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![Dan Schults with his daughter.](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/dan_schults1.jpg?itok=CJtK6q_3×tamp=1571176036)
Dan Schults (Horticulture Technology) has been selected as the September Faculty of Distinction. Dan was nominated by a student who had, in part, the following to say about him:
“Dan is one of the most forward thinking people I have ever met. He instills values in his...
![CWI's comprehensive strategic plan brocures](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/strategic_plan_graphic.jpg?itok=HtZiwUlT×tamp=1571176034)
A new handout has been created to highlight key components of CWI's comprehensive strategic plan for fiscal years 2018 to 2022.
![Fiesta Cultural dancers](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/fiesta_cultural.jpg?itok=KAqAuV3n×tamp=1571176034)
Numerous cultures will be represented at the CWI event on Oct. 8 through music, dancing, games, art, and demonstrations.
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College and university representatives will be on CWI’s campus to discuss their programs, majors, and transfer requirements.
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Browning will be responsible for CWI’s media, public, and government relations efforts and oversee the Marketing and Advancement department.
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Idaho residents will have the opportunity to register to vote from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at four College of Western Idaho campus locations.
![Chasing the Dragon Logo](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/1.jpg?itok=lNIlQ0c3×tamp=1571176046)
CWI’s Department of Social and Human Relations is screening a film on the growing epidemic of heroin and opioid abuse across the country.
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College of Western Idaho (CWI) will be offering an information session for former ITT Technical students impacted by the institution’s recent closure. The session is intended to answer questions and share options that are available to these students through CWI. The information session...
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On Sept. 6, CWI's Board of Trustees voted in favor of placing a $180 million general obligation bond on the November 2016 ballot.
![Students from CWI's English as a Second Language program](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/img_9477.1.jpg?itok=wKD5egem×tamp=1571176050)
Students from CWI's English as a Second Language program are benefiting from grant funded bilingual picture dictionaries.
![Charles Dickinson recently returned from the 111th annual meeting of the American Sociological Association.](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/asa1.jpg?itok=tf8jVmh1×tamp=1571176050)
Charles Dickinson recently returned from the 111th annual meeting of the American Sociological Association.
![Casey Lewis Casey Lewis](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/casey_lewis.jpg?itok=65FjxMhc×tamp=1571176060)
Casey Lewis took what he learned in CWI's Business classes and put it to work in the real world.
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CWI will not hold classes and campus will be closed Monday, Sept. 5, in observance of the holiday.
![Monica Satake, Associate Professor Dental Assisting program](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/satake_monica.jpg?itok=6TmPrwu2×tamp=1571176060)
Monica Satake recently completed her master’s degree from Idaho State University and was also published in a national industry journal.
![CWI Alumni and Scholarship Recipient Jayme Thomas, 2016 CWI Alumni and Scholarship Recipient Jayme Thomas, 2016](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/img_9345.1.jpg?itok=9B7PYe1j×tamp=1571176060)
For as long as Jayme Thomas can remember, she knew she wanted to work in medicine. Through CWI, her dream has finally come true.
![Screen shot of CWI News Room with image of Trustees in front of billboard](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/news.jpg?itok=Aa8xTVDy×tamp=1571176062)
CWI has launched a revamped News and Blogs web page with featured stories, better search capabilities, and more visibility to blogs.
![CWI's Manager for Assessment, Testing, and Career Services Sam Galan speaks at the National College Testing Association Conference. CWI's Manager for Assessment, Testing, and Career Services Sam Galan speaks at the National College Testing Association Conference.](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/testing_online.jpg?itok=awB1R6u2×tamp=1571176062)
Sam Galan and Colin Perry represented CWI at the 2016 National College Testing Association Conference in Seattle.
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Please take a moment to review the new plan, which provides a vision for the College moving forward.