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Spring Commencement
Scheduled for May 14
Boise State will host its 75th
Commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 14, in Taco Bell
Arena with President Bob Kustra officiating.
Doors will open at 9 a.m.
No tickets are
needed for family and guests to attend.
Free
parking will be available at all reserved and metered parking lots.
Because of limited handicapped parking, family and friends who
cannot walk to the Taco Bell Arena can be dropped off at the front
of Entrance 1, where volunteers will assist them with elevators,
etc., while drivers park their cars.
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Auction Set for May 7 at
Boise Centre on the Grove
Boise State will conduct
Auction 2005, presented by Micron Technology Foundation, on Saturday at
the Boise Centre on the Grove. Hundreds of items and services will
be available to purchase through silent and live auctions. Proceeds
benefit the Athletic Scholarship Endowment and the Alumni Student
Scholarship Program.
The special honorees for the 2005 Boise
State Auction are the Ron and Linda Yanke family. The Yanke family
has been active in the Boise State community and as
lifetime members of the Bronco Athletic Association. The Yankes have
given generously through financial support and their time over the
years. Most recently the Yanke family was the key element in a major
transaction with Boise State that was both a sale and a donation by
the family. This transaction allowed the university to acquire a
prime parcel of property adjacent to the southwest corner of the
main campus.
The Yankes have been a major financial
contributor to several projects at Boise State including
the Simplot/Micron Center, the Centennial Amphitheatre and the
expansion of Bronco Stadium. They also helped secure the land on
which the Boise State-West campus now stands. Ron Yanke was a local
businessman, philanthropist and longtime supporter of Boise State
who passed away in 2004.
The auction has been an every-other-year
tradition at Boise State since its inception. 2005 marks
the 12th Boise State Auction with $2.5 million raised in the
previous 11 events. The Bronco Athletic Association and the Alumni Association co-sponsor this evening.
Festivities will begin at 4:30 p.m., with a silent auction followed
by dinner and a live auction. Tickets to the event are $125 per
person.
For more information, to make a donation
or reserve a ticket, contact Valerie Tichenor, special events
coordinator at ext. 2570 or
vtichen@boisestate.edu.
Workshop to Offer
Help for Therapists
Boise State’s School of
Social Work will host an intensive one-day workshop focusing on
practical approaches to therapy on June 10 in the Student
Union Hatch Ballroom. “What Works in Therapy” features Scott D.
Miller, co-founder of the Institute for the Study of Therapeutic
Change. Registration is $129 before May 15, or $149 at the door.
Register at
www.twerx.com.
Over the past 40 years, the number of
therapy models has grown from 60 to more than 250. Research data,
however, shows that these different treatment approaches achieve
roughly the same results. This seminar focuses on which similar
approaches account for success.
The workshop will cover the following
topics:
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How to use the common factors in
psychotherapy that enhance outcome
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How to use the client’s theory
of change to guide your choices in therapy
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How to obtain valid and reliable
feedback on the client’s session-by-session experience
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Senior
Nursing Students Share Findings on 'Downwinders,' Other Community
Health Issues
Senior community
health nursing students will present the findings of their community
assessment projects from 9 a.m.-noon today in the Student
Union Barnwell Room. Topics are:
9 a.m. — BSU’s
Facilities, Operations and Maintenance Division Health and Safety
Needs Assessment
9:45 a.m. — Health
Needs Assessment for Our Lady of Good Council Parish
10:30 a.m. — Holy
Apostles Parish Nursing Assessment
11:15 a.m. — Idaho
Exposed: Downwind from the Nevada Test Site
Faculty, staff and
students are welcome to attend.
Bookstore Debuts
Bronco TEC Wednesday
Boise State’s Bookstore will hold
the grand opening of Bronco TEC (Technology Electronics and
Computers) Wednesday from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Bronco TEC’s first day of
business will include drawings for prizes that will include an
Apple PowerBook and iPod.
Units that will be demonstrated
include an iBook, an iMac, PowerBook, iPods and accessories from
Apple as well as laptops, desktops and all-in-one computers from
MPC.
Call ext. 5496 or e-mail for more
information.
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Sarah
Toevs
Associate Professor of Community
and Environmental Health
Chair of
the Department of Community and Environmental Health
Director of
Master of Health Science program
Ph.D. in
Health Education and Promotion, University of Utah, 2000
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Eleven
journal articles and six peer-reviewed technical and
research reports
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Association of Idaho Cities Statewide Evaluation of
Youth Development Coalition grant ($20,000); Idaho
Children’s Trust Fund, development of
community-based program evaluation strategies
($10,000
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Research includes community assets and quality of
life, incorporation of epidemiology in secondary
science and math courses, and community awareness of
clean water issues
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Selland College
Students Earn
Medals in State Competition
Fourteen Selland College of Applied
Technology students earned 14 gold, silver
and bronze medals for outstanding career and technical job skills in
the state Skills USA competition held recently in Boise.
Skills USA is a national organization
that prepares America’s workers for careers. It provides quality
educational experiences in leadership, teamwork, citizenship and
character development to more than 265,000 students nationwide each
year.
“These students represent the highest
standards of career and technical skills and our dedication to total
quality,” said Larry Barnhardt, Selland College dean. “The
leadership, talent and pride of workmanship demonstrated is a key
component of the training we offer here to ensure students find
great jobs after graduation.”
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University Honors Professors
for Research and Scholarship
Six professors were honored today by President Bob Kustra as the 2005
President’s Research and Scholarship award recipients.
The awards program, now in its
second year, recognizes professors who have established
themselves as outstanding researchers and scholars. The 2005
recipients are:
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Jake Baker, Department of
Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Jim Belthoff, Department of
Biology.
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Cindy
Clark, Department of Nursing
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Craig
Hemmens, Department of Criminal Justice Administration
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Jack
Hourcade, Department of Special Education
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Kip
Krumwiede, Department of Accountancy
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HR Presents
Benefits Fair Wednesday in the SUB
There will be a Benefits Fair Wednesday in the
Student Union Jordan D Ballroom from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Employees are encouraged to visit the fair to learn more
about their Boise State benefits.
Representatives from PERSI, TIAA-CREF, AIG VALIC, PEBSCO, MetLife,
Liberty Mutual, Pre-Paid Legal Services, Waddell & Reed,
Capital Educators Federal Credit Union and Idaho Central
Credit Union will be available to answer benefit questions.
The Office of Group
Insurance, representing Blue Cross of Idaho, Delta Dental and Vision
Service Plan, will be available to answer questions about our health
insurance plans.
Refreshments will be provided. Employees may
register for prizes at the HRS booth, but need not be present to
win. Release time of one hour is available with supervisor approval.
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