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Creating Community and Connection for Adult Learners
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Campus News |

The Adult Learner Summit provides students with resources to thrive in higher education. 

UNLV Young Rebels Program Streamlines Summer Experiences for Valley Youth
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Business and Community |

Centralized registration and customer service makes it easier than ever for parents to access university summer programs for area K-12 students. 

The Interview: Lanny Leroy
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People |

This longtime Rebel and physical education program coordinator is helping UNLV shape up inside and outside of the classroom.

Starting Over After the Pandemic
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Business and Community |

Rebel Reset aims to ease return-to-office transition.

UNLV, Digital Education Leader HackerU Launch Cybersecurity Bootcamp in Nevada
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Business and Community |

Training program will close the digital skills gap and provide an accelerated path for those seeking a new career in the tech industry. 

Discovering Purpose in the 'Third Age'
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Business and Community |

UNLV's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute helps older adults identify new interests while fostering a sense of belonging in the community.

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UNLV offering courses for aspiring DJs as Vegas entertainment scene offers many opportunities
KTNV-TV: ABC 13

Anyone wanting to learn how to be a DJ is in luck as UNLV Continuing Education is offering a new certificate this year.

UNLV offering summer programs for K-12 students
KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

The end of the school year for Southern Nevada is here, and instead of students hitting the couch for the summer, UNLV is offering them dozens of summer programs. Registration is now open for UNLV’s Young Rebels Program.

CCSD and UNLV prepare “Super Saturday” event
El Tiempo

The Clark County School District (CCSD) Family Engagement Department and the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) Early Outreach Program are hosting a “Super Saturday” event to prepare for university on the UNLV campus, which will take place on Saturday, April 23, 2022 from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm

Camco VP Earns Golden Star Award for Lifetime Achievement
Nevada Business

Christine Greengrass, CMCA, AMS, PCAM, received the Golden Star Award for lifetime achievement at the Community Associations Institute (CAI) Nevada Chapter Awards Gala on July 16 at Red Rock Resort, where she was recognized for her leadership and dedication to the industry.

UNLV offers intense cybersecurity education, for those who can hack it
Las Vegas Sun

The faces on the video call represented different races, genders and generations. Many of the three dozen participants on the call January 26 looked to be in their 20s, with others likely encroaching middle age.

UNLV offers accredited cannabis course
KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

LAS VEGAS - Ever since Nevada legalized marijuana, the industry has continued to show that it expands every single day.

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Recent Educational Outreach Accomplishments

Matthew Gyger, Stephanie Borene, Ramona Denby, Sara Hunt
Matthew Gyger (Social Work), Stephanie Borene (Educational Outreach), Ramona Denby (Social Work), and Sara Hunt (Medicine), along with Efren Gomez from the University of Michigan and Amanda Klein-Cox from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, co-authored the paper, "Using SBIRT (Screen, Brief Intervention, and Referral to…
Rob Levrant
Rob Levrant (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) spoke on an expert panel at the 2022 Osher Institutes National Conference, "What You Really Need to Know to Ask for Money in Person." His portion of the presentation focused on the nexus between fundraising and community-building in the context of a membership-based lifelong learning community.
Rob Levrant and Ana Paula Loures-Elias
Rob Levrant (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) and Ana Paula Loures-Elias (Educational Psychology) co-presented a lecture session at the 2021 Conference on Academic Research in Education. Their session, "Emerging Professionals in the Field of Learning in Retirement: A Case Study of Participatory Action Research," described and interpreted the…
Jenna Heath and Sam Leif
Jenna Heath (Liberal Arts) and Sam Leif (Summer Term) presented at The Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, the topic being "Experiential Learning During COVID-19: Did We Serve Our Students?" They discussed the power of virtual internships during COVID-19.    
Sam Leif
Sam Leif (Summer Term) presented "Do I Have to be an “Other” to be Myself? Nonbinary Gender in Taxonomy, Data Collection, and through the Lifecycle," and "Data Consultations, Racism, and Critiquing Colonialism in Demographic Datasheets" at the annual Summit of the Research Data Access & Preservation Association examining racial, social, and…
Robert Levrant and Toniann DeSousa
Robert Levrant and Toniann DeSousa (both Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) presented "Enhancing the Volunteer Experience to Meet Programmatic Outcomes" at the 2019 Southern Regional Conference on Learning in Retirement in Wilmington, North Carolina.
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