COBE Master of Accountancy Program Department

Graduate Assistantships Available in Technology Transfer and Innovation

Office of Technology Transfer, College of Engineering and College of Business & Economics Employment and Internship Opportunities Available for Fall Semester 2011

Two Graduate Assistantships Available – 20 hours per week, full tuition waiver and monthly stipend

Looking for Graduate Students in Engineering, Sciences or Business who want to learn about intellectual property, technology development, market analysis, business formation and entrepreneurship. Graduate Assistants work independently and as a team member of the Innovation Team.

The Graduate Assistants on the Innovation Team will work closely with faculty members on technology development, market analysis, commercialization feasibility and intellectual property issues. The Graduate Assistant will also work directly with faculty inventors on their innovations by providing support on technology transfer and commercialization.

The Innovation Team is facilitated by the University’s Center for Entrepreneurship and the Office of Technology Transfer (http://www.boisestate.edu/research/tech/)

Industry experience or interest in technology development and commercialization, product development, market development, etc is helpful but not required. Academic training in engineering, sciences or business is helpful.

The duration of this Graduate Assistantship may be two semesters or four.

For additional information or to apply, please contact or email your resume and cover letter explaining how your interests and experience align with the graduate assistantship to Professor Kent Neupert at kneupert@boisestate.edu. Application deadline is: March 14, 2011.

One Graduate Assistantship Available – 20 hours per week, full tuition waiver and monthly stipend

Looking for Graduate Student in Engineering to work for Office of Technology Transfer Fellow. The faculty Fellow is responsible for implementing applied research projects from industry and identifying and developing technologies discovered in Boise State laboratories. This position will work directly with dynamic and productive faculty on their innovations. This position will have the opportunity to learn about intellectual property, technology development, and business formation and entrepreneurship. The Graduate Assistant would be involved in all Fellow activities primarily in the College of Engineering and College of Arts and Sciences.

The duration of this Graduate Assistantship may be one semester or two.

For additional information or to apply, please contact or email your resume and cover letter explaining how your interests and experience align with the graduate assistantship to Lyn Moore at lynmoore@boisestate.edu Application deadline is: March 14, 2011.

Executive MBA Program Ranked Among Best Worldwide

Boise State University’s Executive MBA program earned very high marks for the second consecutive year in an independent survey of its graduates by the international Executive MBA Council. Boise State’s program scored 9.4 out of 10 for overall performance. The average rating for all programs worldwide was 8.5.

The Executive MBA Council, comprising more than 200 colleges and universities that administer programs in 25 countries, hired an outside firm to conduct the exit survey with Boise State’s 2010 Executive MBA graduates, the second class to graduate since the program began four years ago. Read More »

Boise State Establishes Honors Track for MBA Students, Recent Graduates

Boise State University’s College of Business and Economics will begin an Honors Track program for MBA students and recent MBA graduates this fall.

One-on-one executive coaching, individual mentoring from business leaders, peer-to-peer forums and seminars will provide the top 25 percent of current students and recent MBA graduates the opportunity to dramatically enhance their leadership skills. The new program will run monthly during the academic year, from September to May. Read More »

Boise State Partners with UI on Taxation, Law Degrees

Boise State’s College of Business and Economics has partnered with the University of Idaho College of Law to allow students to simultaneously earn a master of science in accountancy/taxation emphasis and a law degree.

The new JD/MSAT agreement allows students to earn both a juris doctorate and the accountancy degree in as few as three years, rather than the four years it would typically take. Read More »

Boise State Business Plan Team Receives Awards at Top International Entrepreneurship Competition

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Kent Neupert, Marcel Wermeckes, Alex Livingston, Thomas Schoeck

R2EV, Boise State University’s business plan team, finished strong in a competitive field of 20 international universities at the New Venture Championship hosted the University of Oregon’s Lundquist Center for Entrepreneurship. Boise State’s R2EV team took 2nd Place overall for the “best elevator pitch” and Division Winner for the “best presentation” on Saturday April 10. Read More »