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The winner of our first Swag Bag Giveaway (with UNLV Rebels Hoodie) is... Robert Horner!
Congratulations to Robert and thanks to all those who entered! Stay tuned to UNLV Continuing Education for more giveaways in the very near future (possibly celebrating our Running Rebels appearing in a Bowl Game)!
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We have a lot of school spirit here at UNLV and we want to share it with the Las Vegas community! UNLV Continuing Education is giving away a UNLV hoodie and swag bag to one lucky winner! Check it out below:

 

 

 

 

 

Here are the rules. Visit our Facebook page here. If you have not already, you must “Like”the page. To finish your entry, tell us what class you would be interested in taking at UNLV Continuing Education.  In addition to Facebook, you can also visit our twitter page here. Reply to @UNLV_CE and telling us what class you’d like to take with us. These classes can be something we offer, something we offered in the past or something we’ve never even thought of. Basically, just tell us what you’re interesting in learning more about.

 

In summary, one comment per person per entry. You can enter once on Facebook and once on Twitter. The contest closes Friday (12/20/13) at 9 a.m. PST. We will announce the winner soon thereafter. We will randomly select the winner in a drawing. If your name is not in the comments on the Facebook page and we do not receive a reply on Twitter, you will not be in the drawing. So you have until December 20, 2013 Friday at 9:00 a.m. PST to enter. Good luck!

 

We reserve the right to cancel the giveaway at any time. All decisions are final. Giveaway is for local Las Vegas pick up only. Prizes must be claimed by January 3, 2014 at the UNLV Paradise Campus (851 East Tropicana Avenue, across from Thomas & Mack). 

 

This season, give the gift of learning with UNLV Continuing Education
Stumped over what to give a loved one this holiday season? Think outside the paper-wrapped box with UNLV Continuing Education! The January-July 2014 Continuing Education Catalog is fresh off the presses, and it is full of courses perfect for giving and sharing.
Need an inspired gift for a creative type? UNLV Continuing Education offers a wide variety of art and music courses. Pair a new set of art supplies with a gift registration for an acrylics, drawing, oil, stone carving, or watercolor class. Or, accompany a new guitar with a Beginning Guitar registration.
For the handy man or woman dreaming of a shop full of new tools this holiday, Continuing Education offers a series of woodworking classes in partnership with Wood It Is! in North Las Vegas. Participants will learn how to safely operate essential woodworking tools and will feel confident when it is time to purchase tools for their home shop. Basic Woodworking and Woodworking: Cutting Boards start the first week of January; register early as these courses often fill to capacity. View our video to get a feel for woodworking courses.
If you know someone who is getting a new digital camera, computer, or iPad this season, consider supplementing with a course to maximize the gift’s potential. Digital photography courses and Photoshop can make a huge difference in the quality of photos from a new camera. Gift registrations for those getting a new computer this season include courses on Facebook, Google, or Microsoft Office applications.
Gift certificates for UNLV Continuing Education courses are available in any denomination by calling 702-895-3394 Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., or Friday and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Purchase gift certificates or register in person at UNLV Paradise Campus, 851 E. Tropicana (southeast corner of Tropicana and Swenson, south of the main UNLV campus).
The UNLV Office of Continuing Education provides year-round educational opportunities for those looking for personal and professional development. You can view the newest catalog online now. Request a printed copy by calling 702-895-3394.

UNLV Continuing Education will offer a four-day tour in September to explore the architectural gems of Los Angeles and Hollywood, California. Architectural historian Kevin Fahey will provide a preview of the upcoming architectural tour during a free presentation at 1 p.m. July 9 in Room 511 of the UNLV Paradise Campus. The presentation will feature the scheduled itinerary, introducing each of the historically and architecturally significant locations, such as the famed Hollyhock House and Getty Villa. No RSVP is required.The Architectural Tour of Los Angeles will take place September 19-22. To register online, visit continuingeducation.unlv.edu. For more information on the free presentation or tour, please contact Charlee Zingraf at charlee.zingraf@unlv.edu or 895-5224.

Reading habits may have changed, but the love of books continues in Las Vegas. Bookstore owner Phil DeFlumear owns Greyhound's Books and teaches bookstore classes for UNLV Continuing Education. Desert Companion features DeFlumear and others involved in the Las Vegas Bookmans Guild. http://issuu.com/nvpr/docs/desert_companion_2013sept/15?e=3118543/46583…

UNLV Continuing Education will offer a four-day tour in September to explore the architectural gems of Los Angeles and Hollywood. Architectural historian Kevin Fahey will provide a preview of the upcoming architectural tour during a free presentation at 1 p.m. Sept. 12 in Room 511 of the UNLV Paradise Campus. The half-hour presentation will feature the scheduled itinerary, introducing each of the historically and architecturally significant locations, such as the famed Egyptian and Chinese Theatres and the Getty Villa. No RSVP is required.The Architectural Tour of Los Angeles will take place Sept. 19-22. Online registration is available at http://continuingeducation.unlv.edu/register. For more information, contact Charlee Zingraf at charlee.zingraf@unlv.edu or 702-895-5224.

A group of travelers and wine aficionados from the Las Vegas Valley ventured to Napa Valley last week for a two-day tour of wine country. The excursion was offered in conjunction with UNLV Continuing Education's Vine to Wine class. Visit the blog to read about the highlights and learn about our reviewer's experiences. http://unlvce.blogspot.com/

Sometimes the education and training you need may require you to look beyond the traditional campus. UNLV Continuing Education leverages the resources of UNLV as Southern Nevada’s premier university to offer a broad spectrum of non-credit courses each term. This fall there are a number of new courses and programs to build and refresh skills or enhance and inspire learning.
 
Continuing Education is working in partnership with academic departments to provide developmental and refresher classes to support students to progress to degree completion. “Math Success Initiative was developed with the Math Center to provide a math readiness program to prepare students for a college-level math course,” said Doris Ostrander, director of Continuing Education. “We have two of UNLV’s top math instructors teaching this intensive eight-week program, using an online, innovative approach in a small group, face-to-face learning environment.” 
 
This math course expands Continuing Education's offerings that are helpful to UNLV students. It also has a series of Excel courses for undergraduate and graduate students to be able to increase their knowledge and experience in analyzing and presenting data.
 
As the Southern Nevada economy gets stronger, UNLV Continuing Education is reinvigorating its course offerings and training programs to prepare the workforce for new opportunities. With more than 20 professional development certificates and nearly 300 courses, people can gain the skills employers need now and in the future. New certificate programs include Beer Steward & Connoisseur, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Corrective Exercise and Fitness Nutrition Specialist, Mediation, the UNLV Grant Academy, Nurse Paralegal, and Private Airplane and Helicopter Pilot. These programs join the popular and nationally-recognized Paralegal, Legal Secretary, Graphic Design, Protective Services, Fashion Design, Human Resource and Nonprofit Management certificates and the UNLV Sommelier Academy.
 
Continuing Education rounds out its list of learning opportunities with courses to take just for fun and personal enrichment. Consider enrolling in a history course sure to make you take a fresh look at the past. Last Call: The Alcoholic Republic and Prohibition will cover the complex origins, history, and impact of Prohibition in the United States. In God We Trust: Religion and the Founding Fathers explores the religious values and ideals of the Founders, and trace those values to modern-day America.
 
The fall 2015 Continuing Education Catalog is available online and in print. Staff members are happy to answer any questions you may have about programs or to send a fall catalog directly to your home. You may reach Continuing Education by telephone at 702-895-3394, by email at continuing.education@unlv.edu, or visit the UNLV Paradise Campus at 851 East Tropicana, across the street from the Thomas & Mack Center.

Why are there so many repeat students in Vine to Wine: The Fundamentals? This week's class review looks at what students gain when they learn more about winemaking. http://unlvce.blogspot.com/

UNLV Continuing Education Director Meni Sarris talks continuing and executive education with Nevada Business Magazine

Continuing Education Director Meni Sarris discusses taking our professional development courses and programs beyond Las Vegas in this article in Nevada Business Magazine.