Joseph Purcell will present his thesis “Investigation of Histomorphometric Values in an East Arctic Foraging Group, the Sadlermiut” on Tuesday, March 13, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in B312.
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Thesis Defense for Joseph Purcell, MA in Anthropology
Taste of Boise
Looking to satisfy a sweet tooth? Then look no further. The bi-annual Taste of Boise will be featuring the sweetest treats in town. From cakes to cookies, this Sweet Taste of Boise lets you sample goodies from a variety of local restaurants.
The event will take place on First Thursday, March 1st, 2012, 6 to 9 p.m. at the Boise State University Center on Main, located at 1020 W. Main St. in the Alaska Building.
Taste of Boise is a fundraising event that supports student participation in national and regional PRSSA conferences. Local restaurants are providing a variety of Boise’s sweetest cuisines for the evening, which can be sampled for $1 each. Along with delicious treats, visitors can enjoy artwork created by Boise State University students as well as live music.
“We are really excited to add a new twist to Taste of Boise this spring. Taste of Boise is a great opportunity for students to reach out to the community. That is so important to us. It’s very rewarding to be able to help our local businesses gain exposure here in the Treasure Valley,” says Event Coordinator Max Forkner. “We are always so impressed by what the Boise restaurant community brings to the table. We couldn’t do this without their support and generosity.”
Satisfy your craving for confections at this spring’s “Sweet” Taste of Boise. For further information regarding Taste of Boise, contact Max Forkner at boisestateprssa@gmail.com or find PRSSA on Facebook at facebook.com/prssa.bsu.
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About PRSSA at Boise State University
PRSSA at Boise State University is a chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America, the foremost organization for students interested in public relations and communication. PRSSA serves Idaho and the public relations profession by developing highly qualified, well‐prepared professionals through enhanced education, hands-on experience, and professional development opportunities.
756 SSPA Students on Dean’s List
The Fall 2011 Dean’s List for the College of Social Sciences & Public Affairs is now posted on the Dean’s List page.
A total of 756 students are on the list from across all the departments within the college.
Congratulations!
Barefoot Video Festival
A new video festival screening the work of two communication video production classes will be held from 7-9 p.m Tuesday, Dec. 6, in the Special Events Center.
The Barefoot Video Festival will feature the selected final project videos from professor Daehwan Cho’s COMM 369 (Video Post Production) and COMM 268 (Introduction to Video Production) courses.
This event is supported by the Department of Communication and the campus community is invited to come and see the variety of videos from the talented young filmmakers.
Students Document Boise’s Urban Cultures
Students Document Boise’s Urban Cultures:
Locating “City Diversity” and “Great Good Places” in the City of Trees
Join us as students and faculty present their work and discuss its importance in our city.
Saturday, December 10, 2011 from 12:00 Noon to 5:00 p.m.
Boise State’s Center on Main in the Alaska Building at 1020 W. Main Street
Everyone is invited to the drop-in event!
Classic works in urban studies, Jane Jacobs’s The Death and Life of Great American Cities (1961) and Ray Oldenburg’s The Great Good Place (1989) created benchmarks for the evaluation of a city’s “livability.”
Discussions of the New Urbanism draw, at least in part, on these works to reinforce the need for diversity, common ground and informal spaces in the urban mosaic.
Students in the College of Social Science and Public Affairs at Boise State have used various research strategies: written ethnographies, mapping, interviewing, still photography and video documentation to capture the diverse uses of our shared urban space.
Please join us as students and faculty present their work and discuss its importance in our city.
For more information, please contact Bob McCarl at 208-283-4108.
Veterans & Military Science Students Highlighted
Current and present members of the military will be recognized at two events at Boise State November 11 and 12.
A Veterans Day ceremony will recognize Idaho’s fallen on November 11.
Department of Military Science and student veterans will be highlighted at halftime of the Boise State-TCU football game on November 12. The game kicks off at 1:30 p.m.
Winter Commencement
Commencement – 10:00 a.m.,
Friday, December 16
The Winter Commencement will bring the University together for a traditional ceremony in the Taco Bell Arena to celebrate December graduates. The ceremony will include the processional and recessional of candidates as well as individual recognition of each person and hooding of the doctoral candidates.
‘Growing Closer’ Honored with Grow Smart Award
A Boise State publication about suburban sprawl in the Boise area has been awarded a 2011 Grow Smart award from Idaho Smart Growth, a nonprofit organization that recognizes communities, builders, planners, architects, organizations and developers for incorporating smart growth principles.
“Growing Closer: Density and Sprawl in the Boise Valley” is an illustrated 10-chapter anthology of essays that explains how and why Boise, in many ways, is a leading example of unsustainable suburban growth, detailing the effects of sprawl on air quality, housing design, health and agriculture. It is the second book in the SSPA Investigate Boise Series.
The book is among eight projects, gorups and individuals that will be honored at an awards ceremony from 5-7:30 p.m. Nov. 10 in the Rose Room at 718 W. Idaho St. in downtown Boise.
Edited by Todd Shallat, director of Boise State’s Center for Idaho History and Politics, student Brandi Burns and local author Larry Burke, the case studies in the book were authored by top undergraduate and graduate students in the six-credit “Investigate Boise” field school offered by SSPA in downtown Boise and taught by Shallat.
Students include Tully Gerlach, Jessica Lane, Peter Thomas, Jan Higgenbotham, Jennifer Otto, Cindy Gould, Don Cutbirth, Marc Orton and Roman Lewis.
The book is available for $14.95 at the Boise State University Center on Main (1020 W. Main Street, Boise) or online at www.booksboisestate.com.
Conflict Coaching
If conflict or stress are consuming your energy, then let a Conflict Coach help.
Conflict Coaching is a confidential one on one process in which a trained student coach helps another student identify, resolve and manage their conflict. It is a partnership where the agenda, goals, and solutions come from the student with the coach’s help. No advice, counseling, or legal help is given.
Trained student coaches offer confidential, one on one, informal and free help resolving any conflict in your life, at a place of your choosing anywhere on campus.
To contact a coach or get more information, visit our website at sspa.boisestate.edu/conflictcoaching
BSU Grad Student Publishes Book
Women Helping Women: A Centennial History of the Boise YWCA/WCA
Sarah Nash, author & BSU Grad Student
Carol Martin, editor
Through a detailed narrative and more than 180 photos, the WCA’s (Women’s and Children’s Alliance) newly released 144-page history book tells stories of empowerment, advocacy, independence, and female strength.
Sarah and Carol will be at a book party at Rediscovered Books in downtown Boise on Saturday, December 3rd at 11 a.m. The books are being sold at the WCA 720 W. Washington and at Rediscovered Books.