College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs at Boise State University highlighting the work of our faculty and staff, and successes of our alumni.
David Walker, a special lecturer in the Boise State Department of History, has been named an academic fellow by the Foundation of Defense of Democracies and will travel to Israel in June for an intensive course in terrorism studies and how democracies can defeat the worldwide terrorist threat.
Walker teaches classes in military and diplomatic history [...]
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The Director of the Frank Church Institute, Garry Wenske, asked that we pass along notice of a memorial service for Forrest Church. Details are below:
You are invited to attend the Idaho memorial service for Forrest Church at 2:00pm, Saturday, Jan. 16 in the Simplot Ballroom of the BSU Student Union Building. Parking available at the [...]
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The inaugural urban lunch was a big success with well over 100 people showing up to hear City of Boise Economic Development Director Cece Gassner talk about the street car proposal. If you missed it, Nate Hoffman at the Boise Weekly has been doing great work covering the streetcar, including a piece on our Urban [...]
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It’s “Urban Lunch!” What is it? A new monthly lunch where we get together and talk about the urban issues of the day. Brought to you by the University of Idaho Urban Research and Design Center, Boise State University’s College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs, and friends from ULI Idaho and the USGBC, Urban [...]
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This past Sunday and Monday Dr. Landrum received some grass roots lobbyist training during the Education Leadership Conference in Washington, DC, sponsored by the American Psychological Association. There, Landrum lobbied for support for an appropriation that will fully fund the Graduate Psychology Education Program - a request of $4 million. Thanks to Dr. Landrum [...]
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26th Annual Frank Church Conference on Public Affairs
The Frank Church Institute at Boise State University has announced that it will hold its annual conference on Tuesday October 20, 2009. Conference activities will begin that morning in the Jordan Ballroom in the Student Union Building. This year’s topic is The Global Environment: From Kyoto to Copenhagen. [...]
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David Solan, an assistant professor in the Department of Public Policy and Administration, has been named the new director of the Energy Policy Institute and an associate director of the Center for Advanced Energy Studies, Vice President for Research Mark Rudin announced today.
Solan assumes his new position on Monday. He will be responsible for directing [...]
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Will Rainford, associate professor of social work, was named one of four volunteers of the year for 2009 by Catholic Charities USA. Rainford was recognized for his work as the lead legislative advocacy volunteer for Catholic Charities of Idaho and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Idaho, where he developed a legislative e-mail alert system and [...]
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For several years Boise State Anthropology Chair Mark Plew has been working in partnership with the University of Guyana, training undergraduate students in Archaeology. The following article appeared in the Stabroek News, Guyana’s leading news source, on July 28, 2008:
UG students complete archaeological course at FairviewSix students from the University of Guyana (UG) have completed [...]
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Will Rainford (right), an associate professor in the Boise State University School of Social Work, has been named the 2008 Idaho Social Worker of the Year by the Idaho chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. Rainford is the fourth Boise State faculty member to receive this award since 2003. Previous honorees are Doug [...]
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