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General Academic Advice

  • Lynn Olson

    Lynn Olson

    Director of COEN Advising

    Ask me about:

    • Academic Planning for Pre-Mechanical Engineering Students
    • $cholar$hip$
    • Study Abroad options with Engineering
    • Engineering Licensure and the Order of the Engineer

    Ask me about:

    • Academic Planning for Pre-Mechanical Engineering Students
    • $cholar$hip$
    • Study Abroad options with Engineering
    • Engineering Licensure and the Order of the Engineer

About Lynn

Education & Experience

Lynn joined the College of Engineering in October of 2011, following a 13-year civil engineering consulting career. She has been active in technical and professional engineering societies, serving as an officer at all chapter and state levels for the Idaho Society of Professional Engineers, and promoting continued professional development for engineers. A committee member since the program begin in 2004, Lynn has served as the Idaho Regional Future City Coordinator since 2010, promoting engineering as a career to middle schools students. As an adjunct faculty, she has taught Boise State’s College of Engineering Introduction to Engineering Lab off and on since fall of 2011. Lynn has coordinated 3 National Science Foundational S-STEM Scholarship programs for the College of Engineering. She has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Gonzaga University, and is a licensed professional engineer in Idaho.

Civil Engineering

  • Brice McLaughlin

    Brice McLaughlin

    Academic Advisor / Civil Engineering

    Ask me about:
    • Academic planning and course selection for Civil Engineering Students
    • Effective study and Organization strategies
    • How to get productive sleep
    • How to build a relationship with your faculty members
    • Anything yarn or Hot Wheels related
    Ask me about:
    • Academic planning and course selection for Civil Engineering Students
    • Effective study and Organization strategies
    • How to get productive sleep
    • How to build a relationship with your faculty members
    • Anything yarn or Hot Wheels related

About Brice

Education & Experience

Brice graduated from Syracuse University in 2009 with B.S. degrees in Entrepreneurship & Emerging Enterprises, Marketing, and Anthropology. She completed her M.Ed. in Educational Leadership & Policy at the University of Kansas in 2011. Briceland is particularly interested in the science of learning and helping students identify and plan for future career trajectories.

Computer Science

  • Maggie Lorenz

    Maggie Lorenz

    Academic Advisor / Computer Science

  • Hayley Morse

    Hayley Morse

    Academic Advisor / Computer Science

    Ask me about:
    • Academic planning and course selections for Computer Science studies
    • How to build rapport and communicate effectively with faculty and staff
    • How to recognize and celebrate your “little” wins
    • How to speak kindly to yourself
    • The best donut and bakery shops to visit in the Treasure Valley
    Ask me about:
    • Academic planning and course selections for Computer Science studies
    • How to build rapport and communicate effectively with faculty and staff
    • How to recognize and celebrate your “little” wins
    • How to speak kindly to yourself
    • The best donut and bakery shops to visit in the Treasure Valley

About Hayley

Education & Experience

Hayley joined The College of Engineering in June 2021 after enjoying her time working in admissions, advising, and the registrar’s office at her alma mater, The College of Idaho. She begins her academic advising career with Boise State University because students are simply the best part about higher education. She encourages students to get involved in co-curricular opportunities to create tangible connections between their classroom experience and the world around them. Hayley has a B.A. in Literature in English from The College of Idaho and a M.Ed in Educational Leadership from Northern Arizona University.

Construction Management

Computer Systems & Electrical Engineering

  • Ann Delaney

    Ann Delaney

    Academic Advisor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

    Ask me about:

    • Electrical Engineering (EE) and Computer Systems Engineering (CSE) Advising
    • Campus Resources
    • The Chickadees (FIRST Robotics Competition Team 5871)
    • Society of Women Engineers
    • Materials Science & Engineering
    • Undergraduate Research
    • RAISE Summer Program

    Ask me about:

    • Electrical Engineering (EE) and Computer Systems Engineering (CSE) Advising
    • Campus Resources
    • The Chickadees (FIRST Robotics Competition Team 5871)
    • Society of Women Engineers
    • Materials Science & Engineering
    • Undergraduate Research
    • RAISE Summer Program

About Ann

Functional Areas

You can also contact Ann about advising questions related to Electrical Engineering or Computer Systems Engineering. Please use this link to schedule an EE or CSE advising appointment with Ann.

For information about the Chickadees, FRC Team 5871, please visit the team website.

To get involved with the Society of Women Engineers club, you can check out their SWE Engage page.

Information about the RAISE Summer Program can be found on the website of the Institute for Inclusive and Transformative Scholarship.

Materials Science and Engineering, Engineering PLUS and Engineering Undecided

Mechanical & Biomedical Engineering