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ArtsOnTour18Arts on Tour 2018-2019 Season Tickets Go On Sale August 1
Dates to Remember:

August 1 : Tickets go on sale for New and Existing Full Season Subscribers and Season Sponsors. The earlier you place your order, the better your seat selection. Feel free to send in your ticket order form before they go on sale to get a jump on being processed first thing

August 9: Tickets go on sale for Mini Subscribers. The earlier you place your order, the better your seat selection, although you can purchase a Mini Subscription at any point in the season. Mini Subscriptions need to be processed through the CSI Fine Arts Box Office through the mail-in form, over the phone, or in person.

August 13:Tickets go on sale for all shows to the general public

Season ticket Prices:

Adult: $155
Senior $131
Student high school and under: $66

Click here to view this year's line up and to purchase your tickets.

Camille Barigar
Community Enrichment Director
cbarigar@csi.edu | 208.732.6288
CSIFairSave a Booth for the Annual Community Fair at CSI
Greetings!

During the first week of classes the CSI Program Board offers free and fun activities, goodies, and networking opportunities for CSI students. One of those opportunities is the annual Community Fair. The Community Fair is a campus-wide event that takes place during the first week and is the best time for students to have fun, socialize, network, receive free stuff, and exposure to student life opportunities not only on our campus but in our community! It is only held in the Fall Semester and is a great opportunity for you to brag about your department or highlight student involvement or leadership opportunities through clubs and organizations you are involved in or tied to your department. It is also a business vendor fair; with the purpose of fostering a relationship between the College of Southern Idaho, Twin Falls and other surrounding communities. Businesses and community agencies who take part in the fair will have giveaways, information about their services, and be able to have a one-on-one interaction with students, faculty and staff to learn more about services that are in the Twin Falls community. We look forward to your participation in this event which will be held during the first week of classes on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m
Click here to fill out the application and then return it Jasmine Lopez ( jlopez@csi.edu) to make sure you are on our list of participants.

Community Fair Booth Benefits:
  • You will be able to connect and network with CSI students.
  • You will have an opportunity to network with local businesses.
  • You will be able to distribute information about your department/organization.
  • You will be able to see what other departments have going on around campus.
Booth Space:

Booth spaces are given a table and two chairs, unless noted otherwise, and a limited number of spots with electricity are available and will be decided on a first-come, first-served basis. The purpose of the Community Fair is to provide an environment where students can learn about the various vendors and organizations within the CSI and Twin Falls Community. To help entice people your way maybe a giveaway or sweet treat at your booth will help. (Make sure it falls within the colleges policies)

This event is sponsored by CSI's Program Board in the Office of Student Affairs. If you know of a business or non-CSI entity that is interested in taking part in this please let me know as their application is different.

Have a great day!

Jasmine López
Student Activities Coordinator
jlopez@csi.edu | 208.732.6229
PACECongratulations to Our New PACE Executives
Please help us welcome Polly Hulsey, Eli Jensen, Kelly Wilson, and Kelli Ebersole as our new PACE Executives!


Click here for more information about the PACE, a Professional and Classified Employees committee. 

PACE Committee
wellness18Free Wellness Webinar: Heart Attack Proof Your Life



Discover how to interrupt the cascade of events at the cellular level that lead to hear attack.

FREE WEBINAR

Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr, MD , shares stories and science in support of reversing heart disease, diabetes and other chronic diseases with whole food, plant based nutrition. Learn how to interrupt the cascade of events at the cellular level that lead to heart attack and other diseases, without drugs, procedures or by-pass operations.

PARTICIPATE LIVE: 
Thursday, July 19, 2018 // 10:00 - 10:30 AM CDT

Click here to REGISTER NOW.

Judy Heatwole, MTD
Wellbeing & Development Coordinator
jheatwole@csi.edu | 208.732.6269
FoodHacks15 Hacks that Make Packaged Foods Healthier
***Also coming to our wellness roster this fall: more nutrition and shopping tactics. Watch for calendar updates to our Wellbeing site.

If you haven't discovered it yet, the Better section at nbcnews.com contains a wealth of diet/fitness, career, money, relationship and other wellness news and ideas written by credentialed and licensed experts. This one caught my eye today on improving common boxed and frozen products to create quick and healthy meals at home. Samantha Cassetty, RD, assembled national gurus in the field to find these hacks to improve prepared food. She suggests starting with "packaged foods that have nutrition-positive ingredients, like whole grains, beans, nuts, fruit and veggies, and compare labels to find goods with the lowest amounts of sodium and sugar." Below are her recommendations.

BOXED MAC & CHEESE

As a dietitian, it's hard to bless boxed mac and cheese, but Jessica Levinson, MS, RDN, CDN, culinary nutrition expert in New York, suggests boosting the protein and fiber with frozen, shelled edamame beans. This tip gets your mac and cheese across the finish line!

Stocking edamame in your freezer means you can punch up the protein, fiber and protective compounds in many dishes. Because soy foods, like edamame, contain an estrogen-like compound, many women remain fearful of its link to breast cancer. Rest assured, the American Institute for Cancer Research reports that one to two servings of whole soy foods (like edamame and tofu) a day do not raise the risk of breast cancer - even among survivors of the disease.

If you don't have frozen edamame handy, you could add frozen peas, or go another route with frozen broccoli or cauliflower, both of which offer cancer-fighting compounds.

Judy Heatwole, MTD
Wellbeing & Development Coordinator
jheatwole@csi.edu | 208.732.6269
HealthySugarsWhat is Healthier: Natural Sugar, Table Sugar, or Artificial Sweeteners?

Samantha Cassetty RN for NBCnews.com

The average American consumes almost 20 teaspoons of sugar per day. Let's break that down: It's about equal to a serving of jelly beans plus nine Hershey's Kisses plus a couple of Double Stuf Oreos, plus a couple of brownies. While this example may seem extreme outside of a rare holiday, a review of packaged foods found that sugar has crept into our food supply in astonishing numbers. Up to 75 percent of packaged foods, including breakfast cereals, granola bars, flavored yogurts (even the fruit-flavored varieties), soups, breads and condiments, contain added sugars, causing us to take in excessive amounts - whether you're having dessert or not.

It probably doesn't take a nutrition or medical genius to recognize that this amount of sugar isn't doing us any favors, but it's important to point out just how damaging it can be. Over time, added sugars can mess up your metabolism, play a role in weight problems, raise the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and tooth decay, exacerbate acne and more. In order to dial back the damage, you need to learn a few sugar facts first.


Judy Heatwole, MTD
Wellbeing & Development Coordinator
jheatwole@csi.edu | 208.732.6269

GardenU-Pick Garden at the Breckenridge Endowment Farm

Naysa Shepherd
Student Service Specialist
nshepherd@csi.edu | 208.732.6400

UpdatedCampsUpdated Youth Camp Information
JUST DANCE FOR JUNIORS
Ages: 9 - 11
Dates: July 21, 2018
Times: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Fee: $85
Location: CSI Fine Arts Center

This special day camp is designed to introduce younger students to the concept of an intensive workshop. No dancing experienced required! The camp features the same instructors as the regular camp -a guest faculty from around the United States, bringing a wealth of talent and knowledge to assure each student achieves their highest potential. The day will include an array of such classes as ballet, modern, jazz, musical theatre, tap, and hip hop.

CSI SUMMER SCIENCE CAMP 2018 - YOUNG INVENTORS
July 23 - 27, 2018
9 - 11:30 a.m.
Ages: Grades K - 7
Fee: $75
Location: CSI Hepworth Building

Are you a young Einstein? Maybe a Leonardo Da Vinci in training? Curious like Marie Curie? Ready to invent and explore? Join us for CSI Science Camp 2018 - Young Inventors - where CSI instructors and area science teachers lead students in hands-on science activities covering a variety of subjects guaranteed to excite their imaginations, spark their creativity, and teach them about all things science.

ADVANCED EV3 ROBOTICS CAMP
Ages: 9 - 14
Dates: August 8 - 10
Times: 12:30 - 4 p.m.
Fee: $100
Location: CSI Fine Arts 164

In the Advanced EV3 Robotics Camp, students will use LEGO MINDSTORM EV3 robotics kits to design and build programmable robots using motors, sensors, gears, wheels, axles, and other technical components. They will learn how to understand and interpret two-dimensional drawings to create three-dimensional models and gain practical, hands-on experience using mathematical concepts such as estimating and measuring distance, time, and speed. They'll learn gracious professionalism from the valley's own award-winning 5026 Tesla Coils FTC Robotics Team. Space is limited to the first 32 registrations. Important: This class is ONLY for students who've taken the Beginner EV3 (LEGO) Robotics Camp. Please contact the camp director with any questions about eligibility for this advanced camp.

Click here for more information about these camps. 

Camille Barigar
Community Enrichment Director
cbarigar@csi.edu | 208.732.6288
FunSunJerome'Fun in the Sun' at the CSI Jerome Center

Anna Dovenmuehler
CSI Jerome Center Coordinator
adovenmuehler@csi.edu | 208.324.5101
JeromeCommEdCSI Jerome Center Community Education Courses
WeDo Lego Robotics

In Little Robotitions Robotics Camp, younger students will learn new skills in science, engineering, technology, and coding using the LEGO WeDo 2.0 robotics kits and software. In this camp, students learn the important 21st century skill of programming the intuitive way - by bringing their adorable creations to life. What parents love and the students do not realize is they are also sharpening computational thinking skills like logical reasoning, pattern recognition, and modeling simulations. In Little Robotitions Robotics Camp, children are empowered to ask the right questions, define problems, and design their own solutions by putting scientific discovery in their own hands.

Days: Tues & Wed
Dates: July 31 - Aug 1
Time: 9 - 11 a.m.
Location: Jerome Center
Ages: 6-8 years old
Cost: $50
Instructor: Trachelle Fullmer
Limit: 10 Students

WeDo Lego Robotics

In Little Robotitions Robotics Camp, younger students will learn new skills in science, engineering, technology, and coding using the LEGO WeDo 2.0 robotics kits and software. In this camp, students learn the important 21st century skill of programming the intuitive way - by bringing their adorable creations to life. What parents love and the students do not realize is they are also sharpening computational thinking skills like logical reasoning, pattern recognition, and modeling simulations. In Little Robotitions Robotics Camp, children are empowered to ask the right questions, define problems, and design their own solutions by putting scientific discovery in their own hands.

Days: Thurs & Friday
Dates: Aug 2 - 3
Time: 9 - 11 a.m.
Location: Jerome Center
Ages: 6-8 years old
Cost: $50
Instructor: Trachelle Fullmer
Limit: 10 Students

EV3 Lego Robotics

Design, build, and program a LEGO EV3 robot that will crush the competition in a fun, end-of-camp contest. LEGO Robotics camp is open to all boys and girls interested in applying science, technology, engineering, and math while learning real-world problem solving skills and gracious professionalism from the valley's own award-winning 5026 Tesla Coils FTC Robotics Team. Space is limited to the first 15 registrations.

Days: Wed, Thurs, Friday
Dates: Aug 1 - 3
Time: 1 - 4 p.m.
Location: Jerome Center
Ages: 9-15
Cost: $100
Instructor: Trachelle Fullmer
Limit: 15 Students

Click here for registration information o r call (208) 324-5101.

Anna Dovenmuehler
Jerome Center Coordinator
adovenmuehler@csi.edu | 208.732.6464

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Womanpolitics18Encouraging Women to Run for Political Office
Nearly two dozen female undergraduates, representing six Idaho colleges and universities, recently spent a week in Boise attending NEW Leadership Idaho. This program is a political "bootcamp" designed to encourage more women to become leaders in their community and to run for political office. Boise State hosted the residential workshop, with students living on campus and attending a minimum of 10 hours a day in workshops then returning to the dorms for independent and group work.

The bipartisan curriculum is based on a program developed by the Center for American Women in Politics (CAWP) but has been adapted to include training specific to Idaho. For example, Idaho's program emphasizes local leadership in the form of nonprofit work and participation in city and county politics as opposed to CAWP's more targeted goal of encouraging women to run for higher office. Director Lori Hausegger points out that public service leadership is needed at all levels and for many women, the starting point is local.

College of Southern Idaho was represented by Daiana Ruth Justiniano Serrano, who is studying Political Science and wants to go to law school and focus on immigration. Justiniano Serrano was motivated to attend NEW Leadership by a desire to have a better understanding of politics, which she states is "completely overwhelming." At the same time she recognizes the importance of understanding the role of politics in business, education, laws, communication and more. She believes that "one of the most important duties of a citizen is to vote" and was involved in a campaign last fall to register people to vote in the Twin Falls city council elections.

Perri Gardner
Political Science, Assistant Professor
pgardner@csi.edu | 208.732.6867


StateBoardIdaho State Board Common Course Numbering



BOARD TO ESTABLISH POLICY FOR COMMON COURSE NUMBERING AT ALL IDAHO PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

A list of 43 common numbered courses will be offered at Idaho's public colleges and universities starting in the fall 2019 semester.

The list covers a half-dozen higher education discipline areas including English, Math, Science and the Humanities. Most are 100 level courses designed to satisfy general education requirements (GEM courses) that all students must take in order to earn a degree and graduate.

The new course index with common prefixes, numbers and titles will be used at all eight of Idaho's public colleges and universities. The courses will also meet the same GEM requirements at each school. The purpose is to make it easier for students to transfer credits between institutions and to create better understanding of how courses count toward degree progress.

"We want to provide greater transparency and confidence in how credits are earned and transferred for college students, high school students earning dual credits, and the advisors and counselors who work with them," State Board Chief Academic Officer Randall Brumfield said.

Provosts and faculty members from throughout Idaho worked with Brumfield to develop the list. A formal policy on common course numbering will be introduced to the Board at its meeting next month at Idaho State University in Pocatello, with formal approval anticipated in October when the Board convenes at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston. Implementation will begin in fall 2019 in order to give institutions time to update course catalogs and registration systems.

The common course GEM list can be viewed: https://boardofed.idaho.gov/resources/common-course-listing/

The list is part of the Board's overall plan to implement a "system-ness" approach across Idaho's higher education system designed to improve access and affordability for students.

Mike Keckler
Idaho State Board of Education
TFLibraryComicsComics & Coffee

CJ Rasmusson
Circulation Supervisor, Twin Falls Public Library
crasmusson@twinfallspubliclibrary.org | 208.733.2964 ext. 101
HumansHumans of the Magic Valley

CJ Rasmusson
Circulation Supervisor, Twin Falls Public Library
crasmusson@twinfallspubliclibrary.org | 208.733.2964 ext. 101

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