The College of Southern Nevada Dance Program joins with the Concert Dance Company to bring to you The Spring Formal Dance Concert 2023, in celebration of Spring and new works, featuring a wide variety of Las Vegas dance artists and companies. Within the 90-minute performance, audience members will experience a range of diverse works created by The Mendoza Dance Company … [Read more...] about CSN Fine Arts Department Presents the Spring Formal Dance Concert 2023
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CSN Hosts Inaugural Media Fest
World renowned HUD Designer Jayse Hansen to Deliver Keynote Address The College of Southern Nevada will hold its inaugural Media Fest open house event April 3-6 to showcase technical degree programs available from its Media Technologies department. Motion graphics artist and CSN alum Jayse Hansen will speak. Hansen’s most notable work includes HUD design for motion pictures … [Read more...] about CSN Hosts Inaugural Media Fest
CSN Students to Testify Before Legislature
CSN Day at the Legislature gives students an opportunity to speak for themselves Nearly 100 College of Southern Nevada students will board a bus Monday night and travel to Carson City to advocate before the State Legislature on behalf of the 30,000 students enrolled at CSN. Dubbed “CSN Day at the Legislature,” the event gives students a chance to testify before legislators … [Read more...] about CSN Students to Testify Before Legislature
CSN Joins National Cyber Skills Initiative
The partnership comes as the demand for cyber security expertise increases The American Association of Community Colleges announced that the College of Southern Nevada has joined a national effort by Microsoft and AACC to expand cybersecurity programs at community colleges. Through the Cyber Skills for All initiative, Microsoft and AACC are partnering with the nation’s top … [Read more...] about CSN Joins National Cyber Skills Initiative
Student Success Takes Center Stage at CSN Spring Convocation
The College of Southern Nevada has more than doubled graduation rates over the last four years, the college’s president, Dr. Federico Zaragoza, told a gathering of faculty and staff on Monday. “Our graduation rates were 7 percent when I came here to CSN (in 2018),” Zaragoza said. “Every year since, we at the College of Southern Nevada have continued to move them … [Read more...] about Student Success Takes Center Stage at CSN Spring Convocation
Nevada Combatting Trucker Shortage Through Grant-Funded Certification and Workforce Diversification
With starting salaries at $120,000 a year, Nevada is still experiencing a commercial truck driver shortage with an estimated need of 1,500 truck drivers with commercial driver licenses (CDL). Workforce Connections and the College of Southern Nevada (CSN), are working in partnership with the Governor’s Office of Workforce Innovation (GOWINN) to utilize Project SANDI, a $13.8 … [Read more...] about Nevada Combatting Trucker Shortage Through Grant-Funded Certification and Workforce Diversification
CSN Celebrates Holiday Season with Gospel Choir Concert
Inaugural performance concludes historic first semester for CSN Fine Arts Department students. The College of Southern Nevada will celebrate the sounds of the season with the inaugural concert of the CSN Gospel Choir. Students enrolled in the CSN Department of Fine Arts coursework for Gospel Choir will showcase their skills under the direction of CSN faculty member Ronnie … [Read more...] about CSN Celebrates Holiday Season with Gospel Choir Concert
CSN Celebrates National Apprenticeship Week
Division of Workforce and Economic Development (DWED) to host Apprenticeship Career Pathway Event The College of Southern Nevada will hold an Apprenticeship Career Pathway event for National Apprenticeship Week (Nov. 14-20). CSN Apprenticeship Studies- a Division of Workforce and Economic Development, will host various trades from the Southern Nevada Building Trades … [Read more...] about CSN Celebrates National Apprenticeship Week
College of Southern Nevada and Arizona State University Partner to Offer College Students Transfer Pathways With MyPath2ASU™ Collaboration
The College of Southern Nevada is pleased to announce a new alliance with Arizona State University to provide students a seamless transfer experience with the MyPath2ASU program. The program allows students to plan for the steps needed to transfer at the start of their college experience and plan their transfer to ASU, ensuring a smooth transition process and supporting … [Read more...] about College of Southern Nevada and Arizona State University Partner to Offer College Students Transfer Pathways With MyPath2ASU™ Collaboration
Nevadans Benefit from STEM Certification Grant in Nevada
College of Southern Nevada (CSN) has been working with the Governor's Office of Workforce Innovation (GOWINN) to provide grant-funded certification through Project SANDI to jumpstart the careers of those adversely impacted by the pandemic and to provide support to growing businesses across the Silver State. Twenty-four SANDI recipients are from CSN’s Dialysis Program, … [Read more...] about Nevadans Benefit from STEM Certification Grant in Nevada
CSN Department of Fine Arts Music Program Presents a Special Opera Event “What a Wonderful Year 2020 Will Be”
The Music Program at the College of Southern Nevada will present What A Wonderful Year 2020 Will Be, an original opera written by Dr. Mark Wherry which debuts at 7 p.m. on Friday, November 4th with performances scheduled November 5, 10 and 12 at 7 P.M. in the Nicholas J. Horn Theater at the North Las Vegas campus. Dr. Mark Wherry, the composer of the opera reveals, “When I … [Read more...] about CSN Department of Fine Arts Music Program Presents a Special Opera Event “What a Wonderful Year 2020 Will Be”
Industry FocusEducation
It’s no secret that Nevada education ranks almost last in the nation in a number of measurements. It’s an industry facing immense challenges and one that is in desperate need of solutions. Recently, education executives met at a roundtable to discuss education in the Silver State including its challenges, the effects of the recent pandemic and why Nevada is leaving students … [Read more...] about Industry Focus
Industry FocusSports
Nevada’s sports industry has received a major boost in the past few years with the addition of major sports teams like the Vegas Golden Knights and Raider’s football team. Unfortunately, that momentum came to an abrupt halt with the start of COVID-19 restrictions that effectively halted live sport events across the nation. As Nevada teams learn to navigate keeping attendees … [Read more...] about Industry Focus
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
Biology Researcher, Single Mom Named CSN Regents’ Scholar
College of Southern Nevada Student Jennifer Stevens earned the coveted Regents’ Scholar award today from the Nevada System of Higher Education’s Board of Regents. Stevens, 34, is a single mom of two who’s studying biology at CSN. She has maintained a 3.73 GPA while working full-time. “I know that I’m really passionate about wanting to help people,” Stevens said. “I … [Read more...] about Biology Researcher, Single Mom Named CSN Regents’ Scholar