Boise State University is only halfway through its 2010 fiscal year, but officials said the university has already secured more external research and grant funding than it did for all of FY ’08, and “easily” outpaced last year’s second quarter ...
Read More »Boise State mid-year research grants hit new record high
UI business college receives extended AACSB accreditation
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business has renewed accreditation for the University of Idaho’s College of Business and Economics, and extended a specialized accreditation for the university’s accounting program. Known as the “gold standard” of business schools, only ...
Read More »Pres. Vailas: ‘ISU in the knowledge business’
With the budget ax looming over state education funding, Idaho State University President Art Vailas warns that holdbacks imperil the very tools lawmakers are hoping will usher in economic recovery. “We are in the knowledge business … and we have ...
Read More »The ‘business’ of K-12 education
State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tom Luna, is a businessman. He came to office with business principles and ideals, and today his business - Idaho's K-12 education - is bleeding cash.
Read More »BSU, ISU presidents continue pleas to minimize higher education cuts 
The presidents of Boise State University and Idaho State University lobbed a few more pleas to lawmakers on the Legislature’s budget-writing committee to minimize cuts to higher education during a second day of public education budget hearings Jan. 26. BSU ...
Read More »UI Boise brown bag series kicks off Feb. 3
The University of Idaho is kicking off a series of monthly brown bag presentations on Feb. 3 aimed at providing businesses with tips on incorporating sustainable practices while improving the bottom line. College of Business and Economics Dean Jack Morris ...
Read More »Portland university selects Front Street property for Boise law school
Concordia University announced an initial agreement to purchase property at 501 Front Street in Boise for its planned law school, set to open in 2011. “We’re delighted about the prospect of settling the Concordia University School of Law in the ...
Read More »Ribbon cut on new BSU nursing building 
Boise State University on Jan. 13 cut the ribbon on its new 81,000-plus square foot Norco Building, which will house the university’s Department of Nursing and University Health Services. The four-story building, located at 1529 Belmont St. on the south ...
Read More »N. Idaho small business development center earns top marks
North Idaho College’s Idaho Small Business Development Center recently earned high marks from the Small Business Administration, which selected it as one of the top 10 regional offices in the nation for 2009. The top 10 offices are being considered ...
Read More »BSU business college meets funding goal
Boise State University has thrown a lot of effort behind making its College of Business and Economics into a nationally ranked program. With 3,300 students, the college is among just 20 percent of U.S. business programs which hold the AACSB ...
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