In The News: Division of Student Affairs

Beginning Fall 2020, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ will offer a new Tuition+ Award Program. The program will provide eligible Nevada residents a grant for 12 undergraduate credit hours of tuition and fees each semester, plus $1,000 for books for the school year.

A blind 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ student has a unique perspective ahead of the new school year.

The Clark County School District, University of Nevada, Las Vegas and Las Vegas Metropolitan police departments collaborated during the summer to figure out how to combat school violence, and increase campus safety before the start of the new 2019 school year.

University Police Officer Bree Torrey said it was a face she couldn’t forget.

The days of bunk beds and shared dormitory bathrooms are long gone for many college students.
Some staff members need a bullhorn to corral students through congested high school hallways and exit points. Not Lionel Stoxstell.

Three elements make a great public space. Enclosure. Delight. And a view. While large public spaces are not a Vegas specialty, there are small spots here and there if you know where to look.

Shaelyn Eguchi-Fernandez is one of eight children in her family. The 16-year-old Las Vegas High junior plans to be the first to attend college.

Rebecca Dunfield hurries out of the rain and rushes to her afternoon classes with her piping-hot peppermint tea in hand. It’s a similar scenario for other 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ students.
A new safety video from Northwestern puts a twist on a familiar format as colleges take big steps to increase awareness and prevention.

Most veterans using the Forever GI Bill to attend 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ have not faced the backlog affecting thousands at other universities who have yet to receive benefits or have received them late.

Tina Chang had a mattress pad under one arm and a blue bass guitar in the other.