Bert's Alerts - June 9, 2017
Spotlight
This week marked the beginning of classes for the 2017 Summer semester at College of Western Idaho (CWI) and a first for CWI instructor, Mark Galaviz, recently hired to teach in the Communication Department. Galaviz, who graduated from CWI in 2013, is the first CWI Alumnus hired to teach full-time at the College. “I wanted to return to where it all began,” he said, “and have the chance to help others.” In addition to time in the classroom, Galaviz will work closely with CWI’s nationally recognized Speech and Debate team as the Assistant Director of Forensics.
News Highlights
Catch the Winning Spirit with the Boise Hawks during CWI Night
Mark your calendars for CWI Night at the Boise Hawks on Wednesday, July 26! The Hawks will battle the Hillsboro Hops as they roll into the second half of their winning season.
CWI is proud to partner with the Boise Hawks for a fun night of baseball and fundraising. During the game, you will have a chance to play Baseball Bingo and one lucky future CWI student will be presented with the employee sponsored, $1,000 SCORE Big Scholarship.
Visit boisehawks.com to purchase tickets to the game. Each $15.75 ticket includes a hot dog, soda, and a third-base seat at the game. For each ticket sold, $5 goes toward CWI’s SCORE Big Scholarship. Faculty, staff, student, friends, and family of the CWI Community are encouraged to participate!
#CWINight
Tony Meatte to Lead CWI’s Finance and Administration Department
The College of Western Idaho (CWI) has named current Comptroller, Tony Meatte, to its leadership team; Tony will assume the role of Vice President of Finance and Administration (VPFA).
The VPFA serves as the chief financial officer and as the primary financial strategist to the President, Administration, and the Board of Trustees. This position is responsible for directing and managing CWI’s financial affairs and ensuring that the organization makes sound decisions on the application of its financial resources. Tony will report directly to President Bert Glandon and play a pivotal role within the executive management and senior leadership teams.
Tony replaces Founding Vice President Cheryl Wright, Cheryl will be retiring at the end of June. Tony states, “I am honored to be selected as the second VPFA for the College of Western Idaho. Cheryl Wright has been a stable force at the College since its inception. Her mentorship during these last three years has given me a great foundation to take on this new role.”
Tony joined CWI as the Comptroller in 2014. Responsibilities as comptroller included management of the Business Office Department. During this time, Tony was the first chair of the newly created Executive Team, championed efficiencies in processing and led improvements focused on customer service. In addition, Tony assisted with the integration of new technologies to support these enhancements. Prior to CWI, Tony spent close to six years as the Division Chief, Management Services for Idaho Department of Correction, close to ten years at Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections and thirteen years in the Idaho State Controller’s office, as well as a short period with URS Corporation.
Tony is a proud alumnus from Boise State, earning his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting and is often seen sporting the blue and orange spirit.
Tony and his wife Teresa have two daughters and love to spend time mountain biking, golfing, playing tennis and following Boise State Football.
Shawna Hanel's work selected for Juried Exhibition
College of Western Idaho digital photography instructor, Shawna Hanel, recently had one of her photographs included in a prestigious juried exhibition at Viridian Artists Gallery in New York. Hanel, who also teaches at Boise State University, examined the wasp nest in her project “Vanished Vespidae”, she used dynamic lighting in her images and shallow depth of field to direct your eye as you explore the texture and patterns of the nests.
In describing how she became interested in this photography subject, Hanel states, “Captivated by abstracted arrays of interlaced cycles of life and death, I now collect and photograph the fluttering fragments and crushed combs of demolished nests, illuminating the porous boundaries between the living, the dead and the vanished”.
Visit Hanel’s website to see more images from the exhibit: shawnahanel.com
CWI Faculty attend Human Anatomy and Physiology conference in Salt Lake City
At the end of May, Life Science Faculty, Marie Gabbard, Andy Jensen, Hollie Leavitt, Marianne Nelson and Mike Haldorson attended the annual Human Anatomy and Physiology meeting in Salt Lake City.
This was a large conference and experts from around the nation attended the event. CWI’s Jensen and Leavitt each presented sessions focused on engaging students in the learning experience. Jensen’s topic was centered on: "Active Learning: Use of a Group Exercise to Demonstrate Filtration, Reabsorption, and Secretion in the Renal Tubule." Leavitt presented a talk called: "A Hands-on Guided Inquiry Activity for Teaching Pulmonary Ventilation and Lung Function" that led to her being invited to submit a journal article to LifeSciTRC.
Visual Arts Collective Features CWI Faculty
April VanDeGrift, who teaches painting and drawing at the College of Western Idaho (CWI), has curated an exhibition entitled "Terrarium" which opened on June 2 at the Visual Arts Collective (VAC). In addition, art instructor Eric Mullis was also featured in this exhibition! More than 50 artists from the area showcased their work during the exhibit. Venues stretch from the Riverside Hotel to the Midtown Business Park and the North End Organic Nursery.
Additional information can be found in the link below or by contacting April at aprilvandegrift@cwi.edu
This event is part of a Garden City First Friday event, for more information visit,
https://www.facebook.com/events/208375156338730/?ti=icl
