Kathleen Kempton has been named executive director of the Boise State University Foundation, the non-profit, independent corporation that serves as the official fund management, fundraising and gift-receiving department for the university, effective Sept. 20.
Boise State kicked off a new academic year by welcoming 28 new full-time faculty members.
The effort to raise $5 million in matching funds for a new College of Business and Economics Building at Boise State University has gotten a shot in the arm with a gift of $150,000 from a non-alumnus living in Utah.
The collection features the creations of 25 faculty artists working in a wide range of media including ceramics, metals, sculpture, painting, drawing, printmaking, installation, photography and graphic design.
For the entire month of September, Boise State University’s Campus Recreation is offering a free trial pass to all Boise State University Alumni Association members (with a valid Alumni Association card) and their spouses/partners who are not currently Campus Recreation members.
Concurrent enrollment offers a wide variety of classes, from art to biology, foreign language to political science. Credit from these general academic classes can be applied to any degree a student chooses upon entering college. The credits are also transferable to all Idaho colleges and universities, and most institutions outside of the state.
Boise State University’s season-opening football game against the University of Oregon Sept. 3 is expected to draw the largest crowd in university history, and one of the most critical and challenging issues is parking.
The team proposed a lunar seed repository that would provide environmental data and organic materials for development of a lunar horticulture unit. The concept weaves with NASA’s vision of a self-sustained, permanent moon base, which would facilitate comprehensive lunar and deep space exploration.
The following are upcoming events at Boise State University for the week of Aug. 30-Sept. 6. Please note that all events are subject to change. For updated information on all events, visit www.bsuevents.com.
The Institute for the Study of Addiction at Boise State University will host a play therapy conference Sept. 18-19 titled “Child-Parent Relationship Therapy with Special Populations: A 10-Week Play Therapy Intervention.” Counselors, school counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists, and other mental health professionals are invited to attend the two-day workshop to learn how to utilize this evidence-based counseling intervention in clinics, schools and private practice settings.
