{"id":31101,"date":"2025-05-07T11:01:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T18:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/?post_type=news&#038;p=31101"},"modified":"2025-05-13T10:51:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T17:51:11","slug":"nshe-and-clark-county-partner-to-expand-free-secure-wi-fi-for-students-and-educators-at-public-locations","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/news\/2025\/05\/nshe-and-clark-county-partner-to-expand-free-secure-wi-fi-for-students-and-educators-at-public-locations\/","title":{"rendered":"NSHE and Clark County Partner to Expand eduroam for Students and Educators at Public Locations\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) is proud to have partnered with Clark County to expand eduroam, the secure, global Wi-Fi access service, to dozens of high-traffic public locations across the County. The collaboration represents another step forward in expanding access to reliable connectivity for students, educators, and researchers across Nevada.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cExpanding eduroam into communities like Clark County ensures students and researchers can stay connected beyond the classroom and across Nevada,\u201d said <strong>Anne Milkovich, Chief Information Officer for NSHE. <\/strong>\u201cThis partnership builds on the momentum we\u2019ve already established and continues our statewide effort to give students and educators the ability to connect and learn from virtually anywhere.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This effort is part of NSHE\u2019s broader initiative to expand eduroam beyond college campuses. With support from the state, the service is offered at no cost to local government and community partners. NSHE System Computing Services (SCS) partners with K-12 schools, libraries, museums, and municipalities to expand access across the state.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key locations in the Clark County rollout include:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Clark County Government Center&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Russell Campus buildings&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All County parks and other high-traffic facilities where residents gather&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The expansion also aligns with Clark County\u2019s Broadband Adoption and Community Engagement Program, which was recently awarded $10.7 million from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to support digital literacy, workforce development, device access, and improved connectivity for underserved communities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe County continues to lead the efforts throughout Southern Nevada to provide everyone, including students, educators, and researchers with reliable and secure internet access to foster collaboration and innovation across the entire community,\u201d said <strong>Bob Leek, Chief Information Officer for Clark County<\/strong>. \u201cWe are glad to partner with NSHE SCS to add even more connectivity options and build digital inclusion throughout all of Clark County.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About eduroam in Nevada<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Through eduroam in Nevada, students, faculty, and researchers affiliated with NSHE institutions already enjoy secure, user-friendly wireless internet access when visiting other NSHE institutions\u2014and more than 33,000 hotspot locations worldwide. NSHE SCS is actively working to expand eduroam\u2019s availability to K-12 schools, libraries, museums, and municipalities across the state, helping bridge the digital divide and promote educational opportunities at all levels.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Learn More<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about the eduroam service, or to express your interest in supporting Nevada\u2019s K-20 community by offering the eduroam wireless signal at your organization, visit \u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/scs.nevada.edu\/eduroam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NSHE\u2019s eduroam website\u202f<\/a>or contact \u202f<a href=\"mailto:support@nshe.nevada.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">support@nshe.nevada.edu<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For media inquiries or additional information, please contact Elizabeth Callahan at <a href=\"mailto:ecallahan@nshe.nevada.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ecallahan@nshe.nevada.edu<\/a> or 702-522-7021.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":31103,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"categories":[78,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31101","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured-news","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/31101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31101"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}