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![Christian Purvis Aldrich, English Faculty kayaking on the lake](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/christian_aldrich.jpg?itok=D_-QtHg-×tamp=1571175922)
English Faculty, Christian Purvis Aldrich, is CWI’s Faculty of Distinction for February.
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College and university representatives will be on campus to discuss their programs, majors, and transfer requirements.
![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.
![Andrea Ascuena, an associate professor of English](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/andrea_ascuena_1.jpg?itok=hIqphktz×tamp=1571175931)
Andrea Ascuena, an associate professor of English, has been named Faculty of Distinction for January.
![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.
![Hunter Carson, CWI student in lobby at the Nampa Campus Academic Building](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/hunter_carson1.jpg?itok=_7kDeSZD×tamp=1571175933)
College of Western Idaho’s (CWI) Connections Project is being held on April 27, 2017 at the Nampa Campus Academic Building. The Connections Project is an annual event that provides an opportunity for CWI and the surrounding community to make connections, educate others, and inspire...
![Domingo Garcia, baking pizza in brick oven](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/domingo_garcia.jpg?itok=oGTotz5z×tamp=1571175933)
Domingo Garcia with CWI’s Facilities Management Department has received the January Staff of the Month award.
![CWI students in from of 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_20160615_stu_campuslife_hisp_028.jpg?itok=yN9HL8ez×tamp=1571175936)
The collaboration is promoting higher education opportunities to Hispanic students from Boise School District.
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CWI is excited to announce the winner of its logo design contest for the second annual CWI Connections Project event.
![Close up of CWI logo on the Aspen building](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/legislative_online_1.jpg?itok=tUH7wZUZ×tamp=1571175943)
CWI will be participating in several legislative activities in January and February.
![Photo credit: Boise City Department of Arts & History Photo credit: Boise City Department of Arts & History](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/img_1792_-_copy.jpg?itok=NYJejA1g×tamp=1571175943)
April VanDeGrift is the subject of a blog recently shared by the Boise City Department of Arts & History.
![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.
![34 students from Caldwell High School](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/img_3744_x.jpg?itok=__gvbdpZ×tamp=1571175955)
CWI recently helped 34 students from Caldwell High School collectively earn 464 credits through College-Level Examination Program testing.