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Nevada GEAR UP Digest 
June 2018 

June 20, 2018

Hope your summer break has been relaxing and enjoyable so far! While most are getting well-deserved time off after all the hard work during the school year, our dedicated GEAR UP Ambassadors and many other staff members are holding summer programming at many NSHE institutions - everything from transition programming to college readiness to orientations for students entering college this fall. Read on to find out more about these exciting events, and enjoy the start of summer! 
UNLVUNLV Summer Academy
Our first summer overnight program for 2018 was held June 5-7 at UNLV: The GEAR UP Summer Academy. UNLV, NSC, and CSN Ambassadors and staff hosted over 75 students for three days and two nights of college-prep activities including resume building, how to interpret your GPA, asking for letters of recommendation, and more! Demonstrations on stargazing and meteorology were presented by UNLV faculty, and students even went to the CSI exhibit at the MGM Grand. Thank you to our great staff and to all our GEAR UP students for an amazing 3 days! 

TMCCTMCC dual credit classes begin
As in prior years, some very motivated GEAR UP students from Hug, Wooster, and AACT in Washoe County are at TMCC this June to earn both high school and college credit by taking either COM 113 or PSC 101. GEAR UP is also offering daily after-class tutoring. Thank you to TMCC Ambassador Mari Jimenez Ortiz for organizing GEAR UP participation in the courses, and to our GU students for dedicating part of the summer to earning valuable high school and college credit! 

SeanNew CSN Ambassador: Sean Tory!
Mr. Sean Tory has been named the new GEAR UP Ambassador at the College of Southern Nevada. Congratulations to Sean, whom some of you might know from collaborations with Nevada State College. He just started yesterday so his bio will be in the next Digest, as well as on our website. Welcome, Sean! 
EmilyJune Blog: Emily Crawford, UNR
Emily Crawford, GEAR UP Ambassador at the University of Nevada, Reno, is our featured blogger this month. Check out what she has to say about her work here!  
GURegistered yet for NCCEP/GEAR UP? 
We hope to see a large contingent from Nevada at the NCCEP/GEAR UP national conference in DC this July, shouting out LOUD during roll call!! Please join Daniel Villanueva and Janet Stake along with Nick Mathews, Alex Porter, and Emily Crawford who will be presenting on the Ambassador Program at the conference. Make sure to register here before the deadline passes!
GabrielaNew GU Communications Specialist

NSHE welcomes Ms. Gabriela Verdin to the GEAR UP team as our new GEAR UP Communications Specialist in the Reno office! She looks forward to getting LOTS of great photos and announcements from Ambassadors and SPIFs about all the great work GEAR UP is doing statewide at gverdin@nshe.nevada.edu. In her own words: 

"I am excited to be part of GEAR UP Nevada! I graduated from TMCC in Spring 2017 with an Associate's Degree in Business and I am now attending UNR. I am a first-generation college student and hope to obtain my Bachelor's Degree in Management in Spring 2019. During my free time, I try to participate in clubs on campus or any events being held for students. I love going camping and hiking but I also love a good movie night or game night. My career goal is to work for a non-profit organization in community outreach or become a special projects manager. A personal goal is to walk on all major bridges in the world." 

Welcome again, Gabriela! 
In This Issue
UNLV Summer Academy
TMCC Dual Credit Classes
New CSN Ambassador

June 2018 Blog
GEAR UP conference in DC

New Comm Specialist
Upcoming Events
Summer Programs
Space is still available
We have a lot of summer programs planned and there is still space in several of them. The Summer Academy is full. For current availability, please contact Daniel Villanueva at dvillanueva@nshe.nevada.edu.
See the listing below.
Men's Youth Conference
June 28-29
NSC
No overnight stay.
Youth Leadership Summit
July 25-27
UNLV/NSC/CSN
This is an overnight experience.
Senior Boot Camp
July 26-27
UNR
No overnight stay.
Senior Boot Camp Rural NV
August 8-10
UNR
This is an overnight experience.
Rising Freshman Workshops
July 20, 27
August 10, 17, 24
UNR
For those attending UNR in the fall.
FAFSA
April 1/June 30, 2018
The FAFSA is still open! Don't forget to make sure to remind all students they must submit this form to be eligible for financial aid. It can be found at:  https://fafsa.ed.gov
NCCEP National Conference
July 15-18, 2018
Washington, DC
GEAR UP will be heading to Washington DC this summer for NCCEP's annual conference. This is always a wonderful experience so if you can, you should attend. 
National GEAR UP Week
September 17-21
It is never too early to start planning your activities for GEAR UP Week! Let us know what you have planned so we can share it on social media!
This is a great time to show your community that #GEARUPWorks!
College Application Month
September - October
Shortly after the new school year begins, it will be time to dive into college applications and FAFSAs! We will again be tracking students that participate in college application events. For more information, contact Janet Stake at jstake@nshe.nevada.edu .
CoNVerge
March 20-22, 2019
Nevada State College
Save-the-Date! We have confirmed the date and location for the next CoNVerge Conference! We hope to see you there!! Like and follow CoNVerge on social media:
Twitter: @CoNVerge_Nevada
Facebook:  @CoNVergeNV

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