Congratulations to the class of 2012. Boise State University graduated the highest number of students in school history on May 12 during the 90th Commencement ceremony, awarding more than 2,400 bachelor’s and master’s degrees and a record 11 doctoral degrees. Following the ceremony in Taco Bell Arena, graduates and families moved to the Intramural Field [...]

More than 300 students, staff and faculty, including these students from the Boise State Running Club, turned out to spruce up campus on the second annual University Day on Friday, May 4. Under sunny skies, volunteers planted flowers and trees, weeded flowerbeds and picked up trash, among other tasks.
View a video slideshow of the event [...]

English professor Matthew Hansen introduces a performance of Shakespeare’s “As You Like It,” performed at Lowell Elementary School as part of the “Shake it Up After School” Service-Learning project. Students in his ENGL 345 Shakespeare class help kids explore the artistic, historical and cultural importance of Shakespeare. Over the course of six weeks, elementary students [...]

The Micron Business and Economics Building on the corner of University Drive and Capitol Boulevard is nearing completion and will celebrate a grand opening just before the start of the fall semester in August. The four-story, 118,890-square-foot building is designed to emphasize student learning, research and community collaboration. It will include state-of-the art classrooms, a [...]

Boise State Top Ten Scholar Amy Tompkins performs with associate professor Linda Kline-Lamar from the Department of Music, whom she honored during the Top Ten Scholars reception on April 17. Each year, the Alumni Association recognizes 10 outstanding Boise State graduating seniors for their exceptional academic success, who in turn honor faculty members who have [...]

As the academic year winds to a close, signs of spring are popping up in flower beds, tree branches and landscapes all across campus. Final exams begin May 7 and Commencement is at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 12, in Taco Bell Arena.
Chandelle Arner photo
Click below for a  collection of video and still photography of campus [...]

The Shared Leadership Volunteer Group partnered with Sustainable Futures on the Quad on April 4. Members of the campus community were invited to spend a few minutes scraping labels from bottles so they can be recycled into glassware, candles and chimes. The program helps to reduce glass in landfills and provides job training and life skills to [...]

Boise State tennis player and South African native Damian Hume returns a ball to defeat University of Alabama at Birmingham’s David Zimmerman 6-2, 6-2 on March 24. The Broncos were crowned champions of the 2012 Spring Break Classic at the Appleton Tennis Complex with a decisive 6-1 score. The team meets Fresno State on March [...]

The sounds of bass, saxophone, keyboard and of course, drums, filled the air at the Boise State Student Union March 20-22 during the 15th annual Gene Harris Jazz Festival. The Lynn Seaton Trio (drummer Steve Barnes is pictured above) were this year’s featured artists. The event also included performances from saxophonist Rich Perry, the Boise [...]

Binay Joshi, an undergraduate student in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, observes a sample in the transmission electron microscope housed in the Center for Materials Characterization. Binay’s project involves synthesizing advanced functional ceramic materials in the commercially relevant perovskite family. The goal is to establish a predictive model for the role of certain crystalline [...]