The College of Southern Nevada is pleased to announce a new partnership with Dream Big Nevada and the Immigrant Home Foundation (IHF) to provide free English as a Second Language classes in locations throughout the community. Through CSN’s Division of Workforce & Economic Development, ESL classes, High School Equivalency courses and workforce training are being offered … [Read more...] about CSN, Community Partners Offer Free ESL Classes, High School Equivalency Courses and Workforce Training Will Also Be Available
CSN Offers Affordable ‘Coding Bootcamps’ – the 18-Week Programs Through Promineo Tech Aim to Train Workers in High Demand Tech Areas
CSN is offering two programs to help southern Nevadans prepare for careers in the most in-demand local occupation: software development. The new coding bootcamps will be powered by Promineo Tech, an innovative provider of tech education which aims to make coding education more affordable and accessible. The courses will cover Back End and Front End Software Development. “The … [Read more...] about CSN Offers Affordable ‘Coding Bootcamps’ – the 18-Week Programs Through Promineo Tech Aim to Train Workers in High Demand Tech Areas
Mountain View Lutheran School Receives Dual Accreditation
Only Nevada elementary school to earn both the Western Association of Schools and Colleges credential and the National Lutheran Schools Accreditation. LAS VEGAS - Mountain View Lutheran School recently cemented its bona fides for educational quality and Lutheran mission devotion with accreditations from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and National Lutheran … [Read more...] about Mountain View Lutheran School Receives Dual Accreditation
Mountain View Lutheran School Reopens With Coronavirus Precautions, Rich Academic Offerings
Let the learning resume. Mountain View Lutheran School reopened August 10 with its strong mix of traditional and mind-broadening lessons, and in-person instruction with adjusted class sizes and additional safeguards against the coronavirus. Mountain View Lutheran’s elementary school features co-curriculars including instruction in the visual and performing arts and … [Read more...] about Mountain View Lutheran School Reopens With Coronavirus Precautions, Rich Academic Offerings
Community Collaboration a Key to Student Success at Csn, Donors From Throughout Southern Nevada Help Students Graduate With Less Debt
The College of Southern Nevada and the CSN Foundation are pleased to announce that nearly $600,000 has been raised to provide scholarships to CSN students. Collaborative partnerships with donors from throughout the Southern Nevada community enable the Foundation to work toward its mission of graduating CSN students debt free. “Philanthropic support from individuals, … [Read more...] about Community Collaboration a Key to Student Success at Csn, Donors From Throughout Southern Nevada Help Students Graduate With Less Debt
Future Smiles Invests $50,000 in Equipment, Technology to Return to Treating At-Risk Children
With businesses slowly reopening in Nevada and the national economy lurching toward a degree of normalcy, Future Smiles, the state’s largest school-based preventive and restorative dental health program, has returned to business. The nonprofit group, which serves the Las Vegas Valley’s at-risk school-age children, has invested $50,000 in technology and equipment to treat … [Read more...] about Future Smiles Invests $50,000 in Equipment, Technology to Return to Treating At-Risk Children
CSN Students, Faculty Build COVID-19 Specimen Collection Kits. The College’s Medical Laboratory Program Partners With Public Health Officials
In the ongoing effort to help the community, future laboratory scientists at the College of Southern Nevada are lending their skills to the fight against COVID-19 by preparing specimen collection kits for front-line public health officials. Students from the Medical Laboratory program, along with their instructors, are volunteering their time and expertise and working in … [Read more...] about CSN Students, Faculty Build COVID-19 Specimen Collection Kits. The College’s Medical Laboratory Program Partners With Public Health Officials
CSN Motorcycle Safety Program Back on the Road
The College of Southern Nevada’s popular Motorcycle Safety Program will return next month. But interested riders should act quickly: Classes are already filling up. The program has been on hiatus since March, when the COVID-19 pandemic forced CSN to suspend its personal and professional development classes. The return will include smaller class sizes and other measures … [Read more...] about CSN Motorcycle Safety Program Back on the Road
CSN 2020 Graduate Receives National Honor – Prestigious Collegiate Organization Praises ‘Ambitious and Resilient Class of 2020’
June 8, 2020 - Complete College America is honoring CSN Class of 2020 graduate Krista McFarling-Kelly as one of 20 college graduates from around the country to highlight in its CCA 20 for 2020 campaign, which kicks off today. Krista, one of more than 3,500 CSN graduates this year, was chosen as the college’s 2020 Student Commencement Speaker. “My parents … [Read more...] about CSN 2020 Graduate Receives National Honor – Prestigious Collegiate Organization Praises ‘Ambitious and Resilient Class of 2020’
CSN Tops Region with 15 Emmy Nominations
Students from the College of Southern Nevada’s Videography & Film Program received 15 Student Production Emmy Award nominations from the Pacific Southwest National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The 15 nominations were the most of any college chapter in the region and they add to a recent history of great success for CSN’s program. With 88 nominations in the … [Read more...] about CSN Tops Region with 15 Emmy Nominations
Future Smiles Receives $10,000 Grant From Delta Dental Community Care Foundation to Fund Aid Programs Related to the Coronavirus Pandemic
Optimism has run relatively scarce during the coronavirus pandemic as businesses shuttered temporarily, people suffered furloughs or job losses and the American economy receded. But health care agencies continued delivering care and hope. And Future Smiles, Southern Nevada’s largest school-based preventive and restorative dental health program, this week got a fiscal boost to … [Read more...] about Future Smiles Receives $10,000 Grant From Delta Dental Community Care Foundation to Fund Aid Programs Related to the Coronavirus Pandemic
Olive Crest Nevada Promotes Foster Parent Recruitment for Foster Care Awareness Month
May is Foster Care Month and Olive Crest in Nevada wants to invite the Southern Nevada community to learn more about the need for qualified foster parents to provide a safe, stable and loving home for children who are unable to live with their biological parents due to allegations of abuse or neglect. The time length of fostering a child can range from emergency placement to … [Read more...] about Olive Crest Nevada Promotes Foster Parent Recruitment for Foster Care Awareness Month
CSN Students Need Nevada Promise Scholarship Mentors
Mentoring is easier than ever at the College of Southern Nevada now that it’s done completely online or by phone to ensure everyone’s safety. More than 1,000 CSN Nevada Promise Scholarship recipients and applicants are meeting online and by phone with mentors now, but the college needs at least 100 new mentors to help these students meet the scholarship requirements. The … [Read more...] about CSN Students Need Nevada Promise Scholarship Mentors
Faith Lutheran Middle School & High School Provides Seniors a One-Of-A-Kind Graduation Experience Thanks to Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Students scheduled to graduate this May from Faith Lutheran High School will have a unique commencement ceremony this year. The Class of 2020 Crusaders will receive their diploma in their cars while making a lap around Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS) on May 22, at 6:30 p.m. Students will receive their diploma as they drive across the start-finish line of the 1.5-mile … [Read more...] about Faith Lutheran Middle School & High School Provides Seniors a One-Of-A-Kind Graduation Experience Thanks to Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Local Nonprofit Collaboration Raises Awareness and Funds For Hidden Violence Victims During COVID-19 Health Crisis
LAS VEGAS -- The COVID-19 pandemic has sent people home to shelter in place. Unfortunately, data shows, home sometimes offers neither comfort nor peace, but instead puts victims living with an abusive partner or parent at greater risk of domestic violence, child abuse and sexual assault. The coronavirus crisis’ economic chaos and dread may also have spurred new crime, including … [Read more...] about Local Nonprofit Collaboration Raises Awareness and Funds For Hidden Violence Victims During COVID-19 Health Crisis