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"What do you want to be when you grow up?" Chances are the answer to this question has changed over the years. When was the last time you asked yourself that question? And do you know the answer?
Declare Your Major Week was created to motivate students into...
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The fair, set for Oct. 21, will focus on seasonal employment and jobs that may be ideal for students working their way through school.
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Oster Hernandez, an enrollment advisor at CWI, has received the monthly award.
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The lead faculty for CWI’s Connecting with Ideas classes, Kim Johanek, has been named Faculty of Distinction for October.
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On Thursday, Sept. 29, ISU and CWI introduced a program designed to encourage Idaho community college students to continue their education at ISU.
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The seasons have changed and it is time for the annual migration of monarch butterflies. After traveling hundreds of miles from their natal grounds, most of the monarchs living in the Western United States will spend the winter nestled in eucalyptus trees along the California coast. Those in the...
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Two CWI students spent their summer as part of a large-scale research effort to save Monarch butterflies from becoming endangered species.
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Phil started his CWI adventure as a Senior Accounts Receivable Specialist and is currently a Budget Analyst in the Business Office. He has an Associate of Arts in Visual Communication (Photography), a Bachelor of Science in Business Management, and is currently working on his MBA in Finance and...
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Dan Schults (Horticulture Technology) has been selected as the September Faculty of Distinction. Dan was nominated by a student who had, in part, the following to say about him:
“Dan is one of the most forward thinking people I have ever met. He instills values in his...
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A new handout has been created to highlight key components of CWI's comprehensive strategic plan for fiscal years 2018 to 2022.
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Numerous cultures will be represented at the CWI event on Oct. 8 through music, dancing, games, art, and demonstrations.
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College and university representatives will be on CWI’s campus to discuss their programs, majors, and transfer requirements.
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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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Idaho residents will have the opportunity to register to vote from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at four College of Western Idaho campus locations.
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CWI’s Department of Social and Human Relations is screening a film on the growing epidemic of heroin and opioid abuse across the country.
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College of Western Idaho (CWI) will be offering an information session for former ITT Technical students impacted by the institution’s recent closure. The session is intended to answer questions and share options that are available to these students through CWI. The information session...
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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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Students from CWI's English as a Second Language program are benefiting from grant funded bilingual picture dictionaries.