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![Grab Fest 2020](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/grab-fest_2020_article_1600x972.jpg?itok=ZbCmuijT×tamp=1591911823)
Join us June 17 or 18 for Grab Fest, a curbside pick-up event celebrating our 2020 graduating class!
![CWI brand survey](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/cwi_brand-survey_article.jpg?itok=2ytTWgLL×tamp=1591922107)
CWI is using a survey to gather feedback on a new logo and color palette as the College develops a new brand.
![2020 Connections Project logo](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/capture_1.jpg?itok=uh84ZxmF×tamp=1591921396)
Join us as we recognize this year's Connections Excellence award recipients.
![Entangled solutions logo](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/entangled.jpg?itok=6y_WP5jl×tamp=1591909579)
Thank you to all who attended one of Entangled Solutions’ virtual town halls. For those unable to attend, a recording is now available.
![One Stop Representative talking to two students](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/herrf.jpg?itok=_GXXKTnX×tamp=1591127928)
Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds are being disbursed to eligible CWI students impacted by the disruption of campus operations due to COVID-19.
![Graduate in a cap and gown](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/img_8348_marks.jpg?itok=kcwR2gw2×tamp=1590773552)
College of Western Idaho to celebrate class of 2020 during their first-ever virtual commencement ceremony Friday, June 19.
![Nursing Graduate celebrating at Pinning Ceremony](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/nursepin_0.jpg?itok=ebLpes3F×tamp=1590771280)
2020 Nursing graduates were honored during the College's Essential Nursing Pinning Ceremony May 16.
![Russell Hills, College of Western Idaho's Staff of the Month for April 2020](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/russell_hills.jpg?itok=zjjuDX2Z×tamp=1590767195)
Congratulations to Russell Hills, College of Western Idaho’s Staff of the Month for April 2020.
![President's Writing Awards 2020 Virtual Ceremony](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/capture_7.jpg?itok=UN5ds710×tamp=1590710296)
Join us in congratulating this year's President's Writing Awards recipients!
![Debbie Jensen, one of College of Western Idaho's founding employees](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/debbie_jensen_1.jpg?itok=iOmIf-XO×tamp=1589495703)
After nearly 13 years of service at the College, Facilities Management and Planning’s Debbie Jensen announces her retirement.
![Brand champions discussing logo concepts](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/brand_1.jpg?itok=9Lq9-kf2×tamp=1589482037)
Watch for upcoming next steps as work on College of Western Idaho’s new brand continues despite an adjusted timeline.
![Art by Artist, Matt Bodett](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/visiting_artist.jpg?itok=yDC7Odna×tamp=1589406843)
Chicago artist, Matt Bodett, presented a lecture and Q&A event via Zoom Friday, May 8, as part of CWI’s Visiting Artist Series.
![Blackboard icon on burgundy background](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/bb.jpg?itok=jbs_0qTW×tamp=1589327281)
CWI’s Blackboard system will be unavailable from May 22-29 during a planned outage.
![CWI student, Tehani Schnupp, and her five kids](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/tehani.jpg?itok=BTwMfk6d×tamp=1588961457)
CWI student, wife, and mother, Tehani Schnupp, hopes in sharing her story she can inspire others to make their next move.
![Plan to join us Saturday, May 16, to honk, clap, and cheer on our 2020 Nursing graduates during this year’s pinning ceremony.](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/building.1_0.jpg?itok=DZ33qrow×tamp=1589560970)
Plan to join us Saturday, May 16, to honk, clap, and cheer on our 2020 Nursing graduates during this year’s pinning ceremony.
![Latinx students](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/latinx_0.jpeg?itok=9VzfQqtH×tamp=1588954100)
Applications for the Latinx Scholars program, designed to help first-time Latinx students feel connected to the CWI community, are due May 15.
![Hope for Idaho logo](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/smaller_hope_for_idaho-use.jpg?itok=WVS7FIPV×tamp=1589211166)
Marketing and Communication students at CWI launch a suicide prevention project called Hope for Idaho.
![Luke Yeates, College of Western Idaho's Faculty of Distinction for April 2020](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/luke.jpg?itok=JJAbe-Na×tamp=1588911761)
Congratulations to Luke Yeates, College of Western Idaho’s Faculty of Distinction for April 2020.