Keeping with the long-standing tradition of providing training for Southern Nevada’s workforce, UNLV Continuing Education constantly looks for opportunities to develop programs to support key and growing industries. Two new certificate programs will be added for fall 2016 -- the Legal Interpretation Certificate: Spanish and the Fitness Business Management Certificate.
2016 is a commemorative year for UNLV Continuing Education, honoring 50 years of lifelong learning at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and in Southern Nevada. The anniversary theme is “Proud Past, Future Focused.”
UNLV Continuing Education Director Doris Ostrander and one of our retirement investment instructors are quoted in a recent Las Vegas Review Journal article. They provide advice on how individuals can be prepared for the next financial downturn in their career and finances.
http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/neon-rebirth/recession-proofing-l…Each year the University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) recognizes the top marketing and creative work of its members through the UPCEA marketing awards. The Division of Educational Outreach has been awarded the UPCEA Bronze Award for Most Improved for the Fall 2015 UNLV Continuing Education Catalog.
Sometimes the training you need does not require going back to college for a degree. UNLV Continuing Education leverages the resources of Southern Nevada’s premier university to offer a broad spectrum of non-credit courses each term.
The fall 2015 Continuing Education Catalog is now available online and in print. Inside, you will find classes to challenge and inspire you. Whether you are looking to build career skills, explore a new hobby, or take a unique journey, the new catalog may have just what you are looking for.Doris Ostrander brings creativity and collaboration
to the continuing education experience
LAS VEGAS – A results-oriented leader has been appointed to advance continuing education within the Division of Educational Outreach at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Doris Ostrander is the new director of Continuing Education, coming to Las Vegas from Washington, D.C., where she was the director of Continuing Education for Corcoran College of Art and Design.
UNLV Continuing Education will hold a graduation celebration on February 23, 2015 to recognize the new graduates of the UNLV Paralegal Certificate program. The ceremony will be held 5:30-7:30 p.m. in Room 133 of the UNLV Paradise Campus. Graduates are invited to attend along with their families. Light refreshments will be served.
The Grand Canyon is the second-most-visited national park in the country. In-the-know adventurers, however, will tell you there is a better way to experience the Grand Canyon—a raft trip down the Colorado River. This July UNLV geologist Peg Rees and artist/naturalist Sharon Schafer will lead a week-long exploration of the Grand Canyon by motorized raft through UNLV Continuing Education.
Continuing Education’s upcoming term features many classes to challenge and inspire you. Whether you are looking to build career skills, explore a new hobby, or take a unique journey, the new catalog may have just what you are looking for. Catalogs will be available at area libraries by Thanksgiving, but the digital catalog and registration are already available online at ced.unlv.edu/cat2015.
Today the Workforce Connections' Board of Directors approved $200,000 to fund participation for 66 newly graduated registered nurses in the GAP Training for RNs program, a 13-week pilot program which will develop new graduate knowledge, skills, attitudes, and competencies to increase employability and retention in the nursing profession. This program was developed in partnership between UNLV Continuing Education and the UNLV School of Nursing to offer real-world experience for newly-graduated nurses as they transition from school to professional practice.