Bert's Alerts - January 6, 2017
In the Spotlight
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Severe winter weather may have closed College of Western Idaho’s (CWI) offices and services this week, but that didn’t mean all employees were home enjoying snow days. The CWI community returned to campus Friday (Jan. 6) to plowed parking lots and shoveled sidewalks thanks to the hard work of the College’s Facilities Management team. Thank you to everyone involved in keeping CWI operating during these challenging times.
News Highlights
CWI Removes Application Fee
Effective Jan. 1, 2017, College of Western Idaho will no longer charge an application fee for credit-seeking students. The decision supports CWI’s ongoing efforts to make college more accessible. CWI’s no fee application policy will impact prospective students applying to CWI’s Academic Transfer and Career and Technical Education programs moving forward.
Anyone who applied to CWI prior to January 1, 2017 that has questions about the application fee can contact One Stop Student Services at 208.562.3000.
Snow and Ice Plan on myCWI
With winter weather impacting travel to and around College of Western Idaho’s (CWI) campus locations, CWI’s Facilities Planning and Management department would like to remind employees it has a documented Snow and Ice Removal Program in-place. Snow will be removed from campus roads, parking lots, and sidewalks based on the guidelines. Please be advised, parking is currently limited in some campus lots due to snow piles from plowing.
Please take a moment to review the Standard Operating Procedure Snow and Ice Removal Program, as well as maps for each facility. These documents can be found on the Facilities Management page on myCWI. All questions can be directed to Facilities Planning and Management at 208.562.3545.
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.
HR Updates
Welcome New Colleagues
Patrick Hawke: Instructor
Employment Opportunities
Human Resources has announced new job postings at CWI this week, which are listed below. Employees can access internal job postings by visiting cwinternal.silkroad.com/ or view all external listings on cwijobs.silkroad.com. Jobs are posted as they open throughout the week. Upon application submittal, you will receive a confirmation email. If you do not receive an email, check your "Junk/Spam" folder, then email HR@cwi.edu to verify receipt of your application.
Jan. 1-7
Industry Teacher - Certified Family Support Partner
Industry Teacher - Mental Health Aid
Note: This is the official communication newsletter for the College. Content is driven by contributions gathered from all areas of CWI. If you have news you would like to submit for this, please use a Marketing Help Desk ticket.