Welcome
Department of History
Location:
Albertsons Library
1st Floor, Room 192 (enter at the back of the building – the northwest corner entrance)
Email:
BSUHistory@boisestate.edu
Phone:
(208) 426-1255
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College of Social Sciences & Public Affairs Events
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INTERROGATIONS, FALSE CONFESSIONS AND ACTUAL INNOCENCE
Wednesday, February 8
12:40 to 1:40 p.m.
ILC 315
THE IDAHO SUPREME COURT ON BSU CAMPUS
Tuesday, February 14
9:15 a.m. to 2:55 p.m.
Special Events Center
SOCIAL WORK PRESENTS FIELD AGENCY FAIR 2012
Thursday, March 1
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
SUB Jordan Ballroom
NEW DIRECTIONS IN FAMILY HEALTH IN IDAHO
Friday, March 2
1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Student Union Building
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The Department of History at Boise State University is a community of over 25 faculty members, 400 undergraduate students, and more than 30 graduate students.
Our faculty cover a wide range of geographic and thematic fields, which enables students to concentrate their studies within special interest areas.
History Faculty and Student News
Lisa Brady was invited to speak at the World Knowledge Forum Conference in Seoul, Korea, about the history and future of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and its ecological importance.
Joanne Klein authored “Quiet and Determined Servants and Guardians: Creating Ideal English Police Officers, 1900-45,” in A History of Police and Masculinities, 1700-2010, David G. Barrie and Susan Broomhall, editors, Routledge, December 2011.
Dr. Klein authored Invisible Men: the Secret Lives of Police Constables in Liverpool, Manchester, and Birmingham, 1900-1939 Liverpool University Press, July 2010.
Jill Gill authored Embattled Ecumenism: The National Council of Churches, the Vitenam War, and the Trials of the Protestant Left, Northern Illinois University Press, September 2011.
The History Department is now accepting scholarship applications for Fall 2012-Spring 2013! Fill out an application online on our scholarship page. The deadline for applications is March 1st, 2012.
Phi Alpha Theta Students helped at the ‘Frightened Felons‘ event at the Old Idaho Pentitentiary in October 2011. Live music, The Fool Squad, and actors portraying inmates of the past and more was offered on this night of creepy, scary fun! In November 2011 PAT students and history students assisted at the Annual Veterans Day Night Fire event at the Idaho Military History Museum. Events for Spring 2012 are in the works!
History Department Events
Fettuccine Forum
The popular Fettuccine Forum promotes good citizenship through lively lectures and public discussion concerning politics, history, and arts.
The Forum is always free and is housed in the Rose Room of the Union Block at 718 W. Idaho Street in downtown Boise. Doors open at 5:00 p.m. and the presentation begins at 5:30 p.m.
Each lecture has a companion workshop through Boise State University. Workshops are offered for graduate and undergraduate credit. Students can register for workshops online through BroncoWeb.
For more information, call 433-5670 or visit Boise Arts & History.
We hope you can join us at the Forum in 2012!