Chancellor’s Bulletin

LAS VEGAS — Today marks the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) employee vaccination deadline passed by the Board of Regents on Sept. 30, 2021.  NSHE employees who are not vaccinated or do not have an approved exemption will be notified that the termination process will begin and become effective Dec. 31, 2021. In accordance…

CARSON CITY, NV – Governor Steve Sisolak announced Tuesday the appointment of nine members to the Community College Workforce Training and Programs Committee. The committee was formed through the signing of Assembly Bill 450. “Nevada’s community colleges continue to play a pivotal role in the training and development of our workforce as we rebuild our…

Dear Friends and Colleagues, As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, I want to acknowledge and express my appreciation to NSHE’s campus communities for all you have done to face the ongoing challenges of the pandemic. I remain awed by your perseverance and the sacrifices you have made to move closer to realizing your higher education dreams…

LAS VEGAS – Western Nevada College President Vincent Solis announced his resignation effective Jan. 2, 2022 after he was officially named the next president of Brazosport College in Texas on Tuesday. President Solis has led WNC since May 2018 when the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Board of Regents tasked him to lead the…

LAS VEGAS – The Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Board of Regents elected temporary officers to serve as the Chair and Vice Chair at a special meeting held Friday. Regent Del Carlo representing District 9 and Regent Carvalho representing District 12 will serve as the temporary chair and vice chair of the Board respectively.…

LAS VEGAS – Today marks the beginning of class registration for the 2022 spring semester at the Nevada System of Higher Education’s seven degree-granting colleges and universities. In accordance with the State Board of Health’s unanimous decision to implement a COVID-19 student vaccine mandate, NSHE students seeking to register for the 2022 spring semester must…

LAS VEGAS – Two members of the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Board of Regents were elected to leadership roles within the Association of Community College Trustees or ACCT, a non-profit educational organization of governing boards, representing more than 6,500 elected and appointed trustees who govern over 1,200 community, technical, and junior colleges in…

LAS VEGAS — Former U.S. Congressman and Nevada Regent Jim Bilbray, who served the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) from 1968 to 1972, passed away Sunday. He was 83 years old. “Regent Bilbray served our state with distinction and was a selfless advocate for the Nevada System of Higher Education and its students,” said…

LAS VEGAS – More than 18,000 or 75 percent of the Nevada System of Higher Education’s 23,883 employees are now vaccinated for COVID-19. The COVID-19 vaccination rate for NSHE’s employees has grown nearly 35 percent since percentage rates were first reported last week. And six of NSHE’s eight campuses are reporting that more than 70…