HR Instructor Receives Top Faculty Award

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Human resource instructor Gary Cottino has been presented with the top teaching award from the UNLV Division of Educational Outreach. Cottino received the 2016 Division of Educational Outreach Faculty Excellence Award during UNLV's 2016 Academic Achievement Awards Ceremony & Reception on April 20. 
UNLV’s Human Resource Management Certificate programs provide an outstanding opportunity for local HR practitioners and business owners to learn critical aspects of organizational employee relationships. Cottino was instrumental in creating the programs. As Past President of the local chapter of the Southern Nevada Human Resource Association and Director of its Nevada Chapter, Cottino worked with other HR professionals and UNLV faculty in the fall of 1990 to design a curriculum to train a solid core of professionals for HR leadership positions.  It later evolved to serve entry-level workers and persons desiring to move into HR. 
 
Cottino has taught an estimated 4,000 students in approximately 400 courses. Among those classes are the Employment Law Series reviewing major federal and state laws affecting public and private sector employment. Students commend Cottino for his ability to impart employment law with humor while consistently receiving a 93% very satisfied rating from students.
 
Cottino is a native Nevadan with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration - Industrial Relations and Personnel from UNLV. He has worked in Southern Nevada HR for more than 30 years and holds senior-level professional certifications from the Human Resource Certification Institute and the Society for Human Resource Management.  
 

DEO Employees Recognized for Service to UNLV

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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.
Sharon Altman, pictured with UNLV President Len Jessup, was honored for 15 years of service to UNLV. She is an Administrative Assistant IV with the division and was the 2015 UNLV Classified Employee of the Year.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Robin Mackey, pictured with UNLV President Jessup, was also honored for 15 years of service to UNLV. She is an Administrative Assistant II in Client and Division Services.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shannon Farrell, pictured third from the left in white, received her 5-year award. Shannon is an Administrative Assistant IV with Summer Term.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sandy Settina, pictured with President Jessup, was among the retirees recognized. Sandy retired as Summer Term office manager September 17, 2015 after nearly 25 years with the university.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Congratulations! Thank you for your service to the UNLV and the Division of Educational Outreach.
 

From First Sight to First Light: UNLV Awaits Opening of Great Basin Observatory

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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.

Adjusted Office Hours for Presidential Debate

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The Division of Educational Outreach Information Desk at the UNLV Paradise Campus has adjusted its office hours due to the Presidential Debate. The Information Desk will close at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, October 18 and remain closed Wednesday, October 19. The regular hours of 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. will resume on Thursday, October 20. If you have questions, please call us at 702-895-3394 or email edoutreach@unlv.edu. 

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