It's back to school time! As the new school year begins, we
would like to wish every success to our GEAR UP students
enter
ing college this fall or who are in their last high school year.
We also want to thank our GEAR UP staff for all their amazing summer programming, and wish the entire GEAR UP family a successful 2018-19!
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 UNR Rural NV Senior Boot Camp |
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Last week, around 30
GEAR UP seniors from rural Nevada got to experience a college life at the University of Nevada, Reno, staying in the dorms and participating in various activities on and off campus. At Project Discovery, they did some challenging outdoor courses to help them build group communication and reliance skills. On campus, outgoing UNR Ambassador Emily Crawford and incoming Ambassador Andrea Saavedra prepped students with presentations, activities, and tours to help our seniors put their best foot forward as they apply for college this school year!
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The Youth Leadership Summit at UNLV wrapped up on July 27 w
ith 23 GEAR UP participants from Clark County, Pahrump, and Tonopah.
The three-day, two-night experience took place at UNLV and
started off with a tour of the Vegas PBS station. CoolSpeak's Ernesto Mejia facilitated breakout sessions and workshops ending with students videotaping their GEAR UP stories and a formal lunch with certificates.
Thank you Ernesto and Ambassadors Woody Hoshibata (UNLV), Nick Mathews (NSC) and Sean Tory (CSN) for an awesome job!
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Goodbye, Emily Crawford!
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Congratulations to UNR Ambassador Emily Crawford, who
is leaving Nevada GEAR UP to become Associate Director of Governmental Relations with NCCEP in Washington,
DC. Emily was not only a GEAR UP student herself, but an active member of the GUALA alumni association and a tireless advocate for GEAR UP in a variety of roles before becoming UNR Ambassador. The entire Nevada GEAR UP team wishes Emily all the best as she moves to our nation's capital, and we are very much looking forward to seeing her again at future NCCEP programs and conferences!
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Farewell, MinSun Park!
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Nevada GEAR UP sends our best wishes to MinSun Park, former NSHE Sponsored Programs Research Administrator, who is now Senior Research Accountant in the UNLV Office of Sponsored Programs! For many years, MinSun was a valued EPSCoR colleague whose professionalism in coordinating the NSHE financial side of the GEAR UP grant sets a high bar for future Research Administrators to match. MinSun wrote recently to NSHE staff: "
It has been such a great pleasure working with all of you from the first year of the program to until now.
All of you are GEAR UP Heroes! Especially kudos to all our hard-working GEAR UP Ambassadors!
I will always be a strong advocate for GEAR UP and I wish the very best for all our Nevada GEAR UP students."
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As we say goodbye to Emily Crawford, we are excited to welcome Andrea Saavedra-Nieto as our new UNR GEAR UP Ambassador!
Andrea was part of the UNR Upward Bound and TRiO Scholars programs. She graduated from Fernley High School and studied abroad in Heredia, Costa Rica in 2016. She received her BA degrees in International Affairs and Spanish Language and Literature from UNR and taught 5th Grade English Language Arts and Social Studies at Fernley Intermediate School in 2017-18. She was also an Upward Bound Summer Academy Counselor for three years during her undergrad career. In her spare time, Andrea enjoys sewing, reading, and managing a landscape startup company.
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August Blog
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Mari Jimenez Ortiz, GEAR UP Ambassador at Truckee Meadows Community College, is our featured blogger this month. Check out what she has to say about her work
here!
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Final UNR Rising Freshman Workshop!
August 24,
UNR
For those GEAR UP students attending UNR in the fall.
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September 23-29
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!
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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 track students participating in college application events. For more information, contact Janet Stake at
jstake@nshe.nevada.edu.
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October 13, 2018
9 AM - 12 PM
All GEAR UP students and parents are invited, and transportation will be provided. Reps from all NSHE institutions will be there, along with professionals to assist students in filling out the FAFSA and NV Promise forms. Ask your SPIF or Ambassador for more information!
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February 8, 2019
Western Nevada College
"
Work Smart Nevada - Careers for a New Economy" is the theme of the 2019 ACT state conference at WNC. Come hear a variety of presenters from K-12, postsecondary, and public and private-sector representatives for tips and tricks to align your educational mission with the changing needs of Nevada's employers and workforce!
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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:
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FAFSA Application (Oct. 1st)
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Nevada Promise Scholarship
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Nevada GEAR UP
https://gearupnv.org
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