Auction Items Revealed For Upcoming Scholarship Gala

USN’s Gala Committee has been working hard to put together a great Scholarship Gala. This year’s event, “Mystery on the Orient Express,” will take place on Saturday, May 14 at the luxurious Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas, located on the Strip at City Center. The event will feature live and silent auctions, with proceeds benefiting student scholarship and services for USN’s outstanding students. The Committee has offered a preview of some of the exclusive items up for auction at the grand soiree:

1. Airline Tickets to Instanbul, Turkey - Round-trip airfare for two to Instanbul, Turkey.

2. Golf the exclusive Cascata Golf Club – Entry for two to golf at the ultra-exclusive Cascata Golf Club on November 14, 2011 as part of the University’s Scholarship Golf Tournament. Includes personalized locker, gourmet food, caddy, golfer gifts and more.

3. Luxurious Emerald Ring – Perfect for the Emerald lover, this ring is set in 14 karat gold with an oval cut 1.89 karat emerald surrounded by 1.96 karat of diamond baguettes.

4. Persian Carpet – Two hand-crafted Persian carpets are up for grabs.

5. Lake Tahoe Getaway – Enjoy a seven night stay in a five bedroom, four bathroom luxury home in South Lake Tahoe’s Heavenly Valley.

6. Pampering at the Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas – Enjoy a Mandarin Premiere Guest Room, Tian Quan Spa experience for two and dinner for two at MOzen Bistro.

For reservations for the Gala, contact Barbara Wood at bwood@usn.edu or 702-968-2055.

USN South Jordan Students Partner with Healthy South Jordan for Drug Take-Back

The USN South Jordan Drug Abuse Awareness Team (DAAT) has partnered with Healthy South Jordan and the South Jordan Police Department to participate in a second prescription drug collection event in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) nationwide drug take-back efforts. Simply drive up and drop off your medications anonymously, with no questions asked.

When: Saturday, April 30, 2011

Where: South Jordan City Hall
1600 Towne Center Blvd.
South Jordan, UT 84095

Time: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

This event is part of a national drug take-back initiative sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in partnership with local communities. The South Jordan Police Department will be on hand to collect the medication and ensure its safe transportation to the disposal facilities.

The goal of the Drug Abuse Awareness Team and its partners is to keep medications out of the wrong hands. Those vulnerable to misuse and abuse–children, teens, and adults addicted to prescription medication–often get the drugs from the home medicine cabinets of friends and family.

For information on other collection sites participating in the national drug take-back event throughout Utah, visit the DEA’s website or the Proper Medication Disposal site for Utah. If you cannot make it to an event on April 30th, visit www.medicationdisposal.utah.gov for a list of permanent prescription and over-the-counter drug collection sites in Utah near you.

USN to Help Present Operation Medicine Cabinet in Boulder CIty

In conjunction with the Boulder City Health Festival, the Boulder City Police Department has joined Boulder City Hospital, the Boulder City Chamber of Commerce and the USN Drug Abuse Awareness Team to present “Operation Medicine Cabinet,” an event designed to combat prescription and over-the-counter drug abuse.

Unused and expired drugs may be dropped off anonymously and with no-questions-asked for safe disposal from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 23 at the Boulder City Recreation Center, located at 900 Arizona St. Free health screenings and information from more than 60 organizations will also be featured as part of the Boulder City Health Festival.

“We encourage all Boulder City residents to clean out their medicine cabinets and join us in safely disposing expired or unneeded medications,” said Boulder City Police Chief Thomas Finn. “This effort will help us curtail the growing threat of prescription and over-the-counter drug abuse in our community.”

USN Participates in DEA’s National Drug Take Back Initiative

University of Southern Nevada’s drug collection events on Saturday in conjunction with the DEA’s first-ever national drug take back initiative were huge successes. USN pharmacy students joined law enforcement at several locations throughout the Las Vegas Valley for “Operation Medicine Cabinet,” including the Galleria at Sunset mall in Henderson where more than 240 people dropped off more than 400 lbs. of unused and expired prescription and OTC drugs to be destroyed. In South Jordan, dozens of people dropped off their drugs for “Clean Out Your Medicine Cabinet,” resulting in 120 lbs. collected.

USN is proud of its College of Pharmacy Drug Abuses Awareness Team for their outstanding work to combat drug abuse.

Photos from Operation Medicine Cabinet at the Galleria at Sunset, Henderson

(DAAT Members at USN’s South Jordan, UT campus)

DAAT Team Recognized By Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s Narcotics Division

Members of the USN Drug Abuse Awareness Team, along with Dr. Paul Oesterman, faculty advisory, and Jason Roth, USN’s director of marketing, we’re recognized by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s Narcotics Division for their outstanding contributions to Operation Medicine Cabinet. The Team was presented with a plaque and each member was presented with a letter of recognition during an awards presentation on Monday.

Congratulations to DAAT!

University of Southern Nevada to Present Community Health Festival in Boulder City

University of Southern Nevada has partnered with Boulder City Hospital and Boulder City Chamber of Commerce to present a Community Health Festival from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, October 23 at the Boulder City Recreation Center, located at 900 Arizona St.

USN College of Pharmacy and College of Nursing students and faculty will join more than 50 community partners to offer free and low-cost health screenings to the public, such as blood pressure, blood glucose, cholesterol and more. Important information on common health issues as well as resources to help Boulder City residents live healthy, active lifestyles will also be available.

For more information about the event, please call Barbara Wood at 968-2055.

Participating organizations include:

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 Sizzling Summer Health Festival

USN has partnered with The Village at Lake Las Vegas for a Summer Health Festival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 31 at the Lake Las Vegas Resort. The event takes place in the Rivadi Lago Events Center at MonteLago Village, located at 20 Costa Di Lago. USN students, faculty and health care partners will offer free health screenings and important, live-saving information to the public. Guests will also have an opportunity to enter a drawing for a special prize.

Village restaurants and shops will be offering specials and guests are invited to stick around after the health festival and enjoy Saturday night Jazz on the green. Aston Montelago Resort is offering special room rates for guests interested in making their visit to Lake Las Vegas a weekend staycation. To make a reservation, please call 564-4714 and ask for Kathi Fahr or email kathi.fahr@astonhotels.com.

For more information about the health festival, contact Barbara Wood at 702-968-2055 or bwood@usn.edu.

USN To Host Health Festival on Saturday

Join USN at its Summer Health Festival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Club Sport, located at 2100 Olympic Ave. in Henderson. USN pharmacy and nursing students and faculty, along with 28 local health care organizations, will offer a variety of free screenings, including blood glucose and blood pressure, along with important information on health and wellness. For more information, contact Barbara Wood at 702-968-2055.

USN’s “We Pledge” Event Draws Applause

The USN Drug Abuse Awareness Team at the Henderson campus presented their very first “We Pledge!” event on Saturday at the M Resort. Dozens of middle school students and their parents/guardians  attended the event to learn about the dangers of misusing and abusing drugs, including prescription and over-the-counter drugs. The event also featured a pledge by students and parents/guardians to remain drug-free and to make smart decisions.

Hosted by Disney Channel’s Dan Benson, the event featured a variety of compelling speakers, including USN Professor Paul Oesterman, DAAT’s Darlene Banzhaf and Leonor Rojas, LVMPD Det. Bruce Gentner, Clark County Coroner Investigator Felicia Borla, and Drug Abuse Educator Mary Ribaudo. American Pop/Rock band Letters to the Editor provided musical entertainment.

DAAT would like to thank all of the individuals and organizations that made the event possible through their generous financial and in-kind support. Corporate event sponsors included CVS Pharmacy, Wal-Mart, Rite-Aid, University of Southern Nevada, Axius Health Care and Target. Individual sponsors included Susan Armino, Norma Banzhaf, Steven Banzhaf, Bernardita Buen, Denise Douglas, Gayle Douglas, Mary M. Douglas, Bonnie Fell, Jeanette Fell, Ashley Fitzgerals, Florence Jameson, MD, Carmen Gonzalez, Nathan Houston, Aaron Kuzniar, Rhoda Maglaya, Socorro Mercado, Anne Moore, Sally Morlock, Irene Navarro, Wayne Nguyen, Paul Oesterman, Vihar Patel, Martha Rojas, Nikki Safavi, Nadia Sedighi, Elyn Smith, Tchomnou Family, Constance Thomas, Minh Tran, Emily Williams and Adam Zold. In-kind donors included Deja Vu Styling, Econo Lube, Kabob Grill, Mr. Clippers, Olive Garden, Pei Wei Diner, Sammy’s Woodfire Pizza, Skydive Las Vegas, TGI Fridays, The UPS Store, Tuxedo Junction and Walgreens.

And, finally, a special thanks goes to the Anthony Marnell, Jr. and the M Resort.