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![College of Western Idaho logo](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square/public/blog_tax/image/news_category_default_sq_0.jpg?itok=m8Ms7yq9)
College of Western Idaho (CWI) is launching an Entrepreneurial Strategy class this fall. This is a hybrid course designed for students pursuing a career in entrepreneurship or anybody that aspires to turn ideas into reality. You will get the opportunity to meet successful local business owners...
![SkillsUSA students with their awards](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/preparedspeech2.jpg?itok=8v6fCoV5×tamp=1571176096)
A group of CWI students and recent graduates also won medals in a school record five events.
![CWI Alumni and Scholarship Recipient Steve Silva, 2016 CWI Alumni and Scholarship Recipient Steve Silva, 2016](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/img_9333.1_2_1280x853.jpg?itok=QJyWTbko×tamp=1571176278)
For CWI alum Steve Silva, a chance encounter turned into a golden opportunity when he decided to get involved with SkillsUSA.
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CWI will not hold classes and all campus buildings, offices, and services will be closed.
![CWI Alumnae Shawn Gayner, 2016 CWI Alumnae Shawn Gayner, 2016](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/img_9414.1.jpg?itok=3LJOsuEg×tamp=1571176282)
Shawn Gayner, who graduated from CWI in May, is one of 30 students in the nation selected to attend Dartmouth College as a Veterans Posse Scholar.
![CWI Student and Scholarship Recipient Libna Luevanos CWI Student and Scholarship Recipient Libna Luevanos](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/img_8371.1.jpg?itok=_tdBc7rR×tamp=1571176287)
When Libna Luevanos graduated from Boise High School in 2014 she wasn’t sure what would happen next. Her parents wanted her to work. She wanted to learn. Always fascinated with science and the human body, she was exposed to forensics in high school and thought criminal justice may be a...
![CWI Student and Scholarship Recipient Andrew Barrios CWI Student and Scholarship Recipient Andrew Barrios](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/img_8335_x.jpg?itok=yt8rRLBp×tamp=1571176289)
CWI student Andrew Barrios admits he was once heading down the wrong path. Now he is a self-driven individual and has turned his life around.
![CWI Student and Scholarship Recipient Liz Driml CWI Student and Scholarship Recipient Liz Driml](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/img_3084.12.jpg?itok=UbPeaokG×tamp=1571176289)
Liz Driml's goal of obtaining a GED quickly turned into the goal of earning a two-year degree at CWI.
![Casey Bosse, CWI student with his cell phone](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/bosse_casey.jpg?itok=NLv9Gh8A×tamp=1571176292)
Casey Bosse created a video using his cell phone that won the top honor for community college student submissions.
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CWI will host a week long donation drive, June 13-17, to help support the local organization.
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CWI students and alumni helped prepare over 200 individual income tax returns this spring.
![CWI student Dallas Hulsey helps assemble flags for the Eagle Field of Honor. CWI student Dallas Hulsey helps assemble flags for the Eagle Field of Honor.](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/eaglefield_online.jpg?itok=dzpeeVPO×tamp=1571176301)
The student group has partnered with the Eagle Field of Honor for the past three years to host the CWI Patriot Range.
![Business Professionals of America receiving awards](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/statebpa_online_0.jpg?itok=V6spuLvl×tamp=1571176301)
CWI students earned one gold medal, three runner-up finishes, and a third-place award at the Business Professionals of America National Conference.
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CWI's Beta Sigma Pi Chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society has received a “Distinguished Chapter” award.
![(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.
![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.
![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.