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Students on yoga balls in the Physical Therapist Assistant program

Physical Therapist Assistant Program Receives Full Accreditation

Students on yoga balls in the Physical Therapist Assistant program

College of Western Idaho’s Physical Therapist Assistant program announces full accreditation status.

CWI Listening Tour

CWI Listening Tour Continues

CWI Listening Tour

College of Western Idaho (CWI) kicked off the first Listening Tour this week with three events. The CWI trustees and members of the executive team were on hand to listen to those in the community to formulate the future direction of the college.

This week’s events included...

Eastern Idaho Technical College

Eastern Idaho Technical College Established as a Community College

Eastern Idaho Technical College

Eastern Idaho Technical College was recently established as a community college.

#CWIGraduation

2017 Commencement on Social Media

#CWIGraduation

CWI’s social media platforms experienced an exciting jump in traffic, and engagement, during commencement week. 

CWI Biology Instructors

2017 Northwest Biology Educators Conference

CWI Biology Instructors

Five members of CWI’s Life Sciences Department recently attended the 2017 Northwest Biology Educators Conference in Tacoma, Washington.

Dr. Yolanda Barnes, Program Chair for the Administrative Specialist program

Barnes Presents at National Conference

Dr. Yolanda Barnes, Program Chair for the Administrative Specialist program

Dr. Yolanda Barnes, Program Chair for the Administrative Specialist program at College of Western Idaho, recently presented doctoral work at the National Technology and Social Science Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Kimmer Jackson, 2017 CWI Graduate

Perfectly Happy Behind the Scenes

Kimmer Jackson, 2017 CWI Graduate

Kimmer Jackson will graduate from College of Western Idaho (CWI) on May 13, 2017. After earning a bachelor’s degree in Sociology in 2005, Jackson said she spent the next ten years “floundering” unable to find something she really wanted to do. She came to CWI in 2014 after the...

Idaho Steelheads present CWI Foundation with $500

SCORE Big Scholarship Receives Gift from Idaho Steelheads

Idaho Steelheads present CWI Foundation with $500

Idaho Steelheads present CWI Foundation with $500

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CWI Assessment & Testing Granted NCTA Certification

NCTA logo

CWI Assessment & Testing received National College Testing Association certification.

Grace Lovera, 2017 CWI Graduate

A Love For Learning

Grace Lovera, 2017 CWI Graduate

Grace Lovera will graduate from College of Western Idaho (CWI) on May 13, 2017. After graduating high school in 2007, Lovera spent several years working, traveling, and living on her own before she decided it was time to further her love for learning and attend college.

Writing was an...

Eva Streicher awarded scholarship by the Treasure Valley Artist Alliance.

CWI Art Student Awarded Scholarship

Eva Streicher awarded scholarship by the Treasure Valley Artist Alliance.

Eva Streicher awarded scholarship by the Treasure Valley Artist Alliance.

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Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

Close up of hands over paper with pen in right hand.

CWI students and faculty helped prepare 230 tax returns this year.

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Celebrating Student Success

Collage of students with Because of CWI signs with personal messages

College of Western Idaho (CWI) has been sharing stories of success from several of this year’s graduates as we countdown to the 2017 commencement ceremony. The road traveled by students to arrive at CWI and the experiences along their education journey are all amazing and inspiring in...

Which Came First – The Chicken or The Egg?

Which Came First – The Chicken or The Egg?

Which Came First – The Chicken or The Egg?

This age-old question seemingly proposes a conundrum that is not easily answered.

Shauna Lileks, 2017 CWI Graduate

Finding Her Passion

Shauna Lileks, 2017 CWI Graduate

Shauna Lileks will graduate from College of Western Idaho (CWI) on May 13, 2017. The road to her college degree began two years after her youngest daughter, Charli, was born. Charli was a surprise, born 13 years after Lileks’s other three daughters. Lileks, who was working to start a photography business at the time, found keeping up with a little one again challenging.

Kelsey Wilber CWI Student

Connection, Involvement, and Opportunity

Kelsey Wilber CWI Student

Kelsey Wilber, who will graduate on May 13, 2017, came to CWI in 2014 to pursue her education after feeling “intellectually unsatisfied” and desiring a means to find her true potential.

Michael Morrison, 2017 CWI Graduate

A Jump Start

Michael Morrison, 2017 CWI Graduate

Michael will graduate from College of Western Idaho (CWI) with an Associate of Applied Science degree in Applied Accounting on May 13, 2017. Michael came to CWI in 2015 in search of “something new, something different, something challenging” after being laid off unexpectedly from a career he had spent the last 30 years in.

College of Western Idaho to Hold Commencement Ceremony on May 13

MEDIA ADVISORY – May 9, 2017

Contact:

Mark Browning
(208) 562-3508
markbrowning@cwi.edu       

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