New Website Unveiled

Thanks to the hard work of USN’s Website Team, the university’s new website went live early Saturday morning, offering visitors a fresh look and feel as well as simplified navigation. Information about the university’s academic programs and financial aid can be found under the heading “Prospective Students.”

Additional features will be added in the coming weeks, so drop by and explore the site to see what’s new.

College of Dental Medicine Construction Update

Since breaking ground on the new, 125,000 square-foot College of Dental Medicine at our South Jordan, Utah campus in October, construction has been moving along briskly. With all five stories of the building’s frame complete, the exterior is quickly coming together. Here’s the latest pictures of the progress.

Construction is slated for completion in fall 2011.

USN DAAT Team Named Finalist for AACP Award

The USN Drug Abuse Awareness Team (DAAT) has been named a finalist for the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Student Community Engagement Service Award, sponsored by Teva. The award recognizes student-led community engagement projects conducted either as a component of curriculum or was an extra-curricular program. The USN DAAT joins finalists from such universities as Rutgers, University of Colorado, University of Missouri- Kansas City, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, University of Southern California and University of the Pacific. Award winners will be announced in mid-November and presented during the AACP Annual Meeting in San Antonio.

Congratulations to the members of DAAT for this great achievement and good luck in November.

Register Today For Come Explore Nursing

USN and St. Rose Dominican Hospitals have teamed up to present “Come Explore Nursing,” a nursing education fair, on Tuesday, August 31 from 8 to 11 a.m. and again at 4 to 7 p.m. at the St. Rose Dominican Hospitals – San Martín Campus conference center, rooms A & B, located at 8280 West Warm Springs Road in Las Vegas.

The event will allow attendees to learn about the nursing profession, speak with St. Rose nurses from various units, learn about being a nurse at St. Rose, and speak with St. Rose recruiters to learn about the hospital’s culture. Attendees can also learn about USN nurse education programs, including our new nursing program – Nevada’s only 14-month accelerated online bachelor’s degree program – that starts classes in October and is specially designed for adults who already have a bachelor’s degree and want a new career or to change careers. Information will also be available for our traditional 18-month Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. USN instructors will be available to answer questions about the curriculum.

Registration is required for this event. To register or for more information, call 877-885-8399 or visit www.comeexplorenursing.com.

USN’s Second Operation Medicine Cabinet Creates Buzz

In February, USN partnered with LVMPD and others to present the very first Operation Medicine Cabinet in Southern Nevada. The successful event yielded 287 lbs. of prescription and over-the-counter drugs, meaning less in home medicine cabinets and potentially out of the hands of children and teens. On Saturday, a second Operation Medicine Cabinet collection event was held, with nearly 800 lbs. of drugs collected in just a few hours. The demand for home medication safes, generously donated by RX DrugSafe™ and given away for free to the first 25 families dropping off drugs, created a line at the opening of the event.

Media buzz around the event was tremendous, with most of the Las Vegas area television stations reporting on the event. In total, more than 55 news segments aired in advance, on the day of, and following the event, with Dr. Oesterman interviewed for many of them.

The success of the event would not have been realized without the diligent efforts of USN’s Dr. Paul Oesterman, the members of the Drug Abuse Awareness Team, Det. Bruce Gentner and his team from the LVMPD, USN’s marketing team, The Ferraro Group and the support of Operation Medicine Cabinet partners: Pain in the Drain, Clark County Coroner, Southern Nevada Health District, Narcotics Education Foundation of Nevada, RX DrugSafe, Drug Enforcement Administration and 8 News Now.

Below are some photos from the event.

Operation Medicine Cabinet Tomorrow

With a tremendous amount of media attention surrounding Operation Medicine Cabinet, USN and Metro Police are anticipating a great turnout for tomorrow’s event, from 7 am to 2 pm at Metro’s Northwest Area Command at 9850 W. Cheyenne in Las Vegas. Don’t forget to collect all of your unused and expired prescription and OTC drugs and deliver them for safe disposal during the event. The first 25 families with kids/teens will receive a free RX DrugSafe. Here’s a clip of USN’s Dr. Paul Oesterman talking about the event on KLAS-TV 8 News Now on yesterday morning.

Play the 11th Annual USN Scholarship Golf Tournament

USN is excited to present the 11th Annual USN Scholarship Golf Tournament on Monday, Nov. 15. In response to the overwhelming enthusiasm of past golfers, for the fourth year in a row, the tournament will be held at the exclusive Cascata Golf Club in Boulder City. The university’s tournament is a rare opportunity for golfers to play on the course that Sports Illustrated calls “golf’s hidden treasure.”

A maximum of 120 spots are available for this hugely popular golf tournament, so players are encouraged to reserve their spot or foursome as soon as possible by contacting Barbara Wood at 702-968-2055 or bwood@usn.edu. The cost is $750 per player, $2,600 for a foursome or $2,800 for executive foursome (includes program ad and tee sign). The entry fee includes participation in the tournament, personalized locker, caddy, breakfast, lunch and golfer gifts.

Check-in, breakfast and team photos will take place from 8 to 10 a.m. Golfers may also take advantage of a pre-tournament chair message and hit the driving range before the shotgun scramble start at 10 a.m. Each golfing foursome will be escorted through the majestic Cascata Golf Course by a private caddie. Upon completion of 18 holes, golfers will be treated with a gourmet lunch and awards program. Golfers may invite guests for the awards luncheon for $65 per person.

 

The 11th Annual USN Scholarship Golf Tournament is made possible through the generosity of the following sponsors. For sponsorship information, call 702-968-2055.

Media: Greenspun Media Group’s In Business Las Vegas
Lunch: AHVA Properties LLC
Breakfast: Henry Schein Company and Steinberg Diagnostic Medical Imaging
Golfer Gift: Murphy’s Law, Securitas Inc., Century Link and Carter PowerSports
Caddie Bib: Bank of America
Golf Cart: Brown & Brown Insurance of Nevada
Award: Orbis Education
Hole-in-One: Carter PowerSports and Ford Country
Flag: Long Mechanical Solutions, Morton’s The Steakhouse, MJ Christensen Diamond Center, The Private Bank at Nevada State Bank and Rancho Security
Driving Range: Nevada State Bank The Private Bank and Renaissance Insurance
Executive: Grant Thornton, Rite Aid, HealthSouth Hospital at Tenaya, Hutchison & Steffan, Henriksen Butler, SuperValu, Premier Office Systems, NV Energy, USAA Savings Bank, Banc Leasing, CMS Facilities Management, Securitas, MHTN Architects Inc. and River Park Ten LLC

USN-DAAT’s Operation Medicine Cabinet PSA Debuts

KLAS-TV 8 News Now is proudly supporting Operation Medicine Cabinet, presented by USN-DAAT and its partners. Featuring veteran news anchor, Paula Francis, a PSA debuted on the station this week to promote the prescription and OTC drug collection event on Aug. 14.