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Help welcome our newest employees to campus!
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Loretta Taylor
Custodian
McManaman, ext. 6600
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D'Andre Matthews
SCP/RSVP Manager
Office on Aging, 208-933-2390
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Brandon Lammers
HVAC TEchnician
McManaman, ext. 6600
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Ciera Garechana
HR Specialist
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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: [email protected].
Keith Quatraro
International Student Coordinator and DSO
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 Motorists are now able to begin driving on the Cheney Bypass in Twin Falls. Construction on the three-quarter mile long roadway began last January. It will offer a much easier route from Blue Lakes Boulevard to the area around Walmart and St. Luke's Magic Valley Regional Medical Center than traveling on North College Road. The major portion of road-building is finished. Work will continue for the next several weeks to landscape both sides of the roadway, which now follows the College of Southern Idaho's northern property line and will offer access to CSI's possible future developments on that side of its campus. Cheney is also expected to offer access to future developments near the corner of Pole Line and Washington streets. Crews from CSI, the City of Twin Falls, and the engineering and construction companies will finish all the necessary inspections and upgrades to the traffic signals at Cheney and Washington now through the weekend. On Monday, traffic will be allowed onto the roadway so officials can make sure everything is going smoothly.
Doug Maughan
Public Information Officer
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 The first local raspberries of the season are ready at the College of Southern Idaho's U-Pick garden located on CSI's Breckenridge Endowment Farm on North College Road. Families are invited to come to the farm during its open hours and pick the produce themselves.
The CSI Ag Department will provide containers for picking but visitors should bring their own containers for taking berries home. The raspberries are $3.50 per pound. Other varieties will be ready in coming weeks.
Picking appointments are not necessary. The CSI U-Pick garden will be staffed from 5-7:30 pm Mondays and Thursdays for now. For more information, please call 208-732-6401
Dawn Wendland
Student Services Specialist
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The College of Southern Idaho invites river rafter enthusiasts with at least basic experience to learn how to become a whitewater rafting guide during a three-day course on the Payette River in July.
Whitewater expert Shawn Willsey will teach Intermediate Whitewater Rafting (HREC 199B C03) July 15 - 17 on various sections of central Idaho's Payette River. Basic rafting experience is required. Individuals will be placed in situations they are comfortable with to build skills and challenges designed to test their abilities. Participants will learn safety skills, how to read water, how to run a paddle crew and navigate a raft in various river conditions.
The class will camp for two nights near Garden Valley, Idaho. The course earns one credit, which costs $120. An additional course fee of $100 covers all transportation, campsite, food, and equipment for the class. For more information, please contact Willsey at 732-6421 or at
[email protected].
Shawn Willsey
Professor, Geology
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TWIN FALLS * Shane Brown's office at the College of Southern Idaho fell silent as he struggled to pick just the right words from the thousands swirling in his head.
"What I would like to say is, the arts..." he trailed off, taking a deep breath. "This kind of chokes me up."
Brown's voice broke away again, and he briefly looked down at his clasped hands.
Finally, the professor spoke: "I've seen the arts and theater save a lot of people. You know, literally save their lives. I've seen people have substance-abuse issues, severe depression, almost any issue you can think of and find a place in the arts, to grow and to find happiness."
If the arts are saviors of souls, Brown is the shepherd. Sometimes, the people that touch our lives come to us not as family members or friends but as teachers, mentors and role models. They carry a sense of humble sincerity that helps us feel inspired, challenged and at ease. They are people like Brown, who was born and raised in Shoshone, where his love for theater began.
Doug Maughan
Public Information Officer
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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?
COMM 209 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)
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:
- To help students become more analytical and critical as a consumer of the discourse of others.
- To teach students to recognize flawed reasoning and equip students with strategies for dealing with flawed reasoning.
- To help students become more adept and more ethical in constructively advancing and defending views in both public and personal settings.
- 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.
Beyond that, though, here are a couple of resources indicating the vital need for all majors to have a basis in critical thinking:
Critical thinking is an essential skill necessary to be a member of a democratic society. Further, critical thinking isn't a natural skill...it's an acquired one that benefits from specific training such as that offered in COMM 209! So, we would love to have people in all majors consider adding COMM 209 as elective credit in their course load.
Tiffany Seeley-Case
Professor of Communication
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My name is Shauna Wilson and I am currently a student in the College of Southern Idaho Dental Hygiene Program. This is a nationally accredited program that is part of a small, but excellent community college in Twin Falls, Idaho. The program accepts ten students every year, and provides an excellent hygiene education with a focus on community service. During the course of the program, we spend time at schools, local offices, medical centers, long-term care facilities and public health facilities to learn and to educate others about oral health. The program is difficult to get into because they have exceptional standards, but after researching different programs, I knew I wanted to be in this one. For my own education, I knew I wanted to be in health care, and specifically dental hygiene due to the prevention focus. I love the client interaction, and at a level where I can help someone change a behavior to prevent health issues, or try to. I am married with two children, and waited for my husband to finish his education before pursuing mine. I worked very single-mindedly towards this program and was fortunate to be accepted in the program last year. The director of our program, and all of our instructors are knowledgeable, continuing to educate themselves, and, while having high expectations, provide a strong wall of support in every aspect of the program. So, I have been so impressed with the program, and my experience in class and in clinic has only confirmed my desire to be a hygienist. Then, life happened in the form of sickness. During my second semester, my daughter was very sick and was diagnosed with a functional bowel disorder, requiring multiple trips to the emergency room, and then regular visits to the specialist. The additional medical bills and concern for her welfare made me uncertain whether I would be able to finish the program. We were able to work out a schedule and a treatment plan that put her on the road to recovery and allowed me to stay in the program, but expenses will continue to accrue until she has turned the corner. My husband works and we are able to pay our bills, but the additional expense of dental hygiene school on top of the medical bills was too much. This American Dental Association scholarship means that my tuition, books, and additional clinic fees are covered by scholarships for my last year of school. The support of the dental community is tremendous, and it means so much that the ADA looks for ways to provide opportunity for people like me who want to be part of the oral healthcare team.
Thank you for this scholarship, your generosity and your support!
Cindy Harding
Director of Dental Hygiene
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STEM Students and Faculty Visit Universities in Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah - This spring a group of 12 students completed the STEM 199 B course - Educational Opportunities in STEM. The course culminated with a week-long road trip to visit the University of Wyoming, Colorado State University, University of Denver, Colorado School of Mines, and Utah State University. During the trip students learned about different STEM programs at these schools and requirements for transfer. The group also visited the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Boulder, Colorado (pictured here). NIST is the home of the Atomic Clock. This course was made possible through the support of the NASA-Idaho Space Grant Consortium and the CSI Foundation.
Rosa Davila
Chemistry Professor
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CSI Events
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If you're looking for an event this month chances are we have the information posted on our
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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.
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202 14th Ave E, Gooding, ID 83330-1829, United States
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Herrett Center for Arts and Science College of Southern Idaho
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Museum, Planetarium, Observatory
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Year round open hours.*
*Closed Sundays, Mondays, and federal holidays.
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9:30 am to 9:00 pm
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Wednesdays
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9:30 am to 4:30 pm
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Public Event Schedule for May 2016
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Tuesday, June 21st
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10:30 am
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Planetarium Show: Flight of the Butterflies.
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1:30 pm
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Planetarium Show: The Accidental Astronauts.
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2:30 pm
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Planetarium Show: Sea Monsters.
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3:30 pm
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Planetarium Show: Moons: Worlds of Mystery.
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6:00 pm
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Mingle in the Jungle Reptile Revue.
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7:00 pm
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Planetarium Show: Sea Monsters.
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8:00 pm
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Planetarium Show: Edge of Darkness w/Pluto update.
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Wednesday, June 22nd
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10:30 am
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Planetarium Show: Lewis and Clark: Great Journey West.
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1:00 - 2:30 pm
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Explore Herrett Workshop: Coiled Pottery.**
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1:30 - 3:30 pm
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Observatory: Free solar observing, weather permitting.
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Planetarium Show: Earth, Moon & Sun w/Live Sky Tour.
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2:30 pm
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Planetarium Show: Flight of the Butterflies.
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3:30 pm
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Planetarium Show: Dynamic Earth w/Live Sky Tour.
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Thursday, June 23rd
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10:30 am
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Planetarium Show: Flight of the Butterflies.
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1:30 pm
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Planetarium Show: The Accidental Astronauts.
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2:30 pm
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Planetarium Show: Sea Monsters.
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Planetarium Show: Moons: Worlds of Mystery.
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Friday, June 24th
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10:30 am
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Planetarium Show: Lewis and Clark: Great Journey West.
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Planetarium Show: Earth, Moon & Sun w/Live Sky Tour.
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Planetarium Show: Flight of the Butterflies.
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Planetarium Show: Dynamic Earth w/Live Sky Tour.
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Planetarium Show: Edge of Darkness w/Pluto update.
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Planetarium Show: Rock On Demand.
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Saturday, June 25th
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1:30 pm
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Planetarium Show: The Accidental Astronauts.
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2:30 pm
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Planetarium Show: Sea Monsters.
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3:30 pm
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Planetarium Show: Moons: Worlds of Mystery.
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Planetarium Show: Flight of the Butterflies.
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Planetarium Show: Moons: Worlds of Mystery.
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Planetarium Show: Led Zeppelin.
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Tuesday, June 28th
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10:30 am
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Planetarium Show: Flight of the Butterflies.
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1:30 pm
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Planetarium Show: The Accidental Astronauts.
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2:30 pm
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Planetarium Show: Sea Monsters.
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Planetarium Show: Moons: Worlds of Mystery.
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Planetarium Show: Sea Monsters.
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Planetarium Show: Edge of Darkness w/Pluto update.
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Wednesday, June 29th
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Planetarium Show: Lewis and Clark: Great Journey West.
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Explore Herrett Workshop: Hoop Drums.**
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Observatory: Free solar observing, weather permitting.
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Planetarium Show: Earth, Moon & Sun w/Live Sky Tour.
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Planetarium Show: Flight of the Butterflies.
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Planetarium Show: Dynamic Earth w/Live Sky Tour.
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10:30 am
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Planetarium Show: Flight of the Butterflies.
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1:30 pm
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Planetarium Show: The Accidental Astronauts.
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2:30 pm
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Planetarium Show: Sea Monsters.
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Planetarium Show: Moons: Worlds of Mystery.
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The Faulkner Planetarium at the College of Southern Idaho will premiere a new program 'Asteroid: Mission Extreme' on July 5. This is the latest digital fulldome adventure from National Geographic Studios and Sky-Skan, featuring narration by actress Sigourney Weaver. The show takes audiences on an epic journey to explore what it would take for astronauts to harness asteroids and facilitate exploration into deep space.
National Geographic's highest quality video resolution and
state-of-the-art computer graphics hurtle the viewer through space on an extraordinary adventure with astronauts to discover the possibilities of using asteroids as stepping stones to connect with other worlds. Based on real science, the film presents the fascinating idea of asteroids as "way stations" to facilitate manned space travel and also explores various ways to prevent asteroids from hitting the Earth.
The Faulkner Planetarium has two other programs in its lineup that were produced by National Geographic - 'Lewis and Clark: Great Journey West' and 'Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure.' This latest addition, however, differs in one important aspect.
"The first two films we received were made for flat screens in IMAX theaters and were 'warped' by the studio to run on planetarium domes," said Faulkner manager Rick Greenawald. "Asteroid is a true full dome production, meaning that it was produced as a hemispheric movie that can run only on a full dome planetarium system. This, along with the absolute highest quality production values by National Geographic, will give audiences a truly enjoyable experience."
The Faulkner Planetarium is Idaho's largest and most technologically advanced planetarium. Located in the Herrett Center for Arts and Science on the College of Southern Idaho campus in Twin Falls, the theater seats 144 guests under a fifty-foot dome. The theater serves the public with a regular schedule of public show times and school groups via reservations. Admission prices for public programs are $6 for adults, $5 for seniors (60+), $4 for children (2-17), and children under the age of 2 are admitted free of charge. The Herrett Center is open to the public Tuesdays through Saturdays with public hours of 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays; 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursdays; and 1 to 9 p.m. Saturdays. The center is closed Sundays, Mondays and federal holidays. For information on show times and tickets, visit http://herrett.csi.edu. For more information or to view the trailer, visit the film website, www.asteroidfilm.com
Rick Greenawald
Manager, Faulkner Planetarium
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Students in the College of Southern Idaho's Business Club will sponsor Pet Fest from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 25 at the center of campus. The event will feature world-famous stunt dogs. Families are invited to bring blankets or lawn chairs. The event will feature family entertainment, vendors, food, local animal rescue groups and animal adoptions.
Vendors include: Wag n Tongue, Idaho Central Credit Union, Silver Linings Herbs, Damsel in Defense, Bone A Fide Antlers, Ruland Insurance Agency, Don Aslett's Cleaning Center, Magic Valley Youth and Adult Services, Modern Woodmen, Final Cut Synthetic Turf, Rescues: Paws for Hope Animal Rescue, A Road to Home, Forgotten Felines Rescue, People for Pets Magic Valley Humane Society, Pets Helping People Therapy Team, Friends Furever Animal Rescue.
Leashed pets are welcome. Admission is $4 for everyone age 12 and up. Children under 12 are free of charge. Tickets purchased in advance at the CSI Recreation Center will come with a free commemorative event bracelet.
Dennis Heiner
Professor, Business
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The Herrett Center for Arts and Science at the College of Southern Idaho offers crash courses in caveman living again this summer and fall. Herrett Exhibits Manager Joey Heck will teach atlatls and building fire.
Atlatls - Spear Chuckin' 101 - is a five-day class that runs from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, July 25 - 29. In this class, you will learn the history of the throwing device called an atlatl and gather local materials from which you can build your own. At the end of the course, participants will compete in a throwing competition. The fee for all five classes is $50.
 The one-day class 'Fire!' will be 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8. Participants will use native materials and household objects to construct a bow drill and fire spindle to ignite your tinder bundle. A fire-making competition will be held at the end of the class. The cost is $15.
Class sizes are limited in order to assure that everyone can see, hear, and get personal instruction as needed. Participants need to be at least 12 years old. Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a paid adult. Registration can be done any time ahead of the classes online at Herrett.csi.edu or by calling 732-6655.
Joey Heck
Exhibits/Collections Manager Herrett Center
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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.
June 22: Coiled Pottery.
Many different American Indian cultures created beautiful clay pottery. The technique that was widely used in North and South America is called coiling. In this workshop, you will make your own coiled clay pot using air-dry clay. The technique is easy to learn, and everyone will leave with a completed pot that will dry overnight. Ages 6 and up. Children under 8 must have a parent present. $10 per participant.
June 29: Hoop Drums. For the many Native cultures that call the Great Plains their homeland, the hoop was a very important symbol of the circle of life. In this workshop, you will have the chance to create one of the most musical examples of the hoop in Great Plains cultures: the drum! Learn about other important symbols as you build and decorate your own hoop drum. Ages 8 and up. $10 per participant.
July 13: Nature Walk. Take a walk on the wild side while exploring native plants just minutes from the Herrett Center. Join us for a short nature hike around the CSI campus, stopping to identify native plants and explore their prehistoric uses by indigenous peoples. Everyone will discover tool-making resources, edible plants, and general plant identification techniques. After the hike, return to the Herrett Center for an activity. Ages 8 and up. $5 per participant.
July 20: Fossil Casts. Many of the fossils seen in museums are not originals. The originals are often too fragile to be on display, so museums create casts of the fossils that look just like the real thing. In this workshop, you will have the chance to create your own fossil cast of an object from the Herrett Center collection. Ages 6 and up. Children under 8 must have a parent present. $10 per participant.
July 27: Textile Printing. In the rainforests of Peru, the Shipibo and Conibo people create beautiful designs that they paint all over everything that they wear. In this workshop, you will use printmaking techniques to create your own printed fabric using based on the artwork of the Shipibo and Conibo people. Learn about Peruvian cultures and about printmaking. Ages 8 and up. $15 per participant.
August 3: Telescopes. Ever since the telescope was invented in the 1600s, people have used it to gaze at the stars. In this workshop, you will get to build your own working telescope to take home with you. Join us after the workshop to look through the Herrett Center's giant telescope in the Centennial Observatory. Ages 6 and up. Children under 8 must have a parent present. $15 per participant.
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
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The College of Southern Idaho is now taking registrations for CSI Jazz Camp, which will run June 27 - July 1, 2016 at the CSI Fine Arts Center. Jazz Camp is for students 13 and up, including adults who want to learn how to play jazz or increase their skills.
CSI Jazz Camp features a faculty of jazz professionals and educators from around the country providing instruction in all aspects of jazz performance. Instruction is specialized for all common jazz instruments - saxophone, trumpet, trombone, guitar, bass, keyboard, or drums. The faculty has also developed experiences and educational opportunities for students who perform on clarinets, flutes, cellos, tubas and a host of other instruments. The faculty will meet each student where they are skills-wise and construct a positive and supportive experience that is guaranteed to improve the student's ability on their instrument, their knowledge of jazz repertoire, and their comfort in improvising.
Students at the camp will be in direct contact with the performance faculty for six hours each day and will receive instruction in a number of different settings. They will work with their peers in chamber jazz combos, learn the intricacies of technique on their instrument during daily sectionals, and get the opportunity to work with faculty in a big band setting.
Students' love and knowledge of the jazz medium will grow each day during jazz theory and listening lab classes. In jazz theory, students will learn the building blocks of jazz music, which will increase their comfort in improvising communicating through the universal language of music with any musician they encounter in their lifetime. In the listening lab, students will be exposed to the masters of jazz. They will listen to some of the great recordings in jazz history, and study jazz history.
The faculty lineup this year includes Jeremy Wohletz, Scott Prebys, Michael Frew, and Scott Farkas.
Jeremy Wohletz currently serves as Assistant Professor of Woodwinds at Dickinson State University, where he teaches the music theory sequence, music history sequence, woodwind pedagogy, music technology, and all woodwind lessons and woodwind chamber groups. He enjoys a diverse musical life as both a performer and educator. As a performer, he is a large advocate for new music, both performing and commissioning new compositions. One of these commissions was recently chosen to premiere at the 2014 International Clarinet Association convention, involving solo clarinet with electronics. Another piece was commissioned and premiered at the 2012 ICA convention by his guitar and clarinet duo, Pararo.
Scott Prebys is a multi-instrumental percussionist with numerous performances in the jazz, classical, pop and ethnic-music genres. He recently completed a highly-successful career in higher education (37 years) and is a 2009 recipient of the North Dakota Governor's Award for the Arts in Education. As a director/performer, he has made two appearances at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, recorded for the Sea Breeze label, and has served as a clinician in twenty states and four Canadian provinces. Scott continues to serve on the faculty of the Kansas City Jazz Alliance workshops (12 years) and has directed all-state jazz ensembles in Montana, Idaho, South Dakota, and British Columbia. He recently composed and recorded the score for "The Enchanted Highway" (film) and has performed with numerous artists in the jazz and pop fields. His performance groups have consistently received high ratings in festival competition.
Michael Frew is an adjunct instructor of guitar at the College of Southern Idaho where he coaches jazz combos and teaches class guitar and private lessons. He received his undergraduate degree from Utah State University where he studied with Corey Christiansen. Michael is featured on jazz vocalist Liz Wooley's debut CD, A Little Bit Romantic" and has performed in jazz ensembles for Carnival Cruises.
Scott Farkas has been the director of the CSI jazz camp since its creation in 2013. He has been studying and performing music for over 20 years. Originally from New York, Scott holds Bachelor's degrees in music performance and composition from the State University of New York at Fredonia, and a Master's degree in percussion performance from the University of Akron. He has performed music in countless settings across the country and has been a full time member of the faculty at the College of Southern Idaho since 2012 as the director of percussion studies and of the CSI pep band. He has performed frequently around the Magic Valley with members of the local jazz community. He values music education very highly and seeks to always provide the highest caliber experience to students from many and varied walks of life. He has taught community education classes in African Drumming, college performance courses, private lessons, and has worked as a specialist in many local school districts including Kimberly, Buhl, Jerome, Filer, Minico, Declo, and Hansen. He draws on all of these varied experiences to create a positive student centered experience for every participant of the CSI jazz camp each and every year.
CSI Jazz Camp tuition is $275. Tuition will cover all program costs, including tshirts, but students are encouraged to bring their own instruments if possible. Because this is a day camp, the fee does not include meals or housing.
For more information or to obtain a registration form, go to www.csi.edu/jazzcamp or stop by the CSI Fine Arts Center. You can also call Camille Barigar at 732-6288 or e-mail [email protected].
Camille Barigar
CSI Fines Arts Center
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The Zero Robotics Middle School Summer Program is an innovative and inspiring program for middle school students that is truly out of this world! The five-week STEM curriculum introduces students to computer programming, robotics, and space engineering, and provides hands-on experience programming SPHERES (Synchronized, Position, Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites). The program culminates in a tournament where winning teams' SPHERES compete aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Middle school participants will get to see the SPHERES operate in space via a live feed from the ISS while NASA astronauts provide real-time commentary.
Zero Robotics Middle School Summer Program is provided through a partnership between the MIT Space Systems Lab, the Innovation Learning Center, and Aurora Flight Sciences. The Zero Robotics Middle School Summer Program is sponsored by NASA, the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), and the Northrup Grumman Foundation. Zero Robotics seeks to inspire our next generation of great minds by allowing them unprecedented access to space at the middle school level. By making the benefits and resources of the International Space Station tangible to students, Zero Robotics hopes to cultivate an appreciation of science, technology, engineering and math through healthy, immersive, collaborative competition.
The dates of the Zero Robotics Program will be Monday through Friday July 5th - August 5th from 1-4 pm.
The cost for participants is FREE!
Mentors may be eligible for CEUs, elective credits, scholarship funds, or a small stipend. Mentors should be familiar with C++ or Scratch programming languages - but all training will be provided. Examples of mentors might include teachers, pre-service educators, or college students pursuing a STEM-related degree. Students and Mentors can register online at
http://communityed.csi.edu
or by calling CSI Community Education at (208)732-6442.
Middle School Kids Course Code: YKID 010 C10
Mentors Course Code: YKID 010 C11
Ashley Schultz
CSI Community Education
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WHO:
Everyone is encouraged to donate
WHAT:
Summer Hero Blood Drive
WHERE:
CSI SUB
WHEN:
Wednesday, July 6, from 9 am to 3 PM
WHY:
To help those in need and to get pizza and t-shirts!
ENTER SPONSOR CODE: CSIEagles
OR CALL DEBI 208-484-0138 FOR APPOINTMENT
FACTS ABOUT BLOOD DONATIONS:
- Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood.
- Approximately 36,000 units of red blood cells are needed every day in the U.S
- In Idaho, 250 pints are needed each day for those in need.
- The average red blood cell transfusion is approximately 3 pints.
- The blood type most often requested by hospitals is type O.
- The blood used in an emergency is already on the shelves before the event occurs.
- More than 1.68 million people are expected to be diagnosed with cancer in 2016. Many of them will need blood, sometimes daily, during their chemotherapy treatment.
- A single car accident victim can require as many as 100 pints of blood.
Debi Mahler
Red Cross of America
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Sonya Nowland
HRCI Contractor Family Assistant Specialist
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Jon Lord
Department Chair
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The CSI Fine Arts Center is taking registrations for the annual CSI/IDAA Summer Dance Workshop for intermediate and advance students who want a fun and challenging dance experience with LA caliber instructors. Tuition is $80 for the junior day camp, $250 for the one week camp, or $365 for the two week camp. Room and board packages are also available. The camp is held in late July on the CSI campus in Twin Falls.
The workshop provides intensive training to students ages 12 and up who have had a minimum of two consecutive years of dance. Students choose their schedule and take five to seven hours of class per day in ballet, jazz, tap, lyrical, hip hop and modern techniques, plus musical theatre, world dance, choreography, pilates, silks, ballet band, and more. The camp features an impressive guest faculty of professional dancers and dance instructors from all over the country who bring a wealth of talent and knowledge to assure each student achieves their highest potential. At the end of the day, all the hard work is offset with fun and exciting downtime activities such as game night, movies, a canyon excursion, swimming parties, a fashion show, an ice cream social, a pizza and autograph party, barbecues, a carnival, a pampering night, and an end of camp recital for family and friends.
There is also a junior camp designed to introduce younger students ages 9 through 11 to the concept of an intensive workshop taught by the regular camp faculty in a wide-range of classes over the weekend. Well-chaperoned dormitory housing and meals are available for all ages.
Students have a choice between the one- and two-week workshops. The one-week workshop takes place July 17 - 22. The two-week workshop takes place July 17 - 29. Junior Camp, available for students aged 9 through 11 regardless of dance experience, runs July 25. There are a small number of need-based scholarships available.
Students can obtain a registration form and more information at the CSI Fine Arts Center, by going online to www.csi.edu/dancecamp, or by calling 732-6288.
Camille Barigar
CSI Fine Arts Center
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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.
Date:
August 11 and 12.
Days:
Thursday and Friday
Time:
9 am - 4 pm each day
Location:
Hepworth Building, Room 190
Evin Fox
Professor, Early Childhood Education and Teacher Education
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Kathy MacMillan
TFSD Education Foundation Board Member
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 The Bureau: We aim to make consumer financial markets work for consumers, responsible providers, and the economy as a whole. We protect consumers from unfair, deceptive, or abusive practices and take action against companies that break the law. We arm people with the information and stepstools that they need to make smart financial decisions.
This site contains a WEALTH of helpful information on every financial topic you can imagine along with tips, data, resources for everyone from youth to the elderly, auto loans, college, loans, mortgages, protections and retirement.
Judy Heatwole, MTD
Employee Wellbeing Coordinator
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The Wellbeing Program has scheduled a special day of massages with our favorite therapists as a THANK YOU for all your hard work this last year. We promise it will be the BEST 15 MINUTES you'll spend on the job this June!
WHO: All regular full- and part-time CSI employees
WHEN: Wednesday & Thursday, June 29 & 30, noon - 4 p.m.
WHERE:
SUB Fireside Rm
WHY: Because we LOVE YOU!
Watch for the interactive scheduling tool created in Google Sheets to open early next week. Instructions will be included.
Judy Heatwole, MTD
Employee Wellbeing Coordinator
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This site is loaded with great info, pictures, demos, exercises and more!
Whether you're looking to run faster, increase your endurance, or just start running, learn how to be a better runner in 30 days with our #RunIntoShape challenge
We all know how to run (you can thank your fight-or-flight hormones for that). But the great part about running for exercise-besides these 11 Science-Backed Reasons Running Is Really Good for You-is that you can always get better at it, whether you're naturally skilled at pounding the pavement or someone who runs, well, only when someone's chasing you.
Looking to run faster? Want to increase your endurance? Just want to get out there and start running? We teamed up with Jess Underhill, a running coach and the owner of Race Pace Wellness, to develop a 30-day #RunIntoShape challenge that will help you become a better runner in just one month. Seriously.
We've got quick warm-up moves you'll actually do, cooldown stretches that will make you feel amazing, and an easy-to-follow weekly calendar, including your running workouts, cross-training session, and rest days (because those are important too!).
Whatever your running goal, follow along for the tips and tricks you need to keep moving forward. In 30 days, you'll be able to outrun anything-especially any self-doubt.
Judy Heatwole, MTD
Employee Wellbeing Coordinator
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For all my friends starting summer weight management regimes!
Diabetes and Exercise, Kentucky at Heart
Ten Thousand steps is the golden number that many fitness experts recommend for most adults. So, based on that number I set a goal for myself to walk 10,000 steps each day. For someone who works in a very sedentary job, it is often difficult to reach my goal of 10,000 steps. There are some days that I can easily reach 10,000 steps but other days I will be lucky to reach 3,000 steps by the end of my work day.
In order to reach my goal I have to get creative in finding ways to increase my step count. I figure if I have trouble meeting my daily goals many of you may have the same problem so I wanted to share with you 20 ways to walk 10,000 steps each day.
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Set smaller goals for yourself-10,000 steps is a big goal if you are just starting out on your fitness journey. You've heard the saying "How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time?". Set smaller goals such as a goal to reach by lunch time, another goal to reach by the end of your workday and another goal to reach by bedtime. One of the features of the new Fitbit Alta is that the tracker will alert you when you've been inactive for to long. Sometimes at work I will be "in the zone" and the next thing I know 3 hours have went by and I haven't moved away from my desk. By alerting me when I've been inactive for a certain time period I am able to step away and take a quick walk through the hallways at the hospital where I work.
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Walk in place-While you are folding laundry or watching TV. You'd be amazed at how many steps you can get in by walking in place during your normal everyday activities. When I'm standing at the sink washing dishes I will often walk in place. You might look crazy but at least you are moving!
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Park farther away
from the building-If you are going shopping don't try to get those coveted parking spots close the store. Park farther away and get a few extra steps in.
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Find the restroom
farthest from your office or desk-In the hospital where I work I have found the restroom farthest from my office. It also happens to be three floors up from my office. Making a couple trips a day to this restroom and taking the stairs, helps me get several more steps in each day.
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Clean your house-You'd be amazed at how many steps you can get by cleaning your house. The days that I have the highest step counts are days when I've been doing some serious house cleaning.
Judy Heatwole, MTD
Employee Wellbeing Coordinator
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These were top picks from a health promotion conference Scott Rogers and I attended this summer. Other favorites from the conference were already in stock.
EVERYBODY MATTERS
-- "Bob Chapman, CEO of the $1.7 billion manufacturing company Barry-Wehmiller, is on a mission to change the way businesses treat their employees." - Inc. Magazine
Starting in 1997, Bob Chapman and Barry-Wehmiller have pioneered a dramatically different approach to leadership that creates off-the-charts morale, loyalty, creativity, and business performance. The company utterly rejects the idea that employees are simply functions, to be moved around, "managed" with carrots and sticks, or discarded at will. Instead, Barry-Wehmiller manifests the reality that every single person matters, just like in a family. That's not a cliché on a mission statement; it's the bedrock of the company's success.
A landmark book by marine biologist Wallace J. Nichols on the remarkable effects of water on our health and well-being.
BLUE MIND -- Why are we drawn to the ocean each summer? Why does being near water set our minds and bodies at ease? In BLUE MIND, Wallace J. Nichols revolutionizes how we think about these questions, revealing the remarkable truth about the benefits of being in, on, under, or simply near water. Combining cutting-edge neuroscience with compelling personal stories from top athletes, leading scientists, military veterans, and gifted artists, he shows how proximity to water can improve performance, increase calm, diminish anxiety, and increase professional success.
Blue Mind not only illustrates the crucial importance of our connection to water-it provides a paradigm shifting "blueprint" for a better life on this Blue Marble we call home.
THE GEOGRAPHY OF BLISS
-- Part foreign affairs discourse, part humor, and part twisted self-help guide, The Geography of Bliss takes the reader from America to Iceland to India in search of happiness, or, in the crabby author's case, moments of "un-unhappiness." The book uses a beguiling mixture of travel, psychology, science and humor to investigate not what happiness is, but where it is. Are people in Switzerland happier because it is the most democratic country in the world? Do citizens of Qatar, awash in petrodollars, find joy in all that cash? Is the King of Bhutan a visionary for his initiative to calculate Gross National Happiness? Why is Asheville, North Carolina so damn happy? With engaging wit and surprising insights, Eric Weiner answers those questions and many others, offering travelers of all moods some interesting new ideas for sunnier destinations and dispositions.
FIRMS OF ENDEARMENT
-- Today's best companies get it. From retail to finance and industries in between, the organizations who recognize that doing good is good business are becoming the ultimate value creators. They're changing their culture and generating every form of value that matters: emotional, experiential, social, and financial. And they're doing it for all their stakeholders. Not because it's simply politically correct, because it's the only path to long-term competitive advantage.
These are the firms of endearment. Companies people love doing business with, working for and collaborating with as partners. Since the publication of the First Edition, the concept of corporate social responsibility has become embraced as a valid, important, and profitable business model. It is a trend that has transformed the workplace and corporate world. This Second Edition updates the examples, cases, and applications from the original edition, giving readers insight into how this hallmark of the modern organization is practiced today.
Judy Heatwole, MTD
Employee Wellbeing Coordinator
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Judy Heatwole, MTD
Employee Wellbeing Coordinator
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