Bert's Alerts - June 13, 2014
In the Spotlight
The College of Western Idaho (CWI) Street Teams are returning for a third consecutive year with the student led groups slated to make appearances at seven community events this summer. Students from the Horticulture, Art, Health Science, Culinary, and Physics clubs will be participating in this year’s Street Team initiative to help promote opportunities available at CWI. Participation also provides a chance for students to raise funds for their club. The Street Teams will kick-off their summer on June 21 by helping out at the CWI Admissions Express event. For more information on the CWI Street Teams, including scheduled events, visit cwi.edu/community-connections/street-teams.
News Highlights
College of Western Idaho to Launch Successful Start Program
The College of Western Idaho (CWI) has announced that it will implement a new successful start initiative that includes changes to admission, registration, and payment deadlines for credit seeking students. The changes, effective Fall 2014, will help ensure students have adequate time to register and prepare for the start of classes each semester, which is critical to academic success and completion.
Under the new Successful Start structure, new students must have completed the admissions process 10 business days prior to the first day of the semester and all students need to have completed registration the Friday before classes start. Previously credit seeking students could complete late registration in classes up to 10 days after the first day of the semester. With the exception of a few limited enrollment professional-technical programs that have competitive entry applications, the new admission and registration dates will be applicable to all credit seeking students.
The admissions deadline for Fall 2014 is August 8, while class registration and payment must be complete by August 22.
"Students who register late in the enrollment period, often after classes have already started, are typically hurried and less prepared creating an immediate disadvantage,” stated David Shellberg, CWI Executive Vice President for Instruction and Student Services. “National research shows that a student who registers before the start of a semester is more likely to succeed, and colleges that have eliminated late registration have seen increased student retention. We believe that implementing this change will ultimately provide increased support for our students and ensure that success is within reach from the start.”
In addition to the application and registration date changes, all new students will complete a comprehensive Orientation, Advising, and Registration (OAR) session. These sessions are scheduled on campus as well as available online to be completed prior to the registration deadline. The OAR sessions provide new students tips on how to be successful in college, support in selecting the right classes, important catalog information, and training on how to use the myCWI registration system. The sessions also provide additional details on financial aid and transfer information.
For more information on important dates associated with the successful start initiative visit cwi.edu/important-dates.
CWI Admissions Express Coming to Boise
The College of Western Idaho (CWI) will host an Admissions Express event in Boise on June 21 to provide help exploring all the educational opportunities CWI has to offer. The day will include Future Student Exploration sessions, tours, prizes, extra help in exploring college options, and assistance in completing the enrollment process.
The event will take place:
Saturday, June 21
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
CWI Ada County Campus
1360 South Eagle Flight Way, Boise
The $25 application fee will be waived for anyone applying to CWI at the Admissions Express event.
Closures Scheduled for Ada County Campus Testing
College of Western Idaho’s (CWI) Testing and Assessment at Ada County Campus will be closed June 18-19 as the center changes space. The move is part of CWI’s Ada County Campus expansion that has added three new buildings to the College’s leased facilities at the corner of Overland and Maple Grove roads in Boise. The transition will require Testing and Assessment services at Ada County Campus to be interrupted:
- Friday, June 13: Closed at 2 p.m.
- Monday, June 16: Open regular hours
- Tuesday, June 17: Open regular hours
- Wednesday, June 18: Closed
- Thursday, June 19: Closed
On Friday, June 20, Testing and Assessment will open in the Ada County Campus Lynx Building and resume regular operating hours. Testing and Assessment services at the Micron Center for Professional Technical Education in Nampa will not be impacted. For more information visit cwi.edu/assessment.
CWI Eagle River Center Closing June 19
College of Western Idaho (CWI) will stop offering services at CWI Eagle River on June 19. Student services will discontinue at the location, while staff and programs are relocated as part of a consolidation process to Ada County Campus and Nampa Campus. All programs and staff are scheduled to be operating in their new space by the end of July. Important details on the CWI Eagle River transition include:
- One Stop Student Services will close June 19 at 5 p.m.
- Health programs from CWI Eagle River and CWI Oak Park are moving to Ada County Campus June 20.
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.
