Bert's Alerts - January 22, 2016
In the Spotlight
The College of Western Idaho (CWI) Bookstore has announced its Special of the Week for Jan. 25-29. The Bookstore will offer 25 percent off school supplies, in-store only. Visit cwi.edu/bookstore for location details and hours of operation.
News Highlights
CWI Heads to Capitol for Education Week
College of Western Idaho (CWI) will be presenting next week at the Capitol Building for Education Week during the 2016 Legislative Session. CWI President Dr. Bert Glandon will join the presidents of College of Southern Idaho and North Idaho College for joint presentations to the House and Senate Education Committees. Dr. Glandon will conclude the week with a presentation to the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee. Visit http://idahoptv.org/insession/leg.cfm to watch all of the presentations:
Jan. 25, 9 a.m. – House Education Committee presentation
Jan. 25, 3 p.m. – Senate Education Committee presentation
Jan. 26, 10:15 a.m. – Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee
Welker Elected to International Committee
College of Western Idaho (CWI) faculty, Joe Welker, has been selected to serve on a committee with global influence. In the fall, Welker was elected to serve on the International Committee for Business-Industry Relations for the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). According to its website, ACBSP is a leading specialized accreditation association for business education supporting, celebrating, and rewarding teaching excellence.
The committee Welker is serving on studies changes and trends in business practices and makes recommendations to member institutions concerning the improvement of business curriculum and to the Council regarding standards appropriate to ensuring improvement in business education. The Committee also promotes ACBSP as a major source of expertise in business education to its member institutions, assists member institutions in establishing advisory boards or councils, and acts as a clearinghouse for business and government internships for students and faculty of ACBSP member institutions.
Please join in congratulating and encouraging Joe in his election.
Input Needed for Employee Communication Survey
Results from College of Western Idaho’s (CWI) 2015 Employee Satisfaction Survey identified institutional communication as an area needing improvement. CWI’s Human Resources Advisory Committee (HRAC) is tasked with providing recommendations based on the employee survey. The HRAC has developed a short survey for faculty and staff to help make a recommendation on the College’s short-and long-term communication strategy related to employees.
All employees are encouraged to take a few minutes to complete this four question survey to help finalize the HRAC’s recommendation. Responses are anonymous. The survey will be open through Friday, Jan. 29.
Thank you for providing feedback to help make CWI a great place to work.
Valuable to the Core Reintroduced
College of Western Idaho’s (CWI) Culture and Employee Engagement Committee (CEEC) is excited to announce the ‘Valuable to the Core’ initiative is being reintroduced with a new look. The initiative was created to help employees celebrate peers through recognition, awareness, and the core values of the College. The CEEC is leading a new push to honor employees through the program.
The process to recognize employees is easy. There are ‘Valuable to the Core’ banners hanging in building workrooms and breakrooms. Located under the banner are ‘Recognize a Rock Star’ nomination cards. Employees may recognize a peer by completing a nomination card. There are also envelopes containing stars pertaining to each core value. Simply find the star that relates to the core value the employee exemplifies and fill it out. Hang the star around the banner to display how awesome those individuals are.
Every quarter, the CEEC will collect stars from all campus locations. The stars will be drawn at random for six employees to have lunch with CWI President Bert Glandon. Moving forward, ‘Valuable to the Core’ nominations will also help select faculty and staff of the month honorees.
Please join us in recognizing the amazing faculty and staff at CWI. Please contact the CEEC at ceec@cwi.edu with any questions.
Sharing in Bert's Alerts
Each semester at College of Western Idaho (CWI) means the return of a number of wonderful activities occurring throughout the College. The Marketing and Advancement Department encourages employees to share these happenings through Bert’s Alerts. Activities may include events, recognition of employees and students, changes in processes or policies that affect employees, or simply letting peers know what is going on in departments or campus locations.
Bert’s Alerts requests can be submitted through Help Desk, by selecting “Marketing” under the Request Type drop down menu. Bert’s Alerts is distributed every Friday and the deadline for submitting content is end of day Thursday. Please direct all questions regarding Bert’s Alerts to communications@cwi.edu.
