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![ISU and CWI shared display](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/dsc_9358.jpg?itok=iNT3yB1X×tamp=1571176021)
On Thursday, Sept. 29, ISU and CWI introduced a program designed to encourage Idaho community college students to continue their education at ISU.
![Tagging Monarch butterfly](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/monarch_butterfly.jpg?itok=ZdXcXAWa×tamp=1571176024)
The seasons have changed and it is time for the annual migration of monarch butterflies. After traveling hundreds of miles from their natal grounds, most of the monarchs living in the Western United States will spend the winter nestled in eucalyptus trees along the California coast. Those in the...
![Monarch Butterfly Conservation Project at Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge Monarch Butterfly Conservation Project at Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/monarch_img_9607_10.jpg?itok=99FYZMLH×tamp=1571176026)
Two CWI students spent their summer as part of a large-scale research effort to save Monarch butterflies from becoming endangered species.
![Phil](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/pvarrick_photo_cropped.jpg?itok=zcMEueys×tamp=1571176036)
Phil started his CWI adventure as a Senior Accounts Receivable Specialist and is currently a Budget Analyst in the Business Office. He has an Associate of Arts in Visual Communication (Photography), a Bachelor of Science in Business Management, and is currently working on his MBA in Finance and...
![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.
![College of Western Idaho's logo](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/cwi_white_whitetancompass.jpg?itok=V7-Y9kqk×tamp=1571176044)
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...
![CWI Nampa Campus Academic Building](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/9._building_exterior-13.jpg?itok=yzO3LU0f×tamp=1571176050)
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.