Elizabeth Baldizan (Educational Outreach) has been honored with the designation of Emerita status by UNLV President Len Jessup in recognition of her distinguished service to the university. Baldizan retired Aug. 31 after serving UNLV for nearly 20 years. She previously was the executive director for Community2Campus, a unit she developed from the…

The Division of Educational Outreach has received a Bronze Award for Most Improved for its fall 2015 continuing education catalog. The award was made by the University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) and recognizes the top marketing and creative work of its members through the UPCEA marketing awards. UNLV will be among…

Liz Baldizan (Educational Outreach) was the lead author for a chapter in a recent publication by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, Increasing Adult Learner Persistence and Completion Rates. Her co-author was Pamela Schreiber of the University of Washington. The chapter focuses on community partnerships for adult…

Emmanuel Sarris (Continuing Education) was a presenter at the annual meeting of the software company Jenzabar in Washington, D.C., in May. His presentation was titled "Time is Now: Innovative Ways to Grow Your Continuing Education Department."

Emanuel "Meni" Sarris (Continuing Education) received his certified professional programmer (C2P) designation from the Advanced Programming Institute of the Learning Resources Network (LERN). The intensive, advanced institute certifies participants in the best strategies and proven techniques for developing successful new programs. The purpose of…

Office of Continuing Education has been honored for excellence in the management practices category by the Learning Resources Network (LERN), an international association in lifelong learning. The winning entry was included in a showcase of internationally exemplary programs at the LERN annual conference in San Francisco in November. UNLV's entry…

Joanna Libby (Educational Outreach) and Cynthia Carruthers (Educational and Clinical Studies) co-authored an article that will be published by the Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership in October. The article, "Outcomes Associated with a University Outdoor Adventures Women's Canoe Trip," examines women's experiences and the…

Edward Collins (Cannon Survey Center) has been selected as a fellow for the 2013 National Data Institute on the datasets of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and National Science Foundation (NSF).

Edward Collins (Cannon Survey Center) is the recipient of the 2013 Doctoral Student Conference Grant from the American Association of Blacks in Higher Education (AABHE). He received a $1,200 cash award along with a one-year membership in AABHE and registration to its annual conference, which was held in Atlanta in February.

Elizabeth Baldizan (Educational Outreach) participated in 25th annual International Conference for the Association for Student Conduct Administration in Clearwater, Fla. As part of its 25th anniversary, the conference honored all past presidents, including Baldizan, who served as the 12th president. She participated in writing a monograph, The…

The office of online education recently was accepted for membership in the New Media Consortium, an international not-for-profit consortium of learning-focused organizations dedicated to the exploration and use of new media and new technologies. UNLV now joins a community of hundreds of leading universities, colleges, museums, and research…

Mark Fink (Online Education) recently presented "Peer Interaction & Implications for Academic Success: What Students Discuss Outside the Online Classroom" at the 4th Paris International Conference on Education, Economy and Society, which took place in France in July. His empirical study included development of an instrument using the Rasch…