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![Fall 2017 Transfer Fair](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/transfer_fair.jpg?itok=U-DOgDAT×tamp=1571175765)
The College of Western Idaho (CWI) invites you to the Fall 2017 Transfer Fair!
![2017 CollegeTREK participants 2017 CollegeTREK participants](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/9-updated1.jpg?itok=5mI3ihdK×tamp=1571175741)
College of Western Idaho's (CWI) first-ever CollegeTREK was a huge success!
![CARLEY PICKETT CWI Student Carley Pickett](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/carley_pickett.jpg?itok=uKLmjns0×tamp=1571175767)
Microbiology teaches us about bacteria, viruses, vectors, environments, etc. Seeing them in a textbook is one thing but seeing the theory of microbiology come to life in a real situation is another. Recently, a company called Verily has come up with a plan to introduce bacteria into male...
![College of Western Idaho alumna Leticia Camacho speaks during a science symposium at Boise State University on Aug. 11.](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/1_0.jpg?itok=_zGBSOWt×tamp=1571175769)
The mention of bed bugs causes most people to cringe, but College of Western Idaho (CWI) alumna Leticia Camacho, had a group of fellow scientists laughing as she played a YouTube video of bed bug grooming behavior.
Camacho was among a number of CWI students and alumni who presented their...
![Student Advising and Success](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/advising.jpg?itok=1RlUzmyN×tamp=1571175769)
College of Western Idaho (CWI) has made some exciting changes over the summer with the new Student Advising and Success unit.
![CWI Assessment and Testing Services](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/cwi_white_whitetancompass_2.jpg?itok=uXsJ48Pt×tamp=1571175772)
College of Western Idaho (CWI) Assessment and Testing Services are currently in a period of heavy placement testing while preparing for the fall semester.
![College of Western Idaho will help students and community members connect with job opportunities with a job fair on Friday, Sept. 22.](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/fall_job_fair.jpg?itok=g92NjWGW×tamp=1571175772)
College of Western Idaho (CWI) will help students and community members connect with job opportunities during a job fair on Friday, Sept. 22.
![CWI Psi Beta Chapter Wins Award](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/psi_beta.jpg?itok=WnHbW_j_×tamp=1571175769)
The College of Western Idaho (CWI) Chapter of Psi Beta was winner of the Chapter of Excellence award for the 2016-2017 academic year.
![Food trucks will be on campus Monday through Thursday, from approximately 10 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/19875346_1583992578337888_3334515126660484214_n.jpg?itok=sZBhh3x1×tamp=1571175775)
College of Western Idaho (CWI) is joining forces with the Southern Idaho Food Truck Association (SIFTA) to provide the CWI Community a new option for mid-day food service.
![College of Western Idaho President Bert Glandon delivered the 2017 State of the College Address to hundreds of faculty, staff, and students on Aug. 16 at the Nampa Civic Center.](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/bert.jpg?itok=WCiJ5jxE×tamp=1571175778)
Watch a recording of CWI President Bert Glandon’s 2017 State of the College Address.
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On Aug. 24, College of Western Idaho (CWI) Workforce Development (WD) is inviting the community to explore the in-demand careers available through training in the CWI apprenticeship programs. The College will...
![Instructor and students looking at plumbing equipment](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/hvac-023.jpg?itok=y1r7J2wB×tamp=1571175780)
College of Western Idaho (CWI) is working to change how and where apprenticeships are made available.
![Nampa Campus Micron Center for Professional Technical Education parking lot Nampa Campus Micron Center for Professional Technical Education parking lot](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/nmpt.jpg?itok=SLfPci0F×tamp=1571175780)
Areas of the Nampa Campus Micron Center (NMPT) parking lot will be closed for sealcoating and restriping Aug. 13 and 18-20.
![A group of students and faculty from College of Western Idaho (CWI) at the 2017 Idaho INBRE* Statewide Research Conference.](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/inbre_2.jpg?itok=DIyzOUfu×tamp=1571175780)
A group of students and faculty from College of Western Idaho (CWI) recently attended the 2017 Idaho INBRE* Statewide Research Conference.
![Sarahi Cardoza poses for a photo in the College of Western Idaho library on May 31, 2017 in Nampa, Idaho. Cardoza's involvement in CWI's CLEP program was a launching pad for her college career.](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/clep.cardoza.jpg?itok=ouDY7Lx9×tamp=1571175782)
Two hours into her shift at a salsa factory in Mexico, Sarahi Cardoza sat watching the empty glass jars rattle their way to her filling station — when the machine malfunctioned and exploded.
“They (co-workers) thought I died since all of the salsa just hit me and it...
![Dondi Black of Boise, raced across the wet ground through knee high grass to catch the elusive butterfly](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/monarch1.jpg?itok=4TMNU7-Y×tamp=1571175788)
As a monarch butterfly launched from a milkweed plant to take flight, Dondi Black of Boise, raced across the wet ground through knee high grass, with an aerial net in hand, in pursuit at Roswell Marsh near Parma on July 28.
The elusive butterfly escaped, but Black’s mother, Frankie...
![CWI One Stop Student Services](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/one_stop_photo.jpg?itok=21CCuNSy×tamp=1571175785)
College of Western Idaho (CWI) has made some exciting changes over the summer to improve access to student services at the College. The new and improved registration system has been optimized to provide students with the flexibility they need to register for classes and get the advice they need...