Author Archives: Mike Journee

Boise State Offers Popular ‘Investigate Boise’ as Two-Part Summer Course

Led by Boise State history professor Todd Shallat and Boise City Councilman David Eberle, a doctoral-level economist, “Investigate Boise” is a unique workshop-style class featuring a slate of expert guests from Boise State, governmental agencies and elected officials, as well as tours of the city’s historical, cultural and institutional landmarks.

Boise State Co-Hosts Annual Clerks & Treasurers Institute March 23-26

Boise State University’s Public Policy Center, the Idaho Association of Cities and the International Institute of Municipal Clerks have teamed up to present the 2010 Mountain West Municipal Clerks & Treasurers Institute March 23-26.

Boise State Criminal Justice Students Take Top Honors at National Conference

For the second year in a row, criminal justice students in Boise State’s Alpha Phi Sigma Honor Society took home more awards than any other student chapter at the annual Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences and Alpha Phi Sigma Honor Society conferences held concurrently in San Diego, Calif., Feb. 23-27.

Talking Broncos Speech and Debate Team Wins Western Regional Championship; National Tourney Next

The Boise State University speech and debate team won the 2010 Division I Regional Championship at the Pi Kappa Delta Tournament of the Great West held at Mt. Hood Community College in Portland, Ore., Feb. 26-28.

Boise State Join Five Universities as a Part of Brookings Institution’s Mountain West Initiative

Boise State University has joined a group of five Intermountain West universities as part of the Brookings Institution’s new Mountain West Initiative (BMWI), a research consortium focused on the region’s distinct economic, social and environmental challenges.

Media Advisory — National TRiO Day of Service

High school and middle school students participating in Boise State University’s TRiO pre-college programs will take part in the TRiO National Day of Service this Saturday as a way to thank the community for support of TRiO programs.

Media Advisory – Boise State Department of Nursing Information Session

Prospective students will have a little over an hour to learn more about the nursing program’s admission requirements, expected coursework and have the opportunity to ask faculty members additional questions. Students also will be given a tour that will include a stop by the Nursing Department’s state of the art simulation center in the university’s new Norco Building.

Talking Broncos Capture First for Northwest Forensics Conference Season

The Boise State University speech and debate team made a strong showing at the Fred Scheller Invitational Tournament, earning the Talking Broncos first-place honors in Division I debate standings for the 2009-2010 Northwest Forensics Conference season.

innovate@boisestate Offers Problem-Solving Challenge to Undergraduate Teams Over Spring Break

Boise State University students have a unique opportunity to challenge their creative problem-solving skills through an intensive, five-day team contest over the university’s Spring Break holiday March 29-April 2.

Boise State Radio Works With Public Policy Center to Make Poverty Policy Recommendations

A five-part Boise State Radio series examining poverty in Idaho has resulted in a poverty policy white paper put together by Boise State University’s Public Policy Center.