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Students work to wiggle cookies into their mouths for a chance to win cool prizes, like an iPad and digital camera, at today's Welcome Back Fall Kickoff! You can wiggle for your chance to win tomorrow at Cheyenne from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Check out the new virtual paint sprayer in the CSN automotive program! Funded through Perkins and the CSN Foundation, the virtual sprayer lets you be creative in color, design and vehicle and measures thickness, runs, defects, coverage, etc. AND cuts the program's expenditures on paint and other safety equipment in half! Thanks CSN student Travis Fontanilla for letting us watch you practice painting a motorcycle fuel tank.

Spring 2013 Semester Calendar. Important Dates!

Shout out: Congrats to UNLV Mechanical Engineering students who took part in the Senior Design Competition!

Catch a show at the CSN Planetarium and learn about Mayan prophecies!

Tis the Season! Check out some of these great performances at CSN and UNLV.

Find out about the latest events at CSN. Browse the CSN Student Weekly!

CSN automotive program director John Ventura: Restoring cars is about the people, not the metal. Great story in the RJ about automotive restoration. "Memories of family drive people," Ventura said. "Cars become personal."

How CSN is working to meet the needs of industry.

CSN students did a great job talking about the final debate last night on Channel 3. Great job Capitol Club and Professor Robert O'Meara!

Stay informed! Browse the latest CSN Student Weekly.

CSN President Richards' October Chronicle.

Starting right now!

Find out what's happening at CSN and check out this week's CSN Student Weekly!

The Coyote Student News, CSN’s new student newspaper, is now live!

Thanks Coyotes for your participation in Saturday's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk. Let's just re-cap how awesome the CSN Coyotes really are!! Participants: 116 of the 4,865 participants registered were members of the CSN Coyotes! Of the 472 teams, ours was one of the largest. We had the baseball and softball teams, representation from ASCSN, lots of students, faculty, staff, administrators, friends and family members... and many adorable canine cuties! # of Donations: 324! And many of you made personal and team donations - thank you so much!!! The walk might be behind us, but you can continue to collect on-line donations for a couple more weeks! $$ Raised: We have raised an amazing $8,750.82!! Out of 472 teams registered, the CSN Coyotes are the 5th highest in donations! Have I mentioned how awesome we are??? Thanks everybody for your help and support in this great cause!

Read all about it: CSN President Richards talks about CSN's world-class Online Campus.

Don't forget: The Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk is this Saturday! Come walk with the Coyotes! All are welcome. (And we're getting close to our goal to raise $10,500 to support breast cancer research so donate if you can or ask your friends and family to support your walk!)

ATTSavings.com has a $1,000 scholarship available for current and prospective students. Write a Blog post answering the question “Do you think increased DVR use will cut into TV advertising revenue?” More info at http://www.attsavings.com/scholarship Or contact ATT’s scholarship coordinator, Alyse, directly at Alyse@DriveNetwork.com

Cool Nevada Student Voting Guide! Did you know you'll be able to early vote at one of CSN's three main campuses?

Thanks Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth for sharing this info about these CSN students and a great opportunity to get involved!

Make sure to join us tomorrow for some burgers, hotdogs and veggie burgers!

Grammy award winning jazz musician Joe Williams started this concert series to raise funds for music scholarships in 1989! Honor his memory, enjoy some great music and get your tickets now for the Oct. 9 event!

CSN has been asked to share the following information with our constituents, regarding the National Mortgage Settlement. The program is now taking applications. The bipartisan settlement will provide financial benefits to: • Borrowers in the signing states, including Nevada, whose loans are owned by the settling banks; and • Many of the borrowers whose loans they service. The settling banks are: • Ally/GMAC • Bank of America • Citi • JPMorgan Chase • Wells Fargo There is an information line now set up and a website you can visit to apply. Call center: 1-866-430-8358 Information can also be found at http://nationalmortgagesettlement.com/ In addition, a recent article in the Las Vegas Sun also provides helpful information about the program: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/sep/25/applications-available-foreclosure-settlement-paym/

Today is National Voter Registration Day! Are you registered to vote? If not, register online in English or Spanish!

High school students: Earn free college credit for your high school CTE elective classes. All high school students in Clark, Lincoln and Nye County School Districts are eligible to apply for college credit for approved Career and Technical Education (CTE) elective classes. WHAT ARE CTE CLASSES?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt-6vysrqmk&feature=plcp

Last day to order your T-shirt for MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER WALK Oct. 6! To order shirts($15/shirt) - contact Lisa Bakke (lisa.bakke@csn.edu or 651-4211) or John Bearce (john.bearce@csn.edu or 651-7454). Sign up to walk with the CSN Coyotes or donate at: http://main.acsevents.org/goto/CSN. See you there!

Take a class - fast! The fall short-term classes, which are four to 10 weeks, depending on the course, are now available.

Learn about events and activities happening at CSN. Check out the CSN Student Weekly: http://sites.csn.edu/csnweekly/csnstudentweekly/index.html

MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER WALK Oct. 6! Sign up with the CSN Coyotes at: http://main.acsevents.org/goto/CSN. Make sure to order your T-shirts by Sept. 18 ($15/shirt) - contact Lisa Bakke (651-4211) or John Bearce (651-7454) for details. See you there!

Congrats to all of the TSA grads from CSN!

MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER WALK! We invite you to join the CSN Coyotes team and walk with us on Saturday, Oct. 6. This is an incredible day of inspiration and HOPE for all facing breast cancer.This will be CSN’s 7th year walking and our goal is to raise $10,500. Hope to see you there!

CSN now offers free UNLIMITED tutoring! Students interested in one-on-one tutoring through the Office of Tutorial Services will continue to need to set up tutoring appointments. Students can learn more about how to set up tutorial appointments by visiting www.csn.edu/tutoring. Students can also learn about the other tutorial resources that are available through “drop in” labs and centers by visiting this same tutorial services website.

Check out this short video on how to write a winning student scholarship essay. Think of each sentence you write as worth hundreds of dollars...

Check out this week's CSN Student Weekly to learn about upcoming events and activities.

A career in HVAC is sooo cool! Great article about CSN's HVAC program.

Great photo in the RJ of CSN's new paint spray simulator - which allows you to paint vehicles in virtual reality. Also on display were CSN's motorcycle and welding simulators!

Want to learn Russian? It's not too late to sign up now!

Great story about veterans getting a second chance through the U.S. VRAP program at CSN. Interested veterans should contact CSN's Veterans Educational Center at 702-651-5060.

U.S. Senators John McCain, Lindsey Graham and Kelly Ayotte will conduct a town hall on defense spending at CSN's Cheyenne campus on Monday, Aug. 13, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., in the Telecom Auditorium. The event is open to the public.

Best Acceptance Speech Ever! Watch young filmmaker (and also a CSN Cinematography student) Joshua Leake win top prize at the recent major short film fest Tropfest. His film, “Emptys," made for $1,300, earned a $20,000 prize from the Motion Picture Association. We agree w/you @RealHughJackman. Way to go Josh!

CSN was ranked No. 1 in the nation for awarding associate degrees in science technologies/technicians to Latinos in the new Excelencia report.

Register to attend the Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis' Aug. 9 forum at CSN's Charleston campus to discuss the challenges facing working women.

Great article on the new non-credit fire arms training program from CSN's Division of Workforce & Economic Development!

Great tips if you're planning on transferring from CSN to a four-year school!

There are MyCSN registration workshops Tuesday and Thursday this week!

The annual CSN student short film showcase will screen at the Las Vegas Film Festival on Sunday July 22, at 12 noon, in the Shimmer Theater of the Las Vegas Hotel. The 90-minute showcase is a collection of the best student films produced in the Videography and Film Program at CSN from the past academic year. The shorts range in style from documentary to narrative, from comedy to dramatic. For further information about the Las Vegas Film Festival, and to purchase tickets online for the CSN screening, go to the Las Vegas Film Festival website: www.lvfilmfest.com Admission to the July 22 CSN showcase screening is free to CSN Video and Film students with a current student id. All other CSN students can purchase tickets at a discounted rate with a current student id.

Happy Flag Day!

Ever thought about being a paramedic? The CSN EMS Program is accepting applications for the fall.

Great story about CSN alumnus Marcus Mason and his journey from custodian to elementary school principal.