UNLV Continuing Education is kicking off 2020 with a revised (and vastly improved!) policy on staff and alumni discounts. Beginning with spring 2020 classes UNLV staff will receive a standard 15 percent discount on professional development classes and 5 percent off personal enrichment classes. Alumni will receive 5 percent off both professional development and personal enrichment classes. In the past, discounts for staff and alumni were determined on an individual class basis; the new policy standardizes the discounts with very few exceptions. “We know UNLV employees and alumni often turn to us to build career skills or to take a class just for fun,” notes Continuing Education’s senior program developer Heidi Erpelding-Welch, “Standardizing the discounts simplifies the process so staff and alumni know they will always get added value.” The staff discount is available to all active UNLV employees, regardless of employment type (classified staff, academic and administrative faculty, LOAs, hourly workers, and student workers). To view the new staff and alumni discount policies or to request a registration discount for a spring 2020 class, visit ced.unlv.edu/unlv-employee-discounts or ced.unlv.edu/unlv-alumni. It is easy to request a discount; simply fill out the online request form posted on the website and you will be emailed a discount code once eligibility is confirmed.  

The Spring 2020 course catalog was released online and sent in the mail this week, so now is a great time to take a peek at new offerings. UNLV’s Continuing Education staff has been working hard to develop new classes and certificates to help you get ahead at work or even launch a new career.

Natalie Knuth recently completed both UNLV’s Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and Black Belt programs. Did she enroll in the courses in hopes of bettering her future at a Fortune 500 company? Was she striving to become a successful CEO or vice president? Did her past showcase a traditional business management career path? Not exactly. Natalie came to the Lean Six Sigma program at UNLV by way of her theater background. 

Todd has a love of education but also strives to make his personal and professional life better by learning things he did not otherwise know. Even though his emphasis in UNLV’s Continuing Education is from a business point of view, Todd’s introduction to the classes was through personal enrichment. With his wife, he enrolled in a wine tasting class as well as a French language class. That’s when he heard about the Human Resource Management Certificate and the Organizational Leadership program. He has since completed both certificates, but for a successful person like Todd the work is not done. He will soon start the Lean Six Sigma program in hopes of finding ways to help his company attain optimal efficiency. Todd truly is the lifelong learner.