Accomplishments: Division of Student Affairs
Jean Nidetch Women's Center has been awarded a grant for $32,678 from the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public & Behavioral Health, for rape prevention and education on campus.
Romeo Jackson (Student Diversity and Social Justice) received the Dr. Sheltreese D. McCoy Award for Outstanding Practice in Social Justice, for their significant commitments to social justice in both the field of student affairs as an academic discipline and through advanced practice in a professional capacity.
They also recently presented a…
Romeo Jackson (Student Diversity and Social Justice) published a book chapter in the latest text in the Core Concepts in Higher Education series. The chapter is titled "Refuting Contemporaneity: Trans* Experiences In, Out, and Beyond Higher Education Children of the House of "Pay it No Mind" (A Collective of Trans* Scholars in Higher Education and…
Joshua Jensen (Environmental and Occupational Health) recently presented his thesis, "Delayed Lag Relationship Between Asthma Related In Patient Hospitalization and Air Pollution in the Las Vegas Valley," at the 2018 American Public Health Association annual meeting in San Diego under the supervision of Lung-Chang Chien (Environmental and…
Eric Morrow (Housing & Residential Life) was recognized as "Professional Staff Member of The Month" in November 2018 by the National Association of College and University Residence Halls. After earning this honor at the regional level in October, Eric was selected for the national honor by a committee of student leaders from…
Kevin Wright, program coordinator for the black/African American community in the Office of Student Diversity and Social Justice, served as a panelist for a webinar hosted by the Graduate Students and New Professionals Community of Practice under the American College Personnel Association and of the National Association for Student Personnel…
Student Union & Event Services (Student Affairs) and UNLV have been recognized as a "Top Pick College and University in the US Mountain Region” by Unique Venues. Unique Venues markets conference and event services nationally. UNLV and SUES were recognized as a premier location to partner with for events, conference housing, intern housing, and…
Eric Morrow (Residential Life) was named the National Association of College and University Residence Halls (NACURH) Residence Life Professional Staff Member for October. He also was recognized in this category at both the campus and regional levels for October. The residential life coordinator for Tonopah Hall was recognized for making an overall…
The Office of Student Diversity and Social Justice (Student Affairs) received a special congressional commendation from U.S. Rep.Dina Titus for its commitment to promoting cultural diversity in the Las Vegas community.
Rian Satterwhite (Service Learning and Leadership) gave three presentations at the recent International Leadership Association (ILA) annual conference in West Palm Beach, Florida. A 15-year veteran member of ILA, Satterwhite currently serves as co-convener of the association's sustainability leadership group, which he helped create in 2012.…
Rochelle Walker (Fine Arts) and Samantha Carroll (Educational Psychology and Higher Education) created Living Your Best Life: Balancing School, Work, and Family Summit. It was created out of a graduate multicultural course project within the higher education leadership program. The goal was to provide UNLV student-parents a positive and…
Romeo Jackson (Student Diversity and Social Justice) recently delivered a presentation, "Centering Queer and Trans Folx in Higher Education," at Indiana University.