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![CWI students playing connect four outside](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/img_9262.jpg?itok=LuUC3Hev×tamp=1672937697)
CWI Student Advising and Student Affairs are hosting Spring into the Semester, a two-day event that invites new and returning students to explore campus and meet with advisors.
![Faculty, staff, and students planting a tree](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/image00005.jpeg?itok=uKy6tlo3×tamp=1671057409)
Horticulture Technology students, staff, and faculty held a tree planting event as part of the process to earn the designation of a Tree Campus for Higher Education by the Arbor Day Foundation.
![GIS students hard at work using technology](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/gis_cert_pic.jpeg?itok=54DH7IpU×tamp=1671048259)
Are you curious about the science behind Apple Maps or Google Earth? If so, you may be interested in College of Western Idaho’s Geographic Information Systems (GIS) academic certificate program.
![CWI Fire students at work, IFSAC seal](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/ifsac_-_cwi.jpeg?itok=I_NJYJ1z×tamp=1670969386)
CWI’s Fire Service Technology Program is one step closer to being one of 30 institutions in the nation to have earned an accreditation seal by the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress.
![College building with snow surronding](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/img_4642.jpg?itok=c8wxYwTN×tamp=1670950527)
College of Western Idaho campus buildings and One Stop Student Services locations will be operating under special hours during the holidays and winter break, starting Dec. 17 through Jan. 16.
![Boxes of doanted food, food pantry open](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/food_pantry_gfx.jpeg?itok=LW0YFqwD×tamp=1670368209)
College of Western Idaho students are well fed after a successful food drive benefiting the CWI food and hygiene pantries. The equivalent of more than 40 bags of groceries were donated to pantries.
![LGBTQ+ Panel Discussion with audience](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/panel_with_audience.jpg?itok=IYH-vjd9×tamp=1670005299)
Hosted by CWI Social Work Club, the second series of the LGBTQ+ Panel Discussion focused on community education of transgender and nonbinary identities and experiences.
![College of Western Idaho food pantry items](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/microsoftteams-image_9.png?itok=q7yyH3Tb×tamp=1669649928)
As finals week and the end of Fall 2022 semester approaches, College of Western Idaho is looking to fill all five of the College’s food pantries to help keep our students feed and focused on their studies.
![Theodore “Teddy” Collatos Theodore “Teddy” Collatos](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/teddy_collatos.jpg?itok=9G4JA_b_×tamp=1668799172)
College of Western Idaho welcomes award-winning artist, Theodore “Teddy” Collatos, on Thursday, Dec. 1, and Friday, Dec. 2, as part of the College’s Visiting Artist Series.
![CWI APIN Building](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/img_20220202_mkt_wdshoot_166_2.jpg?itok=oe1MFyyE×tamp=1668548103)
College of Western Idaho campus buildings and One Stop Student Services locations will be open reduced hours the week of Fall Break, Nov. 21 – 26.
![Spanish Class Celebrates Día de los Muertos](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/skulls.jpg?itok=jRTmmED6×tamp=1667587640)
Each year, students in Janel Holt's Elementary Spanish class celebrate the Mexican tradition of Día de los Muertos, or known as Day of the Dead.
![Student planting at Restoration Week](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/img_2786.jpg?itok=WF2UZ-Q5×tamp=1667583461)
College of Western Idaho students and instructors have begun work to help restore acres of land along the Boise River.
![Anthropology Club members, Harlee Dohse and Aiden McDonnell Harlee Dohse and Aiden McDonnell](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/ias_harlee_aiden.jpg?itok=-2FK8c7E×tamp=1666905565)
Seventy students, professors, and industry professionals from around the Gem State were at College of Western Idaho this past weekend for the 48th Annual Idaho Archeological Society Conference.
![Dia De Los Muertos](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/fa22_cwi_dia_de_los_muertos_celebration_-_untitled_page.jpeg?itok=mjqV_0Np×tamp=1666379041)
Each year, Latinx Student Services and the Student Affairs partner up to host an altar contest for Dia De Los Muertos at College of Western Idaho campuses. Students, faculty, and staff can register to create altars honoring someone deceased.
![Anthropology Club](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/social_pics_small_-_untitled_page_4.jpeg?itok=rnoU3MyW×tamp=1666369082)
College of Western Idaho’s Anthropology Club will host the 48th Annual Idaho Archeological Society Conference on Saturday, Oct. 22. It is free and open to the public.
![Dental assistant students in lab](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/img_0778.jpg?itok=S4TIVYnP×tamp=1666285938)
College of Western Idaho invites anyone interested in or thinking about pursuing a career in healthcare to attend the 2022 Health Professions Open House Tuesday, Nov. 1.
![Restoration Week](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/social_post_-_untitled_page_2.jpeg?itok=kYASm7R6×tamp=1665438322)
College of Western Idaho’s Horticulture Technology instructors and students are kicking off their new community service project with a week full of fun and learning outside of the classroom.
![Peace and Power: My Journey Reconnecting to my Rotinoshonni Identity](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/page-002.jpg?itok=6AU0wCIJ×tamp=1665088826)
CWI will celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Oct. 10 with food and activities and a cultural presentation from a student who will share her own experience learning about her Indigenous roots. It is free and open to the public.