CSN’s North Las Vegas campus to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

A crowd gathers outside the Tyrone Thompson Student Union for its official dedication on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019, at the College of Southern Nevada North Las Vegas Campus. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenkschmidt_

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By Julie Wootton-Greener Las Vegas Review-Journal

September 13, 2021 - 2:22 pm

The College of Southern Nevada will hold its first Hispanic Heritage Month kickoff event on Wednesday at its North Las Vegas campus.

The Latinx Heritage Month Kickoff from 5-7 p.m. at the Tyrone Thompson Student Union at CSN’s North Las Vegas campus, 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., will offer free tacos, walk-in COVID-19 vaccinations, live entertainment by CSN’s Mariachi Plata, concert ticket giveaways and community resources.

Members of the public, as well as students, are welcome to attend.

To RSVP, visit bit.ly/391mYAK.

Contact Julie Wootton-Greener at jgreener@reviewjournal.com or 702-387-2921. Follow @julieswootton on Twitter.

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