News 3 Las Vegas
Dunkin' and WGU Nevada celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week
WGU Nevada and Dunkin' wanted to make sure that every teacher has a "sweet treat" of thanks with a free donut.
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Las Vegas Review-Journal
Las Vegas area teachers get special deals during appreciation week
The Clark County School District compiled a list of businesses that are honoring teachers for their efforts.
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Nevada Business
New Gallup Research Shows WGU’s High-Quality, Personalized Education Results in Better Outcomes for Graduates
Compared to graduates nationally, WGU graduates are more likely to be thriving in career, social, financial, community, and physical well-being
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Las Vegas Heals
WGU Nevada Kicks Off ‘High Five for Health Care’ Surprise Scholarships to Encourage More Individuals to Pursue Nursing Careers
Scholarships will be awarded at local hospitals during National Nurses Week in May
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KTNV Las Vegas ABC-13
Teach Nevada scholarships make college free for aspiring teachers
Full rides available for future teachers
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My News 4
Renown nurse awarded Women in Leadership Scholarship
Rene Johnson, a Renown Rehabilitation Hospital nurse, is the recipient of the Women in Leadership Scholarship.
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KOLO ABC-8
Teach Nevada
Fifteen full-ride scholarships available for teachers from WGU Nevada.
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Clark County School District Newsroom
Teacher Leticia Gonsalves receives $5,000 WGU Nevada scholarship
Kindergarten teacher Leticia Gonsalves was the lucky recipient of a $5,000 scholarship from WGU Nevada.
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Elk Daily Free Press
WGU Offers $750,000 in scholarships
To help make going back to school and earning a college degree a reality for busy adults, Western Governors University will award $750,000 in scholarships.
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Nevada Business
Western Elite Holds Community Book Drive to Benefit WGU Nevada’s Free “Little Libraries”
WGU Nevada sponsors the free book exchange.
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Las Vegas Review Journal
1,500 to graduate from WGU in Las Vegas
Spotlight on Blanca Martinez, a teaching graduate, who knows what it's like....
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ABC-13 ACTION NEWS
Kids read to dogs for Nevada Reading Week.
Friday, dozens of first graders read books to dogs as part of "Nevada Reading Week."
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LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Nevada university eyes student success in online schooling.
It might not have the bricks and mortar of an esteemed university building, but Western Governors University has a talking owl as its mascot, and it’s turning heads in the direction of...
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LAS VEGAS BUSINESS PRESS
WGU Nevada courses help offset health care professional shortage.
Cae Swanger wanted to be an example to her team, and getting an advanced degree from WGU Nevada was the way to do it.
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KTNV ABC-13 ACTION NEWS
Aspire to Teach!
The teacher shortage in Nevada is no small matter, but WGU Nevada is willing to help.
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Las Vegas Sun
WGU Nevada chancellor sees workforce needs driving evolution of higher ed
Q&A with Spencer Stewart, chancellor of WGU, on how higher education is responding to the need for teachers in Southern Nevada and to employers seeking an increasingly STEM-savvy workforce.
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LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
Western Governors University students celebrate graduation.
As Carrie Brown approached The Smith Center’s lectern to address about 100 fellow WGU graduates Saturday, her imminent speech wasn’t the only thing stirring her...
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KOLO ABC-8
Online university offers scholarships to working professionals.
Finishing a college degree is a New Year’s resolution for some, and a lifelong dream for others. Around 400,000 Nevadans have some college, but no degree.
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KTNV ABC 13
Higher Education: Reinvented!
WGU Nevada has been bridging the gap for many people who have been striving to further their education, but didn't have the time to dedicate to a normal brick and mortar institution.
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LAS VEGAS BUSINESS PRESS
C-SUITE Spencer Stewart, WGU Nevada Chancellor
A Q&A with the WGU Nevada Chancellor...
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VEGAS INC.
Las Vegas still a great place to chase the American dream.
For the Las Vegas area to continue to be a place of opportunity, it must continue to reinvent itself in ways perhaps fundamentally different from previous eras.
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LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Nevada online university graduates first 200 students.
The university’s inaugural graduation ceremony recognized those who completed bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business, K-12 teacher education, information technology and health...
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NEVADA BUSINESS
Raising the Grade: Higher Education in the Silver State
WGU is one of the solutions put into place to serve adult learners and rural communities in Nevada.
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LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
EDITORIAL: Next president must push for reform in higher education
WGU's more-for-less approach turns the status-quo model for higher education upside down.
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RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL
Educating Nevadans online is crucial: Column
One new alternative in Nevada to the “education-to-employment” paradigm is WGU Nevada.
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