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![Angie Wachter, Surgical Technology faculty](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/20140821_staff_ptefaculty_72.jpg?itok=le9tQzxE×tamp=1571176311)
College of Western Idaho (CWI) Surgical Technology faculty Angie Wachter has been published in the March edition of CTE Techniques magazine. The article addresses her work with Surgical Technology students to assist them with being successful and providing feedback on their education prior to...
![Group of students with FANUC Robotics as a Certified Education certificates.](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/mechatronics.jpg?itok=bF2JC0gt×tamp=1571176311)
The program has been credited by FANUC Robotics as a Certified Education training center.
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CWI's Beta Sigma Pi Chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society has received a “Distinguished Chapter” award.
![Susan Knights, Director of the Math Solutions Center at the Ada County Campus, is one of the many CWI employees who support the Wishing Well Fund through automatic payroll deduction. Susan Knights, Director of the Math Solutions Center](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/wishing_well_article_image.jpg?itok=rhm7w5Qm×tamp=1571176311)
This past year, the CWI Foundation was able to award six Wishing Well Fund applications.
![(Left to right): CWI Business Students of the Year: Jessica Hansen, Daniel Velez, and Audrey Waite.](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/busines_students_of_the_year.jpg?itok=kjm3q93N×tamp=1571176314)
CWI announces recipients of the fifth-annual Business Student(s) of the Year Award.
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Do Travertine Springs limit the distribution of an invasive mollusk in Eastern Idaho?
The answer appears to be “NO,” at least that’s how we see it today. Three CWI students will discuss this question, and their findings, when they present the results of their year-long...
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On May 5, CWI is inviting the community to explore the in-demand careers available through training in the CWI apprenticeship programs.
![CWI Scholarship Recipient and Liberal Arts Student Alicia Anderson CWI Student Alicia Anderson](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/img_6776_resized.jpg?itok=6Cxw6By6×tamp=1571176324)
Alicia Anderson, a Liberal Arts major, has been awarded the “LTH Don’t Give Up” Scholarship.
![CWI Scholarship Recipient and Nursing Student Christina Northrop CWI Student Christina Northrop and her son, Milo.](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/img_6568.1.jpg?itok=QGFI6QnM×tamp=1571176324)
Christina Northrop, who is starting in the CWI Nursing program, received the “LTH Don’t Give Up” Scholarship.
![CWI Seeks Public Comment on New Proposed Trustee Zone](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/cwi_trustee_zone_proposal.jpg?itok=rCZaWGqQ×tamp=1571176325)
College of Western Idaho’s (CWI) Board of Trustees reviewed options to comply with a new state law.
![Renee Watson](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/renee_watson-1.jpg?itok=fbWAArrR×tamp=1571176327)
College of Western Idaho (CWI) is happy to recognize Renee Watson as CWI’s Staff of the Month recipient for April.
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CWI’s first Business of Healthcare Symposium was filled as the audience learned about the business activities that are necessary to operate in the healthcare industries.
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College of Western Idaho’s (CWI) long-awaited art mural project has been officially unveiled. In a public ceremony on Thursday, April 14, the cover was pulled to reveal the College’s first public piece of art. The event, which was attended by nearly 100 people, took place in the...
![SkillsUSA student working on project](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/skillsusa_online.jpg?itok=RbwPWABW×tamp=1571176331)
CWI students earned 27 medals at the event, including 20 gold medals.
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College of Western Idaho (CWI) will celebrate the fourth issue of its student-run literary magazine, Basalt, with a launch party on Friday, April 29. The event will feature students reading their original fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Coffee and snacks will be available.
The free...
![CWI student Kara Hunter at the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America conference. CWI student Kara Hunter at the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America conference.](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/eche_online.jpg?itok=WY_mFnag×tamp=1571176333)
The CWI Early Childhood Education program sponsored an event at the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America state conference.
![Jeff Davis](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/jeffdavis_online.jpg?itok=2s883y9B×tamp=1571176333)
Music instructor Jeff Davis has been selected as CWI's Faculty of Distinction for April.
![(Left to right) Luis Caloca, Esmeralda Esquivel, Edith Gonzales, and Tomas Puga.](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/hhcct_online.jpg?itok=jlQOiJoP×tamp=1571176335)
As part of CWI’s participation the College presented Esmeralda Esquivel, a senior at Caldwell High School, with a $1000 scholarship.