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![CWI Student/Scholarship Recipient Terry Black CWI Student Terry Black, Secondary Education/Chemistry](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/img_2254.1.jpg?itok=utkEGR4o×tamp=1571176425)
A CWI Foundation scholarship is helping Terry Black pursue his dream of becoming a teacher.
![CWI Student and Mike Moro Memorial Scholarship Recipient, Jacqueline Correnti CWI Student Jacqueline Correnti, Horticulture Technology](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/img_2185.12_1280x853.jpg?itok=f7LMirGU×tamp=1571176429)
Horticulture student, Jacqueline Correnti, is honoring the memory of a former classmate through a CWI Foundation scholarship.
![CWI Workforce Development Alumni Ken Silvers, Medical Assistant, 2014 Workforce Development Alumni Ken Silvers, Medical Assistant, 2014](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/img_2204.1.jpg?itok=plhXyKed×tamp=1571176429)
It took a while, but Ken Silvers is finally on a career path that he says makes a difference. After delivering medical supplies to a number of Treasure Valley clinics and hospitals for nearly a decade, Ken decided it was time to do something else. After saving enough money to pay for the classes...
![Group of students from the Entrepreneurs and Exercise and Health Science clubs.](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/exercisescience_online.jpg?itok=YZGhGWKX×tamp=1571176433)
Students with CWI’s Entrepreneurs and Exercise and Health Science clubs recently took part in a memorable trip to Salt Lake City, Utah.
![CWI Scholarship Recipient Karee Wilson CWI Alumni/Student Karee Wilson, Liberal Arts/Nursing](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/img_2124.1_resize.jpg?itok=1P9EKBtr×tamp=1571176433)
Ever since Karee Wilson was a little girl, she wanted to be a nurse. Born into a family of people who have chosen health care as a profession, becoming a nurse was a natural step. Things were going according to plan, but then life took her a little off track. She found out she was going to...
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CWI brought home the top community college honors at the event, as well as a second place finish among all schools.
![CWI Student/Scholarship Recipient David Mpoyi CWI Student David Mpoyi, Biology-Healthcare](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/img_1749.1.jpg?itok=UpmY-0kC×tamp=1571176437)
Quiet and observative, David Mpoyi is on a mission. Raised to value hard work and the importance of being educated, the Biology-Healthcare program student works full time and attends the College of Western Idaho (CWI) full time. He is doing...
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The CWI Entrepreneurs Club is happy to present the event on Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Nampa Campus Academic Building.
![Students handing helping kids with Halloween craft](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/halloween_online_1.jpg?itok=P5uzcgLP×tamp=1571176437)
CWI will be home to some family friendly Halloween fun in October with a movie night and trunk or treat scheduled.
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Over seventy-five CWI students took the opportunity to discover and develop their leadership abilities at the College's first EmpowerMe Workshop.
![Judge Sergio A. Gutierrez Judge Sergio A. Gutierrez](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/judgegutierrez.jpg?itok=gRW0VSww×tamp=1571176441)
CWI's new Student Activities Programming Board is proud to present its first Speaker Series event on Oct. 9.
![CWI Alumni Morgan, 2014 CWI Alumni Morgan Harris, Psychology, 2014](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/img_0453.12.jpg?itok=Lwnepg4h×tamp=1571176441)
When Morgan Harris completed high school, it wasn’t a question of whether she would attend college or not—it was simply a matter of where. Between being homeschooled and attending a private school in Garden City, she graduated with a 3.8 grade point average. Being an athlete with...
![CWI Student/Scholarship Recipient Laura Grout CWI Student Laura Grout, Biology-Healthcare](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/img_0204.12.jpg?itok=dyjJxrC6×tamp=1571176444)
For Laura Grout, going to college was always an option. Although it took her almost 20 years to enroll in the Biology-Healthcare program at the College of Western Idaho, she has never lost sight of becoming a formally-trained midwife. After years of...
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The group, which specializes in Zimbabwean-style marimba music, will host workshops and a concert Oct. 9-10.
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The CWI would like to invite employees, students, and the community to join in celebrating a new transfer partnership with the University of Idaho.
![CWI Alumni Davianne Astley, 2015 CWI Alumni Davianne Astley, Biology-Healthcare, 2015](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/img_8015.1.jpg?itok=nWjn1w-o×tamp=1571176450)
Davianne Astley is proof that scholarships work. The College of Western Idaho (CWI) alumna says if it weren’t for a scholarship she received from the CWI Foundation, she would not be where she is today....
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CWI will not hold classes, while all offices, services, and buildings will be closed in observance of the holiday.
![CWI Alumni Jose Nava, Applied Accounting, 2012 CWI Alumni Jose Nava, Applied Accounting, 2012](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/img_0428.1_1.jpg?itok=yh__btq8×tamp=1571176452)
When Jose Nava started his studies at the College of Western Idaho (CWI), he had no idea an accounting class assignment would lead him to an office with a view along the interstate in Nampa. Today he is doing a job he enjoys in a profession he loves. It’s a far cry from where he once was,...