The Nevada Promise Scholarship is a unique scholarship established by the Nevada Legislature for Nevada high school graduates to attend community college. As a last-dollar scholarship, the Nevada Promise Scholarship can cover up to three years of tuition and other mandatory fees not covered by other gift aid.
Mentors are an important part of the Nevada Promise Scholarship and a strong support structure is key to help students find success. Meet the mentors who help provide support and guidance to students receiving the Nevada Promise scholarship at CSN.
Nevada Promise mentor Dave Wise is retired from a 36-year career of service with the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Government Accountability Office. His years of service included tours in Vietnam, Laos and Helmand Province, Afghanistan. He has been in Las Vegas for approximately two years.
Wise has a bachelor of arts degree in political science and a master of public administration (both from the University of Pittsburgh) and has two adult sons with his loving wife. One of his sons serves in the Air Force in Oklahoma and the other is in an engineering Ph.D. program at the University of California, Berkeley.
“As someone who completed all my education in public schools, I believe strongly in the opportunities that CSN and the Nevada Promise scholarship provide for students,” he said. “Many students are the first in their families to attend college. Within the Nevada Promise mentor program, I am happy for the opportunity to be a resource for students in whatever way is helpful to them.”
CSN is seeking mentors of all backgrounds who are willing to give 3-5 hours each semester to guide the future of Nevada. Learn more at csn.edu/promise/become-a-mentor.
