Nevada Blogs

What an exciting journey this has been! And now it has come to a temporary way station. I have no regrets or sorrows. The best informed voters in the country looked at the issues facing our university and college students and their families, and made a tough choice among four qualified candidates. ...

As the 2006 primary season winds down, here’s a non-objective participant’s request on your choice for Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Regent for District 9.Vote for Liz Moore.That’s not much of a surprise, but bear with me, please.Probably the best rule to a successful marriage is marry the finest person you’ll ever meet, and ...

The partnership between the business community and institutions of higher education is very important. Cooperative efforts are necessary to ensure enough trained people are available to staff local businesses and maintain healthy economic growth in communities across Nevada. Healthy businesses are better able to support higher education by providing a portion of the ...

Community partnerships are important to the success of local college and university campuses. A good example of this is the recent commitment shown by Newmont Mining and Barrick Gold of North America to Great Basin College as they work together to raise funds for an Electrical and Industrial Technology Building on the Elko campus. ...

The Board of Regents' and Chancellor Rogers' current proposal to raise grade point average requirements for students entering Nevada’s universities in 2007 must be coupled with programs that will prepare those students to continue their education at the university level. The Chancellor’s pledge to increase scholarship funding for underrepresented groups, provide more outreach to ...

My reasons for running are simple: I believe deeply in the importance of education at all levels, and that each of us has the responsibility to ourselves, our families, and our community to get involved.There will be those who bring up the issue of qualifications. Let me say to them: Nevada has a long ...

[From My Platform at http://www.lizmoore.net]Let's face facts. Nevada's colleges and universities are bursting at the seams because we simply can't keep up with the growth. Administrators are struggling to meet student needs by offering alternative schedules and numerous web-based classes. Students of the 21st century love Distance Education classes because they’ve been raised in the ...

You have questions. I have answers.Please feel free to write your questions down here for everyone to read. Let's have an open and frank debate about your concerns for the colleges and universities of Nevada.If you need a more personal response, please visit my web site at http://www.lizmoore.net and click on "Contact Me."Thank ...