News Release
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February 15, 2006
Boise State Speaker Series Looks at Affordable Housing Issues
Feb. 21
The Boise State University Institute for Urban and Regional Planning and the
Idaho District Council of the Urban Land Institute will host a lecture on
affordable housing by John K. McIlwain from 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, in
the Student Union Hatch Ballroom. The lecture is free and open to the
public.
McIlwain is the senior resident fellow, ULI/J. Ronald Terwilliger Chair for
Housing at the Urban Land Institute (ULI) in Washington, D.C. His
responsibilities include leading ULI�s efforts to promote affordable housing
solutions in the U.S. and other nation, including development and housing
patterns designed to create sustainable future environments for urban areas.
He is past president of the National Housing Conference, an umbrella
organization in Washington, D.C., for low-income and affordable housing
issues, and past president of the National Housing and Rehabilitation
Association. McIlwain currently serves as secretary of the Center for
Housing Policy and serves on the board of directors of the Community
Preservation and Development Corporation, the advisory board of the
Paramount Community Development Fund and as a member of the Mayor�s
Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task Force for the District of Columbia.
The speaker series is funded by donations to the BSU Foundation. For more
information on the series, call 426-3776.
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Contact: Michael Blankenship, dean of the College of Social Sciences
and Public Affairs, (208) 426-3776,
mblanken@boisestate.edu
Media Contact: Kathleen Craven, University Communications, (208)
426-3275, kcraven@boisestate.edu
Boise State University is the largest institution of higher education in
Idaho with about 18,600 students and 2,200 faculty and staff. More than 190
undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and technical degrees are offered within
eight colleges. A metropolitan university located in the capital city, Boise
State is committed to life-enhancing research, teaching excellence and
public service.
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