Western Nevada College News and Notes: WNC spring semester begins Jan. 22

Emergency Medical Services career training available for spring semester 

Help save lives, make a difference in the community and enjoy a financially stable career. Train to become an emergency medical technician through Western Nevada College’s Emergency Medical Services program.

In the upcoming spring semester, WNC is offering basic and advanced courses. Students will gain the knowledge and skills to assess and care for patients in an emergency or pre-hospital setting. Classes also prepare students for national and state testing for emergency medical technician and advanced EMT positions.

To enroll, students must have a current CPR certification, health insurance, a background check, a uniform and required immunizations and tests. The advanced EMS course also requires a current Nevada certification as an EMT.

Both classes are offered from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays from Jan. 22 through May 18. For information, visit https://wnc.edu/nursing-and-allied-health/ems-paramedicine.php. or call 775-445-4425.

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Western Nevada College criminal justice professor Gregory Sly enjoyed a 30-year criminal justice career before coming to WNC.

 

Gregory Sly discovers ideal ‘retirement job’ teaching criminal justice 

Following a distinguished 30-year criminal justice career, Gregory Sly came to Western Nevada College to manage grants nearly a decade ago. But it didn’t take long for Sly to realize that his real calling was in the classroom.

When WNC needed someone to oversee the criminal justice program in 2017, Sly embraced the opportunity to invest in students as they try to find their place in the profession that defined him. Sly has also taught criminal justice classes at Lake Tahoe Community College and Truckee Meadows Community College. He enjoys the smaller class sizes at WNC and the advantage of getting to know his students better, and vice versa.

This bond allows him to stay in touch with students after they graduate. Many of his students thank him for believing in them. Sly isn’t shy about sharing some of his teaching secrets and interests away from WNC.

Read the complete interview with Professor Sly at https://wnc.edu/professor-profiles/gregory-sly.php. The college’s new professor profile page at https://wnc.edu/professor-profiles/index.php highlights the dedication of faculty members with a video interview and a Q&A.

Unique courses highlight possibilities for spring semester 

Spring semester at Western Nevada College is drawing near. New, continuing and returning students should register for classes as soon as they can.

Unearth the mysteries of the past (Archaeology 202); step back into the age of jazz, flappers, and speakeasies in The Roaring 20s (History 290); and discover the fascinating world of birds and earn science credit in Intro to Ornithology (Biology 135). These are just several of the unique courses that WNC offers during the spring semester.

Students who haven’t applied can begin the admission process at wnc.edu/starthere.php. Returning and continuing students can register for spring courses through their myWNC accounts. Students can view a list of spring classes at wnc.edu/class-schedule/.

The first day of the WNCs spring semester is Monday, Jan. 22.

For information, call 775-445-3277.

Saturday Night star parties resume at Jack C. Davis Observatory 

Star parties at Western Nevada College's Jack C. Davis Observatory resumed on Jan. 6.

The weekly Saturday night gatherings run from 6-11 p.m. at the facility, located at 2269 Vanpatten Ave., overlooking the Carson City campus.

Volunteers will assist attendees with using the telescopes and help them learn more about the universe. For information, visit www.wnc.edu/observatory.