With the new year on the horizon, Idaho State University’s Continuing Education and Workforce Training (CEWT) invites you to learn something new, pick up a hobby, or further strengthen some of your current skills.

2020 has been a hard year for everyone. Due to the pandemic, families across the country, even in our own neighborhoods, have been risking homelessness, unemployment, or food insecurity.

Like most things this year, how we celebrate the holidays will look different. But there is one thing that always remains year after year-- giving back to others, paying it forward, and showing that we care.

Earlier this month, ISU’s Continuing Education and Workforce Training (CEWT) has delved into new waters. Meet our brand new cooking show: In the Kitchen with CEWT.

In this recurring segment, In the Kitchen with CEWT will give you the opportunity to learn how to make delicious treats and savory dishes with the help of local chefs, bakers, and home cooks-- even members of the CEWT staff!

Wednesday, Nov. 11, is Veteran’s Day, which honors all veterans who have served in the United States armed forces. Idaho State University’s Continuing Education and Workforce Training (CEWT) would like to thank the brave men and women who have served their country.

To commemorate the holiday, CEWT asked their fellow Veterans-- Gary Salazar, Scott Stephens, and Michael Jones-- what the holiday means for them.

Are you interested in gaining a new skill or learning something new? Continuing Education and Workforce Training is the place for you!

If you need something to do while avoiding the chilly weather this November, check out some of our upcoming courses. Classes will be offered both online using Zoom or in person.

Halloween is this week, which means the spooky season in full swing. And as with most things this year, All Hallows Eve is going to look a little bit different. While conventional trick-or-treating has been shelved this year, there are many Halloween activities you can still enjoy safely.

Halloween is just around the corner, and some are already thinking ahead for what they will dress up as this year. As unfortunate as conventional spooky celebrations being put on hold is, there’s no reason not to enjoy All Hallows Eve by dressing up. No matter where you shop to gather the items for your costume, you are bound to have seen a section labeled as “Steampunk.” Here, you are bound to find monocles, large-brim hats covered in gears and chains, corsets, googles, frills, and brass.

From the outside, this style appears to be what a goth would choose if they discovered a color other than black. But steampunk is now its own entity; more than just a Halloween costume, steampunk is now its own subculture.

Racial injustice, police brutality, protests, and the tragic deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and several others, have all become topics of both conversation and argument in dining rooms, classrooms, and boardrooms across the country. In and amongst these current and polarizing events and issues, the topic of equality and equity in the United States continues its discourse as light is shed on its importance during recent days.

Twentieth century painter and co-founder of the cubism movement alongside Picasso, Georges Braques stated that “in art there is only one thing that counts: the bit that cannot be explained.” Unlike science and math, which also try to explain the unknown, art is unique in that it can explain what we don’t know by having us experience and feel the unknown.

If you’re anything like me, by this point in the year you’ve stopped paying mind to the day on the calendar and have fully embraced the Groundhog Day lifestyle.

For me, and for many others it seems, this has been a rife opportunity to go through a backlog of things you’ve always meant to enjoy. Maybe during this time you’ve picked up a new hobby, possibly inspired by our article from a few months ago about some fun titles to get you interested in video games. You're not alone. In fact, a third of all Americans have been playing more games.

Did you know there’s a way to make a little extra money by playing video games?