Accomplishments: Division of Student Affairs
LaToya Burdiss, Erin Farrar, Arthur Hockwald, Steven Kinsey, Jannelvy Martinez, Sarah Repman, and Timothy Toepfer (all Campus Recreational Services) recently presented at the 2017 National Intramural & Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) Conference in San Diego. The purpose of the conference is to share and learn about the latest trends in…
The Healthy Rebels (Student Wellness), a team of nationally certified peer wellness educators at UNLV, won a BACCHUS Initiatives of NASPA award for Outstanding Peer Education Program at the 2017 BACCHUS General Assembly in November. They were recognized for the "Humans of UNLV" social media initiative, which highlights how students develop…
The Rebel Events Board, along with the numerous organizations that are part of Fraternity & Sorority Life, worked hard during homecoming week to raise money, present programming, and collect box tops for the students at Paradise Elementary School as part of the 8th annual Adopt-A-School project.
From Oct. 16 -18 the UNLV students raised $4,…
Jennifer Gray, Anne Kingsley (both Student Affairs) and Wade Noon (UNLV Dining) presented at the national conference for the National Association of College Auxiliary Services in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Their presentation was about strategies for building successful partnerships outside of the written contract.
Andrew Thomas Reyes and Katrina Isla (both Nursing), Christopher Kearney (Psychology), and Ross Bryant (Military and Veteran Services Center) co-authored “Student Veterans’ Construction and Enactment of Resilience: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study,” which explored how student veterans prepare themselves to handle the challenges of academic…
The Center for Academic Enrichment and Outreach (CAEO) was awarded one GEAR UP grant for $29.4 million, which includes $14.7 million from the federal government and $14.7 million from a non-federal, in-kind match. The center also received a TRIO Upward Bound Math-Science (UBMS) grant of $1.3 million from the U.S. Department of Education.…
Stonewall Suites, the office of housing & residential life's newest thematic community, was nationally recognized as "Community of the Month" for August by the National Association of College and University Residence Halls (NACURH). Student leaders from across the country voted on the award. Eight regional nominees had been submitted by…
UNLV's Division of Student Affairs was featured as the spotlight school in the September NACAS West newsletter. NACAS West is a regional association of the National Association of College Auxiliary Services. Student Affairs manages contracts for all dining, vending, and catering services, bookstore services, housing administration in a public/…
Jennifer Gray (Student Affairs) and Anna Brandenberger (UNLV Dining), along with Benny Yerushalmi and John Lee, both of whom are with Soho Sushi Burrito, made a presentation at the National Association of College Auxiliary Services west regional conference on "Bet Big, Win Big; How UNLV Gambled on Soho Sushi Burrito and Won." The conference was…
The Residence Hall Association (Residential Life) won top honors at the National Association of College and University Residence Halls (NACURH) annual conference hosted at Purdue University in May.
The Residence Hall Association (RHA) won the prestigious “NACURH School of the Year” award. This is the top distinction for affiliated RHA chapters in…
Philip Danquah (Public Health) received the Professor Roosevelt Fitzgerald Outstanding Scholarship and Leadership Award in the graduate student category from the UNLV Alliance of Professionals of African Heritage earlier this month. In addition to working toward a doctoral degree in public health, he is a graduate assistant in the registrar's…
The Residence Hall Association (Residential Life) won the regional "Spotlight of the Month" award for April from the Intermountain Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls. The spotlight featured the association's presidential debate from this semester with three undergraduate candidates for the 2017-18 UNLV Residence Hall Association…