Editing Boise State University (section)

== Campus ==
The {{convert|285|acre|km2|adj=on}} campus is located near [[Downtown Boise|downtown]] Boise, on the south bank of the [[Boise River]], opposite [[Julia Davis Park]]. With more than 170 buildings, the campus is at an [[elevation]] of {{convert|2700|ft|round=5}} above [[sea level]], bounded by Capitol Boulevard on the west and Broadway Avenue to the east. Through the 1930s, the site was the [[Boise Airport#History|city's airport]].
[[File:BSUwestEntrance2.jpg|alt=Boise State West Entrance|thumb|Boise State West Entrance]]
[[File:MainCampusBSU2018.jpg|alt=Main Campus in 2018|thumb|Main Campus, 2018]][[File:InteractiveLearningCenter.jpg|alt=Interactive Learning Center|thumb|Interactive Learning Center]]

=== Albertsons Library ===
[[File:LibraryBSU2018.jpg|alt=Albertsons Library on Campus in 2018|thumb|Albertsons Library]]
The university [https://www.boisestate.edu/library/ library] is named for grocery pioneer [[Joe Albertson]]. It houses more than 650,000 books, over 130,000 periodicals, 107 public terminals for student use, and access to over 300 online databases.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fast facts about Albertsons Library |url=https://www.boisestate.edu/library/about-the-library/fast-facts/ |access-date=March 21, 2024}}</ref>

=== Morrison Center ===

The "Velma V. [[Morrison–Knudsen|Morrison]] Center for the Performing Arts" has 2,000 seats in its primary performance hall, and hosts a wide variety of fine arts performances, including the Broadway in Boise series, concerts and other events.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://theatrearts.boisestate.edu/performance-facilities/|title=Performance & Technical Facilities - Theatre Arts|work=Theatre Arts|access-date=August 29, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> The venue opened its doors {{Time ago|1984}} in April 1984.

=== Computer Science Department ===

The computer science department moved away from the main campus to a new building in downtown Boise. The CS department occupies 53,549 gross square feet, the full second and third floors of the building. The university's CS program is now located in the same building as Clearwater Analytics and within short walking distance of about 20 more of Boise's top technology companies.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://news.boisestate.edu/update/2014/06/24/computer-science-program-moving-downtown-boise/|title=Computer Science Program Moving into Downtown Boise {{!}} Update|website=news.boisestate.edu|language=en-US|access-date=2018-09-19}}</ref>

===Micron Center for Materials Research===

The Micron Center for Materials Research was established with a $25 million gift from [[Micron Technology]], which is headquartered in Boise.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=Micron's Long History, Support, Key to Growth of College of Engineering |url=https://www.boisestate.edu/giving/impact/micron/ |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=Boise State University |language=en}}</ref> Completed in 2020, the building was designed by [[Hummel Architects]] and Anderson Mason Dale Architects, with [[Hoffman Construction]] as lead contractor. The building is designed with one research wing, home to sensitive equipment, and state of the art research laboratories, and a second wing, to hold classrooms, and office space. This latest donation by Micron marks a total of $40 million invested in materials science and engineering programs and associated research at BSU,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://investors.micron.com/news-releases/news-release-details/boise-state-receive-largest-charitable-gift-its-history-13|title=Boise State to Receive Largest Charitable Gift in Its History - $13 Million From Micron to Advance Materials Science|website=Micron Technology}}</ref> resulting in a full complement of degrees in [[materials science and engineering]] including bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs.

=== Other campuses ===
Extended Studies at Boise State offers regional programming at the [[College of Western Idaho]] in [[Nampa, Idaho|Nampa]], [[Mountain Home Air Force Base]], [[Boise Airport#Gowen Field Air National Guard Base|Gowen Field]], [[Twin Falls, Idaho|Twin Falls]], [[Lewiston, Idaho|Lewiston]], and [[Coeur d'Alene, Idaho|Coeur d'Alene]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://extendedstudies.boisestate.edu/regionalsites/|title=Boise State University Locations Throughout Idaho - Flex |access-date=December 23, 2017}}</ref> BSU also offers 29 degrees and certificates fully online.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.boisestate.edu/update/2017/03/30/growing-number-online-programs-help-students-succeed/|title=Growing Number of Online Programs Help Students Succeed - Update|website=news.boisestate.edu|access-date=December 23, 2017}}</ref> Beginning in 2016, Boise State began partnering with the [[Harvard Business School]] to offer the Harvard Business School Online business fundamentals program to Idaho students and the business community. This collaboration is the only such Harvard collaboration with a public U.S. university.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2017/02/06/boise-state-offers-credit-bearing-digital-course-harvard |title=Boise State offers credit-bearing digital course from Harvard Business School - Inside Higher Ed|access-date=December 23, 2017}}</ref>