Bert's Alerts - February 24, 2017
In the Spotlight
College of Western Idaho (CWI) is excited to announce it is teaming up with Idaho Steelheads for CWI Game Night. CWI will be featured during the last regular home season game with a special CWI section and group ticket offer. The best part – $5 from every $15 ticket will be donated to support CWI students and dinner is included in the price of the ticket. Finally, the game will feature an on-ice presentation of the new SCORE Big Scholarship to be awarded to a future CWI student. Join the fun and get your ticket today:
Visit: www.igrouptix.com/idahosteelheads
Username: CWI
Password: STEELHEADS
News Highlights
New Scholarship Sponsored by Employee Giving
The response has been so positive towards employee giving at College of Western Idaho (CWI), the CWI Foundation has decided to establish a new scholarship funded solely by employees; the SCORE BIG Scholarship. The number one challenge for most students completing college is finances. At CWI, nearly 40 percent of the student body work more than thirty-one hours a week, while also attending class, to make ends meet. With the needs of students in mind, CWI is excited to help ease the financial burden for a future student with this $1,000 scholarship supported by the CWI family.
To accomplish, employee involvement is needed. Support can be given as a one-time gift or through ongoing payroll deduction. Together, a brand new scholarship can be funded to help a student start at CWI this fall. The scholarship will be awarded during CWI night at the Idaho Steelheads game on March 31.
In addition, another awesome way to support is through the Group Ticket program for the March 31 game. The Idaho Steelheads have partnered with CWI to donate $5 from every $15 CWI group ticket to the SCORE Big Scholarship. Plus the game ticket includes dinner.
This will be an awesome night to attend the last regular season home hockey game and support CWI’s amazing students.
How to Pledge:
Pledge a one-time gift or ongoing payroll deduction; only a $5 minimum required.
Visit cwi.edu/give and select CWI Employee for options. Please contact the Foundation Office, Mitch Minnette or Kathy Ohnsman, at 208.562.3100 or in suite 102 of the Nampa Campus Administration Building with questions.
Where to buy tickets:
Visit: www.igrouptix.com/idahosteelheads
Username: CWI
Password: STEELHEADS
$15 Includes Game Ticket and Dinner (hot dog, chips, Pepsi product).
$5 from every ticket will be donated to CWI Employee Scholarship fund.
CWI Speech and Debate Finds Success at Oregon State
College of Western Idaho (CWI) Speech and Debate continued the 2016-2017 competitive season with a second place Division III victory at the Oregon State University (OSU) Earl Wells Speakeasy, Feb. 18-19, in Corvallis, Oregon.
Fourteen students competed for CWI at the tournament in both speech and debate events, bringing home awards in both categories. Remington Grunewald, sophomore competitor and team debate leader, continued CWI’s undefeated streak in OSU’s Bad Interp special event. Focusing on humor and education, the event is designed to create pieces that intentionally break the rules of standard events. Remington’s victory marks the fourth competition in a row that CWI has entered and won the special event.
Following the OSU tournament, the CWI Speech and Debate team prepares for Pi Kappa Delta Nationals at Boise State University in March. This year’s event will feature over 70 schools from around the country and will serve as the final competition in the CWI Forensics 2016-2017 season.
CWI Transfer Fair Set for Feb. 28
College of Western Idaho (CWI) invites you to the Spring 2017 Transfer Fair. College and university representatives will be on campus to discuss their programs, majors, and transfer requirements. This one day event will serve two different campus locations:
Tuesday, Feb. 28
9:30-11:30 a.m.
Ada County Campus Pintail Center, Student Commons
1360 S. Eagle Flight Way, Boise, ID 83709
12:30-2:30 p.m.
Nampa Campus Academic Building, First Floor Lobby
5500 E. Opportunity Drive, Nampa, ID 83697
Please contact Brittney Hernandez (brittneyhernandez@cwi.edu) or Erica Compton (ericacompton@cwi.edu) with questions.
Connections Project Keynote Illustrates Global Connections in Boise
College of Western Idaho’s Connections Project is being held on April 27, 2017 at the Nampa Campus Academic Building. The Connections Project is an annual event that provides an opportunity for CWI and the surrounding community to make connections, educate others, and inspire innovation and creativity. This year, Angie Smith, the founder of Stronger Shines the Light Inside, will be the keynote speaker.
Stronger Shines the Light Inside is a photography project and exhibition that documents refugee resettlement in the US. In 2015, Smith received a grant from the City of Boise to create a large scale, public exhibition showcasing the portraits and interviews of refugees living in Idaho. In the fall of 2016, Stronger Shines the Light Inside was exhibited on the streets of downtown Boise for two months. A photo essay on the project was published in the New York Times Magazine, the New Republic and National Geographic. Smith was invited to the White House for a summit on successful resettlement practices throughout the US. She is currently expanding SSTLI to include additional cities throughout the US.
Smith was born in Eugene, Oregon and studied photography at Bard College in upstate New York. Currently Based in Los Angeles, Smith has worked as an editorial and fine art photographer, working for publications such as The New York Times Magazine, New Yorker, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, WIRED and Travel and Leisure. She has taught photo workshops for National Geographic in Ecuador, Florence, Barcelona, London and Paris.
Smith will be speaking at the Connections Project from 6-7 p.m. about her project and the value of making connections as a professional artist and community member.
To get involved in this year’s Connections Project, please visit cwi.edu/connections-project.
Horticulture Program Hosts Career Day
The College of Western Idaho (CWI) Horticulture program welcomed 20 horticulture and landscape industry employers to campus on Feb. 10 as part of the program’s Career Day event. Employers met with students in a semi-formal setting for three hours with the goal of finding student interns and well-qualified employees.
“It is great to come back to the program I graduated from and meet so many great students,” shared Mikel Kyle, CWI Horticulture program graduate and co-owner of LuckE 13 Landscapes. “Finding skilled employees is so important for my business. The Horticulture program does a great job of preparing their students to contribute to our industry at a high level.”
The students were able to network with industry professionals and find jobs and internships that that will keep them busy throughout summer. Several students have already followed-up and are securing internships and employment.
“The opportunity to meet so many successful professionals was awesome,” added CWI Horticulture student, Graham Knight. “It really puts the role the Horticulture Program serves by graduating quality students into the industry.”
“We really appreciate the industry support. Many of our students have successfully found jobs and internships through Career Day,” says CWI Horticulture instructor, Dan Schults. “It’s also exciting to see so many former students coming back now as successful professionals.”
The Career Day event is held annually and is open to the public. Please check the CWI Horticulture webpage for more information regarding the Horticulture Technology program. To stay connected with the CWI Horticulture, please email Dan Schults at danschults@cwi.edu to request a subscription to the CWI Horticulture Program Newsletter, Arbor, Forb and Flora.
Tech Talk: Archive Emails
On Feb. 28, College of Western Idaho’s (CWI) Information Technology Department will purge any emails on CWI’s exchange server more than five years old. After Feb. 28, emails older than five years will continue to be purged on a daily basis. To avoid losing old email, employees will need to archive them.
Read instructions on how to archive email. Employees can request assistance with archiving email by opening a Help Desk ticket:
Online https://helpdesk.cwi.edu/helpdesk
Email helpdesk@cwi.edu
Phone (208) 562-3444
Help Recognize Outstanding Faculty
The College of Western Idaho (CWI) Faculty Recognition Committee would like to remind employees that it is continuously accepting nominations for the monthly Faculty of Distinction award. Faculty, staff, students, and administrators are encouraged to nominate a faculty member that they feel is doing an outstanding job of meeting one or more of CWI’s Core Values:
- Acting With Integrity
- Serving All in an Atmosphere of Caring
- Sustaining our Quality of Life for Future Generations
- Respecting the Dignity of Opinions
- Innovating for the 21st Century
- Leaving a Legacy of Learning
Please submit nominations through the You Rock form. Please note, every field in the You Rock form does not need to be completed as nominees aren’t expected to necessarily meet every Core Value. Meeting one Core Value very well is sufficient.
