Chelsie Hawkinson, the College of Education’s faculty fellow for student success and engagement, sat down with the college’s CSUN Representative Melvin Taylor to record a conversation about why student involvement matters. It’s a 12-minute listen with great advice for students of all ages and stages of their higher education journeys. Rather read? Here’s the transcript. Undergraduate and…

  For Sarah Ledon, UNLV alumna, '04 M.Ed. Curriculum and Instruction, and senior vice president of Leading Educators, the 11th Annual Summit on Nevada Education was more than a homecoming. It reflected the continued commitment of education and mental health leaders and practitioners to Nevada’s students.  “There is something powerful about coming home and seeing how far the work has…

WHAT: The 11th Annual Summit on Nevada Education will gather education and community leaders, researchers, and educators to discuss progress in many education and mental health areas throughout the state.    Thanks to our sponsor, Silver State Schools Credit Union, the event will celebrate the partnerships and achievements within our communities that represent the most successful…

  Ikaika Regidor, ‘08 B.S. Early Childhood Education and ‘11 M.S.W. Social Work, didn’t plan to end up at UNLV. In fact, his sights were set on his dream school in Washington. But when it came down to it, UNLV made the most sense financially.  “In hindsight,” he says, “things really lined up for me in Las Vegas. I don’t know that the same opportunities would’ve emerged if I’d gone…

The UNLV/CSUN Preschool is looking for student employees. This is a great opportunity for students from all majors to work flexible hours on campus with a fantastic team of early childhood education professionals and the youngest Rebels on campus. Student employees work with diverse groups of children from six weeks to five years old under the supervision of a lead teacher.  Early childhood…