April 6, 2004

Boise State Forms Partnership
with University Of Calgary

Editor’s note: Media representatives are welcome at the signing, which will take place at noon Wednesday, April 7, in the Student Union Bishop Barnwell Room. A formal agreement between Boise State University’s Canadian Studies Program and the University of Calgary will allow for more and better student and faculty exchanges. Michael Blankenship, dean of the College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs at Boise State, and Stephen Randall, dean of the College of Social Science at the University of Calgary, will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at an April 7 faculty luncheon at Boise State. The luncheon is part of Canada Week activities and features a conversation with acting Canadian Consul General Marvin Wodinsky. The MOU is meant to encourage a cooperative program involving students and faculty at both universities, including research and the exchange of faculty lecturers and educational programs of interest to both parties. The agreement is for five years and may be extended. -30- Contact Michael Blankenship College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs 208 426-3776 Media Contact Kathleen Craven communications and marketing 208 426-3275