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![Female healthcare student carrying a clipboard](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/stock_female_healthcare-220209.jpeg?itok=rf_RdG1y×tamp=1644448434)
Applications are now being accepted for CWI’s healthcare programs.
![Artist, writer, and educator, Angel Abreu Artist, writer, and educator, Angel Abreu](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/visitingartist.jpg?itok=IdczjfYF×tamp=1644438213)
Join artist, writer, and educator, Angel Abreu, for a virtual lecture and Q&A, Feb. 16, as he discusses his art practice and background.
!["The Waiting Game" by Madeline Mae Gentry, winner of the 2021 Juried Art Exhibition "The Waiting Game" by Madeline Mae Gentry, winner of the 2021 Juried Art Exhibition](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/the_waiting_game2.jpg?itok=xIH43lFg×tamp=1644523767)
The College’s sixth-annual exhibition will be juried by Boise-based artist, Randy Van Dyck. Current students are encouraged to submit their work through Apr. 1.
![CWI's Christy Babcock and Teresa Wiegand from Amazon posing outside campus food pantry with Amazon donation](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/ben_donation.jpg?itok=iZzRXjI5×tamp=1644004772)
In honor of Black History Month, Amazon’s Black Employee Network donated two carts full of food and personal hygiene items to CWI food pantries.
![Brianna Daniels, winner of College of Western Idaho's 2022 Connections Project Logo Contest](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/brianna.jpg?itok=pG-0EaG1×tamp=1644005034)
Congratulations to Business major, Brianna Daniels, winner of College of Western Idaho’s 2022 Connections Project Logo Contest.
![President's Writing Awards 2022 An annual writing contest for CWI students](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/pwa.jpg?itok=JvzZHaYb×tamp=1644003817)
Get paid to do your homework! CWI students are invited to submit their writing to this annual contest for a chance at publication on the College’s website and cash prizes. Submissions are due March 4.
![Jessica Chapple, College of Western Idaho’s Staff of the Month for January 2022.](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/chapple.jpg?itok=B0X_5jVu×tamp=1643996603)
Congratulations to Student Success Advisor, Jessica Chapple, named College of Western Idaho’s Staff of the Month for January 2022.
![Liza Long showing off her students' online book, Beginnings and Endings, on her laptop](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/english211.jpg?itok=39_ZHqFL×tamp=1643385064)
A course that teaches application of literary theory to texts may sound abstract and even impractical at first, but for students in Liza Long’s class, their final project offered a real-world publishing opportunity.
![Individuals working in an outdoor vegetable garden](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/globalgardens2.jpg?itok=gNoJAaRc×tamp=1643384268)
Grab your gloves, and join ASCWI as they give back to the community and assist Idaho Office for Refugees’ Global Gardens project to prepare greenhouses for spring.
![View of CWI Bookstore](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/bookstore_0.jpg?itok=izJCeAqW×tamp=1643300243)
Planning a trip to the Bookstore this week or next? The Bookstore will be open with reduced hours, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Jan. 27 through Feb. 4.
![Occupational Therapy students with their instructors and the children they taught](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/otagroup.jpg?itok=z9l0wpEu×tamp=1643225667)
In partnership with TRICA, Occupational Therapy Assistant students put their knowledge to work with the creation of a week-long, all-inclusive dance camp for children in the community.
![photo of an otter](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/microsoftteams-image_0.png?itok=gVnOYlGj×tamp=1642191328)
Share your input and opinions on a name and design of the College’s official mascot, the otter. Take the survey by Jan. 28.
![Spring 2022 Student Resource Fair Feb. 1 and 2](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/student_resource_fair_-_sp2022_-_untitled_page.jpeg?itok=d_GisouV×tamp=1654022757)
Discover resources on and off campus, learn ways to get involved and stay connected, and enjoy a burrito during the Student Resource Fair Feb. 1 and 2.
![Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge logo](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/iec.jpg?itok=hjkYLjKr×tamp=1643062857)
Join student innovators and entrepreneurs from across Idaho to compete for $50,000 in prizes, legal consultation, and accounting services.
![Juddson Constantine, Audio Visual Project Manager and CWI's Staff of the Month for December 2021 Juddson Constantine, Audio Visual Project Manager and CWI's Staff of the Month for December 2021](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/judd_2.jpg?itok=2c3iFD-x×tamp=1642790883)
Congratulations to Audio Visual Project Manager, Juddson Constantine, College of Western Idaho’s Staff of the Month for December 2021.
![Darcia Johns, Adjunct Business Faculty and CWI’s Faculty of Distinction for December 2021 Darcia Johns, Adjunct Business Faculty and CWI’s Faculty of Distinction for December 2021](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/darcia.1.jpg?itok=u2uYHGAR×tamp=1642789849)
Congratulations to Adjunct Business Faculty, Darcia Johns, College of Western Idaho's Faculty of Distinction for December 2021.
![student talking to a counselor in an office](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/counseling_0.jpg?itok=qvws64Vd×tamp=1642716302)
Through a partnership with The Jed Foundation, CWI will assess and enhance mental health, substance misuse, and suicide prevention efforts at the College.
![Live broadcast behind-the-scenes of Global Live Idaho in CWI's media lab](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/studiocwi_6.jpg?itok=yRGrxGcv×tamp=1642697874)
CWI’s new media lab will provide cutting-edge learning experiences for students while additionally supporting online course development for faculty.