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![A Midsummer Night’s Dream movie scene](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/visiting_perfartist_series_shakespeare_poster.2017.jpg?itok=R15c6X_V×tamp=1571175931)
Actors with the Festival will visit the College, Feb. 16, to perform A Midsummer Night’s Dream with an acting workshop to follow.
![Excelsior College logo](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/excelsior_online.jpg?itok=tsFJlqug×tamp=1571175928)
Under the agreement, CWI graduates can maximize their credits toward a bachelor’s degree program at the private, nonprofit, online college.
![Faculty reviewing papers](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/img_20140416_bus_201class_107.jpg?itok=NJLMHLET×tamp=1571175931)
Submissions are being accepted through Feb. 24 for the annual contest.
![Students on computers at One Stop Student Services](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/img_20160519_stu_campuslife_0226.jpg?itok=Xpek8mk4×tamp=1571175931)
There are currently over 30 scholarship opportunities available to students in CWI’s academic and career-technical programs.
![Connection Project logo of tree with icon leafs for Connect, Educate and Inspire](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/connections_online2.jpg?itok=PJLHP5oz×tamp=1571175931)
Entries may include class projects, music, art, research, service learning, and more. Students are eligible for awards, including a $200 grand prize.
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CWI is excited to announce the winner of its logo design contest for the second annual CWI Connections Project event.
![CWI Student and Scholarship Recipient Stuart Tice CWI Student and Scholarship Recipient Stuart Tice](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/img_4029.1_3000x2000.jpg?itok=DLYH-OFW×tamp=1571175946)
CWI Agriculture Science major Stuart Tice is being rewarded thanks to a generous donation from a fellow student.
![Landscape of trees,river and sky](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/fy14019_07_6681_2_3_tonemappedprint.jpg?itok=e-1julhF×tamp=1571175948)
College of Western Idaho’s (CWI) Biology 2 (Biodiversity & Evolution) class is going native! Join other adventurous students for a three week immersion experience studying the biodiversity and evolution of living organisms at the University of Idaho Field Campus (UIFC) in the beautiful...
![Close up of CWI logo on Pintail building](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/mlkday_online_0.jpg?itok=myV-mVM_×tamp=1571175948)
CWI will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The closure will include all campus buildings, offices, and services.
![Students using buckets and drum heads in music class. Students using buckets and drum heads in music class.](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/img_4044.1.jpg?itok=qrsegEBl×tamp=1571175957)
As a Wishing Well Fund awardee, Jeff Davis is using budget-friendly items to creatively teach music at CWI.
![CWI’s Criminal Justice Club and Law Enforcement program students delivering presents](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/christmas2016.jpg?itok=i_eP7UHT×tamp=1571175959)
On Dec. 14, students from CWI’s Criminal Justice Club and Law Enforcement program wrapped and delivered presents to a local family.
![Snow on ground in front of the Nampa Campus Academic Building](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/15391281_10154115439375418_8793998075104093200_o.jpg?itok=gsN6388W×tamp=1571175959)
The College's buildings and services will be closed Dec. 23-26 and Jan. 2.
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College of Western Idaho (CWI) students can get help completing registration for the Spring 2017 semester this Friday (Dec. 16) with a pair of registration events in Nampa. The registration sessions will be held in room 126 of the Nampa Campus Aspen Classroom Building from 1:30-3:00 p.m. and 3:...
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Students enrolled in Flex Lab science classes have the ability to change their scheduled lab time online, to a later time or a different day entirely.
![Photo courtesy: Robert Allen Photo courtesy: Robert Allen](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/photo_courtesy_-_robert_allen.jpg?itok=MivDuJUW×tamp=1571175963)
A Monarch butterfly—raised at College of Western Idaho from a caterpillar—is making history in the Pacific Northwest scientific community.
![Aleli Snively Aleli Snively](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/img_2457.jpg?itok=E0nLdrtG×tamp=1571175973)
CWI Speech and Debate brought home a number of awards on its way to a second place finish among community colleges at the Mahaffey Memorial.
![CWI Student and Scholarship Donor Mitch Coats CWI Student and Scholarship Donor Mitch Coats](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/img_2709.x.jpg?itok=DtbNV0ol×tamp=1571175978)
A CWI student becomes the first to invest in a fellow student through the CWI Foundation, creating a scholarship to inspire others.