Accomplishments: Student Life
Fraternity and Sorority Life celebrated and competed in its annual Greeks Giving Back Week. This service- and philanthropy-focused week adapted to a hybrid experience benefiting both the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ and Clark County communities. Eleven organizations came together to have friendly competition and gave back to four incredible causes. First a two-day walk-a…
Rian Satterwhite (Service Learning and Leadership) made two presentations at the recent SUSTEX 2021 Summit. The workshop, Leading Regenerative Systems: Imagining Systems Built to Thrive, and the panel presentation, Intersectionality and Sustainability," included content from a forthcoming publication from Information Age Press and reflected…
Kevin Wright (Student Diversity & Social Justice) served as a panelist to discuss business-related practices within higher education for business professionals and professional association leaders. This panel was hosted by the Reno Alumni Chapter and the Fairbanks Remote Alumni Chapter of Delta Sigma Pi.
Student Diversity & Social Justice hosted the 3rd Annual Black Carpet Awards. The Black Carpet was designed as a means to celebrate and recognize the contributions of Black students, staff, faculty, and community members. What started as one of the premier events during Black History Month, the Black Carpet is now an annual campus…
Kevin Wright (Student Diversity & Social Justice) presented at the All Districts Conference hosted by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education on the topic of "Cultivating a Culture of Philanthropy among Alumnx of Color who previously attended Historically White Institutions."
Kevin Wright (Student Diversity & Social Justice) delivered a presentation to business professionals at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The presentation was titled "Embracing Ethnic and Cultural Differences in the Workplace."
He also served as a panelist to discuss the topic of "Diversity and Inclusion in the Business World" for business…
Rian Satterwhite (Service Learning and Leadership) presented six panels and workshops at the International Leadership Association's 22nd Annual Global Conference earlier this month. He serves as co-founder and co-convener of the International Leadership Association (ILA) Sustainability Leadership Member Community and co-chair of the ILA…
Rian Satterwhite (Service Learning and Leadership) completed co-hosting a four-part "Critical Conversation" series over the last month for leadership educators through the International Leadership Association. The free series, designed and facilitated by the Leadership Education Academy facilitators group for which he serves as co-chair…
Rian Satterwhite (Service Learning and Leadership) recently contributed to the new book Transforming Learning: Instructional and Assessment Strategies for Leadership Education (Information Age Publishing, 2020). His contribution, titled "Iterative Concept Mapping in Service-Learning," provides faculty implementing service-learning pedagogy…
Keith McMath (Student Union and Event Services) has been elected as the Region I director for the Association of College Unions International. He will be working with member institutions from Nevada, California, Hawaii, Arizona, and New Mexico to further the efforts of college unions through education and outreach. College unions serve as a bridge…
While we can't be together for the annual Campus Life Top Tier Awards this year, please join us in recognizing this year's nominees and winners. These awards span the different values of the Campus Life cluster including social justice, student and staff development, student engagement, economic viability, infrastructure,…
Harriet Barlow (The Intersection), Orlando White (Campus Life), and Kevin Wright (Student Diversity & Social Justice) facilitated a panel discussion and presentation on how toxic masculinity and hypermasculinity is manifested on campus and in the workplace, and how to alleviate those problematic behaviors. The panelists who shared their…