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Donaldo Macedo Gives Free Lecture In Boise

2008-07-02T13:43:28-07:00

University of Massachusetts professor Donaldo Macedo will give a free
lecture and teach a special topics class at Boise State University the
week of July 21.

Macedo’s free keynote address will be at 5 p.m. July 21 in the
Student Union Lookout Room, located on the second floor. Macedo will
sign books following his lecture, “The Hegemony of English or Critical
Citizenship.” A special poster, created in his honor, also will be
unveiled after the lecture.

Macedo will also teach a for-credit class on critical citizenship and
language-related issues from 5-8 p.m. July 21-25; the free lecture is
included in the workshop. Macedo’s workshop will address
bilingual/English as a Second Language outcomes. He will present
arguments in favor of the promotion of equitable education experiences
for all learners, and participants will be invited to engage in critical
conversations. His appearance at Boise State is sponsored by the
Department of Bilingual Education and English as a Second Language.

To register for this one-credit class, visit broncoweb.boisestate.edu.
The fee for undergraduates is $222 and $267 for graduate and doctoral
students. For more information, call 426-4077.

Macedo is the graduate program director of the applied linguistics
master of arts program at UMass and is a distinguished professor of
liberal arts and education. Macedo worked extensively with Paulo Freire,
one of the most influential educational thinkers of the 20th century.

He has published extensively in the areas of linguistics, critical
literacy and bilingual and multicultural education. His publications
include “Literacy: Reading the Word and the World,” “Literacies of
Power: What Americans Are Not Allowed to Know,” “Dancing with
Bigotry,” “Critical Education in the New Information Age,”
“Chomsky on Miseducation” and “Ideology Matters,” among many
others.

Homecoming Parade Route Change

2008-09-10T11:56:21-07:00

Boise State University’s annual Homecoming Parade is taking a turn through campus this year, traveling on University Drive instead of Broadway Avenue. This year’s parade will be from 2-3 p.m. Sept. 13 and will begin at University Drive near Towers Hall and end on Denver Avenue.

University Drive will be closed beginning at 1:45 p.m. and will re-open at 3 p.m. All vehicles traveling down Capitol Boulevard or Broadway Avenue will be redirected to Boise Avenue beginning at 1:30 p.m. No traffic will be allowed onto University Drive after 1:45 p.m.

Parade-goers traveling to the Boise State campus between 1:45-3 p.m. will find general parking in the garage on the corner of University Drive and Lincoln Avenue. The garage may be accessed through Beacon Street via Broadway or Boise avenues, or Belmont Street.

This year’s grand marshals are Travis and Nina Jensen. Travis Jensen graduated from Boise State in 1994 and is the current president of the board of directors of the Boise State Alumni Association.

Boise State’s Homecoming festivities culminate in Saturday’s game against Bowling Green University. For a complete list of Homecoming events, as well as more information about the parade, visit http://homecoming.boisestate.edu.

NewWest.Net’s Summer Photo Contest

2008-07-02T13:46:17-07:00

Check out NewWest.Net’s summer photo contest. You can win all sorts of prizes.

http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/h2ography_give_us_your_best_water_shot/C41/L41/

Wheel of Fortune In Boise!

2008-06-17T08:31:20-07:00

Wheel of Fortune’s Wheelmobile, the show’s promotional vehicle, will be in the Boise area in search of some good game players who are energetic, enthusiastic and fun. Viewers who are interested in being a potential contestant on an upcoming episode are invited to attend. Fans will have the opportunity to fill out an application, have his or her name drawn at random to play a simulated version of the game onstage, win unique prizes and be evaluated as a potential contestant for the broadcast version of the show.

WHERE: *Saturday, June 21 Boise Factory Outlet Malls
12 p.m. – 4 p.m. 6806 S. Eisenman Road
Boise, ID 83716

*Sunday, June 22 Ashley Furniture HomeStore-Meridian
12 p.m. – 4 p.m. 3530 E. Franklin Road
Meridian, ID 83642

May Archaeology and Historic Preservation Month

2008-05-08T14:11:17-07:00

May Archaeology and Historic Preservation Month
Events at Boise Public Library

(Boise, ID – May 8, 2008) Explore Idaho’s mining archaeology and
history this month in programs at Boise Public Library. The events are
part of a series of programs coordinated by the Idaho State Historical
Society, and reflect the significance that mining played in the
development of Idaho.

On Wednesday, May 14, at 7 p.m., learn about the iDIG: Idaho Digital
Memories Project. Linda Morton-Keithly, Idaho State Historical Society
the Public Archives Research Library (PARL), will explore the ongoing
efforts to digitize mining photos and records at the PARL. The program
will be held in the Lemhi Room at the Library! at Hillcrest, 5246 W
Overland Road in the Hillcrest Shopping Center at Overland and Orchard.
For more information, call 562-4996.

On Wednesday, May 21, at 7 p.m., Idaho Humanities Council speaker Tom
Blanchard will present Mining in Idaho Today and Yesterday. In the late
1800s, Idaho Territory had seen several major gold rushes. Further gold
and silver discoveries attracted thousands of miners, who changed the
political climate and the landscape. The impact of those times remains
with us today. Blanchard will speak in the Sycamore Room at the
Library! at Collister, 4724 West State Street, at the corner of State
and Collister. For more information, call 562-4995.

Boise State’s annual Clay and Fire Exhibit and Sale

2008-05-06T10:23:27-07:00

FIND THE PERFECT MOTHER’S DAY GIFT AT BOISE STATE’S CLAY AND FIRE
EXHIBITION AND SALE

Find a great gift for Mom or anyone else on your list at Boise
State’s annual Clay and Fire Exhibit and Sale, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. May
10-12 in the Visual Arts Center Galleries 1 and 2 in the Liberal Arts
Building and the Hemingway Center. Admission is free.

Held each spring and fall for more than 30 years, the event has become
an annual tradition for many in the Treasure Valley. It features
hundreds of ceramic pieces, ranging from elegant to exotic, made by
Boise State students, faculty and alumni. Hot new items fresh from the
kiln will be available each day.

A portion of the proceeds benefits Boise State’s Visiting Artists in
Ceramics program, which brings world-class artists to campus to teach
students. For more information on the sale, call 426-3205 or 426-3608.
You may also find information on the Department of Art’s blog at
http://artdept.boisestate.edu:16080/artnews.