The National Society of Minorities in Hospitality student chapter (Hospitality) was named Best Chapter of the Year for the second year in a row at the society's 30th annual conference in Atlanta in February. The student organization provides networking opportunities with industry professionals while also developing leadership skills for…

Tammi Kim (Libraries) recently was accepted into the Archives Leadership Institute program for 2019. She was selected for this highly competitive opportunity based on her responses to questions relating to leadership and vision, ability to influence change in the archives profession, support for diversity, and commitment to professional…

Danny Young (Physical Therapy) co-authored an editorial titled “Inpatient Mobility Technicians: One Step Forward?” that addresses a current study focused on the feasibility and effectiveness of dedicated mobility technicians who encourage out-of-bed activities such as walking among older hospital patients. Previous study findings indicate that…

Jared Turcotte (Art) is representing the UNLV Ice Hockey Club Team on the USA Team at the 2019 World University Games now taking place in Kasnoyarsk, Russia. Turcotte is one of only three freshmen — and one of only 22 collegiate athletes total — to be picked for the USA Team at the World University Games. He is in his second…

Sheila Bock (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) and Miriam Melton-Villanueva (History) published an article, “Collaboration, Women’s Work, and the Unfinished Story of a Sonoran Tale Collection,” in the Journal of American Folklore. This article considers a body of research materials from an unfinished dissertation project, specifically…

Benjamin P. Edwards (Law) published an op-ed in the Nevada Independent this week arguing that the Nevada Legislature should enact meaningful reform on payday and title lending. The op-ed explains why it may not be economically rational for Nevadans to take out payday loans in order to pay their federal income taxes.

Carmen Vallin (School of Life Sciences) was named Young Ambassador for the American Society for Microbiology (ASM). ASM is the largest international professional association in the Life Sciences in the world with 47,000 members. Nominated by professor Eduardo Robleto of Life Sciences, Vallin will join a group of more than 100 Young…

Robyn Raschke (Accounting) presented "Using Analytics to Evaluate Teaching Effectiveness" at the 18th annual Accounting Educators' Seminar hosted by University of Missouri-Kansas City and McGraw-Hill/Irwin earlier this month.

The College of Hospitality received news that its state-of-the-art academic building, Hospitality Hall, received an Honor Award in the Special Use category at the 2019 NAIOP Southern Nevada Spotlight Awards earlier this month. Members of McCarthy Building Companies and Carpenter Sellers Del Gatto Architects accepted the award on behalf of the…