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Burkholder Students Go Back in Time

Submitted by Adam Candee, 8 News NOW
Friday, May 11th, 2012, 1:04pm
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Burkholder Middle School students stepped back into history Friday morning to take part in a Civil War reenactment.

The school’s seventh-grade history classes took to the school field with flags, costumes and even water-balloon weapons.

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Committee Picks Interim Patterson as Next President of Nevada State College

Submitted by Adam Candee, 8 News NOW
Monday, April 30th, 2012, 6:50am

Patterson is considered "part of the family."

Six and a half months ago, Bart Patterson was a lawyer working for the government.

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College of Southern Nevada Joins Reform Network

Submitted by Natalie Cullen, Online Editor
Thursday, April 26th, 2012, 2:47pm
College of Southern Nevada Joins Reform Network

The College of Southern Nevada is now part of a national organization designed to help more students achieve their dream of a college education.

CSN is now part of the Achieving the Dream National Reform Network. The network is made up of 200 institutions around the country that follow strategies to close achievement gaps and increase completion rates for students. Each campus will approach the effort differently, but they will all follow guidelines established by Achieving the Dream. In the end, the network hopes to help 270,000 students around the country finish college.

The college is one of 25 new members of the network. They include community colleges, technical institutes and one historically black college. 

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Regis University to Shutter Henderson Campus in 2013

Submitted by Adam Candee, 8 News NOW
Thursday, April 12th, 2012, 1:11pm

The Henderson campus of Regis University will shut down in August 2013, according to university officials.

Insufficient enrollment over several years is cited as the primary cause for the closure.

The Henderson campus, which has nine staff, one full-time faculty member and 35 affiliate faculty, will continue in operation until Aug. 31, 2013.  There were 169 students enrolled at the Henderson campus in 2011.

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Nevada State College Identifies 10 in Running for President's Job

Submitted by Adam Candee, 8 News NOW
Monday, April 9th, 2012, 1:22pm
Nevada State College Identifies 10 in Running for President's Job

A regents committee will receive the names formally Wednesday before continuing with its process.

The 10 semifinalists to become the new president of Nevada State College include the current interim president, six provosts or vice presidents, two deans and a professor, according to documents sent Saturday to members of the Board of Regents.

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Southern Nevada Colleges Would Benefit Under New Funding Formula

Submitted by Adam Candee, 8 News NOW
Monday, March 26th, 2012, 12:58pm
Southern Nevada Colleges Would Benefit Under New Funding Formula

Another $13 million per year could find its way to southern schools.

The chancellor's proposal to rewrite the formula used to fund colleges and universities could mean huge gains for the institutions in Southern Nevada.

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Practice Makes Perfect for Aspiring Chefs on CSN Team

Submitted by Adam Candee, 8 News NOW
Friday, March 9th, 2012, 4:06pm
Practice Makes Perfect for Aspiring Chefs on CSN Team

It's all hands on deck as the team heads to competition.

There's a young woman over here chopping chives, a guy behind her making salad, a guy next to him getting started on the white chocolate mousse, another woman preparing the asparagus that will go with the chicken.

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