Bert's Alerts—Aug. 10, 2018
News Highlights
2018 College Address
Plan to attend College of Western Idaho’s (CWI) 2018 State of the College Address, Aug. 13, at the Nampa Civic Center. President Bert Glandon will share college highlights and accomplishments from the previous year and introduce the opportunities ahead for CWI. It is exciting times in higher education and #mightyCWI is positioned to make a significant impact on students and the communities we serve. I encourage you to think about your contribution to our “mightiness” and keep in mind it’s everyone that collectively makes us mighty.
In-service week and the annual fall address serves as a great time to gather together, recharge, and fire up for a new academic year!
Following the President’s Address, employees are encouraged to stay as faculty and staff will be recognized and honored for their service and dedication.
Schedule:
7:30 a.m. Breakfast
8:20 a.m. State of the College Address – President Bert Glandon
9:10 a.m. State of Higher Education and Community College – Dr. Pam Cox-Otto, Interact
10:10 a.m. Employee Awards and Recognition
11:00 a.m. Executive Session – Dr. Pam Cox-Otto, Interact (South Banquet Room)
Faculty Senate Meeting (Central Banquet Room)
Noon New Faculty Luncheon (North Banquet Room)
1:30 p.m. New Faculty Orientation (South Banquet Room)
INBRE Students Win Third Place
Congratulations to College of Western Idaho (CWI) INBRE students, Misha Keen and Janelle Rodriguez, who won third place in the INBRE Scholars category for their work with Dr. Suzanne Oppenheimer titled “The Influence of Hatha Yoga, Age, and Gender on Cortisol Levels”.
CWI INBRE students represented themselves, the College, and their mentors in the best possible light. Work done was made possible by an Institutional Development Award (IDeA) from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under Grant #P20GM103408. The students earned $1,000 for two weeks of full-time work, from May 21 to June 1, 2018, through the Idaho INBRE Research Program.
Thank you to all this summer’s INBRE scholars and fellows!
Scholars:
Hugo Napoles, Misha Keen, Joanna Beck, Allison Dockery, Ethan Hardy, Janelle Rodriguez, Cindy Bordenkircher and Kim Bahruth.
Fellows:
Jordan Hawley, Julie Wagner
Student Club and Organization Trainings
Student club and organization trainings are about to begin!
Open Enrollment for student clubs and organizations looking to begin or reactivate will begin Aug. 20 and continue for the first five weeks of the semester. Trainings began earlier this month meaning some clubs and organizations will be fully activated by the first day of school!
Important changes to consider:
- You must RSVP for the training you will attend. If a training does not have anyone signed up two business days in advance, it will be cancelled!
- Club advisors must attend a training (advisor training will be separate from student officer training).
- Clubs must have two officers attend the student officer training.
- Clubs are required to have four officers to be active.
- Students will not be able to hold more than one officer role, but may be an active member in as many organizations as they would like. This does not apply to Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) or Speech and Debate.
Sign up for training:
Barnes Certifies to Teach Leadership Curriculum
Congratulations to Dr. Yolonda Barnes, Assistant Professor in College of Western Idaho’s Administrative Specialist program and advisor for the Beta Sigma Pi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, who recently became a certified instructor of Phi Theta Kappa's Leadership Development Studies curriculum.
Barnes was among 22 North American participants who successfully completed the Leadership Faculty Certification session in Jackson, Mississippi, July 9-11, 2018. During the training, participants learned how the Leadership curriculum employs five distinct learning methodologies proven effective in leadership development for students while discovering best practices for implementation. Barnes looks forward to collaborating and designing this renowned leadership program for CWI’s Honor Society.
Faculty of Distinction—June 2018
Sherry Matthews has been named College of Western Idaho’s (CWI) Faculty of Distinction for June 2018. Matthews earned her B.A. in Visual Arts and minor in Anthropology and Sign Language from Boise State University in 2012. Following graduation, she started teaching American Sign Language (ASL) at Boise State in 2012 and was able to join the CWI team as a tutor in the spring of 2013. In 2015, she was hired as a full-time instructor at the College where she currently teaches Sign Language Studies.
Matthews is a mentor for deaf children and adults, an active member of the Idaho Association of the Deaf (IAD), and an associate member and current president of Idaho’s local chapter of the ASL Teachers Association, and CWI’s ASL Club advisor.
As an artist, Matthews enjoys video, sculpture, charcoal, and paintings related to deaf culture and has donated several pieces to libraries and schools. In her words, she is a “DeVIA artist”. She has created video and art pieces that are displayed locally and her work is used in classrooms in other regions. Her passion is for teaching and educating others about deaf culture, and her natural language ASL. “The more people I teach, the more people the deaf community have to communicate with,” she said.
Her current goals are to continue working on her master’s degree in Deaf Studies and complete her book, which she plans to use in the classroom. Long-term, she would like to have a house where she can adopt deaf children providing them access to a full language and loving deaf family. She would also like to have a huge shop behind her house where she can create art and learn to weld.
Matthews enjoys road trips to “anywhere”, meeting new people, and listening to their life stories. She enjoys simple things, serving the community, working on family history, and learning about different cultures.
Faculty of Distinction – July 2018
Michelle Mahoney has been named College of Western Idaho’s (CWI) Faculty of Distinction for July 2018. Mahoney has been with the College since 2010, when she began as an Adjunct Instructor in Communication. Prior to higher education, she worked in the communication field as a television anchor/reporter, a radio morning show reporter, and as a public relations professional.
“This truly is my dream job—a place where I can use my creativity and experience to guide students on their path in media and communication fields,” she said. “I am truly honored to be part of the CWI team. I get to work with amazing people.”
Mahoney is currently in the process of moving the Media Arts program to the Canyon County Center, where the new degree program will have a studio and audio-recording booth.
In addition to helping grow the Media Arts program, Mahoney has been instrumental in forging community partnerships, including with KIVI Channel 6, and oversees the internship program. Additionally, she is the Media Club Co-Advisor and serves on the General Education Subcommittee and the Media Arts Technical Advisory Committee.
In her free time, she loves to travel with her family. She and her husband, Matt, have two children – Finn, 15, and Kate, 13. She also enjoys yoga and listening to audio books on her daily commute.
