High school seniors and their parents are encouraged to attend Millennium Scholarship Day at UNLV on May 6.

The free event will allow those attending to learn more about the opportunities available to them at UNLV as a result of Gov. Kenny Guinn's Millennium Scholarship Program. The event, which will include music and afternoon refreshments, will take place at the Thomas & Mack Center. Doors open at noon and the program itself will begin at 12:30 p.m.

Presentations will be made by Guinn; UNLV President Carol C. Harter; and Susan Moore, executive director of the scholarship program. Representatives of UNLV colleges and programs will be on hand to answer questions.

Those planning to attend are asked to R.S.V.P. to 895-0891.

"We want the senior high school class of 2000 and their parents to know about the exciting opportunities that Gov. Guinn's innovative Millennium Scholarship Program will provide them here at UNLV," Harter said. "With a maximum award of $10,000 per qualified student, the scholarship program provides an ideal way for graduating seniors to fund their college educations."

Guinn's initiative was enacted into law by the Nevada Legislature in 1999. Among the qualifications most students must meet to be eligible for the program are:

-- graduation from a Nevada high school in the year 2000 or later.

-- completion of high school with at least a 3.0 grade point average.

-- passing all areas of the Nevada High School Proficiency Examination.

-- being a Nevada resident for at least two of their high school years.

Some students who are not high school graduates, as well as some students who graduate from out-of-state high schools but whose families are Nevada residents, may also qualify for the program.

To receive the benefits of the scholarship program, students must be accepted into and enroll in a public institution of higher education in Nevada, must enroll in at least 12 semester credit hours at a university or at least six semester credit hours at a community college, and must enroll in a program leading to a recognized associate degree, baccalaureate degree, or pre-baccalaureate certificate.

Among the criteria a student must meet to remain in the scholarship program once enrolled at a community college or university is a 2.0 cumulative grade point average.

The most any one student can receive from the program is $10,000. How much each student will receive will depend on the individual cost of that student's college education.

For more information about the Millennium Scholarship Program in general, call 486 3383.

For additional information about Millennium Scholarship Day at UNLV, call Sandie Gajkowski at 895-4952.