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Located in Keiser Hall

BroncoFit

TLDR: We all want to be the best versions of ourselves. The BroncoFit Living Learning Community aims to help students understand the importance of being a complete person, not just someone who is their best unidimensional self, but their best multidimensional self.

Located in Keiser Hall

Why You Should Apply

Health is wealth, not just physical health, but financial, occupational, intellectual, emotional, spiritual, social, and environmental health. Join the BroncoFit Living Learning Community to learn more about all areas of health.

All majors are welcome (including undecided).

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Community Events

BFIT students hiking Table Rock.

Students in the BroncoFit Living Learning Community participate regularly with other communities in a variety of events and activities designed to encompass the dimensions of wellness throughout the academic year.

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Curriculum

Students during the LLP Quiz Bowl

Students in the BroncoFit Living Learning Community engage in weekly class discussions covering the eight dimensions of wellness: physical, financial, occupational, intellectual, emotional, spiritual, social, and environmental.

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Faculty

  • Dr. Nafees Alam

    Dr. Nafees Alam

    Faculty-in-Residence, Faculty member with the Department of Social Work

    Dr. Nafees Alam is a social work professor specializing in nonprofit program evaluation and macro practice, where he has over seven years of experience. Before academia, he worked on Wall Street’s financial sector for more than seven years. Dr. Alam’s research agenda is geared toward ideological diversity, inclusion, and empowerment with a secondary interest in sports and entertainment. He has several publications and has presented at conferences across the world, including the Council on Social Work Education, the Social Work Distance Education Conference (Keynote Speaker, 2022), the Alliance of Social Workers in Sports, Sport & Society. He is passionate about global education through technology, teaching, and designing online courses taught across the globe, in addition to his YouTube channel and Podcast geared toward an international audience.

    Outside of academia, Dr. Alam is a fitness model, actor, and heavyweight boxer registered with USA Boxing. He is also a boxing and youth football coach, aligning with his experience as a semi-professional football player. He volunteers weekly with the City Light Shelter for Women and Children in downtown Boise, ID, designing and delivering courses related to finance, technology, fitness/nutrition, and life skills. He also enjoys OneWheeling and biking while taking every opportunity to travel internationally to experience different cultures.

    Contact Dr. Alam: nafeesalam@boisestate.edu

    Dr. Nafees Alam is a social work professor specializing in nonprofit program evaluation and macro practice, where he has over seven years of experience. Before academia, he worked on Wall Street’s financial sector for more than seven years. Dr. Alam’s research agenda is geared toward ideological diversity, inclusion, and empowerment with a secondary interest in sports and entertainment. He has several publications and has presented at conferences across the world, including the Council on Social Work Education, the Social Work Distance Education Conference (Keynote Speaker, 2022), the Alliance of Social Workers in Sports, Sport & Society. He is passionate about global education through technology, teaching, and designing online courses taught across the globe, in addition to his YouTube channel and Podcast geared toward an international audience.

    Outside of academia, Dr. Alam is a fitness model, actor, and heavyweight boxer registered with USA Boxing. He is also a boxing and youth football coach, aligning with his experience as a semi-professional football player. He volunteers weekly with the City Light Shelter for Women and Children in downtown Boise, ID, designing and delivering courses related to finance, technology, fitness/nutrition, and life skills. He also enjoys OneWheeling and biking while taking every opportunity to travel internationally to experience different cultures.

    Contact Dr. Alam: nafeesalam@boisestate.edu