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Jeremy Baxter
Wind/Renewable Energy Aid
ATIC 128,125,137, ext. 6404
Jason Ostrowski
Dean of Students
TAB 238, ext. 6225
Josh Edwards
Assist. Coach, Women's B-ball
Gym 133, ext. 6490



Nicholas (Nik) Brown
Security Officer
McManaman, ext. 6605
Thomas Sharpe
Research Analyst
Taylor 202, 208-733-9554

 
Anita Tatge
Benefits Coordinator
atatge@csi.edu | 208-732-6206


A number of offices on the main College of Southern Idaho campus in Twin Falls will extend their usual hours for several days in order to offer students an opportunity to complete preparations for the fall semester, which begins Monday, Aug. 22.
 
Offices will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 17 and 18 and from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20. Participating CSI departments include the Registrar's office, Admissions, Bookstore, Business Office, Financial Aid, and Advising.
 
Students who are new to CSI are reminded that the deadline to apply for the fall semester is Monday, Aug. 15. New students are also required to complete Student Orientation, Advising, and Registration (SOAR). For more information, please contact the CSI Office of Admissions at 732-6221.

Michelle Schutt
Associate Vice President
mschutt@csi.edu | 208-732-6863


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Click here to review the new Visual Identity Guide. 

Kimberlee LaPray
Public Information Specialist
klapray@csi.edu | 208-732-6299


 
 
Faculty and Staff, please note that there have been changes to the Eagle One program (previously known as Higherone, now BankMobile). Please read about these changes at:  www.csi.edu/eagleonecard   
  • Students will no longer have free access to Higher One ATMs. However, now they'll have free access to over 55,000 Allpoint® Network ATMs Worldwide. Please have them visit www.allpointnetwork.com to find an ATM near them. They will continue to have free access to Customers Bank ATMs.
  • If students are currently using a Higherone / Eagleone card they can continue using the same card.
  • Please refer to the links for more information on Bankmobile.
  • The Bankmobile Kit will be sent after August 11 to all future credit students.
Maria Anderson
Administrative Assistant
manderson@csi.edu | 208-732-6207


 
I'm excited to announce that the CSI Jerome Center, located at 104 West Main Street in Jerome, now has a full-service testing center at its location. There are 5 computers in the testing room, along with another 5 carrels for paper and pencil tests. Four in-room cameras will be used for monitoring students.
 
Anna Dovenmuehler, Jerome Center Coordinator, and I will be getting the word out to students that testing is available in Jerome, so I encourage you to have your course tests/proctor sheets sent to Jerome just as you do to the other off-campus centers. 

Placement testing and testing for other colleges and universities are also available. We will request students to call the center to make appointments for testing. 
 
Test and proctoring information may be emailed to:  jerometesting@csi.edu. The Jerome Center phone numbers are 208-324-5101 or 208-732-6464.  (From a campus phone dial x6464.)  The fax number is 208-324-7449.
 
Thank you.
 
Elaine Bryant, M.Ed.
North Side Center & Jerome Center Director
ebryant@csi.edu208-732-6461


 
Not that you'd notice at first glance, but the HR website has changed. First, we combined the contents of three pages into one. Employment Opportunities, (training and) Development and Payroll/on boarding information is now on one page under Employment. You may link to CSI job announcements from that page as well as to ed2go classes. As always, all Forms and Links that are HR and payroll-related may be found on a single page.
 
These enhancements have greatly simplified our life and we hope they help you too.  Please feel free to always call or email when you have a question or issue.  We're here to help. 
Judy Heatwole, MTD
Employee Wellbeing Coordinator
jheatwole@csi.edu 208-732-6269


  
Hello! CSI is looking for families in the Twin Falls community who would be interested in hosting international students from Germany for the 2016-2017 school year. The students will be arriving mid-August 2016 and staying until the end of June 2017. The students are part of the US - Germany CBYX (Congress-Bundestag Exchange Program) and will attend CSI in the fall and work in the local community. These students are eager to share their culture, learn American culture, and make new friendships!

If you're interested in applying to become a host family, please contact Keith Quatraro for more information. Phone: (208) 732-6383. Email: kquatraro@csi.edu.  

Keith Quatraro
International Student Services Coordinator
kquatraro@csi.edu 208-732-6383


We still need help filling multiple courses this fall semester! Help your fellow faculty by suggesting some of the following: 

GNED 101:

 

For more information about GNED classes contact Clark Draney acdraney@csi.edu or 208-732-6810.  

COMM 209: 

This is a MWF, face-to-face class that happens from 9:00-9:50 am in the Hepworth building (and is taught by Tiffany Seeley-Case) 

E mployers, teachers, and others  say we need to develop critical thinking skills in our students (and many studies back this up as to the high demand in the workforce for effective critical thinking skills) and, as luck would have it, we teach a class in this very thing! Who knew? How lucky is that? Course Description and Goals:

Critical Thinking and Argumentation is designed to introduce students to the basic principles of critical thinking, reasoning, informal logic, and argumentation, and to help students apply those principles in both their personal and public communication. 

This course has four broad goals: 
  1. To help students become more analytical and critical as a consumer of the discourse of others.
  2. To teach students to recognize flawed reasoning and equip students with strategies for dealing with flawed reasoning.
  3. To help students become more adept and more ethical in constructively advancing and defending views in both public and personal settings.
  4. To help students become more understanding and tolerant of those with whom they disagree.
COMM 209 is a required course for communication majors, but can benefit everyone! In particular, we recommend COMM 209 to pre-law, political science and criminal justice majors as well as to English majors with an emphasis in persuasion and/or persuasive writing. Further, majors in all of the sciences can greatly benefit from critical reasoning skills. 

For more information about COMM 209 contact Tiffany Seeley-Case  at tseeley@csi.edu or  208-732-6779.

ART 103-251:



For more information about Art courses contact Ben Lustig at blustig@csi.edu or 208-732-6756.


 

Kathy Muscat
Program Improvement Coordinator
kmuscat@csi.edu | 208-732-6546


For CSI Students (1112 Frontier Rd.)
 
Days of Operation: Monday-Thursday
Hours of Operation: 5:30-10:00 pm
Serving Children: 2.5through 6 years of age
Cost Per Child: $150.00 per semester, with Scholarship Award
Semester Begins: August 22, 2016 (Enroll Now)
Semester Ends: December 15, 2016
 
The Center follows the calendar of the College of Southern Idaho. When CSI classes are not in session, the center will be closed.
 
The Early Learning Center, evening hours care program, is designed to meet the developmental needs of young children 2.5 through six years of age. The center provides experiences that enrich and enhance each child's cognitive, language, social, emotional, physical, and creative development.  Within the program's schedule, each child has opportunities to create, explore the environment, learn problem-solving techniques, develop personal interaction skills, and learn concepts through firsthand experiences. Children will develop a positive self-concept through a balance of self-and teacher-directed activities.  

Jennifer Patterson
ECE Child Care Labs Coordinator
jpatterson@csi.edu |  208-732-6645


CSI Events
Facebook
If you're looking for an event this month chances are we have the information posted on our  Facebook  page. And, don't forget that you can now subscribe to our events which means you'll get a notification when a CSI event is added to our page. 

THIS WEEK
AUG 10
Wed 1 PM by College of Southern Idaho
AUG 10
Wed 1:30 PM by College of Southern Idaho
AUG 13
Sat 9 PM Jeanie Cullip is going
NEXT WEEK
AUG 15
Mon 7 PM Jeanie Cullip is going
AUG 17
Aug 17 - Aug 20 Nikcole Zamarripa is going
AUG 17
Wed 1 PM by College of Southern Idaho
AUG 17
Wed 1:30 PM by College of Southern Idaho
AUG 20
Sat 7:30 PM by College of Southern Idaho

If you would like to see more of what's going on at CSI visit our  Facebook . O r, if you would like your CSI event listed on our Facebook page, please send your information to eNotes@csi.edu . Pictures, flyers, and most all documents will be accepted and used for the posting. 
   
Kimberlee LaPray
Public Information Specialist
klapray@csi.edu   | 208-732-6299
 
 
PlanetariumScheduleEvents at the Herrett Center This Week

Herrett Center for Arts and Science
College of Southern Idaho
Museum, Planetarium, Observatory
Year round open hours.*
 
*Closed Sundays, Mondays, and federal holidays.
Tuesdays
9:30 am to 9:00 pm
Wednesdays
9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Thursdays
9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Fridays
9:30 am to 9:00 pm
Saturdays
1:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Public Event Schedule for August 2016
 
 
Tuesday, August 9th
10:30 am
Planetarium Show: Lewis and Clark: Great Journey West.
1:30 pm
Planetarium Show: Solar System Odyssey.
2:30 pm
Planetarium Show: The Accidental Astronauts.
3:30 pm
Planetarium Show: Asteroid: Mission Extreme.
7:00 pm
Planetarium Show: Flight of the Butterflies.
8:00 pm
Planetarium Show: Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon.
 
Wednesday, August 10th
10:30 am
Planetarium Show: Asteroid: Mission Extreme.
1:30 - 3:30 pm
Observatory: Free solar observing, weather permitting.
1:30 pm
Planetarium Show: Violent Universe.
2:30 pm
Planetarium Show: Black Holes.
3:30 pm
Planetarium Show: Asteroid: Mission Extreme.
 
Thursday, August 11th
10:30 am
Planetarium Show: Lewis and Clark: Great Journey West.
1:30 pm
Planetarium Show: Solar System Odyssey.
2:30 pm
Planetarium Show: The Accidental Astronauts.
3:30 pm
Planetarium Show: Asteroid: Mission Extreme.
 
Friday, August 12th 
10:30 am
Planetarium Show: Asteroid: Mission Extreme.
1:30 pm
Planetarium Show: Violent Universe.
2:30 pm
Planetarium Show: Black Holes.
3:30 pm
Planetarium Show: Asteroid: Mission Extreme.
7:00 pm
Planetarium Show: Solar System Odyssey.
8:00 pm
Planetarium Show: Pink Floyd: The Wall
 
Saturday, August 13th 
1:30 pm
Planetarium Show: Solar System Odyssey.
2:30 pm
Planetarium Show: The Accidental Astronauts.
3:30 pm
Planetarium Show: Asteroid: Mission Extreme.
4:30 pm
Planetarium Show: Flight of the Butterflies.
7:00 pm
Planetarium Show: Violent Universe.
8:00 pm
Planetarium Show: Asteroid: Mission Extreme.
9:00 pm to midnight
Observatory: Monthly FREE star party weather permitting.
 
Tuesday, August 16th
10:30 am
Planetarium Show: Lewis and Clark: Great Journey West.
1:30 pm
Planetarium Show: Solar System Odyssey.
2:30 pm
Planetarium Show: The Accidental Astronauts.
3:30 pm
Planetarium Show: Asteroid: Mission Extreme.
6:00 pm
Mingle in the Jungle Reptile Revue.
7:00 pm
Planetarium Show: Flight of the Butterflies.
8:00 pm
Planetarium Show: Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon.

Rick Greenawald
Manager, Faulkner Planetarium
rgreenawald@csi.edu |   208-732-6659
 

KidsSummer Workshops for Kids at the Herrett Center
The Herrett Center for Arts and Science is launching a series of nine fun, low cost, summer workshops for kids as young as six years old. All sessions will be from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Wednesdays.

August 10: Metalworking. From central Mexico throughout South America, native people used gold and other precious metals to create jewelry, masks, and other decorative and ritual objects. In this workshop, you will get to test out an ancient metalworking technique called repousse (re-poo-say) to create your own metal artwork. Ages 8 and up. $15 per participant.

August 17: Hoop and Dart Game. Try your hand at this classic Native American game using traditional materials to construct a set of prehistoric lawn darts. Students will build a set of corncob darts and a willow hoop, then learn the rules of this fun pastime on the Herrett Center front lawn. Ages 8 and up. $10 per participant.

Spaces will be limited in each workshop to ensure a fun experience for all participants. Payment must be received at the time of registration. Adults may not sign up without a child. For information, call 208-732-6655 or drop by the Herrett Center at the College of Southern Idaho.

Laura Browarny
Herrett Center Education Coordinator
lbrowarny@csi.edu | 208-732-6664


FineArtsBhutanese Nepali Cultural Show at the CSI Fine Arts Theater
BHUTANESE NEPALI CULTURAL SHOW
August 13 at 10 a.m. in the CSI Fine Arts Theater

Join us for a lovely day of meeting our neighbors and learning more about the Bhutanese Nepalese culture through art. This unique opportunity will feature:
  • A screening of the Nepalese movie Bato Muniko Phool 2,  a tender love story built around the blind faith in the caste discrimination system that exist in Nepalese and Bhutanese Nepalese society. Through art, the film and artists hope to create awareness about the caste system and illuminate what penalties there are for breaking the rules of this system. 
  • An appearance and performance by the star and writer of the film, Nepali film actor and musician Yash Kumar. 
  • Local Bhutanese/Nepali artists Manorath, Mani, Subash, Divya, Umesh, Manisha, Sangeeta, Robin, and Chandra, featuring songs and dance pieces that range from the typical Nepali to remix and fast tracks. 
Everyone is welcome! This event is free of charge, although donations will be accepted.  

Camille Barigar
Fine Arts Center
cbarigar@csi.edu | 208-732-6288




Kathy MacMillan
TFSD Education Foundation Board Member 
kwmac@cableone.net | 208-420-7535


Judy Heatwole, MTD
Employee Wellbeing Coordinator
jheatwole@csi.edu | 208-732-6269



 
Kathy Muscat
Program Improvement Coordinator
kmuscat@csi.edu | 208-732-6546


Come and support one of our own CSI employees at The Establishment, a XrossWay presentation. Tony Wilson, CSI's Software Analyst, and his wife Lorrie will be in this murder mystery dinner theater. There will also be cocktails and a silent auction that beings at 6 pm. Dinner and the entertainment will follow.


 
Tony Wilson
Software Analyst
twilson@csi.edu | 208-732-6246


Plan ahead and start making your team for the Lori Rogers Fly Like an Eagle Golf Tournament slated for Aug. 27 at Twin Falls Golf Club (Muni).

The cost is $320 per team of four (cart fees not included) or $80 per player (cart fee not included). This event, sponsored by Gateway Real Estate and M&M Electric, will have an 8 a.m. shotgun start.

For more information, email Clark Rasmussen  at crasmussen@csi.edu or call 208-732-6486. You can email the entry form to Ginger Nukaya  at gnukaya@csi.edu or bring it by the CSI Athletics office.

Click here to get your entry form.


 
Clark Rasmussen
Assistant Athletic Director
crasmussen@csi.edu | 208-732-6482


The Herrett Center for Arts and Science introduces a new after school program for teens this September. The free program, open to students in grades 9 through 12, is funded by the Idaho Humanities Council and is the first of its kind in Idaho.
 
Herrett Center Education Facilitator Laura Browarny says Herrett Teens participants will go on multiple field trips, hear presentations from guest speakers, and make lots of new friends.
 
"The teens will have a unique opportunity to go behind the scenes at the Herrett Center with a diverse group of new peers. We're creating a safe place for open dialogue about the past, present, and future of southern Idaho," said Browarny. "Members will share opinions, create personal connections, and more importantly, eat lots of snacks!"
 
The After School Teen Community for the Humanities will meet after school on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons for twelve weeks starting in mid-September at the Herrett Center on the College of Southern Idaho campus. A few Saturday field trips will take the place of weekday meetings. Space in the program will be limited to 25 students. Transportation to and from the Herrett Center may be arranged. Applications are being taken now through Sept. 6. Members will be notified of their acceptance to the program by Sept. 9.
 
The program website and online applications can be found at http://herrett.csi.edu/teens/.  For more information, please contact Browarny at 208-732-6664 or at lbrowarny@csi.edu.

Click here for the application form.
 
Laura Browarny
Education Coordinator
lbrowarny@csi.edu | 208-732-6664


Program Board and the Office of Student Affairs are excited to announce their annual WOW (Week of Welcome)! WOW is a campus-wide event that takes place each fall and spring semester. Students are able to have fun, socialize, network, receive free stuff, and get exposure to student life opportunities. The WOW Community Fair, which is only held in the fall, will be an opportunity for you to brag about your department or showcase student involvement or leadership opportunities through clubs and organizations tied to your department. This is also a vendor fair, with the purpose of fostering a relationship between the College of Southern Idaho and the Twin Falls community. Businesses and community agencies who participate are going to have free giveaways, information about their services, and a fun environment for 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 is held during our Week of Welcome on  Wednesday August 24 , from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.  

Click here for the application you need to fill out and return to make sure you are on our list of participants.
Benefits of a WOW Booth:
- You will be able to connect with CSI students.
- 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.
 
What's Included in a WOW Booth:
Booth spaces are furnished with a table and two chairs, unless noted otherwise, and a limited number of spots with electricity are available and reservations will be made on a first-come, first-served basis. To help entice people maybe a giveaway or sweet treat at your booth will help.  

P.S. If you know of a business that is interested in participating in this please let me know as their application is a bit different.

Jasmine López  
Student Activities Coordinator
jlopez@csi.edu | 208-732-6229




Congratulations again to our CTE Exemplary Award recipients.
 
Terry Patterson
Instructional Dean
tpatterson@csi.edu | 208-732-6402





A few more vegetables are ready at the College of Southern Idaho U-Pick garden on North College Road. Visitors are welcome to pick yellow and zucchini squash, green beans, bell and some hot peppers, a limited quantity of tomatoes, and red and golden raspberries. The raspberries are $3.50 per pound and the vegetables are 75-cents per pound.
 
The garden will be staffed from 8 a.m. to noon Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Afternoon/evening hours from 5 to 8 p.m. are currently held on Mondays and Wednesdays. And the garden is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays, correlating with the adjacent weekly Farmers Market.
 
The U-pick garden is located on CSI's Breckenridge Endowment Farm on North College Road.
 
The CSI Ag Department will provide containers for picking but visitors should bring their own containers for taking produce home. For more information, please call the CSI Ag Department at 732-6401. 
 
Dawn Wendland
Student Services Specialist
dwendland@csi.edu | 208-732-6401


Please join us in this two-day workshop to explore the craft of deliberate teaching and what it is to be a professional.

You get:
a college credit, a book, breakfast, snacks, lunch, and lots of networking. We will have a guest panel, explore multiple learning pathways, develop new instructional strategies, and culminate the two days with a Socratic Seminar. Whether this is your first time, or you are joining us again, classified or certified, staff or faculty, there will be new experiences for everyone. 

Contact Sandy Bosteder (  sbosteder@csi.edu  or 732-6850) if you would like to attend. 

Date: August 11 and 12.
  
Days:  Thursday and Friday

Time: 9 am - 4 pm each day
  
Location:   Hepworth Building, Room 195

Evin Fox 
Professor, Early Childhood Education and Teacher Education 
efox@csi.edu | 208-736-6484


 
If it's been a while since you've updated your CSI Directory photo or you don't have one yet, stop by room 248 of the Student Union building between 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 15. Doug Maughan will take faculty/staff photos - no appointment is necessary and it takes only a minute or two unless there's a waiting line. Doug will also do outside photos at the ice cream social between noon and 1:30 Wednesday, Aug. 17 at the center of campus. 

Note: If you want a more formal-looking photo with controlled lighting, Doug suggests coming to the Monday morning session.

Doug Maughan
Public Information Officer
dmaughan@csi.edu | 208-732-6262




Please RSVP by e-mailing Tamara Harmon at tharmon@csi.edu

T amara Harmon
CSI Foundation
 tharmon@csi.edu | 208-732-6249


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