http://engagewithsspa.com a publication of the College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs at Boise State Unversity Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:30:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Following the smash-hit success of last summer's "Investigate Boise" class series, the College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs will again offer the urban field school in June, and July. The two course series held in downtown Boise offers students 6 units in 10 days. Both courses have an urban ... http://engagewithsspa.com/uncategorized/earn-six-credits-in-10-days-at-this-summers-urban-field-school 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 ... http://engagewithsspa.com/news/boise-memorial-service-planned-for-forrest-church 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 ... http://engagewithsspa.com/news/crowd-fills-water-cooler-for-urban-lunch 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 ... http://engagewithsspa.com/news/sspa-co-sponsors-new-urban-lunch 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 ... http://engagewithsspa.com/news/psychology-professor-eric-landrum-lobbies-us-senate-for-graduate-funds The 26th Annual Frank Church Conference happens this year on October 20 from 8:30 - 4:00 pm in the Jordan Ballroom in the Student Union Building. The event is free to attend. The luncheon with keynote speaker William Meadows, President of the Wilderness Society, is $30. Make plans to attend ... http://engagewithsspa.com/conferences/frank-church-conference-adds-speakers A new report from the National Governor's Association shows the number of "green jobs" in the state. Idaho's largest concentration of green jobs is in the area of air and environment. Idaho also places far ahead of the national average in the green agriculture category. Would have been very interesting ... http://engagewithsspa.com/reports/green-jobs-in-idaho 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 ... http://engagewithsspa.com/news/save-the-date-frank-church-conference-slated-for-october-20 The American Founding Initiative, a new program at Boise State University which teaches the principles of constitutionalism and classical liberalism will sponsor a health care debate between two physicians with different prescriptions for America's health care system. Dr. Roger Stark from the Washington Policy Center will offer market-based assessment and ... http://engagewithsspa.com/uncategorized/sspa-american-founding-initiative-sponsor-health-care-debate Two Boise State faculty members were among 11 winners of the 2009 Mayor’s Awards for Excellence in Art & History, announced by Boise Mayor David Bieter earlier this week. Presented every two years, the Mayor’s Awards for Excellence in Art & History celebrate people, organizations and businesses that have contributed ... http://engagewithsspa.com/uncategorized/sspa-faculty-members-honored-with-mayors-awards