Congratulations to members of College of Western Idaho’s (CWI) Anthropology Club! Students received the 2018 Connections Excellence Award for Collaboration for their Museum Exhibit Project “The Tools in Our Hands: The Evolution of Career and Technical Education.”
Anthropology Club students collaborated with Career and Technical Education (CTE) faculty and students in Welding and Metals Fabrication, Horticulture Technology, and Drafting Technology and The Center for New Directions.
Each CTE Program is highlighted with student quotes from interviews, as well as student work, and objects they interact with or used while earning their degrees at CWI. Students were supported in their endeavors by Nikki Gorrell, Anthropology Program Assistant professor and Anthropology Club Advisor and Annette Grove, Coordinator for The Center for New Directions, Student Affairs. Funding for the Project was provided by the Center for New Directions, Department of History, Culture, and Politics, and Career and Technical Education. Students, staff, and faculty from each of these programs and divisions were instrumental in assisting the students in completing their project.
The exhibit, located in the Nampa Campus Micron Education Center is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. The current exhibit featuring Career and Technical Education Welding and Metals Fabrication, Horticulture Technology, and Drafting Technology programs will stay until December 15, 2018. Self-guided tours are available when the building is open. Guided tours can be scheduled with Annette Grove (Annette.grove@cwi.edu). New Career and Technical Education Programs will be featured during the spring 2019 semester.