November Faculty of the Month: Ken Manship

Published: December 8, 2017

Ken Manship has been named the November 2017 Faculty of the Month. Manship graduated from Boise State University in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics for Secondary Education. In August  2014, he began work on a Masters in STEM Education with an emphasis in Computer Science, which he received August 2017. Manship’s number one career goal is to create and implement a top tier computer science transfer degree at College of Western Idaho. Manship started working at the College in August; however, he spent one year as adjunct faculty in the Math Solutions Center during the 2014-2015 academic year.

Manship also volunteer’s as a Guardian ad Litem for the Third District Guardian ad Litem Program in Canyon County – and outstanding organization that advocates for abused and neglected children.

For leisure Manship likes to hang out with his wife Jen, their two dogs, and two cats, Conkey and Bubbles. Additionally, he and his wife enjoy the outdoors. They try to hike, backpack, whitewater raft, or go camping in their travel trailer as much as possible.

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