The College of Western Idaho (CWI) Foundation, along with the Scholarship and Grants Committee, recently approved seven Wishing Well Fund applications for 2017-2018. Thanks to the generosity of employees and the support of community partners, nearly $7,000 in funding was awarded to directly benefit programs or departments at the College.
The Wishing Well Fund, established in 2015, was created to support small items and student learning opportunities not typically funded through department budgets. The funding is intended for resources and activities that enhance student development and learning experiences, but are not deemed necessary.
“It’s exciting that these grant opportunities exist for our students at CWI,” said Andrea Schumaker, Department Chair for Physical and Agricultural Sciences at the College and one of this year’s Wishing Well Fund recipients. “I am excited to have the funds to move forward with something that will provide agricultural educational experiences while helping to feed our CWI community!”
2017-2018 Wishing Well Awards:
Law Enforcement
• $313 to purchase a camcorder and tripod to record classes and training exercises
• $610 to purchase challenge coins for program graduates
Biological Sciences
• $1,500 to purchase protein modeling materials and kits
• $1,190 to purchase a bird bath, habitat certification sign, and monarch interpretive sign for the Native Plant
Garden located at the Nampa Campus Academic Building
• $1,161 to purchase You Plus the World kits to use in Making Sense of the Micro-Biotic-Me (MMBS 106) course
Physical and Agricultural Sciences
• $1,466 to build a campus garden and hold an outreach event
Visual and Performing Arts
• $730 to purchase materials and safety equipment to build and run a portable foundry