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Red Sky PR Hires SSPA Grad Alena Shea

Brian Harrison on the Idaho Ad Agencies blog just issued a post announcing that Red Sky PR has hired SSPA grad Alena Shea:

Alena Shea has also joined the agency as an Assistant Account Executive. She is a graduate of Boise State University, with a Bachelor’s degree in communications and an emphasis in public relations.

Congrats Alena! [...]

SSPA Hosts Inauguration Event

The College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs hosted a viewing of the Inauguration ceremony yesterday in the Jordan Ballroom. Students, faculty, staff, and the community at large gathered to witness the historic event, with many faculty members bringing their classes. Coverage of the event included:
Idaho Statesman

Across the street at the university, about 300 students [...]

Lawmakers Revist Boise State Mobile Home Report

With low-income housing in short supply, Idaho lawmakers are looking at legislation to protect mobile home owners from being displaced. An article in yesterday’s Idaho Statesman noted:

Since 2001, an estimated 1,300 mobile home households have been forced out. A 2007 Boise State University study found that in Boise about 5,400 people live in more than [...]

Carolyn Buck Luce to Keynote Frank Church Conference Feb. 2

The Frank Church Institute has announced that Carolyn Buck Luce will be the keynote speaker at the Frank Church Conference on “Change: America’s Challenges for the New Administration” on Feb. 2. A well-known figure in the financial world, Buck Luce is senior partner at Ernst & Young in New York, one of the world’s major [...]