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Administrative Corner

President Jeff FoxState of the CollegePresented to the assembled faculty and staff of the College of Southern Idaho on January 13, 2014Good morning, and welcome to the beginning of a new chapter for all of us here at the College of Southern Idaho. I am honored to be standing here as the fourth president of the college, and I want to recognize and thank the Board of Trustees and all of you for your support and confidence in me. It needs to be said publicly and clearly: I will give the full measure of my ability in service to you, our students, the college, and the community.

I have three important items here. First, thanks to Jim Gentry for stepping out of retirement last semester to be Acting Chair of the Social Sciences Department. Second, I am so happy to welcome Todd Schwarz back to his home here at CSI. Finally, we have all been so fortunate that Curtis Eaton stepped in as Interim President these last months. Curtis, heartfelt thanks for everything.

Today, you will not see any Power Point slides as part of this presentation. The charts and facts of our work will be part of my presentation to the Joint Finance and Appropriation Committee, JAFC, and the House and Senate Education Committees next week in Boise. For those interested, that Power Point will be posted on our website after the upcoming Legislative Week.

Today I want to share a bit about how I see the College and our tomorrows together in this great enterprise. Some of you have heard me say this before—we do not wait for the future; we create it. What tools and what intention and what spirit will help us to create this future? Today, I will explore three key aspects.

The first is best framed as a question: Who Are We? It’s a complicated question because we are a complex group. Here are some of my thoughts. I hope you will each see some of yourself as I speak of your colleagues.WE ARE: Jette Morache and Russ Tremayne who recently co-edited the marvelous book

Surviving Minidoka. Both Jette and Russ are tireless representatives of the College in our greater service community, giving lectures, taking students on field trips, and in Russ’ case, annually organizing The Civil Liberties Symposium.

Bill Ebener, energetic advocate of STEM education and outreach to our public school partners. Bill is also famous for his practical demonstration of compressed matter in a time-space continuum called his office.

Cindy Dickson, one of many outstanding teachers at the College and also mentor to her new colleague Christie Solomon.

Gary Lauer, who recently co-authored a mystery novel with his wife. Brian Sprinkle and Hank Bauman and Cody Thornton who rebuilt the Welding Program

into an outstanding opportunity for growth and training and who participate in the broader community by creating welding projects and welding art to college fundraising efforts.

Jody Rockett who recently presented a paper in Paris, France and was honored for her work by being named one of the Top 15 Veterinary Technology Professors in the nation.

Tina Standlee who works tirelessly to monitor and manage financial reports and information with a smile and good cheer. She has also recently completed her Master’s Degree and represents that drive and attention to her own professional development.

Catrina Chapple who has also continued her education by attaining her Masters and Educational Specialist degrees. She is a vital and collegial connection between student services and instructional administration, working not only with students but with instructional deans to make sure we are getting students in classes.

Jasmine Lopez whose smile and good cheer exemplify the best of CSI’s face to our students as she works with her colleagues to recruit and advise students.

John Bottinger who oversees an amazing and dedicated maintenance crew. The results are obvious in every corner of campus, inside and out.

Chika Daggett who quietly and efficiently manages the many aspects of web design and update requests.

Elaine Bryant, ever energetic and optimistic advocate for CSI. She is the champion for the Gooding Center and, like most CSI employees, routinely goes the extra mile with a smile.

Randy Rogers who recently compiled a 300+ win record and did so as leader and mentor for his women’s basketball teams over the years here at CSI.

Jaime Tigue who is a champion for wellness, a tireless advocate for health and education.

Planetarium Manager Rick Greenwald who spent countless hours installing and configuring the new Digistar system in the Herrett Museum and who dazzled area legislators with a specially designed show this last December.

Jud Harmon, actor, technician, master of ceremonies, and representative of the team in the Fine Arts Building that makes events like this one possible.

Deb Wilson from the Foundation who loves her job of giving out over $1,000,000 annually to our students, and who tells the College’s story so well and effectively that the CSI Foundation now sits in the top tier of community college foundations nationally.

Jay Sneddon, active and respectful connection between IT and faculty, keeping lines of communication open and working when the tech divide challenges us all.

Judy Hansen, writer, poet, and Professor of Developmental Language Arts and English who was recently elected as the incoming Faculty Senate President and who chairs the annual Passport and Passages Conference that brings together college, university and high school English faculty.

Randy Smith and Jan Simpkin and Beth Hewes, champions of sustainability and community awareness and service learning.

We are all these people, and I could have told this story more than 400 times this morning, a note of excellence about each CSI employee. CSI is all these wonderful, energetic, visionary, kind, passionate, efficient people. Each of us brings something to the table, something that supports our culture of excellence. This is who we are.

Knowing who we are, then, I would ask What Do We Do? How do we translate the excellence of spirit into action and service? The facts are the easy part, and here they are. We have over 18,000 enrollments each year, made up of 36% full-time students. 48% of our students come from the counties of Jerome and Twin Falls. 96% of our students are in Idaho. We have 42 foreign students. 63% of our students are female. Of all students, 49% are 21 or younger; 10% are 65 or older. In our top three areas of study, roughly 25% of students are Cross-Disciplinary majors (Liberal Arts), 16% study in Health Science and Human Services-related fields, and 11% are Social Science majors. The CSI Foundation gave more than $1.2 million to over 1,000 students last year. Federal Financial Aid supported over 4,500 students with a total of about $27 million dollars. These are of interest, of course, for the inputs and outputs form the basis of program and budget; these figures are of interest to external agencies for comparative purposes at the statehouse and in national cohort-based reports. But though these facts represent us in some ways, they are not what we do.

Let’s start at the core: we exist to teach. Every operation at CSI is dedicated to that core, and without that we do not exist. Whether you serve in the Business Office, Student Services, Maintenance, at a desk, on the grounds, in the cloud, on the main campus, or in Burley, you are here for students and our educational mission.

What do we do? We recruit from far and near, offering promise of quality. We enroll and advise, working together as a team to bring students here, engage them in planning for their future. In the classroom in whatever mode, we educate, teaching the proficiencies and skills at hand. More than that, and as a mark of excellence, we inspire our students. We are not a business, though there are aspects of business operations in the management of budget and operation. Contrary to some opinions, we are not a transaction, a fee for service operation, though there are necessarily features of that as money changes hands. We are transformational, and we encourage students to see what they learn here has application beyond a job. We hope to instill the belief that learning provides a platform forever, that in days to come as our students move into and through careers, through life with relationships, perhaps children, as part of communities, they will know it is essential to be informed, to critically analyze information, to determine direction based on these things, to be of service to one another, to work toward a better society, to be in the truest sense of the word, an informed, civil, and active citizen who volunteers, who provides service, and who is philanthropic. So much is immeasurable, for our work is seed planting, a promise growing in some future often beyond our walls. Our work is having faith that what we do here will make a positive difference, whether it is preparing students for a trade or for transfer or for enrichment. The skills we teach are essential tools in this transformation. This is what we do.The final question for today is Where Are We Going? Wendell Berry records some thoughts about change. He writes,

Increasingly over the last forty years, the thought has come to me that the old world in which our people lived by the work of their hands, close to weather and earth, plants and animals, was the true world; and that the new world of cheap energy and even cheaper money, honored greed, and dreams of liberation from every restraint, is mostly theater. This new world seems a jumble of scenery and props never quite believable, an economy of fantasies and moods, in which it is

hard to remember either the timely world of nature or the eternal world of the prophets and poets. (Berry, Andy Catlett)

Many of us are old enough with connections to that old world to understand Berry writes with a sense of sadness and nostalgia, even a longing for a fading world. But some of us here today and certainly most of our students may not understand this sentiment, for theirs is and always has been for them the new world; it is their normal. In this new world, then, our challenge is to be wise enough to teach connections to those important things that come from our own worlds, our earned knowledge. We should remember the essence of learning is respect for one another, listening, inspiriting students with a sense of wonder and excitement. We must be the passionate teachers who somehow transform students. So what does this mean in the context of where we are going? I have some ideas.In the next several months, I will be planning with members of the College to develop strategies to engage faculty and staff in innovation and improvement in service to the new world landscape of technologies, online and hybrid environments, challenges to the long-standing tradition of seat time as a measure of learning.

For instance, I plan to develop Innovation and Discovery Grants. What would happen if four faculty from different disciplines were given time and support to develop something new? Think of this scenario: a faculty member from math, performing arts, physical education, and psychology form a team and apply for a grant that allows them each a release of one class to work together on a project of their choosing. At the end of the semester, what might they develop or invent relative to improved instruction or new and innovative ways to address issues in delivery methods or credit load or the art of teaching?

Technology is here. Period. Education uses technology and should as a supplement to effective teaching and learning, but the development and thought processes behind using technology move so quickly that it is almost impossible to keep up. Some initiatives, like MOOCs, capture the collective fancy of students, legislators, and even teachers, but when tested, fail to account for that basic mission—completion with demonstrated proficiency. Sebastian Thrun and his Udacity experiment ended in his acknowledgement that it was less effective than a regular classroom setting—fewer students completed and fewer passed. On the other hand, Sal Khan started his Khan Academy from his garage, and it has blossomed into one of the most effective teaching methodologies to date, the flipped classroom. This could only happen as technology became commensurate with his intention. I want to provide faculty the opportunity to work as Khan did, to use technology effectively in teaching. I will be proposing the development of instructional design as a part of our work, inviting teachers to learn not so much how to use technology, but more importantly to my mind, why.

The past couple of years, we have had a large group of faculty diligently developing a framework for our culture of Academic Integrity, and I am excited to begin implementing some of those proposals. Also, we have significant work on sustainability, service learning, and population wellness, and I hope to support this good work institutionally in the coming months and years.

I would pause a moment here to emphasize wellness. We have started to work on managing our health at CSI, and our partnership with Selecthealth and St. Luke's is the beginning of what I hope will be a conscious and deliberate effort on our part to be healthier, to actively pursue wellness. I challenge us all, myself included, to eat well, to exercise even a little every day, and to encourage one another on this journey.

To conclude, I believe each of us must find joy in what we do, a professional and personal value that drives us to come to work here. Of all the places we might work and share our talent, we choose here. CSI is the physical place we spend the vast majority of our waking

hours. It is the place we come to be of service to something larger than ourselves, and so our charge for the future is to evolve with a foundation of excellence. I believe if everyone who connects with a student, from recruitment to advising to enrollment to the classroom, is that passionate person, we will succeed.

This is indeed a new chapter at the College of Southern Idaho, and we have a bright future in front of us. I know we are up to the challenge of tomorrow. I have faith we will always strive to be the best in everything we do here. I know we will support each other and our students and our community for the greater good. I know we will be looked upon for leadership as an exemplar of how to get things done right, and we will continue to fill that role with confidence and pride. Our goal at the end of the day is this: we will look around at each other, having traveled far together, and we will say to one another, “This was worth it. Job well done, my friends. Job well done.”

Dr. Todd Schwarz, Exec VP/Chief Academic Officer

John Denver was right: it IS good to be back home again! It was difficult to leave back in May 2012, but the time has sailed by faster than I could have imagined, and to find myself back at CSI is very much like waking up from a 20-month long dream. But as familiar as everything is, you may find it interesting just how different I’m finding things. I walked through the Matrix and recognized almost no one. I think the first person I bumped into was Charmaine at the information desk/mailroom and there were new people there as well. Not only are there new faces, but they’ve replaced old familiar ones like Tony Mannen and Carolyn Matsuoka and so many others. This is a generational change and it may be even more exciting and dramatic for me since I have been gone doing other things for a while. I’m back home, but it is all so new to me, which makes everything that much more stimulating. I’m anxious to reconnect and to forge new relationships, to slip out of my former roles and embrace these new responsibilities that I’m so grateful to President Fox for entrusting to me. I can tell you that compared to the particular nuances of state employment, the College of Southern Idaho is like finding an oasis in the desert after 20 months, even though I loved the work that I’ve been doing in Boise. This is simply the best place that I’ve ever worked and I’m anxious to make it even better. Thank you for such a warm welcome…it’s not just GOOD to be home, it’s GREAT!

Picks from the Shelf

Pollock - DVD – Ed Harris does such a fantastic job portraying artist Jackson Pollock one can believe he is the real deal. Pollock was the first internationally-famous modern painter in America. Marcia Gay Harden plays his love interest and fellow artist Lee

Krasner. Pollock was often a troubled soul and an alcoholic. In the studio he was in a totally different world and completely sober. This film is based on the book Jackson Pollock: An American Saga by Steven Naifeh and Gregory Wills Smith. Pollock’s art was misunderstood at first, but with persistence and never straying from his vision his work became famous. Most people have heard of the fiery romance of Burton and Taylor. Pollock and Krasner is another one that is full raw emotion. I believe you will enjoy this odyssey into Pollock’s art. – Ann Keane, ADC Office Spec.

Georgia O’Keeffe - DVD –O’Keeffe’s husband was the world famous photographer Alfred Stieglitz. Joan Allen and Jeremy Irons are fantastic in their portrayals of the two artists. Stieglitz is a “finder and fixer” so to speak. He discovers Georgia and helps to make her famous. But once she starts to grow into her own being he cannot handle it. Stieglitz’s decision of infidelity causes Georgia to have a breakdown. O’Keeffe has to separate herself from her husband and the city to heal and find her true self in Taos, New Mexico. – Ann Keane, ADC Office Spec.

Romero – DVD – El Salvador is a country ruled with social injustice and oppression. Nobody wants to say anything to upset the apple cart. If they do they and their family are as good as dead. The local bishops are split down the middle. Some want to speak out while others want to keep the military junta placated. Local priests support the Salvadorian people. However, the injustice and oppression are so prolific it does not seem to help. Then along comes newly appointed Archbishop Oscar Romero (expertly portrayed by Raul Julia). He is totally out of his comfort zone. He is a reader of books and is relatively quiet. After becoming Archbishop and walking among his fellow Salvadorians and witnessing first-hand the tragedies inflicted on them, he comes to the realization of what his mission for El Salvador is. He tirelessly worked to get things to change. He spoke on the local radio, he talked with the military leaders and he spoke with the president of the country. He even requested the United States stop sending military supplies to the El Salvadorian government until the injustice and oppression ceased. Sadly it was not to be. In 1980 as Romero was celebrating the mass he was assassinated on the altar of his church by a sniper. This film is not one to be missed. – Ann Keane, ADC Office Spec.

An American in Paris - DVD – You just can’t go wrong with a timeless classic like this story. Starring one of the best dancers of all time Gene Kelley and introducing Leslie Caron this story will entertain you with song and dance. This movie garnered 6 Academy Awards. Escape into the world of love in the city of Paris. – Ann Keane, ADC Office Spec.

If you have a favorite book, movie or CD from our very own CSI library you would like to recommend to your co-workers, let me know about it. You don’t need to be a professional critic. All you need is two to four sentences giving info on why you think it is something folks might want to spend their time on. – Ann Keane, PACE newsletter editor, ext. 6530, akeane@csi.edu

An Event for Faculty and Staff

CSI faculty, staff and their families are invited. No children under the age of 16 will be able to participate in the activities due to size/space issues.

New Faces on Campus

Chris Koons, replacing Shawn NewlandSecurity Officer

McManaman, ext. 6605

Georgia Dimick, replacing Kelle JohnsonSenior Corps Program Manager

Office on Aging, 736-2122

Hello Friends! I am the new Program Manager for the CNCS Senior Corps Programs at the Office on Aging. I was the Program Manager five years ago and so I am excited to return to the CSI family.

I live in Oakley with my parents, two sisters, a nephew and a lot of animals. We have 15 acres of pure joy! I have 3 children and 10 grandchildren. Sometimes there are not enough of me to go around but I love when they all come to Oakley. I am all about creating memories so visits are adventures.

I am currently taking classes at ISU to obtain my Master’s Degree in OL&P. I love learning and this has been a great opportunity. My sisters and I run an after school program at Oakley High School to help the students pursue their future goals. We help with get into the college or university of their choice, or we set them up with mentors if they want to start their own business.

Hallie Star, Replacing Jenny Emery-DavidsonDirector, Blaine County Center

Hailey, ext. 6930

It is a tremendous honor for me to be chosen as the new director of CSI’s Blaine County Campus. I have a history with CSI, which makes it all the more meaningful for me to back here now. I first took academic classes at the Blaine County Center back in my early

college career, when the Hailey campus was just being developed. Because of the access to higher education that CSI offered me, I was able to get on an academic path that has ultimately led me back here.

I have a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree from Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, Oregon, a Master’s degree in Media Studies from the New School in New York, and I have almost completed a Master’s degree in Special Education from the University of Idaho. I plan on beginning work towards a Doctorate in Education next year. Prior to joining the CSI family, I worked for Lee Pesky Learning Center and the Wood River YMCA. Before returning to Idaho seven years ago, I worked for the American Friends Service Committee in Philadelphia. I believe that my journey has brought me full circle and I am thrilled to be here. Thanks so much for the warm welcome!

Shannon Kerr, replacing Bev HarperStudent Services Specialist

Matrix, ext. 6239

Hello.  My name is Shannon Kerr and I am the newest addition to the College of Southern Idaho’s Records and Admissions Office.  My desk is located on the frontline where I am fortunate enough to be able to be a part of the many different interactions that take place in the Taylor Matrix Building.  I have come home to Idaho after a year and a half on the beautiful island of Maui, and though I miss the sunshine and beautiful culture that Hawaii offers I am where I need to be back in good old Idaho where my family is just two hours away and buying a gallon of milk does not break my pocketbook.  I have lived in a variety of other places but did finally reach that point in my life where I decided to take life a little more seriously and found myself in Utah where I studied English at Utah State University.  I am proud to call myself an Aggie, however I do believe that my new position with CSI will bring much pleasure through interactions with the many different people found on campus and am looking forward to being an Eagle.

Brent Dill, replacing Scott HenscheidWeb Developer

Taylor 210, Ext. 6364

Jessie Goodson, Replacing Leanne TaylorCustodian,

McManaman, Ext. 6600

Jeffrey Sorenson, Replacing Kim StachowiczCustodian,

McManaman, Ext. 6600

Tennly Paul-Bowden, replacing Silvia Renova-GaxiolaNew Student Services Coordinator

Taylor/SUB 237, Ext. 237

Hi everyone, my name is Tennly Bowden and I am the latest addition to the Student Activities office. I grew up in Payette, Idaho and went onto Eastern Oregon University in La Grande, Oregon where I received my BS in Psychology.  I moved to Twin Falls this past August when my boyfriend accepted a teaching position at Murtaugh High School. I am so happy to be a member of the faculty at CSI and look forward to meeting you.

Bobby Peterson, replacing Perry Vance’s position asGrounds Keeper

Maintenance, 6600

Paula Hulsey, replacing Alan Heck who is now the TAC3 Grant Project Manager)C3T Project Manager

Hepworth 158, ext. 6876

Polly Hulsey is a past City Administrator for the City of Jerome and the City of Kimberly. Her prior background included over fourteen years in banking, in addition to managing an accounting firm in Boise. She earned her Master's Degree in Business Management Organizational Leadership from George Fox University in 2003.

She graduated from the Caldwell Chamber of Commerce Leadership Program, as well as the Boise Chamber of Commerce Leadership Program. In July 2009 she completed her third year at Northwest Community Development Institute (NWCDI). August 2010, received her Certification as a Grant Administrator through the State of Idaho.

Polly enjoys serving her community and is currently involved with the following organizations: -International City/County Management Association (ICMA) - Full Member -International City/County Management Association (ICMA) – 100 year Celebration Planner -Idaho City Managers Association – Past Vice President -AIC* Administrator /Fiscal Technical Analysis Team -Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council -Idaho Meth Project -Idaho Drug Task Force - Board Member -Kimberly School District Parent Advisory Board -Kimberly School District i2i Planner -Kimberly School District Long-Term Planning Board -Safe Routes to School - City Coordinator -Southern Idaho Tourism – Past Board Member -Southern Idaho Economic Development -Board Member -Southern Idaho Rural Development – Past Board of Directors -Idaho Rural Partnership Community Review Team -Department of Labor - Employer Fair Planner -Kimberly Lions Club -Kimberly Booster Club Polly has been instrumental in contributing her time and efforts through holding various offices in numerous Community Service Organizations throughout Jerome, Caldwell, Mountain Home, Boise and in Kimberly. *Association of Idaho Cities Education and Family History Polly and her husband Gary live in Kimberly. They have been married for twenty-seven years and have two children, Katelynn (22) and Brock (19).

Blaine Larsen, replacing Gordy Kokx teaching positionInstructor, EMT

HSHS 127, ext. 6710

Christina ‘Dani’ Hansing, New PositionNew Student Services Coordinator

Student Activities, ext. 6224

Hi my name is Christina Hansing but I go by Dani. I am a Twin Falls native with some years spent in Oregon before moving back almost three years ago. I am very excited to begin the new chapter in my life as a New Student Services Coordinator at CSI! I have a Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science (I wanted to be a Physical Therapist) but have found a new passion in higher education. I look forward to seeing you all around campus!