Posted on August 27th, 2008 by admin
Jill Gill, associate professor of history at Boise State University, will talk about a contemporary and historical look at the shift between religion and politics during the City Club of Boise forum from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3, at the Grove Hotel in Boise.
Gill specializes in 20th century American socio-cultural, political and [...]
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Posted on August 25th, 2008 by admin
Premier Insurance announced that Pete Cavender has joined the employee benefits division in its Boise office. Cavender joined the team in July and will serve as an employee benefits specialist.
A native of Elko, Nev., Cavender is a graduate of Boise State University, earning a bachelor’s degree in communications in 2007. He also played offensive lineman [...]
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Posted on August 18th, 2008 by admin
Statesman reporter Dana Oland posted the following piece on SSPA alum Mike Rogers in the Sunday Idaho Statesman.
Jewelry artist Mike Rogers tries to capture personality in metal adornments
BY DANA OLAND - doland[at]idahostatesman[dot]com
Edition Date: 08/17/08
Getting to know jewelry artist Mike Rogers is like learning to relax.
Perhaps it is the hours he spends staring into meditative crystalline [...]
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Posted on August 18th, 2008 by admin
SSPA Professor Emeritus Jim Weatherby commented in Monday’s Idaho Statesman on the upcoming legislative races in the state, and the chances of the Democratic Party gaining seats. To read the full story visit the Idaho Statesman online.
A red flag: In a hopeful year for Democrats, many Idaho Legislature races go uncontested
Failure of Democrats to vie [...]
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Posted on August 18th, 2008 by admin
SSPA Professor John Freemuth commented on the ESA in a Sunday story about proposed changes to the law. To read the complete article visit the Idaho Statesman website.
Proposed reform to Endangered Species Act gets cool response
It would give federal officials more leeway when dealing with wildlife agencies and is similar to a plan Kempthorne pushed [...]
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Posted on August 13th, 2008 by admin
Lynn Lubarmersky, associate professor of history, was a featured speaker at “Poland in the Rockies,” an international educational program in Canmore, Alberta, Canada, that brought together university students, young professionals and distinguished speakers from Canada, the United States, Great Britain and Poland for an immersion in “things Polish.” Lubarmersky spoke on “Polish Women: How and [...]
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Posted on August 13th, 2008 by admin
KPVI Channel 6 reporter Aaron Kunz posted the following set of stories featuring the College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs Archaeology Department. Visit the KPVI site for videos and the complete series.
Unearthing Idaho Part 3
Reporter: Aaron Kunz
Posted: July 31, 2008 12:53 PM
In part three of our special series called “Unearthing Idaho”, Aaron takes [...]
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Posted on August 13th, 2008 by admin
KPVI Channel 6 reporter Aaron Kunz posted the following set of stories featuring the College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs Archaeology Department. Visit the KPVI site for videos and the complete series.
Reporter: Aaron Kunz
Posted: July 30, 2008 11:52 AM
Unearthing Idaho Part 2
During the first installment of our series called “Unearthing Idaho” we learned about [...]
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Posted on August 13th, 2008 by admin
Associated Press Reporter Jessie Bonner posted the following to KTVB.com, the Idaho Statesman and other outlets in early July. The College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs houses the Center for Basque Studies which will assist in curating the collection.
BSU home to Idaho’s largest Basque collection
01:55 PM MDT on Thursday, July 3, 2008
Associated Press
BOISE — [...]
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Posted on August 12th, 2008 by admin
Michael Celt, a student in the Community and Regional Planning Graduate Certificate program is one of two students to win an Idaho District Urban Land Institute scholarship of $1,500 for the 2008-2009 academic year. The ULI scholarship is open to students in Idaho and Montana studying at the college level in fields related to land [...]
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