Bert's Alerts—March 1, 2019
in the Spotlight
College of Western Idaho's Student Engagement team hosted a trip for #mightyCWI students to the Idaho Black History Museum, in Boise, on Wednesday, Feb. 27, in honor of Black History Month. "It was a great experience," said Tim Cornell, a Liberal Arts student. "For someone who has lived in Idaho my whole life, there are a lot of things I haven't looked into. Going to the Idaho Black History Museum was a great opportunity to explore Idaho's history."
News Highlights
CWI Night Takes the Ice
Thank you to all who supported CWI Night at the Idaho Steelheads on Friday, Feb. 22! The game, against the Tulsa Oilers, began with a ceremonial puck drop on the ice by College of Western Idaho (CWI) Professional Nursing student, Mike Tinker, his wife, Danielle, a 2016 graduate from the Professional Nursing program, and their boys, Jace and Brooks.
Congratulations to Denise Leon, a senior from Caldwell High School, who was awarded the $1,000 SCORE Big Scholarship. Enrollment Counselors, Eddie Villanueva and Heath Olson, drew ten additional names during the game for the SCORE Big 2.0 Scholarship giveaway. Each of the ten future students will receive a $500 scholarship.
“We were thrilled to give away $6,000 in scholarships to future CWI students at this event,” said Jeneé Snyder, Director of Financial Aid. “The SCORE Big Scholarship fund has grown tremendously since its creation just a few years ago, and this is exciting!”
The CWI section was full of future and current students, alumni, faculty, staff, and members of the CWI community. President Bert Glandon, members of the CWI Foundation, Financial Aid, Communications and Marketing, and Enrollment teams hosted all-star alumni in the CWI suite. Between quarters, the big screen showcased a video created by CWI student, Andrew Clark, while guests of the suite were spotted on the Zamboni, and Blue, the Idaho Steelheads mascot, greeted fans sporting a CWI backpack.
“This event brings great visibility and awareness to the opportunities available at CWI in a fun and engaging way,” said Assistant Vice President, Patrick Tanner. “It was wonderful to see our community being so supportive of our prospective, current, and former students.”
A big shout out to CWI staff members, Luis Caloca and Laurie Barone, for their efforts in promoting group ticket sales which raised more than $600! The funds, presented to the CWI Foundation by Idaho Steelheads Senior Account Executive, Steven Anderson, will go directly back to the SCORE Big Scholarship fund.
Join us this summer for CWI Night at the Boise Hawks—stay tuned for more information!
PTK President Selected as Rocky Mountain-Cascade Region Flag Bearer
College of Western Idaho’s Beta Sigma Pi Chapter President, Elizabeth Carter, was selected from all regional applicants as the Rocky Mountain-Cascade Region Flag Bearer for the 2019 International PTK Catalyst Conference. The Parade of State Flags and the Roll Call of States will be presented during the opening session of the conference. Carter was nominated by Dr. Yolonda Barnes and Dr. Liza Long, Beta Sigma Pi advisors.
“Elizabeth has shown great leadership over the past year as CWI’s PTK Honor Society President,” Dr. Barnes said. “We were happy to nominate her and are thrilled she is receiving this deserved recognition for her achievements. She was chosen from hundreds of community college students in our region! We are very proud!”
For more information about CWI’s Beta Sigma Pi Honor Society, contact Dr. Yolonda Barnes, yolondabarnes@cwi.edu, or Dr. Liza Long, lizalong@cwi.edu
Spring 2019 Transfer Fair
College of Western Idaho invites you to the Spring 2019 Transfer Fair! College and university representatives will be on-campus to discuss programs, majors, and transfer requirements. This one-day event will be held at two different campus locations:
Tuesday, March 5
9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Ada County Campus Pintail Center (APIN)
Student Commons
12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Nampa Campus Academic Building (NCAB)
First-floor lobby
For questions, please contact Brittney Hernandez at brittneyhernandez@cwi.edu or Erica Compton at ericacompton@cwi.edu in Student Advising and Success.
Local Entrepreneur Series Welcomes Joshua Adams
Join us Friday, March 8, from 11 a.m. to noon, at the Nampa Campus Academic Building in room 102/104, as the Local Entrepreneurs Series, presented by College of Western Idaho’s Business Department and Entrepreneurs Club, welcomes Joshua Adams to campus.
Adams has over 15 years of experience in his field, six of them as founder, CEO, and President of Paradigm Roofing Group – which has become the highest rated, fastest growing roofing company in the state with 35 employees and redefining what it means to be a home improvement contractor. Winning awards for customer service through Yelp, Angie's list, Home Advisor, and the Better Business Bureau, Paradigm is redefining the standards of their industry with a team of young, bright talent focused on the customer experience.
Visiting Artist Series Welcomes Idaho Shakespeare Festival
College of Western Idaho’s (CWI) Visiting Artist Series is proud to welcome the Idaho Shakespeare Festival (ISF) Shakespearience program to the Nampa Campus Academic Building (NCAB) Monday, March 11, from 7 – 8 p.m., to perform As You Like It, Shakespeare’s most romantic comedy. Having to flee the home of her uncle, Rosalind disguises herself as a man and brings along her cousin, Celia, and the clown, Touchstone. Taking refuge in the Forest of Arden, they find adventure and romance. Mistaken identity and disguise lead to revelations of honesty, truth, and the nature of love.
CWI’s Visiting Artist Series is made possible through a grant from Idaho Commission on the Arts, which is supported by National Endowment for the Arts. Visiting Artist Series events, featuring visual and performing artists, are free and open to the public. The performance is suitable for all ages and will be sign interpreted (ASL). An acting workshop, hosted by ISF, will follow the performance from 8 – 9 p.m. in NCAB 206.
Contact Brenda Fisher at 208.562.3351 or brendafisher@cwi.edu to learn more.
Flyer: Visiting Artist Series Welcomes Idaho Shakespeare Festival
Movie Night: On the Basis of Sex
In honor of Women’s History Month in March, College of Western Idaho’s Student Engagement team is hosting a movie night Thursday, March 14. Join us at the Nampa Campus Micron Education Center for a showing of the movie, “On the Basis of Sex”, a story about future Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, as she launches her career fighting for gender equality. Showtime is at 4 p.m. in room 1701. A discussion of the movie will follow beginning at 6 p.m.
Contact Amber Eubanks in Student Engagement at 208.562.2416 or ambereubanks@cwi.edu for more information.
Settlers of Catan Tournament—March 16
Join the Business and Entrepreneurship Club for fun, light refreshments, and prizes at their next Settlers of Catan Tournament Saturday, March 16.
The tournament, held at the Nampa Campus Academic Building from 1 – 6 p.m., will feature three rounds of play for all participants. Prizes for the tournament, sponsored by Phoenix Fire Games, will be awarded to the first and second-place winners. Admission is $10 for pre-registration and $12 at the door, paid by cash or check on-site.
Visiting Writer Series Welcomes Reema Zaman
College of Western Idaho’s English department Writers and Words Reading Series is bringing Storyfort to you! Join us as we welcome award-winning author, speaker, and actress, Reema Zaman, to the Nampa Campus Academic Building Thursday, March 21, at 7 p.m., for a reading of her memoir, I Am Yours, followed by a Q&A session.
Zaman, an award-winning author, speaker, and actress, was born in Bangladesh, raised in Hawaii and Thailand, and presently lives in Oregon. She is Oregon Literary Arts’ Writer of Color Fellow for 2018. Her essays have been published in The Guardian, The Rumpus, Narratively, SHAPE, VIDA, and elsewhere. She proudly partners with various organizations, like Girls Inc. and Literary Arts, to help empower diverse voices, both youthful and older, spanning cultures.
Her memoir, I Am Yours, published by Amberjack Publishing, was released in February 2019 and has received glowing reviews. Lidia Yuknavitch, New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Joan and fiction headliner at Storyfort 2018 writes, “My heart just burst into a thousand songs after reading I Am Yours by Reema Zaman. From the first word to the last, this story is phenomenal triumph of one woman's body and voice rising up and through a culture that would quiet her. Moving through experience and language without flinching, Zaman reminds us that to have a body is to bring a soul to life. A stunning debut."
This do not miss event, part of the Visiting Writer Series, is free and open to the public. Contact Malia Collins at maliacollins@cwi.edu for questions or to learn more.
2019 Juried Art Show
College of Western Idaho’s (CWI) Visual and Performing Arts Department is proud to be hosting the third-annual Juried Art Show. College and high school students across the Treasure Valley are invited to submit artwork. Selected works will be displayed in the CWI Art Gallery during the College’s annual Connections Project event, April 25, and will remain on display through early September. One artist’s work, selected by a juror, will receive the Connection’s Excellence Award and be honored during the awards ceremony. The selected artist will additionally receive a $100 prize.
Last year, the exhibition was honored to have John McMahon, the Artist Services Director for the Idaho Commission on the Arts and a professional artist, serve as juror. McMahon selected 17 works to be featured at the Connections Project event selecting “Til We Part Media”, a drawing of a swinging bench by Rheanna Danes, as the winner of the 2018 Juried Art Show.
Dan Scott, a professional artist and Art Department Chair at Boise State University, has been selected as the juror for this year’s Juried Art Show.
Artwork must be submitted by Friday, March 22. For full submission details please visit the Connection’s Project submissions page or email juriedartshow@cwi.edu with questions.
Mark your calendars for this year's Connections Project, April 25, 2019, at the Nampa Campus Academic Building from 3-8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
Writing the Novel Event
Storyfort and College of Western Idaho are proud to present Writing the Novel – an intimate conversation, reading, and novel-writing discussion with novelists, Jonathan Evison and Jamie Ford. Join us as we discuss their novels, Lawn Boy and Songs of Willow Frost, and explore the craft, process, grit, and art of assembling and delivering a quality novel.
Saturday, March 23, 2019
3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
MING Studios
Writing the Novel is a ticketed event, but free and open to all with a suggested donation of $10. Tickets are available online or at the door as space allows. The author’s novels, Lawn Boy and Songs of Willow Frost, are available for purchase at the CWI Bookstore located at the Nampa Campus Micron Education Center.
Lewis-Clark State College Transfer Event
College of Western Idaho (CWI) students are invited to attend Lewis-Clark State College’s (LCSC) Transfer Event, April 18 and 19, to explore various transfer opportunities. This free opportunity will provide students a customized experience based on their interests and will include overnight accommodations and transportation to LCSC from the Treasure Valley. Students will be responsible for the cost of three meals.
Sign up to attend the LCSC Transfer Event
Contact your Student Success Advisor or Brock Astle at jbastle@lcsc.edu or 208.859.3778 to learn more.
A Message from the Provost
I had the pleasure of visiting the Boise Area to begin the hunt for a new place to live and to attend the Board of Trustees Meeting on Tuesday, February 19. I want you to know how excited I am to begin my new adventure at CWI and to help you all continue and extend the great work you are doing to serve our students and the community.
I have had conversations with Dr. King about the initiatives of PrEP, ABC Learning, and the Eight-Week Term, and we will be bringing those initiatives to completion once I arrive in April. I support these initiatives, and I am committed to CWI providing students with education and service at the highest quality level. I believe that CWI is and will continue to be the community college leader in delivering quality education and training in the state of Idaho.
Once again, I am excited about the opportunity I have been given to join you. I look forward to your cooperation and support in this effort.
Denise
Logon Help Upgrade
IT will be performing an upgrade to College of Western Idaho’s (CWI) Logon Help website on March 7, 2019, during the re-occurring Servers/Storage/Data Center maintenance window. The CWI Logon Help site provides a convenient way to manage your user account. Once enrolled on the site, users can reset or change their password and unlock their account.
Changing your password will affect most CWI systems, including (but not limited to):
- Campus computers/laptops
- Colleague
- Blackboard
- Employee wireless
- myCWI employee portal
Once the upgrade is completed, IT will notify users via email to enroll in this service. Those previously enrolled must re-enroll to continue to access these services. To enroll, please visit the Logon Help website, click Enroll, and follow the steps outlined to enroll in the system.
For questions, or to report an issue after the upgrade, contact the IT Help Desk by submitting a Help Desk ticket, sending an email to helpdesk@cwi.edu, or by calling 208.562.3444.
Cybersecurity Awareness: Consumer Protection
National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW) is March 3–9. This annual event provides us with a great opportunity to learn about our rights as consumers and how to protect ourselves from things like fraud, scams, and identity theft.
All are encouraged to review the following information and resources:
NCPW Resource Page
NCPW Twitter Chats and Facebook Live Event
Protecting Your Privacy
Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks
Preventing and Responding to Identity Theft
Contact Mike Wilson at mikewilson@cwi.edu or 208.562.3193 with questions or for more information, and stay tuned for more tips and information on cybersecurity awareness in future issues of Bert’s Alerts.
