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![CWI Employee Step Up Challenge begins June 12!](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/step-up-challenge-flyer_2017.jpg?itok=Ec6Uv_6C×tamp=1571175820)
The Culture and Employee Engagement Committee (CEEC) would like to announce its second annual Step Up Challenge! Beginning June 12, 2017 all employees are invited to challenge themselves and their co-workers to get as many steps as possible in the month of June. At the end of the month prizes...
![Joan Weddington, CWI Nursing faculty](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/weddington.jpg?itok=BX9jXmx_×tamp=1571175866)
CWI Nursing faculty member, Joan Weddington, earns Certified Nurse Educator Certification (CNE).
![Idaho Steelheads logo](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/idhao-steelheads-logo.jpg?itok=BsIcdzuq×tamp=1571175907)
CWI returns to the Steelheads for year four with a new SCORE Big Scholarship.
![Students at desk in the Nampa Campus Lobby](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/img_20150527_campuslife1_176.jpg?itok=DgyTDmjA×tamp=1571175920)
CWI will not hold classes, while all campus buildings, offices, and services will also be closed.
![Close up of the CWI Nampa Campus Academic Building](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/accreditation_online_2.jpg?itok=SfYhyr1Z×tamp=1571175920)
CWI is pleased to announce it has been granted initial accreditation by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.
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Through the partnership, CWI graduates can fully transition their associate degree into an online bachelor’s degree program at SNHU.
![Excelsior College logo](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/excelsior_online.jpg?itok=tsFJlqug×tamp=1571175928)
Under the agreement, CWI graduates can maximize their credits toward a bachelor’s degree program at the private, nonprofit, online college.
![Students on computers at One Stop Student Services](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/img_20160519_stu_campuslife_0226.jpg?itok=Xpek8mk4×tamp=1571175931)
There are currently over 30 scholarship opportunities available to students in CWI’s academic and career-technical programs.
![Consul Ramirez and David Shellberg talking in classroom](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/img_4834.1.jpg?itok=ad8yDtDr×tamp=1571175957)
On Dec. 9, the Consul of Mexico presented CWI with a $10,000 contribution that will help support scholarships for Hispanic students.
![Megan Carter, taking pictures in the city](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/megan_carter_photo.jpg?itok=KoZSTX2E×tamp=1571175959)
Megan Carter, with CWI’s Student Services team, has been named Staff of the Month for December.
![Snow on ground in front of the Nampa Campus Academic Building](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/15391281_10154115439375418_8793998075104093200_o.jpg?itok=gsN6388W×tamp=1571175959)
The College's buildings and services will be closed Dec. 23-26 and Jan. 2.
![Photo courtesy: Robert Allen Photo courtesy: Robert Allen](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/photo_courtesy_-_robert_allen.jpg?itok=MivDuJUW×tamp=1571175963)
A Monarch butterfly—raised at College of Western Idaho from a caterpillar—is making history in the Pacific Northwest scientific community.
![Patrick Tanner, Assistant Vice President of Enrollment and Student Services](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/tanner_patrick2.jpg?itok=0WuhhfLj×tamp=1571175965)
CWI has named Patrick Tanner its Assistant Vice President of Enrollment and Student Services.
![Metal Christmas tree, Idaho, and Snowflake artwork for Capital Christmas Tree](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/dsc_9411.jpg?itok=pMPtZw1h×tamp=1571175971)
An Idaho inspired, one-of-a-kind work of art is in Washington D.C. for the holidays thanks to a partnership forged between a pair of Treasure Valley organizations.
![Goran Fazil (left) was selected for the Boise Art Museum’s Idaho Triennial. Goran Fazil (left) was selected for the Boise Art Museum’s Idaho Triennial.](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/img_20140414_art_296lab_34.jpg?itok=pC1_cquu×tamp=1571175971)
Goran Fazil was recently selected to participate in the Boise Art Museum’s Idaho Triennial.
![(Left to right) Sharon Tennent, Teri Thaemert, and Suzanne Wolfkiel (Left to right) Sharon Tennent, Teri Thaemert, and Suzanne Wolfkiel](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/bsd_speakers_4.jpg?itok=E75deVyE×tamp=1571175978)
A group of CWI students recently had a special learning opportunity thanks to a guest presentation from three Boise School District educators.
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The CWI Media Club and Entrepreneurship Club will be providing professional headshots to employees, students, and the public for just $10.
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Mary Niland and Mark Dunham were each re-elected, while C.A. “Skip” Smyser was elected to his first term on the Board.