The building is located along University Drive, and is connected to the 'SPEC' or Special Events Center. The 'SUB' brings together an eclectic mix of services under one roof, including the Boise State Bookstore, Bronco Gear apparel shop, bowling lanes, arcade, an art gallery, several fast food restaurants, banquet facilities and other student services. An extensive library remodel was completed in the mid-1990s. It houses more than 550,000 books, has 80 public terminals for student use, and features a Starbucks and public lounge area. The library is said to be large enough to fit the entire student body of Boise State. The school's library, named for grocery pioneer and longtime Boise resident Joe Albertson, is a 200,000-square-foot (19,000 mВІ) facility in the center of the campus. Since 2005, the university has already completed or begun nearly a dozen major projects, including construction of the Interactive Learning Center, the Micron Business and Economics Building, the Norco Nursing and University Health Services Building, and the Environmental Research Building. 'Micron' Engineering Center, College of Engineering File:Micron Engineering Center Boise State.JPG In all, the university will add nearly 20 academic facilities, eight student life facilities, three administrative buildings, dozens of resident halls and apartment buildings, and make significant improvements to campus transportation infrastructure. The 10-year Campus Master Plan provides for a new set of buildings to be conceptualized, programmed, funded, designed, constructed and ultimately occupied by the campus community.

In 2005, University President Bob Kustra announced an ambitious road map for transforming Boise State University into a вЂњMetropolitan Research University of Distinction.вЂќ An integral part of this plan is the integration of the вЂњCampus Master PlanвЂќ to build and expand university infrastructure to support academic programs and create an attractive and accessible learning environment. The campus sits at an elevation of 2,700 feet (823 m) above sea level. As Boise State evolves into a Metropolitan Research Institution of Distinction, students and alumni are becoming increasingly involved in the University community. The primary campus covers 175 acres (708,000 mВІ), and includes more than 170 buildings. The campus is nestled along the south bank of the Boise River, directly across from Julia Davis Park and Downtown Boise. As of 2010, the university has over 75,000 living alumni. Boise State now awards associate, bachelorвЂ™s, masterвЂ™s, and doctoral degrees, and is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. Boise State has grown to become the largest university in the state. In 1974, the school gained university status to become Idaho's third state university. Four years later, the school joined the Idaho state system of higher education and was renamed Boise State College. In 1965, the school gained four-year status and began awarding baccalaureate degrees. Margaret's Hall to its present site along the south bank of the Boise River between Capitol Boulevard and Broadway Avenue. After two years the school became independent, and, in 1940, moved from St. BSU's founding president was Middleton Barnwell, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Idaho.

Margaret's School, an Episcopal school founded in 1892 in nearby Christ Chapel.

Main article: History of Boise State UniversityД«oise State University was founded in 1932 as Boise Junior College by the Episcopal Church, which created the school from the earlier St. The university's athletic teams, the Broncos, participate in NCAA Division I athletics ( FBS for football) as a member of the Mountain West Conference Д«oise State offers 201 degrees in 190 fields of study and has more than 100 graduate programs, including the MBA and MAcc programs in the College of Business and Economics Masters and PhD programs in the Colleges of Engineering, Arts & Sciences, and Education and the MPA program in the College of Social Sciences & Public Affairs. With nearly 23,000 students, Boise State has the largest enrollment of higher education institutions in the state of Idaho. Boise State University is a public research institution located in downtown Boise, Idaho, an urbanizing and growing capital city that is the State's center of government, business, technology and health care.ДЇounded in 1932 by the Episcopal Church, the university became an independent institution in 1934, and has been awarding baccalaureate and master degrees since 1965.

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