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Following approval of state budget earlier this month and 15% cut to higher ed, regents approved fee increases today for Nv colleges/universities. This fall, CSN students will pay $69.25 + $9 surcharge per credit (lower division) and $113.25 + $14.75 per credit (upper division) plus existing tech and any special course fees. Fifteen percent of surcharge will go toward financial aid.

If you haven't been to Russell's Restaurant at the CSN Cheyenne campus, you have not lived. Where else can you get a three-course gourmet meal for $8? And it's made and served by CSN students.

For those of you with financial aid. The census will lock in at 11:59 p.m. tonight so all changes in courses made today either dropping or adding will count. Your financial aid for the semester will be based on your credit hours of enrollment on the census date. If you have already received a financial aid refund for the semester and your credit hours of enrollment change after the financial aid refund is sent out, you may owe money back to CSN after your financial aid eligibility is recalculated (if you dropped credits). If you have added courses, your financial aid package may be adjusted to reflect your increased credit hours of enrollment. You may gain additional financial aid eligibility depending upon the type of financial aid you are receiving.

Happy Fun Fact Vendredi de CSN: In June 2011, France banned the words "Facebook" and "Twitter" from radio and TV unless either company is the focus of a story. According to Entertainment Weekly (ew.com, 6/6/2011), the French government's broadcasting authority felt that broadcasters saying things like "Find us on Facebook" or "Follow us on Twitter" served as stealth promotion for the two social networking sites and this was unfair to all other social networking sites. From JOUR 101 Critical Analysis of the Mass Media and CSN Communication Professor Rick Marks. The course is offered onsite and online every semester. In addition, there is an 8-week section beginning in a few weeks that is online only. There will also be a 4-week online section this summer and several sections this fall.

Las Vegas City Council to consider partnership with CSN. College's Division of Worforce & Economic Development would offer courses and training downtown: http://www.csn.edu/pages/2451.asp?item=15989

Fun Fact Friday from CSN Communication Professor Owen Pillion: There are an estimated 350 Power Point presentations given each second of every day across the globe, and since the program was launched 22 years ago it has been installed on more that 1 billion computers*. Stand out from the herd! Take my Com 101 course in Summer or Fall and let me teach you how to get your ideas across using more contemporary and compelling methods! *Source Bob Parks, Bloomberg Business Week, "Death to PowerPoint!" August 30, 2012

CSN will soon offer classes at City Hall! The Las Vegas City Council approved a partnership today with CSN - the first of its kind in the nation - to allow the college to offer workforce training courses downtown! Read all about it: http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/education/college-classes-coming-las-vegas-city-hall

Congrats to the CSN ACF Knowledge Bowl team! The group won silver at the American Culinary Federation Western Regional convention in Coeur d’Alene Idaho last week! The competition is a Jeopardy style, double elimination quiz game. The team was coached by Chef Steve Soltz, CHE Chef/Professor and includes Melissa Fried, Amanda Walls, Gerald Cahoon, and Amber Cataloni. The competition includes sensory questions, hidden pictures, and of course challenging culinary, baking, nutrition, sanitation and math questions.

Congrats to the three CSN High Schools for being ranked among the nation's best in U.S. News & World Report! The CSN High Schools are located on each of our campuses and boast a nearly 100 percent graduation rate! These students work very hard, taking high school courses and college courses throughout the day and evening and some even graduate with their associate degrees several weeks before they receive their high school diploma every year! Congrats!

CSN students: Starting in the fall, we're making the switch from Angel to Canvas for online course management systems. You may be piloting Canvas this summer! Even if you're only taking classes on campus, this may improve your learning experience. To learn more go to http://www.csn.edu/PDFFiles/Public&College%20Relations/Canvas%20FAQ.pdf.