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When you think of jobs that require mastery of science or math, chances are you don’t think of auto mechanics or construction.
But a new study suggests you should think again. The study being released Monday shows both fields are among the top 10 STEM – science, technology...
MEDIA ADVISORY – On Thursday, May 6, College of Western Idaho (CWI) hosted a grand opening ceremony to celebrate a new disc golf course at the College’s Nampa Campus Academic Building. The nine-hole, par-three course is open to the public. It was initiated and made possible by the...
Canyon County’s newest school college continued its rapid growth with another number of students graduating in Saturday’s commencement at Taco Bell Arena in Boise.
Student speaker Adil Siddiqui is representative of the doors CWI has opened for area students that may not...
On Tuesday, May 14, President Bert Glandon presented CWI student Jennifer Welborn with a prestigious honor as she has been named to the All-USA Community College Academic Team sponsored by Follett Higher Education Group. Welborn, who graduates this spring from CWI, was selected based on her...
MEDIA ADVISORY – On Saturday, May 18, the College of Western Idaho will honor its 2013 graduating class in a comprehensive commencement ceremony hosted at Taco Bell Arena in Boise. The ceremony, which is scheduled for 7 p.m., will recognize a record number of degree and certificate...
MEDIA ADVISORY - College of Western Idaho (CWI) sent 10 students to Orlando, Fla., May 8-12, to take part in the 2013 Business Professionals of America (BPA) National Leadership Conference. The students returned home with plenty to be proud of, as the group enjoyed success in several of their...
MEDIA ADVISORY – College of Western Idaho (CWI) is proud to announce three winners of the inaugural CWI Business Student (s) of the Year Award: Wade Aldridge, Luis Escutia, and Wes Southard. The students are being recognized for their accomplishments in and out of the classroom....
Riley Johnson is still in his first year of the machine tool technology program at the College of Western Idaho, but he is already working in the field and getting paid to do so.
Johnson has a paid internship at a local business where he can use what he learns in the classroom at CWI...
CWI Diesel Technology students, Phillip and Travis Kildow, were recognized for their commitment to academic excellence on May 3 as recipients of $1,000 tools scholarships from the mikeroweWORKS Foundation. Each year the Foundation awards a pair of scholarships to Diesel Technology programs...
For the third consecutive year, CWI students presented at the College of Idaho’s annual Undergraduate Research Symposium held April 27. Alycia Dickman and Ryan Summers presented their work with the Idaho Freshwater Mollusk Project – a collaborative effort between CWI, universities...
The College of Western Idaho (CWI) Nampa Campus Academic Building served as a host site for Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) once again this spring, which provided CWI students an opportunity to gain valuable real-world experience while giving back to the community. Seven CWI students...
Spring is here and much like planting a few bulbs or young trees to enhance your yard at home, you may find this is a good time to enhance your business’ landscape. The changing season stimulates ideas and inspires people to make positive adjustments.
For those graduating from...
MEDIA ADVISORY – On Wednesday, May 8, a group of College of Western Idaho (CWI) employees completed the last delivery of books to help fill a new library at the Canyon-Owyhee School Service Agency (COSSA) in Wilder. The books were donated as part of a three month long book drive...
Two months after his second stroke, Mark Dunham did his first load of laundry, one of the uncountable small steps toward recovery. For his wife, Heather, it meant considerably more than other life skills Dunham was recapturing – putting on socks, using a pen or the business side of a knife...
MEDIA ADVISORY – Five College of Western Idaho (CWI) students are headed to the SkillsUSA national competition following gold medal finishes at the SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference last weekend (April 11-12). CWI captured 17 medals overall, thanks to seven second-place...
As a child, Tyler Murphy had dreams of a military career so grand bases would be named after him and parades would be thrown in his honor. But that plan was put to a halt shortly after he enlisted at age 18. A rope snapped during training and Murphy fell 100 feet to the ground seriously injuring...
Benjamin Franklin once said “an investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” In business, you probably think of investing in knowledge as continuing education, retraining or advanced skill development for technical and business expertise. Simply put, you have a need to continue...
MEDIA ADVISORY – College of Western Idaho (CWI) Speech and Debate is back-to-back-to-back national champion following a third-consecutive first-place finish in the Community College Division of the Pi Kappa Delta National Tournament in St. Louis, Mo. this past weekend (March 13-16). CWI...