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![Computer lab on campus](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/computer_lab.jpg?itok=bNRKNcYK×tamp=1585938716)
Select computer labs will open beginning April 6 to accommodate students in need of computer and/or internet access.
![Jenny Wokersien, College of Western Idaho's Faculty of Distinction for March 2020](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/jennywokersien.jpg?itok=Pv684Y0a×tamp=1585928848)
Congratulations to Jenny Wokersien, College of Western Idaho’s Faculty of Distinction for March 2020.
![Amber Eubanks from Student Affairs getting ready to join a virtual event on her home computer.](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/virtual_events_2.jpg?itok=HenExzMD×tamp=1585340444)
Social distance doesn't mean we can't connect! Join Student Affairs as they host various virtual events designed with YOU in mind.
![CWI Students Live Q&A Wednesday, March 25 @ 3 p.m. on Facebook @collegeofwesternidaho](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/news_article.jpg?itok=3XiUmG52×tamp=1585070823)
The College will be hosting a live Q & A event on Facebook for CWI students on Wednesday, March 25, at 3 p.m.
![Classes will resume Monday, April 6, and the semester has been extended one week, ending Saturday, May 16, 2020.](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/aspen.1.jpg?itok=KzCPn5iT×tamp=1584739830)
Classes will resume Monday, April 6, and the semester has been extended one week, ending Saturday, May 16, 2020.
![CWI will move all student and public serving functions to remote based work in all locations and buildings from March 23-28.](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/img_8932_1.jpg?itok=ezU8UOHv×tamp=1584760483)
CWI will move all student and public serving functions to remote based work in all locations and buildings from March 23-28.
![Coronavirus](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/covid19.jpg?itok=fL92D6t2×tamp=1584371968)
Update includes information on Spring Break extension for CWI students, direction for staff and faculty, travel precautions, and reminder to practice social distancing.
![Anelise Krause, College of Western Idaho’s Staff of the Month for January 2020](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/anelise_krause_2.jpg?itok=LzyFxOQa×tamp=1584116535)
Congratulations to Anelise Krause, College of Western Idaho’s Staff of the Month for January 2020.
![Dave Nicholas, College of Western Idaho's Faculty of Distinction for February 2020](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/dave_nicholas.jpg?itok=_422oZNt×tamp=1583448149)
Congratulations to Dave Nicholas, College of Western Idaho’s Faculty of Distinction for February 2020.
![Idaho Steelheads Mascot, Blue, holding a CWI pennant](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/7.jpg?itok=daTb2Isg×tamp=1583433753)
Thank you to all who attended CWI Night Feb. 28. Group ticket sales raised $925 for the SCORE Big Scholarship fund!
![Nikki Gorrell and Mayan Ruins](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/gorrell.png.jpg?itok=Gb383uQu×tamp=1583432413)
Join CWI Anthropology Professor, Nikki Gorrell, Tuesday, March 10, for a discussion on her fieldwork in Mayan communities.
![Work on the roundabout at Franklin and Star roads will begin near the end of March. Photo Credit: Idaho Press Road Closure sign and construction work near the intersection of Franklin and Star roads in Nampa](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/road_construction.jpg?itok=ui6fvzIH×tamp=1583430617)
Several roads surrounding CWI’s Nampa Campus locations are or will be closed for construction over the next few weeks.
![Dr. Kylee Britzman](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/britzman.jpg?itok=pCEa0i3S×tamp=1583339381)
CWI’s Political Science Speaker Series and Common Read Series welcome Dr. Kylee Britzman to campus March 18.
![Settlers of Catan Tournament March 14 from 1 - 6 p.m. at 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/settlers.png?itok=XN8-Ke6v×tamp=1583336639)
Join the Business and Entrepreneurship Club for an afternoon of fun, light refreshments, and prizes March 14.
![CWI is actively monitoring information regarding Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19); we are committed to keeping our campus communit](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/2871_lores_0.jpg?itok=1vCEuEBL×tamp=1583426292)
CWI is actively monitoring information regarding Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19); we are committed to keeping our campus community informed.
![CWI recently completed work on a comprehensive local needs assessment (CLNA) in compliance with federal legislation.](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/program_exploration_0.png?itok=EIubRFIu×tamp=1583176064)
CWI recently completed work on a comprehensive local needs assessment (CLNA) in compliance with the 2018 Perkins V federal legislation.
![Idaho remains at zero confirmed cases of COVID-19.](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/coronavirus1200px-2019-ncov-cdc-23312.png?itok=dE_Axsqk×tamp=1582919408)
Idaho remains at zero confirmed cases of COVID-19. Public health officials are monitoring this outbreak closely.
![Photo credit: Steel Brooks Catherine Kyle reading at Storyfort 2019](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/storyfort_1.jpg?itok=qxTO8Jg5×tamp=1583350663)
A Novel Life, presented by Storyfort and College of Western Idaho has been postponed until September.