Alex Honn is a graduate student in the Public Health, M.A. program focused on Health Management and Leadership. Following a decade of experience in patient-facing healthcare, Alex completed his B.A. in Public Health from Boise State University in 2023. He specializes in technical writing and academic research with professional experience writing grants and policy. Alex is a humble coach and leader, a lifelong learner, and is passionate about progressing fields of study through research and writing. He offers technical advice that maintains the writer’s voice and gets the most out of the tool writing can be. <Alex is eager to help with any part of your writing process!
Caden Benzinger is a graduate student in the Counseling M.A. program, with an emphasis on addictions. He graduated from the University of Idaho in 2022 with a B.S. in Psychology and a Minor in Addictions. He loves helping people and trying to be of service when he can, especially in the world of writing. He specializes in writing critical analysis of theories or concepts and has a plethora of experience in research and academic writing. From finding academic sources to proofreading your final draft, Caden is happy to help you with all of your writing needs!
Bronco Finish Line is the Graduate College’s writing assistance program that helps guide graduate students from draft to finished product. Our goal at Bronco Finish Line it to improve both the writing and the writer. Therefore, we ask questions that help the writer expand or clarify an idea and identify patterns of style errors, teaching the writer how to recognize and correct their work on current and future projects.
With guidance from our coaches, student writing sessions will enable the writer to move from draft to finished product with confidence.
Student Success Stories
Michelle Earwicker
Former Finish Line Student
The Graduate Success Center has been a lifesaver for me. The writing coaches are extremely friendly, professional, and committed to helping each graduate student succeed in their writing. I have learned valuable tools and without them I would not have been able to succeed in my first semester of graduate school. I highly recommend stopping by and working with the writing team. They will do everything in their power to help students succeed.
Julia Broderick
Former Finish Line Student
The Graduate Student Success team supported me through my thesis and gave me a sense of community in the Graduate College. Writing is a process, and this department was there for me through the painful APA process, revising sentence structures, and helping build confidence. Additionally, they are the kindest people on the planet. I worked both on campus and off during my graduate experience, and The Graduate Student Success Team was flexible with my schedule, available by email, and helped me with time management as I revised my final thesis. The team I had the honor of knowing at The Graduate Student Success Department were a highlight of my graduate experience.
Jennilee Overocker
Former Finish Line Student
I received my Master’s of Education: Curriculum, Instruction & Foundational Studies at Boise State University in 2018. During the second year as a graduate student, I visited the Bronco Finish Line in the Graduate College to receive writing assistance for nearly every academic and research assignment. Every session felt as if it were my first because I was treated with the same patience and quality assistance each time. I value what I have gained in grammatical knowledge and writing skills. I would recommend this service to every graduate student encountering a major writing project.
Sarah Lausch
Former Finish Line Student
Writing your master thesis is hard work and exhausting, to say the least. Track changes and comments from your committee quickly become your everyday life, but when you finally set the last dot it is the best feeling ever! The Graduate Student Success Center was a life saver for me during this stressful time. I was always welcomed with smiles, encouragement, and a lot of advice. Not just did my thesis turn out successful, but I learned so much about academic writing and always had a good feeling when I left the office. I am already looking forward to future sessions to work on my dissertation!
Michelle Earwicker
Julia Broderick
Jennilee Overocker
Sarah Lausch