CWI Compass Connect - Feb. 5, 2019
Spotlight
Press Secretary for Governor Brad Little, Marissa Morrison, visited with students in J Bates Media News Writing and Reporting (COMM 273) class on Wednesday, Jan. 30. Morrison discussed her role in public relations and prepared students for their upcoming mock newsroom assignment covering press releases and crisis management.
News Highlights
Local Entrepreneurs Series Welcomes Connie Miller
The Local Entrepreneurs Series, presented by College of Western Idaho’s Business Department and Entrepreneurs Club, is proud to welcome Connie Miller to campus. Miller has over 25 years of executive-level leadership experience, including over 11 years as President and CEO of Icon Credit Union, a $290 million financial institution which ranks in the top two percent of healthiest credit unions in the nation and recognized as one of Idaho’s Best Places to Work the past several years.
Be one of the first to get a sneak peek into the life-changing content discussed in her recently released book, “Don’t Sabotage Your Career”. Learn why education and knowledge is not enough to grow your career and power-filled ways to succeed.
Join us Friday, Feb. 8, from 10:00 – 11:30 a.m., at the Nampa Campus Aspen Classroom Building room 102/104.
Stonecrop Magazine Now Accepting Submissions
Stonecrop, College of Western Idaho’s student-run, literary magazine, is now accepting submissions for its next issue to be released this spring. Writers and artists are encouraged to submit original fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and art. General and cover art submissions are due by Feb. 14.
Additionally, Stonecrop and Storyfort, a branch of Boise’s annual Treefort Music Fest, are proud to present Storyfort Micro-Fiction Contest 2019. Literary minds are invited to write, read, and enrich listeners with original works. Entries, due by March 1, will be judged by Storyfort guest, Reema Zaman, an award-winning author, speaker, and actress. In addition to prizes like Treefort passes and Storyfort swag, winners of this year’s contest will be published in the next issue of Stonecrop and invited to read their submissions on the final day of Storyfort.
Treefort Micro-Fiction Contest (PNG) Flyer
Feb. 14 Deadline
- Stonecrop General Submissions
- Stonecrop Cover Art Contest
March 1 Deadline
- Storyfort Micro-Fiction Contest 2019
Follow Stonecrop on Facebook @CWILitMag or Instagram @stonecrop_team and Storyfort on Facebook @storyfortfest to stay up-to-date and learn more!
Spring 2019 Transfer Fair
College of Western Idaho invites you to the Spring 2019 Transfer Fair! College and university representatives will be on-campus to discuss programs, majors, and transfer requirements. This one-day event will be held at two different campus locations:
Tuesday, March 5
9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Ada County Campus Pintail Center (APIN)
Student Commons
12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Nampa Campus Academic Building (NCAB)
First-floor lobby
For questions, please contact Brittney Hernandez at brittneyhernandez@cwi.edu or Erica Compton at ericacompton@cwi.edu in Student Advising and Success.
Visiting Artist Series Welcomes Nancy Rourke
College of Western Idaho’s (CWI) Visiting Artist Series is proud to welcome Nancy Rourke to the Nampa Campus Academic Building (NCAB) Tuesday, Feb. 19, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. The lecture, suitable for all ages, will be interpreted (ASL).
Rourke (name sign, N3) is an internationally-known Deaf artist and activist as well as a full-time professional artist. She frequently does artist-in-residencies at Deaf schools and promotes De’VIA and Surdism through art workshops in community settings. A book about her work, “Nancy Rourke: Deaf Artist Series” is available from Empyreal Press. Originally from San Diego, California, she now makes her home in Loveland, Colorado.
In addition to her lecture, Rourke will host a paint workshop Wednesday, Feb. 20. The workshop, held at NCAB in room 206 from 1 – 4 p.m., is limited to 24 participants. Supplies will be provided. Please email Kayla Adams at kaylaadams@cwi.edu to register.
CWI’s Visiting Artist Series is made possible through a grant from Idaho Commission on the Arts, which is supported by National Endowment for the Arts. Visiting Artist Series workshops, featuring visual and performing artists, are free and open to the public. Thank you to the CWI Foundation and the Wishing Well for helping to fund this event.
Accounting Students Prepare for 2018 Tax Season
Students in Assistant Professor, Joe Welker’s, ACCT 251 class welcomed guest lecturer, Randy Tilley, to campus on Monday, Jan. 14. Tilley, the division administrator of the Audit Division for the Idaho State Tax Commission, has lectured Welker’s students prior to tax filing season for the past six years highlighting important changes and updates to the Idaho tax code.
Tilley’s visit was especially valuable as students from the class will also participate in the College’s annual Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program this semester. Beginning Jan. 28, students will be filing individual income taxes at no charge for fellow students and the community.
“A big thanks to Randy,” said Welker. “This was his final update for CWI students, as he is retiring after 36 years of service to the State Tax Commission.”
Services are available on the following dates and times through the 2018 tax season:
Mondays: 1-3 p.m. / Nampa Campus Academic Building, Room 201
Thursdays: 2-4 p.m. / Ada County Campus Pintail Building, Room 1203
Over the past seven years, CWI students have helped individuals save hundreds of thousands of dollars in preparation fees! Those with an annual income of $54,000 or less qualify for this free service. All are encouraged to stop by for tax assistance from one of our highly-skilled preparers!
Scholarships Open for 2019-20 Academic Year
The College of Western Idaho (CWI) Foundation scholarships application period is now open for the 2019-20 academic year. One application makes applying for scholarships at CWI easy and provides students with a number of scholarship opportunities in the College’s academic and career-technical programs. More than 200 students received scholarships through the Foundation last year.
Nichelle Boyce, a Biology-Healthcare student and 2018-19 scholarship recipient, has worked multiple jobs in order to make her dream of an education possible. As the recipient of the LTH Don’t Give Up Scholarship, Nichelle says because of scholarships like this she will be able to graduate debt free even as a single mom.
“I have been able to become a positive example to my children. Even at such a young age they understand that to obtain your dreams, you have to challenge yourself—sometimes that means you have to be temporarily inconvenienced,” she said. “Because of CWI, our lives are changing.”
New scholarship opportunities are available for the 2019-20 academic year including the new Nagel Foundation Scholarship for second-year Career Technical Education students.
Students interested in applying for scholarships must have the CWI admission application completed, be accepted, and have myCWI login information. The application closes March 31, 2019.
Visit the Grants and Scholarships page to learn more or apply.
