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![Volunteers at past Global Gardens event](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/globalgardens.jpg?itok=3V6Erova×tamp=1648755989)
Grab your gloves, and join ASCWI as they give back to the community and assist Idaho Office for Refugees’ Global Gardens project to prepare garden plots for planting.
![Storyfort and CWI logo, photo of author speaking into a microphone](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/storyfort_0.png?itok=DmObvwW1×tamp=1646349716)
This year’s Novel Life event will feature bestselling authors, Jason Mott, Jennifer Haigh, and Jonathan Evison.
![John Russ, Director of the Work-Based Learning Center, is passionate about connecting skilled students into the workforce. John Russ, Director of the Work-Based Learning Center, is passionate about connecting skilled students into the workforce.](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/1_25.jpg?itok=BdmNemMO×tamp=1645819925)
CWI's new Work-Based Learning Center is an exciting resource connecting students and the business community to combine classroom learning with hands-on work experience.
![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.
![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.
![CWI Reacts to Antisemitic Activity in Boise](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/aspen2.png?itok=KGXqod5u×tamp=1640274138)
Recent antisemitic vandalism that has occurred in Boise has posed a concern for many within our CWI and extended community.
![Law Enforcement students participating in Rake Up Nampa](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/img_5217.jpg?itok=qXSFjgah×tamp=1637338573)
Students from College of Western Idaho’s Law Enforcement give back by serving the community during Rake Up Nampa.
![OTA Students Host Halloween-themed Sensory Night at YMCA.](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/ota_blog_1_0.jpg?itok=xPUfhbDO×tamp=1635219778)
It didn’t take long for College of Western Idaho occupational therapy assistant students to take what they are learning in the classroom and apply it to real-world situations.
![Jonathan Evison, New York Times Bestselling Author / Photo Credit: Steel Brooks Author, Jonathan Evison, speaking into a microphone](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/storyfort.png?itok=iXAe7sQv×tamp=1631292926)
Join Storyfort and CWI for The Novel Life – a dive deep into processes, practicalities, passions, and how the conception and writing of a novel gets done.
![Occupational Therapy Assistant program partners with community group for children's dance camp.](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/ota_use.jpg?itok=HaSvCSD5×tamp=1623708204)
CWI's Occupational Therapy Assistant program is collaborating with the Treasure Valley Institute of Children’s Arts (TRICA), to provide an adaptive dance camp for children.
![Social work students partner with Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections.](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/social_work_.jpg?itok=rLm567Y3×tamp=1621629602)
Social work students have been busy this year working in partnership with the Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections.
![SNA President, Melissa Brown, left, and Lizzie Glafke, SNA Project Coordinator, donating backpacks to the Nampa School District’s Family and Community Resource Center SNA President, Melissa Brown, left, and Lizzie Glafke, SNA Project Coordinator, donating backpacks](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/sna_1.jpg?itok=sEu1s7EX×tamp=1621022009)
CWI’s Student Nurses Association recently donated 33 backpacks full of supplies to the Nampa School District’s Family and Community Resource Center.
![CWI's Diversity webpage](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/diversity.jpg?itok=rK79XiC2×tamp=1617386871)
CWI’s committee for Inclusive Excellence highlights upcoming and ongoing community events focused on equity, inclusion, and diversity.
![Law Enforcement program graduates, John Orrison, left, Tomas Gomez, Fatuma Oweid, Briana Wilson, Shirley Reyes, and Taneya Prindle. Members of Class 9 of CWI's Law Enforcement program](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/le.jpg?itok=3-FoAPCZ×tamp=1615563991)
All six members of Class 9 of CWI’s Law Enforcement program were successfully employed within 30 days of completing the program.
![College of Western Idaho students, Hailey Stephensky, left, Carly Edwards, Natasha Lima-Rivas, and Annie Colombatto College of Western Idaho students, Hailey Stephensky, left, Carly Edwards, Natasha Lima-Rivas, and Annie Colombatto](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/service_learning.jpg?itok=P6TteeWf×tamp=1612554981)
Social Work students complete service-learning hours at the YMCA THRIVE Center for neurodiverse individuals and their families.
![CWI students Asya Reed, left, Jessicca Astle, Sunny Braithwaite, Gabby Pape, and Mitchell Renick helped with the gift drive. Giving Tree a Huge Success](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/giving_tree.jpg?itok=0qLRAPif×tamp=1611347259)
The 12th annual Giving Tree gift drive was a tremendous success this year with more than 600 gifts donated.
![CWI Law Enforcement students helping wrap gifts at Shop With a Cop event](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/shop_with_a_cop_0.jpg?itok=Ah2ANcDY×tamp=1608325070)
Law Enforcement students help provide nearly 70 local children an opportunity to shop for gifts for their families this holiday season.