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Soda kills – or does it?

Yesterday, the internet exploded (as it does regularly) over an infographic about what a can of coke does to the human body after consumption. The original post was created by the website www.therenegadepharmacist.com. Unsurprisingly, fact...

Horticulture students studying plant life

When ‘What If’ Becomes ‘I Did’

Horticulture students studying plant life

For Jessica Thomas the College of Western Idaho truly is the college of what if. The horticulture technology program student, who is steadily working to complete her associate degree, says she never pictured herself...

Street Teams at Speedway

Street Team Leads the Pack

Street Teams at Speedway

The action was deep in the pack at CWI’s Professional Truck Driving night at the Meridian Speedway this weekend.  The CWI Street Stock race was exciting with Marv Weaver dominating the race and claiming the win. CWI’s High School Tuners fought a hard race with pack leaders...

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Willard is July Staff of the Month

Doug Willard

Doug Willard of CWI’s Information Technology Department has received the College’s monthly award.

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Ada County Campus – Due Diligence on Boise Property Update

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CWI has received the completed appraisal on the property at Main and Whitewater Park Boulevard in Boise.

Horticulture Club visits with Speedway fans

Street Teams In Overdrive

Horticulture Club visits with Speedway fans

It’s a busy week for the Street Teams; a quick turnaround from the Explore U.0 Event to the Meridian Speedway for more racing! The CWI Professional Truck Driving program will be leading the CWI pack this weekend with the Street Stock Class. However all programs and opportunities will be...

Street Team talking to students at the Micron building

Explore College at CWI

Street Team talking to students at the Micron building

CWI’s Street Team returns to campus this Wednesday for the Explore CWI event. The Street Team has been busy handing out hundreds of invitations to the community at all of the recent events and they are looking forward to seeing some familiar faces. With all of the conversations about...

False Advertising with the...Truth? Antibiotics, Milk & Animal Science

If you are like me, you’ve probably seen the (relatively) new milk commercials that have the 5 point promise...which is why of course it is the best…and you should buy it.  Now the claims may be true, but what they don’t tell you—It is also true of most of the milk...

President Glandon with Street Team members at Hawks

CWI Joins the Hawks For a Night

President Glandon with Street Team members at Hawks

The College of Western Idaho’s President, Bert Glandon, threw the first pitch of the night with the Street Team pitching free gifts to the crowd throughout the night at the Boise Hawks game against Everett’s Aquasox.  The Hawks provided some early excitement but failed to find...

Designer Babies

Designer babies..?  Pet dinosaurs..?  Most people would brush-off these ideas as mere science-fiction fantasies.  But let’s explore the possibilities---Are these technologies actually achievable and teetering on the cusp of reality? 

Even the most progressive...

Bogus Basin’s Annual Star Viewing Party Returns July 11

This Saturday (July 11), is the annual Bogus Basin star party, at the Nordic Lodge at Bogus Basin Ski Resort. The event commences at 7 p.m. with solar viewing (using CWI’s solar telescope amongst others) until around 9 p.m.  In the darkening twilight, Venus and Jupiter will make...

Street Team with Boise Hawks mascot

Upgrade to a Great Night at the Park

Street Team with Boise Hawks mascot

Street Teams lead off in perfect position at the ball park this week! Thursday will kick off a five-game home stand for the Boise Hawks against the Northwest League’s North Division leading Everett AquaSox with CWI’s President Bert Glandon throwing out the first pitch of the night!...

CWI Calculates New Approach to Remedial Math Instruction

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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Hot Temps and Cool Street Teams for Music Festival

Music Festival

The 2015 Boise Music Festival was hot, hot, hot with the best music Boise has seen since the River Festival line ups! It was triple digit heat but music lovers turned out by the thousands to enjoy the variety of music. CWI’s Street Teams were right in the middle of all the fun sharing...

CWI Internetworking Student Places Second in Nation

Lisette Baer secured a silver medal finish at the 51st-annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Louisville, Kentucky.

Instructor Leaves Legacy Through Learning

Basic Skills instructor Brendan Keating touched every person he met in some way. His family has established a way for his legacy to continue at CWI.

CWI Night at the Boise Hawks - Support Scholarships

For every ticket sold using the special offer code $2 will be donated to support CWI student scholarships.

Street Team at Music Festival

Upgrade U.O at Boise Music Festival

Street Team at Music Festival

The Boise Music Festival is turning up the heat with some big names in music at Expo Idaho June 27th with Shaggy, Gloriana, Nick Jonas and, Rob Thomas. Six stages round up every music genre, the carnival is back and, new this year is a kid zone, including a Family Variety stage; truly...

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