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CWI Alumni Heather Griffin, Advanced EMT, 2011

Life-changing Experience Into a Lifesaving Career

CWI Alumni Heather Griffin, Advanced EMT, 2011

Growing up, Heather Griffin never imagined she would be working from a mobile office while saving lives. And yet that is exactly what she does. A paramedic with Life Flight Network, she travels from Oregon to Utah and all points in between. Dispatched to...

CWI Foundation Art Contest Winners Named

The winners have been announced for the CWI Foundation’s annual Holiday Art Contest, which this year was themed: What Does Education Give You?

CWI Alumni Amber Shoopman, History, 2013

Writing Her Own History

CWI Alumni Amber Shoopman, History, 2013

Without a doubt, Amber Shoopman has done a little bit of everything. Once quiet and very reserved, the College of Western Idaho (CWI) alumnae now spends her time interacting with a variety of people and presenting at conferences in large cities. Although she has come a long way from where she...

Art Contest to Showcase CWI Talent

The CWI Foundation is accepting entries for its annual student and alumni art contest through Nov. 2.

Workforce Development Alumni Ken Silvers, Medical Assistant, 2014

How CWI Prepped This Veteran for Career Success

Workforce Development Alumni Ken Silvers, Medical Assistant, 2014

It took a while, but Ken Silvers is finally on a career path that he says makes a difference. After delivering medical supplies to a number of Treasure Valley clinics and hospitals for nearly a decade, Ken decided it was time to do something else. After saving enough money to pay for the classes...

CWI Alumni/Student Karee Wilson, Liberal Arts/Nursing

Determined to be More Than a Statistic

CWI Alumni/Student Karee Wilson, Liberal Arts/Nursing

Ever since Karee Wilson was a little girl, she wanted to be a nurse. Born into a family of people who have chosen health care as a profession, becoming a nurse was a natural step. Things were going according to plan, but then life took her a little off track. She found out she was going to...

CWI Alumni Morgan Harris, Psychology, 2014

Why This Ph.D-Bound Alum Chose CWI

CWI Alumni Morgan Harris, Psychology, 2014

When Morgan Harris completed high school, it wasn’t a question of whether she would attend college or not—it was simply a matter of where. Between being homeschooled and attending a private school in Garden City, she graduated with a 3.8 grade point average. Being an athlete with...

CWI Alumni Davianne Astley, Biology-Healthcare, 2015

How one Scholarship Changed a Life

CWI Alumni Davianne Astley, Biology-Healthcare, 2015

Davianne Astley is proof that scholarships work. The College of Western Idaho (CWI) alumna says if it weren’t for a scholarship she received from the CWI Foundation, she would not be where she is today....

CWI Alumni Jose Nava, Applied Accounting, 2012

How a One-Day Assignment Turned into a Full-Time Job

CWI Alumni Jose Nava, Applied Accounting, 2012

When Jose Nava started his studies at the College of Western Idaho (CWI), he had no idea an accounting class assignment would lead him to an office with a view along the interstate in Nampa. Today he is doing a job he enjoys in a profession he loves. It’s a far cry from where he once was,...

Alumni Help Shape the Future at CWI

Graduates recently returned to CWI to give their input on what will become the Alumni Connection.

CWI Graduate Receives Award from President Obama

A recent graduate from CWI is being honored with a national recognition that is a first for Idaho.

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