree programs within the College of Engineering. In particular, she can assist with degree planning, and help answer questions ranging from transfer credits, to specific Boise State University, College of Engineering and Department level academic policies and procedures. As the assigned advisor for all pre-mechanical engineering students, she can help students plan for their admission to upper division. In addition, Lynn provides support and resources to help students develop their academic and career goals, including connecting students to scholarships, study abroad, student organizations, undergraduate research and other opportunities for development outside of the classroom and beyond the major.