Monthly news & updates
Date: October 26, 2023 | Issue: October
Deadline Nears for Ticket to Higher Education — Promise Scholarship
High School seniors graduating in Spring 2024 are being offered an opportunistic and fortuitous pathway into higher education by the Nevada State Legislature. But there is some urgency if you haven't applied. The deadline is Tuesday, Oct. 31. Western Nevada College is part of a group of Nevada System of Higher Education community colleges that offers the scholarship. To apply or to learn more about the Nevada Promise Scholarship, visit wnc.edu/advising/promise.php and "Click to Apply!".
The Legislature has allocated scholarship funding for this select group of students that will cover tuition and other mandatory fees not met by federal or state aid, amounting to a savings of more than $3,000 per year. The scholarship provides aid for up to three years for students who apply and follow through with the requirements for receiving the scholarship.
“Having worked on the original legislation that created this program back in 2017, I am pleased to see more and more high school seniors enrolling in community college after graduation,” said WNC President Dr. J. Kyle Dalpe. “WNC is at a 10-year high in enrollment this fall due in part to students who have taken advantage of the Nevada Promise Scholarship Program. These students also perform at a high level academically."
          Nevada Promise is open to Nevada high school students graduating between Aug. 1 and June 15 who begin classes at WNC in the fall immediately following graduation. There are no income or high school GPA requirements.
                  For more information, phone 775-445-3267 or email nvpromise@wnc.edu.
Here's Your Look Ahead!
Nevada Day holiday Oct. 27
Annual Nevada Day Parade Oct. 28
Nevada Promise Scholarship deadline Oct. 31
Child Development Center's Halloween Pumpkin Parade Oct. 31
Celebrate Halloween with ASWN Oct. 31
Day of the Dead Celebration Nov. 2
Spring 2024 registration opens for returning, continuing students Nov. 6
WNMTC Mary Poppins Broadway Musical production Nov. 3-19
Spring 2024 registration opens for new students Nov. 13
Continuing Ed's Holiday Ornament and Tree Creation Class Nov. 18
GET INVOLVED
WNC Students, Faculty and Staff
to Participate in Nevada Day Parade
What better way to celebrate Nevada's 159th birthday than by walking in the annual Nevada Day Parade on Saturday, Oct. 28? Students, faculty and staff are marching from East William to Stewart streets.
Child Development Center to Present Halloween Pumpkin Parade on Oct. 31
Superheroes, princesses, dinosaurs and more will trick or treat during the annual Pumpkin Parade at the Child Development Center at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 31. Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to attend in costume and present goodies to these Halloween revelers.
ASWN Presenting an All-Day Halloween Bash; Psych Club Holding Raffle
Participate in a costume contest, eat pizza, decorate a pumpkin, trick or treat, enter the Psych Club's prize raffle, and more on Oct 31 in Dini Student Center.
Latino Leadership Academy, Wildcat Life Present Day of the Dead on Nov. 2
Altar displays honoring the dead, games and more are planned for the annual Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration on Thursday, Nov. 2, in the Dini Student Center.
 
Purchase Tickets to WNMTC Production of 'Mary Poppins' on Nov. 3-19
“A wind in the east” brings back this incomparable Disney spectacular! Don’t miss Western Nevada Musical Theatre Company's high-flying, supercalifragilistic adventure with everyone's favorite nanny on weekends from Nov. 3-19 at the Carson City Community Center.
Embrace Your Creative Side by Making Holiday Ornaments, Trees on Nov. 18
Continuing Education is presenting a creative class — making holiday ornaments and trees — from discarded books and magazines on Saturday, Nov. 18.
GOOD NEWS
ROADS Program Receives Award from Rural Community College Alliance
The Rural Community College Alliance recently honored the ROADS program, which assists underemployed and unemployed Nevadans, for its innovation and access. WNC President Dr. J. Kyle Dalpe accepted the award on behalf of the college at the Rural Community College Alliance national convention at Columbia Gorge Community College in The Dalles, Ore.
DETR Announces Continued Support of ROADS; Reps Tour WNC Facilities
Representatives of Nevada's leading workforce development agency, the Nevada Department of Employment Training and Rehabilitation (DETR), toured Western Nevada College's Workforce, Career and Technical Education facilities on Wednesday.
DETR has announced that it will generously continue to support WNC's award-winning Realizing Opportunities for the American Dream to Succeed (ROADS) program for the next four years.
Community Backs Golf for Education; Advanced Health Care Defends Title
Fair weather, a friendly competition, generous donors and a great cause made the WNC Foundation's Golf for Education tournament successful on Sept. 29 at Toiyabe Golf Club. The fundraiser, which provides more access to higher education for students and supports workforce development in the region, attracted a full field of 36 teams.
STUDENT NEWS
Apply Now for William N. Pennington CTE, Foundation Scholarships
WNC Foundation and the Financial Aid Office are encouraging students to apply for the William N. Pennington Career and Technical Education Scholarship and Foundation Scholarships for 2023-24.
ROADS Students Attend Self-Care Talk
Pam Zimmer presented a self-care talk to WNC's Realizing Opportunities for the American Dream to Succeed (ROADS) students, business partners and staff on Oct. 20 in the Dini Building.
Partnership Creates Auto Mechanics Program for Incarcerated Students
On Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, the first group of students incarcerated at Northern Nevada Correctional Center stepped into the auto bay for their first day of Auto 101, Introduction to General Mechanics offered by Western Nevada College. It has taken four years and the sustained effort and partnership of Campagni Auto Group, Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC), and WNC to reach this point. 
Celebrate Your Great Accomplishment; Apply for Fall 2023 Graduation by Nov. 1
Students on track to graduate with a degree or certificate this fall need to apply for graduation by Wednesday, Nov. 1. Check with your adviser for eligibility. For information, visit wnc.edu/graduation.
CAMPUS NEWS
Wildcat Life Raises Breast Cancer Awareness with Pink Ribbon Day
Wildcat Life provided a vibrant burst of support to raise awareness and honor those affected by breast cancer on Pink Ribbon Day on Tuesday, Oct. 17.
Students, faculty and staff gathered outside Dini Student Center wearing pink shirts. They also made pink ribbons and tie pillows and enjoyed some pink snacks. 
Manufacturing Open House Showcases New Technology, Programs
Potential students, area manufacturing representatives and a manufacturing business advisor turned out for the Workforce, Career and Technical Education's Manufacturing Open House on Oct. 10 at Western Nevada College's Donald W. Reynolds Center for Technology. WCTE Director Travis Carr and Industrial Technology Instructor Matthew Anderson led tours of facilities, and Anderson provided demonstrations of the college's technology.
Regents Visit Jack C. Davis Observatory
Five of the 13 Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents accompanied WNC President Dr. J. Kyle Dalpe to Jack Davis Observatory on Saturday, Oct. 14: Carol Del Carlo, Amy J. Carvalho, Heather Brown, Dr. Michelee Cruz-Crawford and Jeffrey Downs.
WNC Welcomes New ROADS Coordinator Kara Spracklin
WNC is delighted to announce the hiring of 2011 WNC graduate Kara Spracklin as the new Realizing Opportunities for the American Dream to Succeed (ROADS) program coordinator. Helping students succeed has encompassed Spracklin’s professional career as the previous coordinator of Student Success at the University of Nevada, Reno, and now in her new role at WNC.
In Case You Missed the Solar Eclipse
In case you missed the annular solar eclipse on Oct. 14, Dr. Thomas Herring, director of Jack C. Davis Observatory at Western Nevada College, has you covered. Dr. Herring attended a viewing event hosted by Dr. Milinda Wasala of Great Basin College in Elko. Dr. Herring captured incredible photos with a Nikon DSLR camera on the back of the observatory's Coronado Solarmax 90 H-alpha solar telescope.
Carson Tahoe Health Reps Tour Nursing Labs, Renovated Marlette Hall
Members of Carson Tahoe Health toured the Western Nevada College Nursing Labs and newly remodeled Marlette Hall on Oct. 10 to learn more about the Medical Assistant and Continuing Education programs.
Community Members Pack JCDO
for NASA-Sponsored Moon Night
Dr. Thomas Herring's talk about the Moon, free NASA handouts and prime telescope viewing of the Moon captivated a capacity audience on International Observe the Moon Night (IOMN) on Oct. 21 at Jack C. Davis Observatory on Western Nevada College's Carson City campus.
'It Started with Willows' Exhibit Showcases Talented Native Artists
Capital City Arts Initiative has brought together the talents of many Great Basin Native artists this fall at WNC. This collection of working baskets and contemporary art titled “It Started with Willows” is showing in Bristlecone Main Gallery through Dec. 21. View this spectacular exhibit Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the Carson City campus.
Coffee with a Cop Brings Together Staff, Faculty, Students with Law Enforcement
University Police and Carson City Sheriff's Office visited with students, faculty and staff on Oct. 4 during ASWN and Wildcat Life's annual Coffee with a Cop event in Dini Student Center.
ASWN Brings Oktoberfest to Campus
There wasn't any barrel rolling, pretzel tossing or a polka dance-off, but the Sierra Alphorn Players, root beer floats and pretzels made ASWN's Oktoberfest unique and special on Sept. 27 in Dini Student Center.
WNC Hosts Carson City Crusher Event
The Nevada Interscholastic Cycling Association utilized WNC's challenging network of trails for its season-ending Carson City Crusher mountain bike racing event on Oct. 20 and 21. More than 300 mountain bike riders from Northern Nevada middle schools and high schools competed.
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