You, Too, Can Make a Big Difference!

NEWS VOLUME 5 ISSUE 8 JULY 28, 2006 Together We Can! http://pace.csi.edu/

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You, too, can make a big difference!

It is really hard to believe that in a few short weeks, the fall semester will begin. What happened to the summer?

The next several weeks are very important to CSI. There will be students trying to register for classes, and they may need your help to get into the right sections or to pay their tuition. Please be as helpful as possible. We need all the students that we can possibly enroll in the next several weeks. Enrollment is lagging a little bit from last year, so everybody should be onboard to enroll more students.

You talk to many different people each day. What if your neighbor asked you about enrolling in a class or your neighbor’s son is not sure what he wants to do now that he is out of high school? If he asked you “Should I get a job or should I go to college” what advice would you give him?

Certainly CSI is a good place to go to school. There are many reasons why CSI is a good choice. A few are listed here.

 Do you know that we have an open door policy that allows anyone to attend school?  Do you know that CSI does not charge a fee for application to attend college?  Do you realize that CSI has the most affordable tuition and fees in the state?  Do you know that the class size on our campus is smaller per teacher than on any other Idaho campus?  Do you know that a student can get most of the required general education credits on-line at CSI?

Other reasons to attend CSI are:

 There is ample parking with a short walk to any building on campus  There are fewer lines at the Bookstore  The dormitory and cafeteria are student friendly  There are over 60 student clubs that meet frequently and hold social as well as educational value  The college’s grounds and buildings are beautifully maintained and are safe  There are classes during the morning, afternoon and evenings  The library and SUB have free Internet services for anyone  Students can attend athletic events free by using their ID card  There are many musical and drama events to attend during the year

What can you add to the list of reasons why it is a good idea to enroll in classes at CSI? I would like to hear from you.

The above reasons also tell a story as to why it is a good idea to work at CSI. As PACE members, you are very aware of the advantages of employment here. I would like you to share that good news with each other and with your neighbors.

On September 11 (I hope this day is better than one 5 years ago) the Interim Committee on Community Colleges will hold a meeting on the CSI campus. It is important that our legislators hear our messages loud and clear, we are an excellent college for all of the right reasons. We want to maintain our local governance structure with our locally elected Board of Trustees. That is a must. Maybe that statement should be at the head of the list above. What do you think?

It is important for you as individuals and as employees of CSI to have information on why local governance is good for CSI. Stay tuned to more information, next month.

Claudeen

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Important Campus-Wide Survey PERKS Coupon Book  Campus has the opportunity to participate in a survey regarding the PERKS coupon book.  If you would like to see what one looks like you can visit Tina Standlee in her office. She has a loaner to show folks what it looks like.  Your participation in this survey is important. The availability of this book will be determined by the responses that are given.  More information about this will be included in the survey.  Not to worry – the survey is short with only two sections to fill out. If you don’t have access to a computer please ask an office specialist in your area to print a survey out for you. Then inter- office the completed survey to Tina Standlee in the Taylor. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ August Rep Meeting  Wednesday, August 9, 2006  2-3 pm, Arts 89  Chair ~ TBA  Recorder ~ TBA  Check your e-mail in case of a change.  You are missed if you don’t make it. It’s just not the same without you.  If you honestly can’t make it, try to send someone in your place. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mark Your Calendars Training/Inservice Days  TWTh, Sept. 26, 27 and 28, 2006  Keynote Speaker on Sept. 28 from 8:30 – 10:00 am will be Dan Bobinski from Leadership Development, Inc. in Boise  The Training Committee has several mini-sessions lined up you will be sure to enjoy.  Start making plans to attend. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Reminders  CSI Employees can have a cup of coffee or pop for 50 cents in the Eagles Nest.  Just ask and be ready to show your ID in case the server doesn’t know who you are.  Advertise your personal goods on CSI Classifieds at http://forums.csi.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Put Your Thinking Caps On  Nominations and Elections will be coming up in October.  It isn’t too early to start thinking about who you would like to represent you on the PACE Exec. Committee or an individual to represent your area as a PACE Rep. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Monthly List Check it out after the first of every month. http://pace.csi.edu/wow.asp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

New Faces on Campus since January, 2006  No Bio For This Newbie 

Amela Celic Student Activities Office Specialist Replacing Amanda Moore-Kriwox 732-6289 Dated 07-25-06 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Kristen Pugsley Office Specialist, Financial Aid Replacing Machelle Doolittle Evr. C85 732-06273 Dated 06-30-06 I grew up in Heyburn and now live in Twin Falls. I graduated from CSI with a Technical Certificate in Medical Assisting. I have been a CMA since 2003. I’m excited about my new career here at CSI. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Sarah Bottinger Student Services Specialist Replacing Shelby Carter 732-6230 Dated 07-25-06

I was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. I have lived in Idaho for 10 years, but I will always be a TEXAN. I have been married to my wonderful husband, John Bottinger, for eight years. I love to exercise and I am trying to scrapbook. I was with the college for five years, where I supervised the dorms, left for a year and then I was recently hired to work in the Admissions and Records department. I am excited to be back at the college and be a part of the CSI family. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Dayle Ohlau Course Developer New Position from Part to Full-time Blaine County Center 788-2033 or Ext 6462 Dated 07-25-06

In December of 2002 my kids and decided to move up to the Wood River Valley from San Diego, California, my home town, and we’ve never looked back! We love Idaho so much. My kids are William Henry the IVth and Annie Glenn, born in 1994 and 1996 respectively. I’ve spent the last 30 years in Radio/TV broadcasting and I am greatly anticipating my teaching life at CSI with Communications 101 in the fall here at Blaine County Outreach Center in Hailey. I received my BA in Communications/Philosophy in 1982 from DePauw University in Indiana and my MA in Human Behavior from National University in San Diego in 2000. In the future I hope to achieve my PH.D. in Spiritual Studies. My passion is Yoga and I recently spent a month in Veranasi, India studying with to Yoga masters. Extraordinary experience! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Next Edition Scheduled For Fri., August 25, 2006 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~