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Boise State University’s Executive MBA program will hold an open house for prospective students and interested companies from 5:30-7:30 p.m. June 6 in the Stueckle Sky Center at Bronco Stadium. Those planning to attend should e-mail emba@boisestate.edu or call (208) 426-4034 to reserve a space.

Classes will begin in September 2012 and participants will earn an MBA degree in two academic years of part-time class attendance. The program is designed specifically for middle- to senior-level professionals who want to gain the leadership, business and innovation skills their organizations need on a schedule that minimizes work and personal life disruption.

Boise State’s Executive MBA was launched in 2006 and focuses on creativity in the evaluation of business problems, an immediate link between class projects and work tasks, an integrated curriculum that takes into account a wide range of business units and a trade mission-style international experience in Vietnam.

The program has earned very high marks in an independent survey of its graduates by the international Executive MBA Council, and 81 percent of graduates have said their Executive MBA degree had a positive impact on their careers.

For more information, visit http://cobe.boisestate.edu/emba/.

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Contact: Sherry Squires, University Communications, (208) 426-1563, ssquires@boisestate.edu

About Boise State University
As an emerging metropolitan research university of distinction, Boise State University plays a crucial role in the region’s economic development and famed quality of life. Idaho’s largest institution of higher education offers nearly 200 degrees and certificates in seven colleges. While remaining committed to the strong teaching legacy that has resulted in 11 Idaho Professor of the Year awards since 1990, Boise State’s added emphasis on innovation and creativity is fueling the fastest growing research program in Idaho.

Boise State University graduated the highest number of students in school history this morning during its 90^th Commencement ceremony, awarding a record 11 doctoral degrees and more than 2,400 bachelor’s and master’s degrees.

More than 1,400 students participated in the ceremony at Taco Bell Arena, making it Boise State’s largest Commencement celebration. In all, 13,356 people attended.

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What: 90th Boise State University Commencement — largest celebration in school history
Where: Taco Bell Arena
When: 10 a.m. Saturday, May 12

On Saturday, Boise State University will award a record number of degrees and host a record number of students at its 90th Commencement ceremony. Read the rest of this entry »

Editor’s note: This is the final Boise State events roundup of the academic year. “This Week” will resume in August.

The following are upcoming events at Boise State University for May 13-May 19. Please note that all events are subject to change. For more information, visit news.boisestate.edu/update. For information on athletic events, visit broncosports.com. Read the rest of this entry »

Harold Blackman has been named associate vice president for strategic research initiatives for the Division of Research and Economic Development at Boise State University. He assumes his duties on July 1.

In his new position, Blackman will collaborate with faculty and staff to grow the university’s research portfolio and develop strategies to support the institution’s research infrastructure. He also will work on economic development issues, support university research initiatives and promote statewide research progress.

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The 2012 Spring Commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 12, at Taco Bell Arena will bring increased traffic congestion along University Drive between Broadway Avenue and Capitol Boulevard. Traffic is expected to be impacted between 8:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.

An additional commencement ceremony will be held at 7 p.m., also at Taco Bell Arena, to honor those graduating from the College of Western Idaho. The Boise Music Week production of “The King and I” at the Morrison Center will mean increased traffic across campus from 5-7:30 p.m. Read the rest of this entry »

The Boise State University Department of Music and the Boise Philharmonic are pleased to introduce the newly formed 2012 Graduate Fellowship String Quartet.

Quartet members are Jennifer Whittle and Alvin Tran, violins, Michael Sabatka, viola, and Jacob Saunders, cello. Read the rest of this entry »

What: Outstanding students make up Boise State Commencement celebration
Where: Taco Bell Arena
When: 10 a.m. Saturday, May 12

This year’s Spring Commencement ceremony at Boise State begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 12, in Taco Bell Arena and includes a processional, recessional and individual recognition of each graduate, broadcast on large screens. About 1,400 students are expected to participate in the ceremony, making it the largest Commencement celebration in school history.

The event will be webcast live at http://academics.boisestate.edu/provost/commencement/live-web-broadcast/.

For some, the road to Commencement has been filled with opportunity, for others it has been a challenge, and for most, the ceremony marks the start of new and even bigger adventures. Below are a few of this year’s many notable graduates.

Contact information is included if you would like to interview any of these students. Representatives from the Office of Communications and Marketing also will be available to assist with coverage of Commencement on Saturday. Read the rest of this entry »

The Boise State Recreation Center offers a variety of water-based instruction for children and adults. Learn to swim or dive, or use swimming to achieve the perfect workout. Classes are open to Rec Center members and non-members and are held in the Aquatic Complex. Register at rec.boisestate.edu/aquatics. For more information, call 426-1131. Read the rest of this entry »

Boise State University’s Ahsahta Press has named T. Zachary Cotler winner of the 2012 Sawtooth Poetry Prize. Cotler, of Los Angeles, Calif., will receive $1,500 and his manuscript of poems, “Sonnets to the Humans,” will be published in January 2013.

“It’s a brilliant, intimate, intricate, careening, calibrating, strangely moving collection of 49 poems — pieces introduced and linked by patches of the prose narration of ‘a fictional poet, who lived in the 21st century’ and bore the name of Vishvamitra,” said contest judge Heather McHugh. Read the rest of this entry »