Boise State College of Innovation + Design

We are excited to share information on the upcoming Sawtooth Writing Retreat presented by the Hemingway Center in the Boise State University School of the Arts.

The retreat is designed for adults who wish to enhance their nonfiction writing skills, learn about the night sky environment, and connect with a community of writers.

📅 September 19 - 22, 2024
📍 Near Ketchum, Idaho
🌠 Elevate your writing under the stars in the Idaho mountains that inspired Ernest Hemingway

Watch the recap from last year to discover what adventure awaits you in the Sawtooths.🌲 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVQvOygLeV4

If you are interested, please apply 🔗https://www.boisestate.edu/hemingway/hemingway-center-programs/sawtooth-writing-retreat/sawtooth-writing-retreat-application/.

Boise State University encourages and celebrates a culture of innovation. The Presidential Innovation Awards recognize contributions of students, faculty and staff across campus who have demonstrated outstanding innovative thinking and problem-solving skills. The 2024 Presidential Innovation Award recipients are:

𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫
Jared Talley, Assistant Professor in the Hazard and Climate Resilience Institute

𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫
Makena Chase, a Boise State University College of Health Sciences student

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫
Kristin Olson, Assistant Director of Academic Initiatives
Ashley Nichols, Public Policy and Administration Lecturer
Andy Giacomazzi, Associate Dean and Professor in the Boise State School of Public Service

Read about their innovative accomplishments and contributions at: https://www.boisestate.edu/news/2024/04/16/presidential-innovation-awards-announced/.

New In-Person Classes for Spring 2024!
COID 397, section 001: FUNDAMENTALS OF CRAFT BEER + BREWING (3 cr.)(T/Th, 3-4:15pm)

Explore the fundamentals of craft beer and brewing science, including the history of craft beer, fermentation science, sensory evaluation, and beer style characteristics.

COID 497, section 001: HUMAN AND MACHINE LEARNING (3 cr.)(M/W, 3-4:15pm)

Do computers really think? Is so-called “artificial intelligence” really intelligent, or do AI systems merely mimic thought, while understanding nothing? This course examines the similarities and differences between human and machine intelligence.

https://www.boisestate.edu/cid/programs/

Google Career Certificate
Data Analysis for All
COID 268 Data Analysis I: Prepare, Process, Analyze Online 1st 7 Weeks/ 2nd 7 weeks 3 Credits
COID 269 Data Analysis II: Visualize, Share, Act Online 1st 7 Weeks/ 2nd 7 Weeks 4 Credits
Use data to improve business decision-making. Gain essential skills like data presentation and visualization. Learn tools like, spreadsheets, SQL, and R. Build your career with industry certifications. Tell stories using data to make a difference in the world.
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Are you interested in learning more about Project Management?
Check out our Google Career Certificate
COID 264 Project Management I: Start, Plan, Run Online 1st 7 Weeks / 2nd 7 Weeks 3 Credits
COID 265 Project Management II: Apply, Execute, Deliver Online 1st 7 Weeks / 2nd 7 Weeks 4 Credits

Solve challenges and make a difference as a project manager

Start, plan, and execute a projects using both traditional and Agile project management approaches. Deal with changes, assess risks, and manage stakeholders. Build your career with industry certifications. Use your problem-solving skills to make a difference.
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NEW COURSE! Enroll now
COID 497-001
HUMAN AND MACHINE INTELLIGENCE (3 CR.)(IN PERSON)
3:00 pm-04:15 pm MoWe
Do computers really think? Is so-called “artificial intelligence” really intelligent, or do AI systems merely mimic thought, while understanding nothing? This course examines the similarities and differences between human and machine intelligence..

New Classes for Spring 2024!
Sign up today for this in-person course
COID 397, section 001: FUNDAMENTALS OF CRAFT BEER + BREWING (3 cr.)(T/Th, 3-4:15pm)
Explore the fundamentals of craft beer and brewing science, including the history of craft beer, fermentation science, sensory evaluation, and beer style characteristics.

Join us for the last MashUp of the 2023 season!
Thursday Oct 26th at the Shrine Social Club (basement)
All are welcome to attend!
(Students, Faculty, Staff and Community Members)

Music Meets AI (Gustav Marsden) & N-A Cocktails (Chris Kotansky)

The last in a series of four, this MashUp will feature a short lecture by local electronic musician Gustav Marsden, demonstrating live how electronic music comes together and reflecting on how AI can be used as a creative tool, and master bartender Chris Kotansky from one of Boise’s favorite bars at The Modern. Chris will be talking about the secret to making excellent non-alcoholic cocktails, and lucky audience members will get to sample his work.
🕒 Time: 4:00 - 5:30 pm
📍 Location: El Korah Shrine 1124 W Idaho St, Boise, ID 83702
🎟️ Register here --> https://www.boisestate.edu/cid/mashup-rsvp/

Are you looking for something interactive and fun to do on Thursday?
All are welcome to join us October 26th!

Music Meets AI (Gustav Marsden) & N-A Cocktails (Chris Kotansky)
The last in a series of four, this MashUp will feature a short lecture by local electronic musician Gustav Marsden, demonstrating live how electronic music comes together and reflecting on how AI can be used as a creative tool, and master bartender Chris Kotansky from one of Boise’s favorite bars at The Modern. Chris will be talking about the secret to making excellent non-alcoholic cocktails, and lucky audience members will get to sample his work.

Time: 4:00 - 5:30 pm
Location: El Korah Shrine 1124 W Idaho St, Boise, ID 83702 (basement)

Register here --->https://ow.ly/PjvK50PZKtM

Onramp, in conjunction with Boise Public Library and other local STEAM partners, will be available to offer:
🎥Create videos and animations,
🤖program robots,
👻explore augmented reality and more!
Open to learners of all ages
Boise Public Library 715 S. Capitol Blvd 🔬📲🕋🎨

MashUp - All are welcome to attend!
(Students, Faculty, Staff and Community Members)
✨ October 26th
Music Meets AI (Gustav Marsden) & N-A Cocktails (Chris Kotansky)
The last in a series of four, this MashUp will feature a short lecture by local electronic musician Gustav Marsden, demonstrating live how electronic music comes together and reflecting on how AI can be used as a creative tool, and master bartender Chris Kotansky from one of Boise’s favorite bars at The Modern. Chris will be talking about the secret to making excellent non-alcoholic cocktails, and lucky audience members will get to sample his work.
🕒 Time: 4:00 - 5:30 pm
📍 Location: El Korah Shrine 1124 W Idaho St, Boise, ID 83702
🎟️ Register here --> https://www.boisestate.edu/cid/mashup-rsvp/

STEAM DAY is Coming Soon!
Join the Onramp Program and our partners to celebrate STEAM! This drop-in event is full of activities that combine STEAM and storytelling. Create videos and animations, program robots, build characters, explore AR, and so much more! Open to learners of all ages.
October 19th at Boise Public Library - Main Branch

Community STEAM Day Join Onramp for a day of community, creativity, and coding through storytelling! Thursday October 19th,...

Community STEAM Day

Join Onramp for a day of community, creativity, and coding through storytelling!

Thursday October 19th, 2023
Boise Public Library, Main Branch
10:30 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.

Create videos and animations, program robots, build characters, explore augmented reality and more!

Learners of all ages can participate in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) activities with expert support.

Onramp, in conjunction with Boise Public Library and other local STEAM partners, will be available to offer some unique learning experiences.

Congratulations to this week’s Blue Turf Thinkers of the game!

We also celebrate Boise State’s four-time national champion Esports team, with 11 conference titles, a three-time coach of the year and Collegiate World Championship berth.

Little Lectures for an Odd World!
Join us for this free event
AI and Meaning & Spiritual Scuba
Date: Thursday, September 28th 4:00-5:30pm
Location: Lost Grove, 1026 S La Pointe St
Presenters: Casey Kennington and Shawn Simmonson

The third in a series of four, this MashUp will feature a short lecture by Boise State Computer Science professor Casey Kennington, giving a short lecture about how AI creates "meaning." How do large-language models actually "know" what they know, and communicate that to us? A second short presentation will come from Shawn Simonson, Director of the Human Performance Lab at Boise State, who will be talking about the otherworldly experience of living that scuba life in deep blue waters around the world. The audience will then have an opportunity to connect these two topics in a lively Q&A.

RSVP ---->https://ow.ly/3SlE50PMozx

Way to go Professor Brandt for making the front page of https://ow.ly/gaBs50PfspJ!

Researchers Become “Beaver Believers” After Measuring the Impacts of Rewilding
NASA Collaborates with Conservationists

While working on water monitoring for ranchers, scientists Jodi Brandt and Nick Kolarik heard about “beaver fever.” Ranchers had gone from seeing beavers as a nuisance to recruiting them onto their land. Brandt is now an associate professor of human-environment systems at Boise State University, and Nick Kolarik is her Ph.D. student. Brandt leads a team using NASA’s Earth observation data to help quantify how beavers can have an outsized and positive impact on local ecosystems. She works with Wally Macfarlane and Joe Wheaton, both at Utah State University, who developed the Beaver Restoration Assessment Tool (BRAT).

https://ow.ly/WuZc50PfspK

Join us for Mashup: Little Lectures for an Odd World, an exciting event that will expand your horizons and ignite your imagination! 🎉🎙️
📅 Date: July 18th 2023
🕒 Time: 4:00 - 5:30 pm
🎟️ Register here: https://lnkd.in/gzhE-Cwu

Meet Mustafa Hakeem, the driving force behind the revival of Boise State University's Business Professionals of America (BPA) club!

Watch his inspiring 1-minute video on our innovation award landing page and see how leadership and determination can make a difference. 💼🌟

🔗
https://www.boisestate.edu/about/innovation/innovation-awards/mustafa-hakeem-2023-innovation-award-winner/

Mustafa Hakeem, 2023 Innovation Award Winner CID Innovation Award Winner: Mustafa Hakeem Mustafa Hakeem Boise State Student Mustafa Hakeem’s Revival of...

Congratulations to Griff Allen, the mastermind behind Boise State College of Engineering's Innovation Studio! Discover how he's shaping the future of experiential learning in his captivating 1-minute video featured on our innovation award landing page. 🛠️🎥

🔗 https://www.boisestate.edu/about/innovation/innovation-awards/griff-allen-2023-innovation-award-winner/

Griff Allen, 2023 Innovation Award Winner CID Innovation Award Winner: Griff Allen Griff Allen Engineering Innovation Studio Manager The Engineering Innovation...

Join us for Mashup: Little Lectures for an Odd World, an exciting event that will expand your horizons and ignite your imagination! 📅 Date: July 18th 2023 🕒 Time: 4:00 - 5:30 pm📍 Location: Albertsons Library 2nd Floor Innovation Incubator 🎟️ Register here: https://ow.ly/GIUH50P956a

College of Innovation and Design's 2023 Innovation Award Winner Dr. Kathleen Araújo has created a groundbreaking graduate certificate program!

Check out her inspiring 1-minute video on our award landing page. 🔬🎓
🔗 https://www.boisestate.edu/about/innovation/innovation-awards/kathleen-araujo-2023-innovation-award-winner/

Kathleen Araújo 2023 Innovation Award Winner CID Innovation Award Winner: Kathy Araujo Kathleen Araújo Director of the Energy Policy Institute in...

The College of Innovation and Design and the Department of Criminal Justice at co-presented a week-long program of leadership and professional education to Idaho chiefs of police and sheriffs. The program was held in Idaho Falls on May 22-26, 2023 with financial support from the College of Innovation and Design.

Dean of the School of Public Service Angie Bos said that the conference reflects the the school’s objective to serve.

“The Idaho Law Enforcement Management Institute illustrates the public facing mission of the School of Public Service to develop meaningful community outreach that serves the State of Idaho,” she said.

Idaho Law Enforcement Management Institute holds conference College of Innovation and Design and the Department of Criminal Justice collaborate to deliver Law Enforcement Leadership training.

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Do you enjoy starting and planning projects? If so, the Project Management for All Certificate may be for you.

The Project Management for All Certificate has two courses, with a total of seven credits. Courses are offered every fall, spring and summer.

➡Earn industry certifications to build your career
➡Access 150+ employers who accept the Google certificates as qualification for employment
➡Receive career coaching resources for resume and interview preparation
➡Receive guidance, support, and supplemental lessons to improve your skills
➡Earn college credit
➡Create a professional portfolio that differentiates your resume

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