| PLI to Share Stories on Bow, Bell and Walking Box Ranch Two representatives from the Public Lands Institute will appear with John Blyth Barrymore, grandson of silent screen actor John Barrymore, at the Laughlin Library at 3 p.m. on Thursday, January 30. Barrymore will discuss the life and times of famous silent film stars, including Clara Bow, Charlie Chaplin and, of course, his grandfather. Paula Garrett, PLI program associate/research scientist, and Don Scott, Walking Box Ranch caretaker, will share stories about Rex Bell and Clara Bow's famous Walking Box Ranch and their silent films. The library is located at 2840 Needles Highway.Read More |
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| Winter Break Schedule UNLV will observe its Winter Break Dec. 21-Jan. 1. During that time, the university will be open to the public in key service areas, while most nonessential business operations are suspended. The Division of Educational Outreach will observe the UNLV Winter Break as well. However, the information desk will be open Monday through Friday 8am-5pm Dec. 14-Jan. 5. The university and all offices will be closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 in observance of state holidays. Read More |
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| October/November 2013 Outreach Insights Now Available The October/November 2013 Outreach Insights is now available. Outreach Insights is the bimonthly enewsletter for the UNLV Division of Educational Outreach. Read More |
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| Don't Trash Nevada Celebrates Eight Years of Anti-Littering Efforts For the past eight years, the Public Lands Institute worked to address the problem of desert dumping through the Don't Trash Nevada messaging campaign. |
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| OLLI at UNLV Collects Supplies for PPDS Students More than 60 years ago, what we know today as UNLV’s Paradise Campus opened as a grade school for children living in the developing city of Las Vegas. A generation later, the retired adults of UNLV’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) that currently call the campus home are helping Paradise-area students with a holiday supply drive. During the first two weeks of November OLLI members collected educational games, books, and school supplies for at-risk elementary students attending the Paradise Professional Development School.Read More |
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| Great Basin National Park Foundation Directors Mourn Bonnie Bryan, Honorary Chair & Founder GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION DIRECTORS MOURN BONNIE BRYAN, HONORARY CHAIR AND FOUNDER Read More |
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| From First Sight to First Light: UNLV Awaits Opening of Great Basin Observatory The observatory provides a spectacular opportunity to study the Universe from the darkest and clearest night skies LAS VEGAS – AUGUST 15, 2016 – The Great Basin Observatory in east-central Nevada is scheduled to begin operation on August 25, 2016. UNLV and its Division of Educational Outreach and the Public Lands Institute are anxiously awaiting the opening, since it will be the first research-grade observatory located in a national park -- Great Basin National Park. Read More |
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| Outreach Insights for July 2016 The July 2016 issue of Outreach Insights is now available. Check out the latest news from the Division of Educational Outreach. Read More |
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| DEO Employees Recognized for Service to UNLV Some employees of the Division of Educational Outreach were among those recognized at UNLV's 46th Annual Classified Staff Awards Luncheon and Ceremony on June 20. |
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| OLLI Students Don't Worry About Grades or Homework http://www.reviewjournal.com/life/olli-students-don-t-worry-about-grades... Read More |