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GBC Hosts "The Power of Connection"...

November 14, 2025 | By Communications Department

Great Basin College students, faculty, and community members across Elko, Ely, Winnemucca, and Pahrump came together on November 13, for The Power of Connection, a multi-site event focused on strengthening mental health, building belonging, and fostering open conversation about well-being. The event brought together students, community and facul...

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Proposed art installation by GBC Welding students.

Art Project Picked for US's 250th Birthday...

October 2, 2025 | By Lydia Snow: Elko Daily Free Press

Lydia SnowElko Daily Free Press10/02/2025(All rights reserved) (Elko, NV) The Elko Arts and Culture Advisory Board voted on Wednesday in favor of a concept provided by John Rice of Great Basin College's arts department for a public art project at Sixth Street in the city's downtown corridor for the U.S. Semiquincentennial in 2026. Board members...

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GBC President Dr. Amber Donnelli

NSHE Board of Regents Appoints Dr. Amber...

September 11, 2025 | By Frank L. Sawyer

(Las Vegas, NV) The Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) named Dr. Amber Donnelli President of Great Basin College (GBC). Dr. Donnelli began serving as interim president in July 2024 and will now continue leading the institution under a new contract approved by the Board. "Dr. Donnelli has demonstrated the kind of ste...

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Denise Padilla, Jozef Bobula, Blue Man.

From Slovakia to Las Vegas: One GBC...

September 11, 2025 | By Frank L. Sawyer

Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu offers this insight in his ancient proverb, "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." For musician, educator, and former GBC student Jozef Bobula, there were cross-Atlantic and cross-country flights mixed in with those many steps. Growing up in Slovakia, Jozef's life was supposed to be very different....

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