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![Jenn Crowder joins CWI](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/jenn.crowder.jpg?itok=_xZmg1ES×tamp=1571175830)
College of Western Idaho (CWI) welcomes Jenn Crowder as the newest member of its leadership team. Crowder has been hired as the Dean of Students; a new position for CWI, however Crowder is not new to student services. Crowder formerly held the position of Assistant Director of Residence Life,...
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MEDIA ADVISORY – May 9, 2017
Contact:
Mark Browning
(208) 562-3508
markbrowning@cwi.edu
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Nampa- The locally elected Board of Trustees for the College of Western Idaho (CWI) will hold a series of public listening sessions in May and June 2017.
Scattered over eight (8) various locations throughout the entirety of Ada and Canyon counties, each session will feature a brief...
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CWI is pleased to announce it has been granted initial accreditation by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.
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Browning will be responsible for CWI’s media, public, and government relations efforts and oversee the Marketing and Advancement department.
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On Sept. 6, CWI's Board of Trustees voted in favor of placing a $180 million general obligation bond on the November 2016 ballot.
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The expanded training opportunities will accommodate an additional 90 students in five professional-technical programs.
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Beginning this fall semester students will pay $139 per credit hour, up from $136.
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CWI will honor a record number of degree and certificate candidates as well as the most ever graduates with honors.
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CWI earned a first-place finish at Pacific University while also receiving top honors for the Northwest Forensics Conference.
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Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise has donated a da Vinci Robotic Surgical System to CWI's Surgical Technology program.
![CWI Foundation donates two manikins to Valley County EMR and NA programs. CWI Foundation donates two manikins to Valley County EMR and NA programs.](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/valleycountygrant.jpg?itok=ytOB27x2×tamp=1571176386)
CWI received a grant to purchase medical equipment for courses offered through community outreach programs at McCall-Donnelly High School.
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College of Western Idaho (CWI) is accepting students for a new Masonry Apprenticeship program that is set to begin classes in October. CWI will accept 30 students into the first class of the three-year program. The College will host an open house on Sept. 29 for anyone interested in learning...
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CTA Architects Engineers is kicking off its conceptual campus design process for CWI's Ada County Campus.
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The Idaho Department of Labor awarded the College of Western Idaho (CWI) $25,000 that will fund a new masonry program through Workforce Development at the college. The grant will be instrumental in training future workforce for the masonry industry.
The Treasure Valley’s ever-...
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CWI has received the completed appraisal on the property at Main and Whitewater Park Boulevard in Boise.
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CWI will offer a new structure for remedial math instruction, replacing three courses with one course delivered in an emporium-style model.
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Lisette Baer secured a silver medal finish at the 51st-annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Louisville, Kentucky.