NV GEAR UP Digest October 2022

Nevada GEAR UP Digest

October 2022

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Welcome to October!!

Welcome to the Pumpkin Spice Edition of The Digest! Just kidding! It is that time of year though so whether you are a pumpkin spice lover or prefer apples and cinnamon, there is no doubt that fall is here! One of the highlights of October is GEAR UP West! Most of the GEAR UP Nevada staff will be attending this conference in just a few days! We are looking forward to having another chance to see each other and glean new information to better serve our students. In addition to GEAR UP West, we have had a lot of activities already happening this year. See below for the latest scoop and some fun photos!

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This month's blog was written by GEAR UP First Year College Advisor at TMCC, Jairon Castellanos-Boteo! You can read it here!

October Means FAFSA!

October 1st is a big day in the college access world and this year is no different! The FAFSA was released on the 1st for the 23-24 academic year! We have held several FAFSA Nights already this month but there are still more planned! See below for the remaining schedule:

Oct. 19, 4:00 - 6:00; PVHS

Oct. 19, 5:30 - 7:00; Bonanza

Oct. 26, 6:00 - 7:00; Mineral

Nov. 2, CSN *Tentative

Nov. 3, 5:00 - 7:00;

Clark

Nov. 9, CSN *Tentative

Nov. 17, 5:30 - 7:00; Bonanza

Nov. 28, 5:00 - 7:00; Clark

GEAR UP West Conference

October 23-25

Most of the GEAR UP Nevada staff will be heading to Salt Lake City for the annual GEAR UP West conference coming up in October. GEAR UP West is always a great conference! We look forward to meeting our colleagues and learning new ways to serve our students!! Registration is open: https://www.uvu.edu/gearup/gearup-west-2022/index.html

NCCEP Capacity Building Workshop

February 13-15, 2023

We are already looking forward to the next NCCEP conference, the Capacity Building Workshop. This event will be held February 13-15, 2023 (Note updated dates). This will be a virtual event. Registration will open in November. Jana Burd and Janet Stake will be presenting on the new STEM Toolkit during one session!

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More NSHE College and Scholarship Fair Photos!

NSHE College and Scholarship Fairs During National GEAR UP Week!!

The NSHE team was excited to visit each southern Nevada GEAR UP high school during National GEAR UP Week. We were lucky to also be able to hold the same event for Mineral County High School, the week before. The NSHE College and Scholarship Fairs serve as the introductory event for the NSHE institutions. In addition to the seven NSHE teaching institutions, we also invited special guests from the Treasurer's Office, NSHE Foster Youth, the Public Education Foundation, Promise Scholarship, and our friends at Paradigm Shift! Students really seem to enjoy these events. In all we had approximately 500 students attend. Thanks to the whole GEAR UP Nevada team and Paradigm Shift for making these events so enjoyable and successful!

Nevada GEAR UP Day Proclamations!

What a great away to start of National GEAR UP Week! The City of Las Vegas gave both GEAR UP programs in Nevada a Proclamation, announcing September 28th as GEAR UP Day! This was initiated from the GEAR UP Partnership grant at UNLV but they included the GEAR UP Nevada State Grant too. The proclamation was presented during a ceremony at City Hall on September 26th. Several GEAR UP team members were on hand for the presentation.

In addition to the City of Las Vegas proclamation, Clark County also recognized the Nevada GEAR UP programs with a Proclamation as well! This was awarded on October 4th!

Thank you to everyone that was involved in making this happen and to those that attended the award ceremonies!

#GEARUPWorks!!

Testing for NCCEP STEM Toolkit!

There is still time if you or one of your colleagues would like to participate in the testing of the NCCEP STEM Toolkit. Testing and evaluating continues until the end of October. There are several activities in three core areas: app development, maker education, and robotics. This toolkit was created by a select group of GEAR UP professionals (including our very own Jana Burd, Nicole Stella, and Janet Stake) along with NCCEP and three national partners, MAD-Learn, MakerEd, and Texas Instruments. The NCCEP Discovery Lab team could use your help in trying out some activities and providing feedback. If you are interested, please contact Janet Stake, jstake@nshe.nevada.edu. Big thanks to Nicole for offering some of these activities at each of our schools - not only for testing purposes but to also expose our students to fun STEM information!

Welcome Vannessa!!

We have a new GEAR UP Specialist at Bonanza, Vannessa Apo!! Vannessa is originally from Virginia but has been calling Las Vegas home since 2005. She graduated from both CSN and UNLV with degrees in education. She started her career as a teacher but moved into school counseling after she earned her master's degree in 2021.

We are happy to have you on the GEAR UP team, Vannessa!!

Photos of NSHE College and Scholarship Fairs!

If not otherwise noted, questions regarding content in this Digest should be directed to:

Janet Stake, NSHE GEAR UP Director, Programming and Outreach

jstake@nshe.nevada.edu

Funded by USDE Nevada State GEAR UP Grant #P334S190009