Bert's Alerts - March 3, 2017
In the Spotlight
College of Western Idaho (CWI) faculty and advisors reached out to students this week to share the advantages and possible careers available by majoring in one or more of the degrees available at CWI during Declare Your Major events. Students had the opportunity to meet with these groups at both the Ada County Campus Pintail location and Nampa Campus Academic Building. Students looking for more information on majors can reach out to advisors or faculty in those areas of study.
News Highlights
First Annual CTE Super Smash Bros Smashfest
The Career and Technical Education (CTE) Learning Community Coordinator team is excited to partner with the Center for New Directions and College of Western Idaho’s (CWI) CTE IT programs to announce the first annual Super Smash Bros Wii U Tournament and party! The event will take place Friday, March 10th from 5pm-9pm in the Ada Campus Pintail Student Commons. All CWI students and guests are invited to attend. Attendees will have access to free snacks and Mountain Dew. There will be areas for card games, board games, Twitch live streams of the most recently released games, and of course the Super Smash Bros Wii competition. Any CWI student or guest 18 years of age or older can enter into the competition. Sign up for the bracket to compete here: http://bit.ly/2ka1EjV. First through third place winners of the competition will receive trophies and prizes!
Invite your friends! Attend for prizes, food, and fun! Bring canned foods to donate to the Idaho Food bank.
Ada Pintail Building Student Commons
1360 South Eagle Flight Way
Boise ID 83709
CWI to Host Diversity Workshop on March 8
College of Western Idaho (CWI) is happy to present a workshop aimed at increasing understanding of communication, multiculturalism, diversity, and racial awareness. On March 8, Dr. Keith Anderson will visit CWI’s Nampa Campus Academic Building to lead the workshop presented by the College's Respectful Community team. It will run from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. at the Nampa Campus Academic Building room 102E, and is open to all CWI employees and students.
Dr. Anderson has studied and presented extensively on anti-racism. He conducts lectures and seminars through Anderson Diversity/Communication Training. He is a published author, including four books and multiple journal articles. Anderson works full-time as an educational specialist for Boise State University’s Talent Search program.
Please contact Ryan Herring at ryanherring@cwi.edu with any questions.
User Services Manager Receives Patriotic Employer Award
Mark Westcott was recently awarded the ESGR (Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve) Patriotic Employer Award. As manager of the User Services Department, Mark manages technical support specialists and audio/visual support staff for all campus locations. Recently after being hired by Mark in 2014, the National Guard had scheduled Kyle Warner, CWI Technical Support Specialist, to attend a three-month training course in Fort Meade, Maryland. After working at CWI for only one week, he would then have to go on military leave. Upon returning from training, Mark and all of Kyle’s colleagues welcomed him back as if he had only been gone a few short days. Since that time, Kyle was called to participate in multiple training events while serving part-time in the National Guard and full-time at CWI. “Each time, I have not worried about whether or not there would be any repercussions when I return or opportunities missed,” shared Kyle. “Even on short notice, Mark has accommodated my requests for time off and my coworkers have stepped in to fulfill my obligations.” For these and many other reasons, Kyle chose to nominate Mark for the ESGR award. The Department of Defense ESGR Patriotic Employer Award honors and recognizes employers who are dedicated to supporting those serving their country while being employed. “Serving in the military is something I feel very passionate about and the support I receive from Mark makes the time away from my friends and family a little easier knowing my employment is not something I need to worry about,” added Kyle.
February Staff of the Month - Juanita Manzo
This year’s February Staff of the Month is Juanita Manzo who is the Administrative Assistant for Facilities Planning and Management here at the college. Juanita has been with CWI since November of 2015. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Sciences from New Mexico State and a Master of Science in Endocrinology from Washington State. Juanita displays the core values, Acting with Integrity, Respecting the Dignity of Opinions and Serving all in an Atmosphere of Caring.
Her nomination notes, “Juanita has done an extraordinary job organizing the myCWI facilities site in a manner that is consistent, clear, user friendly, and easy to navigate. She has drastically improved communication and is always approachable. She welcomes feedback and constructive criticism and will do anything to improve CWI. In addition to her very busy role with the facilities department, she also services on the Events Committee and the Culture and Employee Engagement Committee, and is known to be level-headed and an effective collaborator, communicator, and planner. It’s evident that Juanita is interested in making all of CWI the best it can be. It’s easy to see by her hard work and commitment that she has a genuine concern for our faculty, staff and students. We are so lucky to have her as part of the CWI team.”
In her spare time Juanita enjoys cooking, reading, drawing, painting, traveling, and being outdoors.
Please join us in congratulating Juanita.
Honorable Mention – DeLynn Bute
