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CWI Closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

On Monday, Jan. 19, CWI will not hold classes and offices will be closed in observance of the holiday.

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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Major in Math

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As a member of the CWI mathematics department it likely comes as no surprise that I majored in math in college and graduate school.  When I meet new people the assumption that they make upon learning what I do for a living is probably not unlike the reaction that dentists get.  In...

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CWI Business Program Helps Former Homeless Man Transform His Life

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When Russ Keely stepped on CWI’s campus the summer semester of 2009, he was homeless, unemployed, couldn’t drive, divorced, dealing with sobriety, on probation, and penniless. “I was scared to flipping death when I stepped on campus. I wasn’t only unemployed, I was...

Writing Center Celebrates Record Growth

The CWI Writing Center provided 2,400 writing consultations with students this semester, which is a 23 percent increase from the spring.  

CWI Horticulture Program Achieves Landscaper Certification

The CWI Horticulture program is excited to announce it will offer a new course that includes the Qualified Water Efficient Landscaper certification.

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Political Science Faculty Publishes Book

Civil war interventions and their benefits book cover

CWI is celebrating Isaac Castellano who this month saw his book, Civil War Interventions and Their Benefits: Unequal Return, published.

CWI Hosts Art Contest Winners

This week CWI hosted a lunch to honor the three students selected as winners of the CWI Foundation’s annual holiday art contest.

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Former CWI Business Student Lands at Myers and Stauffer LC

Sephora (Law) Lewis

Sephora (Law) Lewis gave the student speech at College of Western Idaho’s (CWI) 2012 graduation ceremony where she received her Associate of Arts in Business. Earlier that week, she was already taking classes at Northwest Nazarene University (NNU), double majoring in both accounting and...

CWI Alum Publishes Children's Book

CWI is celebrating the success of an alumnus who has published her first children’s book, Zeezee Goes to the Duck Park.

Winter Holiday Hours Update

CWI offices will be closed Jan. 1.

CWI Supports Rake Up Events Again

Employees and students from CWI joined forces this month to clean up leaves at three houses through the annual Rake Up Boise and Nampa events.

Administrative Specialist Program Secures Intern Partnership

The CWI Administrative Specialist program is pleased to announce it has secured a new internship program with the United States Department of the Interior.

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Scofield is December Staff of the Month

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The monthly staff recognition has been awarded to Disability Services Advisor, Teri Scofield.

College of Western Idaho Trustees Sworn in, Officers Appointed

On Dec. 9, Stanley Bastian and Emily Walton were sworn in to their elected positions and Board officers were appointed.

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Biology 2 class invades the Smith Museum!

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Students from CWI’s Biology 2 class traveled to the Orma J. Smith Museum of Natural History in Caldwell this week to explore the biodiversity and evolution of organisms.

 

Students from CWI’s Biology 2 class traveled to the Orma J. Smith Museum of Natural History in Caldwell this week to explore the biodiversity and evolution of organisms.

- See more at: https://cwidaho.cc/blog/biology-2-class-invades-smith-museum#sthash.UqzE0MS9.dpuf

Mini-Grant Recipients Announced

Five applicants have been awarded mini-grants by the CWI Foundation.

CWI Foundation Announces Art Contest Winners

The winners of the annual student Holiday Art Contest have been selected.

CWI Facts at a Glance Updated

CWI’s Fall 2014 Facts at a Glance—a statistical overview of the College—is now available to view online.

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