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IEDid You Know?

Did you know that,
46% of CSI students report that their own income/savings is a major source that they use to pay for tuition at CSI?  The national average is 35%.  

(Source: Community College Survey  of Student Engagement Three Year CSI Average; 2014-2017)

"Did You Know?" brought to you by the CSI Office of Institutional Effectiveness.
 
Chris Bragg
Associate Dean of Institutional Effectiveness
cbragg@csi.edu | 208.732.6201

MediaPrefsLearn How to Market and Communicate With Students
Have you ever wondered what method is most effective when it comes to communicating with or marketing to your students? Have them take the CSI Media Preferences Survey to find out! This survey will close November 19, 2017, and we will share what we find out. Also, your students may enter to win a $150 Amazon gift card for completing the survey.


Have your students go to: www.mediaprefs.com/72 and use the password: 72917 to take the survey! 
 
Kimberlee LaPray
Public Information Officer
klapray@csi.edu | 208.732.6299

TestingTesting Center Closures for November
Upcoming Campus Testing Center Closures:
  • Friday, November 10 - Saturday, November 11 (Veteran's Day)
  • 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 22 -Saturday, November 25 (Thanksgiving)
Upcoming Burley Testing Center Closures:
  • Friday, November 10 (Veteran's Day)
  • 1:00 pm on November 22 - Saturday, November 25 (Thanksgiving) 
Valerie Ward
Testing Center Coordinator
vward@csi.edu | 208.732.6201

GilbertsPantryGilbert's Pantry Is In Need of Donations
 
Rosa Lopez
Administrative Assistant, Student Affairs
rlopez@csi.edu | 208.732.6289

AdvisingWeeksEncourage Your Students to Get Advised During Advising Weeks
With registration for the spring semester opening on November 13, now is the time to encourage your students to meet with their assigned advisor. Students who started at CSI in the Fall of 2016 and from that point forward need to meet with their advisor before they can register for classes. That is why the Advising Center and the Office of Instruction and Academic Affairs is sponsoring Advising Weeks. During the weeks of October 30 - November 6, students are strongly encouraged to make an appointment with their assigned advisor. Students can contact the Advising Center to make an appointment with a Focus Area Advisor or to find out who their assigned advisor is.

Advising Weeks Information

Extended Hours : The Advising Center will be open until 7 p.m. on the following nights:
  • Tues., Nov. 7
  • Wed., Nov. 8
Major Advisors : We'll encourage major advisors to open advising blocks so students can schedule appointments. Majors with a large number of students will be encouraged to divide the students between their faculty advisors.
    
Scott Lindquist
Student Advisor
slindquist@csi.edu | 208.732.6252

FitnessHere's Your Chance to Try a New Fitness Class for Free


Have you ever wanted to try out a CSI activity class before committing to it? Well, here's your chance! CSI students and CSI Recreation Center members will be able to drop-in to any class listed below for FREE from November 6 - 11, 2017. Check out multiple classes to see what might work best for you. Please contact Jaime Tigue at jtigue@csi.edu for more information about this opportunity. 

Time
Day
Class
Room
Teacher
6:00-6:50 am
M/W
Spinning
246
Joe Lemoine
8:00-8:50 am
M/W
*Cardio & Weight Training 
236
Christa Gessaman
9:00-9:50 am
Tu/Th
Zumba
236
Carmen Gerrard
10:00-10:50 am
Tu/Th
Restorati ve Yoga
231A
Kim DePew
10:00-10:50 am
Tu/Th
Power Pump
236
Melissa Whitchurch
11:00-11:50
Tu/Th
*Spin HIIT
246
Tiffany Eckles
12:00-12:50 pm
Tu/Th
Zumba
236
Teresa Christensen
2:00-3:40 pm
Tu
Yoga & Pilates
231A
Tasha Bradshaw
2:00-2:50 pm
Tu
Stretch & Strength
236
Kat Powell
4:00-4:50 pm
Tu/Th
*Barre
304
Kay Parker
5:10-6:00 pm
Tu/Th
*Refit
236
Kay Parker
5:10-6:00 pm
M
Cross Training
236
Kat Powell
5:10-6:00 pm
M/W
Yoga & Pilates
231A
Morgan Jeno
5:10-6:00 pm
Tu/Th
Judo
231A
Bryan Matsuoka
5:10-6:30 pm
W
Women's Self Defense
236
Jesse Clark
7:00 -7:50 pm
Tu or Th
Karate
236
Jesse Clark

Cardio and Weight Training:
This class is for students with beginning to intermediate fitness levels. Students participate in weight training and cardiovascular activities to improve strength and cardiovascular endurance.
 
Barre:
This fitness based class uses a combination of postures inspired by ballet as well as other disciplines such as Yoga and Pilates.  Students use the barre as a prop to assist with balance while doing exercises that focus on isometric strength training combined with high repetitions of small range of motion movements.  The use of light weights and mat/core work will be incorporated into the course.

ReFit:
ReFit combines several elements of fitness into one power-packed hour. While the focus is structured around cardiodance movements, toning and flexibility, strength training and stretching are also incorporated into the Refit workout.
 
Spin HIIT:
This course is intermediate Spinning class, also known as Spinning H.I.I.T (High Intensity Interval Training. This class is made up of a short period of high intensity activity bursts followed by a short period of low intensity recovery movement. All done on the Spinning bike with in thirty-five minutes followed by stretching. Spinning is a full-body, low impact, aerobic exercise that can help strengthen the heart, lower blood pressure, boost energy, burn off excess fat, tone legs and stomach, reduce stress and tension, and boost peak performance. 

Jaime Tigue
Professor, Physical Education
jtigue@csi.edu | 208.732.6479
EmployeePicsCSI Employee Photos
 
Why might you need your photo taken?
  • All new employees need to have their photos taken
  • Updates for old photos
  • Updates for bad quality or low resolution photos
  • Because you look or feel better than you did in your last photo
The next Faculty/Staff photo shoot will be from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Nov. 7 in the Canyon building studio.

After the photo shoot you will receive a copy of your new photo that you are welcome to use as you please. The Public Information Office will put your new photo on the CSI website. Free service to all CSI and CSI auxiliary agency employees. No appointment necessary.

Doug Maughan
Photographer
dmaughan@csi.edu | 208.732.6262

GrantsCSI Foundation Mini and Professional Development Grant Announcement
   

The CSI Foundation is pleased to announce the fall round for Mini Grants and for Professional Development Grants. Up to $3,000 is available for each of these grants and projects are to be completed within a year of the award. The due date for these grants is midnight Tuesday, November 21, 2017, and proposals are to be submitted on the CSI Common Grant Application Form.

* Mini Grants - to stimulate creative ideas and activities and their subsequent implementation that result in improved student learning and/or success.  Additional information available at: http://www.csi.edu/institutionalEffectiveness/grants/miniGrants.asp

* Professional Development Grants - support travel to attend national conferences for the purpose of institutional improvement.  Additional information available at:
Application Process - Send a digital copy of the completed application to tharmon@csi.edu
by midnight Tuesday November 21, 2017. Please note that your application must signed by your supervisor and Dean/AVP/VP for consideration.

If you have further questions, please give us a call at X6249.

Tamara Harmon
CSI Foundation Administrative Assistant
tharmon@csi.edu | 208.732.6249
RefugeeCoatsCSI Communication Students Hold Coat Drive for the Refugee Center
Sarah Moeller
CSI Communication Student
RememberRemember to Remember Workshop for Students
Kat Powell
Learning Assistance Coordinator
kpowell@csi.edu | 208.732.6685


PlanetariumHerrett Center Activities

Herrett Center for Arts and Science        
College of Southern Idaho
Museum, Planetarium, Observatory
Year round 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
Day
Time
Event
 
Nov. 7
6:00 pm
Reptile Revue: Snakes, lizards and other guests.
7:00 pm
Planetarium Show: Titans of the Ice Age.
 
Nov. 8
7:00 pm
Movie: Legacy In Stone: Discovering Ancient Flintknapping in Idaho.
 
Nov. 10   
CLOSED
CSI is closed for Veterans Day.
 
Nov. 11
1:30 pm
Planetarium Show: Perfect Little Planet.
2:30 pm
Planetarium Show: Dream To Fly.
3:30 pm
Planetarium Show: Titans of the Ice Age.
4:30 pm
Planetarium Show: Violent Universe and a live sky tour.
6:30 pm - midnight
Observatory: Monthly FREE star party, (weather permitting).
7:00 pm
Planetarium Show: Moons: Worlds of Mystery and a live sky tour.
8:00 pm
Planetarium Show: Led Zeppelin.
 
Nov. 14
6:45 - 9:00 pm
Observatory: Telescope Tuesday observing session, (weather permitting).
7:00 pm
Planetarium Show: Titans of the Ice Age.
7:30 pm
Herrett Forum Lecture: The Idaho Guide History Project: Stories, Myths and Legends from Idaho's Wildlands and Waters.
 

Rick Greenawald
Manager, Faulkner Planetarium
rgreenawald@csi.edu | 208.732.6659


CommunityEdTwinCSI Community Education - Twin Falls
 

Christmas Craft Night 
Date: Nov. 7
Day: Tuesday
Time: 6 - 8 p.m.
Fee: $20 + $25 supply fee paid to instructor.
Location: Taylor 276
Instructor: Tina Standlee

Beaded Ladder Wrap Bracelets
Dates: 
Nov. 7 & 9
Days: Tues. and Thurs.
Time: 6 - 8 p.m.
Fee: $25 + $20 supply fee paid to instructor.
Location: Taylor 247
Instructor: 
Diane Gause
Intro to Glass Blowing/Torchworking
Dates: Nov. 7 - Dec. 12
Days:Tuesdays
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Fee: $60 + $100 supply fee paid to instructor.
Location: 496 Madrona
Instructor: Cody Thornton

Reiki Level One: Training & Attunement
Date: Nov. 18
Day: Saturday
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Fee: $199
Location: Shields 107
I nstructor: Sandy March
Kombucha Brewing Workshop
Date: Nov. 29
Day: Wednesday
Time: 6-8 p.m.
Fee: $50
Location: Desert 114
Instructor: Kirsten Clancy

Glass Blowing - Vessels
Dates: Nov. 29 - Dec. 13
Days: Wednesdays
Time: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Fee: $20 + $40 supply fee paid to instructor.
Location: 496 Madrona
Instructor: Cody Thornton

For more information about any of the above mentioned classes visit: 

Camille Barigar
Fine Arts Special Events Coordinator
cbarigar@csi.edu | 208.732.6288

BrownBagBrown Bag Sessions This Week

~The CSI Brown Bag Committee~

Topic This Week: Assessments and Outcomes

Wednesdays: 
12:00 - 12:50 p.m.
Hepworth 176  
 
Thursdays: 
1:00 - 1:50 p.m.
Hepworth 176 

Fridays:
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
Fish Bowl next to Student Services (Taylor Building

1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
HSHS 154

Click here to follow the Facebook discussion!  
SBDCUpcoming Small Business Development Center Courses

 
Nov. 8 Evergreen C77
Identity Theft and Scams 12-1
Social Media Marketing 1-2
 
Nov. 14 Taylor Building 276
The Square and The Triangle Leadership Training 6:30-8:30
 
Nov. 15 Taylor Building 276
The Square and The Triangle Leadership Training 12-2
 
Nov. 16 Evergreen C93
Start-Up Seminar
 
Nov.  17 Evergreen C93
Doing Business With the Government
 
Nov. 20 Taylor 276
Small Business Insurance Workshop
 
Dec. 1 - Dec. 2 Taylor 276
Franklin Covey Leadership Training
 
12/5- 12/19
Quickbooks for Your Business
 
Please contact Jordan at the Idaho SBDC at CSI at (208) 732-6455 with any questions.  Or, go online to IdahoSBDC.org to register.

Jordan Gentry
Training Coordinator/Office Admin
Small Business Development Center
jgentry@csi.edu | 208.732.6455

ComEdJeromeCSI Community Education - Jerome

Party Piñatas
Date: Nov. 8
Day: Wed.
Time: 6 - 9 p.m.
Location: El Sombrero Restaurant - Jerome
Fee: $20 supplies included.
Instructor: Rosa Paiz

Mosaic Wrap Bracelets
Dates: Nov. 14 & 16
Days: Tues. & Thurs.
Time: 6 - 8 p.m.
Location: Jerome Center
Fee: $20 + $15 supply fee paid to instructor
Instructor: Diane Gause

Find registration information at:  http://communityed.csi.edu  o r you can call (208) 324-5101.

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


SimonSimon Sinek Speaks to CSI Students
Simon Sinek is participating in a broadcast event sponsored by the CSI chapter of The National Society of Leadership and Success. The event will be on Tuesday, November 8th at 5:00 p.m. in the Taylor Building rm. 276, and is free to all students, staff and faculty. The event will be streamed live and hosted by John Jay College in New York City, N.Y. All viewers are invited to submit questions via Twitter and Facebook, which will be answered live during the broadcast. 

Simon Sinek is a New York Times best-selling author, motivational speaker and marketing consultant. A trained ethnographer, Sinek studies leaders and organizational culture. Sinek is fascinated by the leaders and companies that have the capacity to inspire, and has discovered remarkable patterns about how they think, act and communicate. Sinek is best known for popularizing these ideas in his first Ted Talk, which is the third most watched talk of all time on TED.com. Sinek has had the honor of sharing his ideas at the United Nations, the United States Congress, and with an array of leaders and organizations, including: Disney, JetBlue, MARS, SAP, Pfizer, NBC and with the senior leadership of the United States Air Force, Marine Corps, Army and Navy, as well as Special Forces agencies.

This is the fourth installment of the 2017-2018 multi-speaker broadcast series sponsored by the Society. The Society's Speaker Broadcast series, which reaches more than 580 college campuses each month during the academic year, is designed to support The National Society of Leadership and Success's overall mission of Building Leaders Who Make a Better World.

About The National Society of Leadership and Success
The National Society of Leadership and Success is the nation's largest leadership honor society. It was founded in 2001 to build a community of like-minded, success-oriented leaders who come together to help one another succeed. The Society offers interactive broadcasts with the nation's best speakers, training in goal setting, and team meetings in which students set and hold each other accountable for achieving goals. These benefits, which aim to help members personally and professionally, are offered for the rest of their lives. Today, the Society has chapters on more than 580 college and university campuses nationwide and serves more than 783,000 members. For more information, please visit www.societyleadership.org. Follow the Society on Twitter @theNSLS, and Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/theNSLS.

Jasmine Lopez
Student Activities Coordinator
jlopez@csi.edu | 208.732.6229


AOTArts on Tour Presents "The Quebe Sisters"

There are still 100 tickets left for the next performance of the Arts on Tour season "The Quebe Sisters", which will take place in the CSI Fine Arts Auditorium on Wednesday, November 8, at 7:30 p.m.  Tickets are $17 for adults and $10 for students high school & under and are available at tickets.csi.edu, at the CSI Box Office, or by calling 732-6288.
 
When triple-threat fiddle champions Grace, Sophia, and Hulda Quebe blend their voices, their tight three-part harmony is reminiscent of the Andrews Sisters. The trio performs a refreshing blend of swing, vintage country, bluegrass, jazz standards, and Texas-style fiddling.  The sisters were ages 7, 10 and 12 in 1998 when they attended their first local fiddle competition and decided fiddling was what they wanted to do. Within a few years they were winning state and national championships, and soon they were sharing stages with American music legends. Today, after more than a decade of travelling the U.S. and the world, the sisters are a smokin' hot young adult Americana band, pros in a variety of genres, and count many famous musicians among their biggest boosters.  Along with headlining their own shows to ever-growing audiences, they've shared stages with American music legends like Willie Nelson, George Strait, Merle Haggard, Ricky Skaggs, Ray Price, Connie Smith, Marty Stuart, The Gatlin Brothers, Ray Benson, Asleep at the Wheel, Riders in the Sky and many others.  "Give them your undivided attention, and if you're not already, you too, will become a fan."
 
Follow-up performances of the Arts on Tour season include I Love  a Piano (February 16), Kings of Dance (March 17), Catapult (March 28), and Piano Chameleons (April 10).   

Camille Barigar
Community Enrichment Director
cbarigar@csi.edu | 208.732.6288


EagleViewLectureEagle View Lecture: "Google or Experts: Who Do You Trust?"

Brian Dobbs
Assistant Professor, Honors Director
bdobbs@csi.edu  | 208.732.6266


Harvest39th Annual CSI Harvest Time Festival

Dianne Jolovich
Professor, Hospitality 
djolovich@csi.edu  | 208.732.6407


AthleticsCSI Athletics Schedule 
 
CONGRATULATIONS to CSI Volleyball, they are on their way to Nationals Nov. 16-18.
 
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CROSS COUNTRY AND DISTANCE TRACK

Date
Opponent
Location
Time
Nov. 11
NJCAA Division I National Championships
Fort Dodge, IA
TBA

BASKETBALL

Date Opponent Location Time Team
Nov. 10 Mesa CC Mesa, AZ 6 pm Women
Nov. 10 Casper College VS Salt Lake CC Twin Falls, ID 5:30 pm Men
Nov. 10 Western Nebraska CC Twin Falls, ID 7:30 pm Men
Nov. 11 Cochise College Mesa, AZ 12 pm Women
Nov. 11 Western Nebraska VS Salt Lake CC Twin Falls, ID 5:30 pm Men
Nov. 11 Casper College Twin Falls, ID 7:30 pm Men
Nov. 14 Western Wyoming CC Rock Springs, WY 1:30 pm Women
 
Karen Baumert
Sports Information Director
kbaumert@csi.edu | 208.732.6493


RefugeeMasksAfrican Animals Mask Making Workshop

Jenny Reese
Volunteer Coordinator, CSI Refugee Center
JReese@refugeecenter.csi.edu  | 208.736.2166


HerrettForumNovember Herrett Forum Hosted by Brian Chaffin and Emerald LaFortune

Teri Fattig
Library & Museum Director
Information Science Department Chair
tfattig@csi.edu  | 208.732.6501


StageDoorCSI Stage Door Series Presents "Untitled"

The CSI Stage Door Series will present "untitled.", a show dedicated to art inspiring art, on November 16. The performance will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the CSI Fine Arts Auditorium. Tickets are $10 for adults or $5 for students and will be available at the CSI Box Office, by calling 732-6288, at the door, or by going online to http://tickets.csi.edu.

In untitled., local artist and retired CSI art professor Mike Youngman shares a retrospective of his work spanning over two decades. Mike's prolific and multi-disciplinary portfolio includes figures, abstract, print-making, wax resist, wet on wet, murals, and even photo-copied faces. Mike's visual creations have been given to five different artists, musicians, and poets whose assignment is to let the visual work inspire them to sounds and words to be infused into the visual presentation of Mike's art. During the show, Mike's works, in both whole and detailed views, will be projected onto various surfaces and objects while we see and hear where the muse of art, song, and words have taken our artists.

The CSI Stage Door Series, intimate arts experiences where both performers and audience members are on the stage itself, are designed to be thought-provoking and a little out of the ordinary in different ways - whether it's because of the intimate setting, the material performed, the way they are presented, or the collaborations involved. Follow up productions include Soiled Doves, Inside Inspirata, TBD: To Be Devised featuring Flying Bobcat Theater, and Sentences.

For more information, contact the CSI Fine Arts Center at 732-6788.

Camille Barigar
Director of Community Enrichment
cbarigar@csi.edu | 208.732.6288


StudentHelpFree Legal Clinics and Health Care Information for Students
To assist students in addressing legal problems and issues, the College of Southern Idaho provides a free legal clinic. Once per month, local attorneys are available to assist students in obtaining proper resources, preparing pro se documents, and explaining legal rights and processes. 

The fall 2017 schedule has one final legal clinic which will be held from 3 - 5 p.m. on Thursday, November 17, 2017. To schedule an appointment students should call the Student Affairs Office at 208.732.6224.

Students are also encouraged to use the Physicians Immediate Care Center on Falls Ave which is across the street from the Main CSI campus.


Rosa Lopez
Student Affairs Administrative Assistant
rlopez@csi.edu | 208.732.6289


SkiSwap48th Annual CSI Ski Swap

The College of Southern Idaho's long-running Ski Swap is scheduled for its 48th annual event under the CSI Outdoor Recreation Center. The sale will be held Nov. 17 and 18, 2017, in the CSI Recreation Center gym.

Anyone interested in selling used skis, snowboards, or other winter gear is encouraged to check their equipment in from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16, at the Rec. Center or from 12 to 2:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17. The CSI sponsors will oversee all sales and take a 20-percent commission plus a $1 tag fee for the ORC Student Programming on each item that sells during the swap. Longtime ski swap business partners Claude's Sports and Idaho Water Sports will be at the event selling new equipment at specially reduced prices, as well.

The traditional early-bird admission price of $5 per person will be in effect from 3 to 6 p.m. Friday Nov. 17. Attendants to the early-bird special will receive a 10% discount on all merchandise and the best selection of pre-owned equipment!

The swap will continue with the regular admission price of $2 per person from 6 until 10 p.m. that evening and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18. Unsold gear submitted by community members must be picked up by 7 p.m. at the CSI Rec Center. All unclaimed used gear will be donated to the CSI ORC for future ski swaps.

For more information, please contact Christa Gessaman at 732-6697 or at cgessaman@csi.edu or visit our events page on Facebook.
Christa Gessaman
Outdoor Recreation Coordinator
cgessaman@csi.edu | 208.732.6697


CowboyBallCSI Cowboy Fall Ball
WreathWreaths Across America

On December 16, 2017, Wreaths Across America will be at the Jerome Cemetery to Remember and Honor our veterans through the laying of Remembrance wreaths on the graves of our country's fallen heroes and the act of saying the name of each and every veteran aloud. Wreath orders must be in by Nov. 27, 2016. If you would like to donate a wreath please click here
 
1 Wreath - $15.00
2 Wreaths - $30.00
5 Wreaths - $75.00
10 Wreaths - $150.00


CSI Sustainability Council Shares Up to $100 of Energy-Saving Devices!
Energy
If you didn't get this offer at home or take advantage of it before, now is the time to grab some great savings! I ordered this FREE energy-saving kit from Idaho Power and days later a box of awesome light bulbs and other tools arrived at my front door! Order yours today and enjoy all the "savings." 


Judy Heatwole, MTD
Wellbeing & Development Coordinator
The numbers don't lie-1 in 3 American adults has prediabetes.

With a little exercise and a change in diet, it often can be reversed. Let's face it, there are millions of reasons why we don't find the time to make healthy lifestyle choices. Kids, jobs, cat videos on the Internet - we're busy. But whatever your reason, prediabetes is real. So find out if you have prediabetes by taking the test now while watching cute little puppies at play. I promise, it won't hurt a bit!  


Judy Heatwole, MTD
Wellbeing & Development Coordinator

The Idaho Department of Labor is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request. Dial 711 for Idaho Relay Service.

Idaho Department of Labor Website: https://labor.idaho.gov/hireveterans

Megan Beyer
Regional Manager, Magic Valley Local Office
Idaho Department of Labor
megan.beyer@labor.idaho.gov | 208.735.2500 ext. 3311


HRWellnessHR & Wellness Events for November
HR Supervisory Training Events for November

1 p.m. on Tuesday, November 14 in TAB 248
10 a.m. on Wednesday, November 15 in TAB 248
10 a.m. on Friday, November 17 in TAB 247

All CSI supervisors will be invited and encouraged to attend trainings in November on the updated Performance Evaluation format and purpose of ongoing performance communication with our employees. Invitations will be sent by Outlook meeting soon.

The CSI Performance Management System provides ways to bring out the best in employees and allows the College to meet its goals at the same time. The focus is on communication - communication about performance. Performance evaluations develop and motivate employees by ensuring their activities are both linked to their goals and to the Mission of the College of Southern Idaho.

Performance Management is a continuous and ongoing process for supervisors and employees of the College. Performance Evaluation meetings may be conducted and Evaluation forms submitted to the HR Department throughout the year; e.g., on the anniversary of an employee's date of hire, and are due to the HR Department annually.

No Shave November is Back!






Back with the fierce wind and cold air is the 2nd Annual No Shave November! Since I already know you're going to ask: Yes, ladies, you can join! Beards of all sizes, shapes, and colors are welcome throughout the month ending with a contest to celebrate the best among us! Ready, set, go! Now is the time. 

Make the Retirement Pathfinder Work for You

11:30 to 12:30 and again at 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Thursday, November 16, in TAB 248

Join Guy Ferguson from VALIC for real-time answers to your questions about retirement using this interactive retirement income planning tool. It will dynamically build your retirement plan while sitting shoulder-to-shoulder with our financial advisor.

This event is open to you and your spouse and is FREE of charge. Register online at Myvalic.com. You don't have to be a VALIC client to attend. 

Join the Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk


8 a.m Registration and 9 a.m. Start Time
Thursday, November 23, Expo Center Parking Lot

The Turkey Trot is an annual 5K hosted on the CSI campus on Thanksgiving Day. The cost is $20 per adult or $60 for a family of four (plus $15 for each additional family member). The race will begin Thanksgiving morning from the CSI Expo Center parking lot. If you find a hidden turkey along the course and bring it to the finish line you get to keep it! 

Click here to register. 




C SI Men's and Women's Health Fair is November 30


2:30 - 4 p.m. on Thursday, November 30, Fine Arts Lobby

All CSI men and women and your spouses are welcome to a Health Fair just for you! There will be vendors representing and offering health and nutrition, financial fitness, wellness screenings and more!

Door prizes and desserts of all kinds will be offered. See you there!








Judy Heatwole, MTD
Wellbeing & Development Coordinator
jheatwole@csi.edu | 208.732-6269

LadiesNightLadies Night 


Judy Heatwole, MTD
Wellbeing & Development Coordinator
PERSI members who are actively at work are eligible to purchase additional term life insurance through NCPERS. Assuring adequate Life Insurance coverage is an important part of financial planning. Click here for the brochure details of the coverage available, and you are encouraged to review carefully, to see if you choose to take advantage of the financial security that this coverage can provide. You may enroll for this affordable coverage only during the annual open enrollment period beginning September 1 and running through November 30, 2017.Simply fill in each section of the the enrollment form, print, sign and date the printed form and return it to Anita Tatge in HR no later than November 30, 2017. Please keep in mind if you do not enroll now, you will not have another opportunity until the next open enrollment.

While considering to enroll in this valuable coverage, be aware that your insurance is automatically effective, with no medical evidence requirements. Coverage for your eligible dependents is also automatically included in your monthly premium at no additional charge.

PERSI members who already have enrolled for this coverage do not have to do anything to continue their participation in the insurance program.

Feel free to contact me for any questions you may have.

Anita Tatge
Benefits Coordinator
atatge@csi.edu | 208.732.6206


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Nondiscrimination Statement:  It is the policy of the College of Southern Idaho to comply with all federal, state and local authorities requiring nondiscrimination, including but not limited to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Executive Orders 12898 (Environmental Justice) and 13166 (Limited English Proficiency).  College of Southern Idaho is an equal opportunity employer. The college does not exclude from participation in, deny the benefits of, or subject any individual to discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, income, protected veteran status, limited English proficiency, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state or local law.

Gainful Employment data for specific programs may be found on our GE website:  www.csi.edu/ge