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![Photo credit: Boise City Department of Arts & History Photo credit: Boise City Department of Arts & History](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/img_1792_-_copy.jpg?itok=NYJejA1g×tamp=1571175943)
April VanDeGrift is the subject of a blog recently shared by the Boise City Department of Arts & History.
![CWI Student and Scholarship Recipient Stuart Tice CWI Student and Scholarship Recipient Stuart Tice](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/img_4029.1_3000x2000.jpg?itok=DLYH-OFW×tamp=1571175946)
CWI Agriculture Science major Stuart Tice is being rewarded thanks to a generous donation from a fellow student.
![Landscape of trees,river and sky](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/fy14019_07_6681_2_3_tonemappedprint.jpg?itok=e-1julhF×tamp=1571175948)
College of Western Idaho’s (CWI) Biology 2 (Biodiversity & Evolution) class is going native! Join other adventurous students for a three week immersion experience studying the biodiversity and evolution of living organisms at the University of Idaho Field Campus (UIFC) in the beautiful...
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CWI will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The closure will include all campus buildings, offices, and services.
![34 students from Caldwell High School](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/img_3744_x.jpg?itok=__gvbdpZ×tamp=1571175955)
CWI recently helped 34 students from Caldwell High School collectively earn 464 credits through College-Level Examination Program testing.
![Students using buckets and drum heads in music class. Students using buckets and drum heads in music class.](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/img_4044.1.jpg?itok=qrsegEBl×tamp=1571175957)
As a Wishing Well Fund awardee, Jeff Davis is using budget-friendly items to creatively teach music at CWI.
![Consul Ramirez and David Shellberg talking in classroom](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/img_4834.1.jpg?itok=ad8yDtDr×tamp=1571175957)
On Dec. 9, the Consul of Mexico presented CWI with a $10,000 contribution that will help support scholarships for Hispanic students.
![Megan Carter, taking pictures in the city](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/megan_carter_photo.jpg?itok=KoZSTX2E×tamp=1571175959)
Megan Carter, with CWI’s Student Services team, has been named Staff of the Month for December.
![CWI’s Criminal Justice Club and Law Enforcement program students delivering presents](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/christmas2016.jpg?itok=i_eP7UHT×tamp=1571175959)
On Dec. 14, students from CWI’s Criminal Justice Club and Law Enforcement program wrapped and delivered presents to a local family.
![Snow on ground in front of the Nampa Campus Academic Building](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/15391281_10154115439375418_8793998075104093200_o.jpg?itok=gsN6388W×tamp=1571175959)
The College's buildings and services will be closed Dec. 23-26 and Jan. 2.
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College of Western Idaho (CWI) students can get help completing registration for the Spring 2017 semester this Friday (Dec. 16) with a pair of registration events in Nampa. The registration sessions will be held in room 126 of the Nampa Campus Aspen Classroom Building from 1:30-3:00 p.m. and 3:...
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Students enrolled in Flex Lab science classes have the ability to change their scheduled lab time online, to a later time or a different day entirely.
![Martha Timberlake, on the beach](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/martha_timberlake.jpg?itok=-SxW8oKW×tamp=1571175963)
Martha Timberlake was selected for the monthly award in December.
![Photo courtesy: Robert Allen Photo courtesy: Robert Allen](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/photo_courtesy_-_robert_allen.jpg?itok=MivDuJUW×tamp=1571175963)
A Monarch butterfly—raised at College of Western Idaho from a caterpillar—is making history in the Pacific Northwest scientific community.
![Patrick Tanner, Assistant Vice President of Enrollment and Student Services](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/tanner_patrick2.jpg?itok=0WuhhfLj×tamp=1571175965)
CWI has named Patrick Tanner its Assistant Vice President of Enrollment and Student Services.
![IDoTeach instructors](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/matson_newcomer_hunter_elem_with_vigos.jpg?itok=o0B6znqb×tamp=1571175969)
This semester, students from the College of Western Idaho (CWI) have begun to explore what it takes to be a teacher. These students are enrolled in IDoTeach classes at CWI, which are designed to encourage Science, Technology, Engineering,...
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Michelle Fellows has been selected as CWI’s Faculty of Distinction for November.
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On Nov. 21, 2016, Idaho Governor Butch Otter declared November as Career Development Month with a proclamation and signing.