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Division of Educational Outreach News

The Division of Educational Outreach at UNLV is committed to creating an environment that promotes quality instruction, professional development, stimulating research, and community engagement.

Current Educational Outreach News

children participating in the Jr. Rebels summer camp at UNLV
Business and Community |

Centralized registration streamlines process for parents seeking university summer camps and programming for K-12 students.

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Campus News |

The Adult Learner Summit provides students with resources to thrive in higher education. 

Two young students in lab coats during classroom discussion
Business and Community |

Centralized registration and customer service makes it easier than ever for parents to access university summer programs for area K-12 students. 

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People |

This longtime Rebel and physical education program coordinator is helping UNLV shape up inside and outside of the classroom.

Man practicing yoga
Business and Community |

Rebel Reset aims to ease return-to-office transition.

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Business and Community |

Training program will close the digital skills gap and provide an accelerated path for those seeking a new career in the tech industry. 

Educational Outreach In The News

Las Vegas Review Journal

“Community.” “Curious.” “Expectant.” “Unified.” In one word, each person explains his or her feelings at this particular moment. Seated in a circle of red plastic chairs, an array of community spiritual leaders and UNLV students and faculty pass a microphone to introduce themselves at the “How to Be a Peacemaker” discussion group, part of the university’s ongoing Diversity Dialogues series.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

Anyone wanting to learn how to be a DJ is in luck as UNLV Continuing Education is offering a new certificate this year.

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

The end of the school year for Southern Nevada is here, and instead of students hitting the couch for the summer, UNLV is offering them dozens of summer programs. Registration is now open for UNLV’s Young Rebels Program.

El Tiempo

The Clark County School District (CCSD) Family Engagement Department and the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) Early Outreach Program are hosting a “Super Saturday” event to prepare for university on the UNLV campus, which will take place on Saturday, April 23, 2022 from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm

Nevada Business

Christine Greengrass, CMCA, AMS, PCAM, received the Golden Star Award for lifetime achievement at the Community Associations Institute (CAI) Nevada Chapter Awards Gala on July 16 at Red Rock Resort, where she was recognized for her leadership and dedication to the industry.

Las Vegas Sun

The faces on the video call represented different races, genders and generations. Many of the three dozen participants on the call January 26 looked to be in their 20s, with others likely encroaching middle age.

Recent Educational Outreach Accomplishments

Asma Awan (Social and Behavioral Health), Rob Levrant (Educational Outreach and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute),  and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) presented at the Lumivero Virtual Conference 2024 on September 25. The presentation was titled: "Determining Vaping Cessation (Quitting) Intervention Strategies among Young…
Matthew Gyger (Social Work), Stephanie Borene (Educational Outreach), Ramona Denby (Social Work), and Sara Hunt (Medicine), along with Efren Gomez from the University of Michigan and Amanda Klein-Cox from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, co-authored the paper, "Using SBIRT (Screen, Brief Intervention, and Referral to…
Rob Levrant (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) spoke on an expert panel at the 2022 Osher Institutes National Conference, "What You Really Need to Know to Ask for Money in Person." His portion of the presentation focused on the nexus between fundraising and community-building in the context of a membership-based lifelong learning community.
Rob Levrant (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) and Ana Paula Loures-Elias (Educational Psychology) co-presented a lecture session at the 2021 Conference on Academic Research in Education. Their session, "Emerging Professionals in the Field of Learning in Retirement: A Case Study of Participatory Action Research," described and interpreted the…
Jenna Heath (Liberal Arts) and Sam Leif (Summer Term) presented at The Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, the topic being "Experiential Learning During COVID-19: Did We Serve Our Students?" They discussed the power of virtual internships during COVID-19.    
Sam Leif (Summer Term) presented "Do I Have to be an “Other” to be Myself? Nonbinary Gender in Taxonomy, Data Collection, and through the Lifecycle," and "Data Consultations, Racism, and Critiquing Colonialism in Demographic Datasheets" at the annual Summit of the Research Data Access & Preservation Association examining racial, social, and…