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![Student Leadership Award Nominations Open](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/2023-24_student_leadership_award_nominations_-_untitled_page.jpeg?itok=Tc1Wk4Sd×tamp=1705960658)
You have until Tuesday, March 14, to nominate a student to be recognized at this year's 2024 Student Leadership Banquet in April.
![Two people at a laptop Two people at a laptop](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/img_20231218_mkt_onestopshoot_145.jpg?itok=x4q2snU6×tamp=1704487292)
Student Advising & Success will be hosting two-days of drop-in advising sessions that are designed to help you register for classes or ask a quick question.
![Students sit at a club booth](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/img_7372.jpg?itok=yvMcBtPY×tamp=1692643878)
Looking to start a student club on campus? Get started today!
![Students outside of a campus building](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/_lma9854.jpg?itok=NIdWw4B7×tamp=1628795822)
Start fall semester off with a bang, and plan to join us for some great food, fun, and new CWI swag.
![Amber Eubanks from Student Affairs getting ready to join a virtual event on her home computer.](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/virtual_events_2.jpg?itok=HenExzMD×tamp=1585340444)
Social distance doesn't mean we can't connect! Join Student Affairs as they host various virtual events designed with YOU in mind.
![School supply drive benefits families in the Treasure Valley, donating nearly 300 items.](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/school_supply_drive_0.jpg?itok=Vc-yPo90×tamp=1571175572)
School supply drive benefits families in the Treasure Valley, donating nearly 300 items.
![Fire School](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/fire.training.1.jpg?itok=Ll-JMzd1×tamp=1571175833)
Under a cloudless sky, rookie wildland firefighters feverishly dug a fire line as a wall of flames approached.
The flames were fictitious, created with long lines of red spray paint in a field north of the Nampa Campus Academic Building at the College of Western Idaho (CWI). The exercise...
![Landscape of trees,river and sky](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/fy14019_07_6681_2_3_tonemappedprint.jpg?itok=e-1julhF×tamp=1571175948)
College of Western Idaho’s (CWI) Biology 2 (Biodiversity & Evolution) class is going native! Join other adventurous students for a three week immersion experience studying the biodiversity and evolution of living organisms at the University of Idaho Field Campus (UIFC) in the beautiful...
![Students using buckets and drum heads in music class. Students using buckets and drum heads in music class.](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/img_4044.1.jpg?itok=qrsegEBl×tamp=1571175957)
As a Wishing Well Fund awardee, Jeff Davis is using budget-friendly items to creatively teach music at CWI.
![Monarch Research Project at CWI Monarch Research Project at CWI](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/img_2797.1.jpg?itok=lqLvcbAN×tamp=1571176004)
Under CWI student Vance McFarland’s watchful eye, more than 50 Monarch Butterflies are ready for a long migration journey.
![Karen Strickler, a Parma resident and CWI biology instructor](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/dscf5615a.jpg?itok=WaMl6nQU×tamp=1571176008)
On Oct. 1, CWI students and faculty joined a group of citizen scientists gathered at the confluence of the Snake and Boise Rivers to monitor water quality.
![2016 Summer Research Symposium at Boise State University 2016 Summer Research Symposium at Boise State University](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/image_c_-_img_1945.1.jpg?itok=QbnYEZ6f×tamp=1571176019)
Seven Biology students had the opportunity to spend their summer vacations in the field researching birds, butterflies, and freshwater mollusks.
![Osprey Research Project near Lake Cascade, Idaho Osprey Research Project near Lake Cascade, Idaho](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/img_9827.1.jpg?itok=VyvfhzqL×tamp=1571176021)
Three students and a CWI biology instructor had the opportunity to get up-close and very personal with osprey—all in the name of science.
![Monarch Butterfly Conservation Project at Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge Monarch Butterfly Conservation Project at Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/monarch_img_9607_10.jpg?itok=99FYZMLH×tamp=1571176026)
Two CWI students spent their summer as part of a large-scale research effort to save Monarch butterflies from becoming endangered species.
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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...
![Group of students from the Entrepreneurs and Exercise and Health Science clubs.](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/exercisescience_online.jpg?itok=YZGhGWKX×tamp=1571176433)
Students with CWI’s Entrepreneurs and Exercise and Health Science clubs recently took part in a memorable trip to Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Designer babies..? Pet dinosaurs..? Most people would brush-off these ideas as mere science-fiction fantasies. But let’s explore the possibilities---Are these technologies actually achievable and teetering on the cusp of reality?
Even the most progressive...
![Dental Students at desk at Mom's Dental care day](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/img_0052.jpg?itok=3mJZfD4u×tamp=1571176503)
The CWI Certified Dental Assisting program volunteered to help provide free dental care to 35 women.
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