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JointVision2017
TableofContentsLetterfromEliM.Reilly,ASUNPresident Page3
TheWorldof2017 Page4
FullSpectrumEngagement Page5
Jointness Page6
EvolvetheCampusCulture Page7
FocusUniversityMissionandPrinciples Page8
ExpandandCreateUniversityTraditions Page9
Provide24HourCampus Page10
ExpandLombardiRecCenter Page11
CultivateGlobalCitizenship Page12
SupportAthletics Page13
EnhanceSupportMechanisms Page14
ExpandPeerTutoring Page15
ConsolidateAcademicSupportServices Page15
ExpandEarlyWarningSystems Page16
Create1st
and
2nd
Year
Initiatives
Page
17
ExpandtheCoCurricularExperience page18
ExpandUndergraduateResearch Page19
ExpandOncampusEmployment Page20
ExpandOncampusProgramming Page21
GrowtheNumberofClubs Page22EncourageActiveLearning Page23
EngageinNewFormsofPedagogy Page24
EngageStudentsintheCommunity Page23
GrowtheNumberofTenureTrackFaculty Page26
TheNextStep Page27
Conclusion Page29
Research Page30
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JointVision2017
TheJointVision2017projectbeganasthecreationofthenewstrategicplanforASUN.
AswebegantoresearchvariousissuesfacingtheAssociatedStudentsinMarchandApril2009,
itbecameclearthatthescopeoftheprojectwasbecomingfarlargerthanweeveranticipated.In
July2009,ourresearcheffortsintobestpracticesfromUniversitiesacrosstheUnitedStatesand
highereducationadministrationtheoryreachedcompletion.Wethenbegantoconsolidatethe
voluminousdataintoacoherentsetofbestpracticesthatmostaptlyapplytotheUniversityof
Nevada.Anothercomponentofourresearchwastoexaminethecurrentprogramsandpractices
atourUniversitytoidentifywhichareascouldbereinforcedorimprovedupon.
OurgoalintheprojectistocraftastudentvisionfortheUniversityofNevadain2017.
Wehaveattemptedtokeepourrecommendationsasgeneralaspossibleanditiscriticalto
pointoutthattheUniversityhasalreadymadeheadwayinmanyofthefollowingrecommenda
tions.Theintentofthisdocumentisnottopointfingersorcriticizedifferentelementsofthe
University.Thefirststepinmakingprogressinanyfieldofhumanendeavorisasenseofbrutal
honestyandwillingnesstoacceptconstructivefeedback.JointVisionisdesignedtoprovidea
vehiclefordiscussionaboutourfutureasaninstitutionintermsofdirection,structure,philoso
phy,andefficiency.Wemustconsolidateoureffortsandclearlydelineateourinstitutionalpri
oritiestoourfaculty,staff,students,community,andcitizens.
Asstatedearlier,thisdocumentisnotacriticismofourcurrentpractices.Wemerely
hopethattheUniversitycommunitywillviewourJointVisionasaprimerfortheinstitutional
evolutiontothegreatUniversitywehaveallstriventobuild.AttheUniversityofNevada,we
haveincrediblytalentedanddedicatedfacultyandstaffwhosecollectiveworkforgestheexcel
lencethatourinstitutionhasandwillbeknownfor.Overthepastyear,wehavetrulycometo
getheras
aUniversity
community
to
fight
the
extraordinary
difficulties
the
state
budget
situa
tionpresenteduswith.Wenowstandpoisedtoenteraneraofrebuildingandreorganization;
westandattheprecipiceofimmensechangewherewecandecidetocontinueonourpresent
coursewhiledivvyingupscarceresourcesortaketheplungetostrivetobecomethebestinstitu
tionwecantoservethestudentsandcitizensofNevada.
Thankyouverymuch,andgoWolfPack.
SincerelyandRespectfully,
EliM.Reilly
President,200810
AssociatedStudentsofthe
UniversityofNevada
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Inthe
year
2017,
the
student
experience
at
the
University
of
Nevada
is
one
of
the
most
com
prehensiveandfulfillingofanyinstitutionintheUnitedStates.Fromtheinstantanewstudentlights
theircandleandrecitestheNevadaOathattheNewStudentOpeningCeremonytowhentheywalk
acrossthestageatcommencement,studentsattheUniversityofNevadaareprovidedanexpansive
rangeofopportunitiesintherealmsofacademics,traditionsandstudentlife.TheUniversityhasa
succinctandwidelyacceptedmissionstatementwhosecommonprinciplesareusedasafoundation
fordecisionmaking;promptingfacultyandadministratorstoask,Doesthisdecisionhelpuscarry
outourmission?Allstaffoncampus,regardlessoftheirposition,iscommittedtooneeminentphi
losophy:ourbusinessisstudentsuccess.ThroughourutilizationoftheFullSpectrumEngagement
model,wehavemadegreatadvancesintheareasofacademicengagement,retentionandgraduation
rates,as
well
as
diversity
of
student
population.
OurstudentsattheUniversityofNevadaareheldtohighacademicstandards,challenging
studentstoreachbeyondtheirperceivedcapabilitieswhileprovidingarangeofsupportservicesfor
thosewhorequireenhancedassistance.TheAcademicSuccessCenterhousesallsupplementalin
structionandtutoringeffortswhocatertostudentswhoareeitherunderpreparedbythepublic
schoolsystemorarehavingdifficultysucceedingintherealmofaneverevolvingUniversitycurricu
lum.Throughourimprovedearlyalertsystems,widelyexpandedadvisingcapabilities,anduniver
sallyimplementedfirstyearinitiatives,wearereachingouttostudentsinwaysneverbeforepossi
ble.TheOfficeofUndergraduateResearchfundshundredsofthousandsofdollarsannuallytopro
vide
our
students
the
opportunity
to
pursue
their
own
research
initiatives
which
are
presented
at
the
researchsymposiumeachAprilasacelebrationoftheacademicachievementsofourstudents.
OneofthehallmarksofstudentstimeattheUniversityofNevadaisthescopeofopportuni
tiesofferedtoourstudents.OurStudentActivitiesCenterisadynamicorganizationcommittedto
providingstudentsalaboratorytoexperimentwithandrefinethelessonstheylearnedintheclass
room.Ourcocurricularexperiencecapitalizesonthemutualunderstandingandreliancebetween
ourstudentservicesandacademicapparatuses.Weprovidestudentsthetoolstoblazetheirowntrail
throughtheirUniversityexperiencewithnotwostudentspursuingexactlythesamesetsofshared
experiences.
FacultyattheUniversityofNevadaarecontinuallyexposedtonewandinnovativeformsof
pedagogyandstudentdevelopmenttheorytoteachaseffectivelyaspossibletoagenerationwho
neverknewwhatlifewaslikewithouttheadventoftheinternet,cellphonesormoderncomputing
devices. AmajorfactorinanynewfacultyhireistheirabilitytobelieveinandexecutetheUniver
sitymissionandcommonprinciples.Ournewhiresarepredominatelyfulltimetenuretrackfaculty
whopossessnotonlyapassionfortheirrespectivefields,butalsoforstudentsuccessandinstitu
tionalimprovement;theyarecommittedtolifelonglearning.
Thisistheworldof2017attheUniversityofNevada.
TheWorldof2017
Visionwithoutactionisadream.Actionwithoutvisionissimply
passingthetime.Actionwithvisionismakingapositivedifference.
JoelBarker
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ThemodelwhichwehavecreatedtofulfillourJointVisioniswhatwehavetermed,FullSpectrumEn
gagement.Thetermfullspectrumengagement(FSE)isanallencompassingtermforseveralgenericout
comeswehaveidentifiedasthegoalsforthisdocument:
Improved
academic
engagement
Higherretentionratesoffirstandsecondyearstudents
Highergraduationrates
Amorediversestudentpopulation
Theringontheleftsideofthemodelsignifiesourstartingpoint.Decisionsandtheimplementationofthe
modelshouldbebasedon:
Thedevelopmentofmetricsforallofourprograms,services,andacademicdepartments
Objectiveassessment
of
all
programs
using
the
determined
metrics
Usinginnovationtoturntheoryintopractice
TheFSEmodelusesfourinterdependentdriverstopushtowardsFSE:
Enhancingsupportmechanisms
Encouragingactivelearning
Evolvingthecampusculture
Expandingthecocurricularexperience
Inshort,usingmetrics,assessment,andinnovation,wewillbegintoimplementtherecommendations
inherentinthedriverstowardsfullspectrumengagement.Bydoingthis,wewillachieveFSEandthegoals
whichareintrinsicinitsculmination.Eachofthedrivershasasubsetofrecommendationsandwillbe
discussedindividuallyinthefollowingsections.
FullSpectrumEngagement
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JointVision2017Jointness
Organizationally,weasaninstitutionofhigherlearningmuststriveto
achievewhatwehavetermedjointness.AsweexecutethedriversintheFSE
modelandprogresstowardsfullspectrumengagement,wewillconcurrentlybe
makingstridestowardsjointness.Inthejointnessmodel,weidentifiedthetwoor
ganizationalunits
of
the
University
and
the
type
of
learning
they
are
typically
asso
ciatedwith:academicswithcognitivedevelopmentandstudentserviceswithpsy
chosocialdevelopment.
First,wemustassessthesedifferingareastoeliminateanyrepeatedorinef
ficientservices.Asweexecutethedriversoffullspectrumengagement,wewillbe
gintostitchtogetherallfourareastofosterbettercooperationbetweenthestu
dentservicesandacademicunits.Onceafoundationofextensivemutualcoopera
tionhasbeenlaid,wewillbeabletofullyintegratethecapabilitiesofallcampus
entities.Oncethisisachieved,wewillthenbeabletoembarkonnewinnovative
collaborationstobestservethestudents.Whenweachievetruejointness,wewill
beabletoutilizethestrengthsofunitsacrosstheUniversityinthemostpowerful
andeffectivemanner.
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P
erhapsoneofthemostdifficultaspectsofanychangetoaninstitution
istheevolutioninitsculture.ThecultureattheUniversityofNevadais
onethatiswellestablishedandwithslightalterationstoourexisting
practices,wecangreatlyaffectourabilitytoengagethecampuscommunity.In
thefollowingsection,wediscusshowourcampusculturecanevolvetobemore
engagingandwelcomingtoourstudents.Byhavingourstudentstrulyconnect
withandappreciatethevalueofthecultureoftheinstitution,theyaregiven
moreofareasontoremainoncampus,takeprideintheirUniversityandcompre
hendwhatitmeanstobeamemberoftheNevadaWolfPack.
EvolveCampusCulture
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FocustheUniversityMission&Principles
Themissionestablishesthetoneofacollegeandconveysitseducationalpurposes,whether
basedonreligious,ideological,oreducationalbeliefs,givingdirectiontoallaspectsofinsti
tutional
life,
including
the
policies
and
practices
that
foster
success.
StudentSuccessinCollegeGeorgeKuh.
Thoughabitlengthy,themissionstatementandvaluesoftheUniversity
ofNevadaarecomprehensiveofmanydirectionstheinstitutionstrivestopursue.
OurmissionandUniversityvaluescouldbecondensedtoprovidealessambigu
ousrepresentationofwhatwe,asaninstitution,standfor.Byshorteningthese
conceptsandmakingthemeasiertoarticu
late,wewouldbearmingallentitiesofthe
Universitywithaclearsenseofdirectionand
purpose.Individualsshouldbeaskingthem
selvespriortomakingadecision,Howdoes
thishelpusfulfillourmission?Also,by
clearlydelineatingourvalues,weareableto
communicatethemmuchmoreeffectivelyto
ourstudentsandcommunity.Theimportance
ofthispointcannotbeunderstated;thisisthe
startingpointforevolvingthecampusculture.Withaclearlyarticulatedmission
and
set
of
core
values,
many
issues
will
become
much
easier
to
solve.
It
will
be
comemucheasiertobeginaligningourstudentservicesandacademicinitiatives
alongwithpromotingagreatersenseofUniversitycommunity.
Ifwestartedbysimplyidentifyingfivebulletpointswhichrepresentwhat
westandforasaninstitution(academicexcellence,etc.)wecanbeginincorpo
ratingthosevaluesintothecurriculumandreinforcingthemthroughoutastu
dentsexperienceattheUniversity.Wecanalsoplayonexistingtraditionsand
capitalizeontheiringrainedsignificancewhichencompassesourinstitutional
principles:studentsshouldalwaysknowthatthestrengthofthepackisthewolf,
andthe
strength
of
the
wolf
is
the
pack.
Students,
faculty,
and
staff
are
the
strengthofthepack.
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ExpandandCreateCampusTraditions
Ritualsandtraditionscanbondstudentstooneanotherandtothe
institution.Feelingsofbelonginghelpstudentsconnectwiththeir
peersandinstitution.StudentSuccessinCollegeGeorgeKuh
Sharedexperiencesarethebondthattiesstudentstoaninstitutionof
higherlearning.StudentsattheUniversityofNevadashouldunderstandthat
theyareapartofalegacythatstretchesbackto1864.Ourcommonprinciples
andUniversitymissionshouldbereinforcedbythetraditionsthatourstudents
participatein.AsaUniversity,wemuststrivetoalignourvaluesandtraditions
aswellasreinforcethemthroughthestudentexperienceoncampus.Activities
likepaintingtheN,theMackayoffering,NewStudentOpeningceremoniesand
HomecomingWeekhave
reachedalevelofconsistency
whichhasassertedthemashall
marksofthestudentexperience.
Ourcampuslackstraditionssur
roundingcommencementwhich
arepresentonmanyothercam
puses;Ohio
State,
for
instance,
distributesclasspinsatacere
monythenightbeforecommencement.Smallgesturessuchasthiscangofar
intermsofbuildingthecohesionamongindividualclassesandanticipationfor
graduationfurtherfosteringacultureofcompletion.Traditionssurrounding
athleticprogramsarealsosomewhatlacking.TherecitationofTheLawofthe
Junglebeforeeachbasketballgameisanexcellenttraditionwhichcanbeim
provedonsimplybyidentifyingmethodstoexpressthemeaningbehindit.The
messagebehind
the
tradition
is
not
reinforced
or
truly
communicated.
By
un
derstandingthatthestrengthofthepackisthewolf,theyareunderstanding
theimportanceofthemselvesinthegreaterschemeoftheUniversitycommu
nity.
EvolvetheCampusCulture
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Provide24HourCampus
Intheend,everycampusissimplyacollectionoffacilities,encasedwithinsomanysheds
thatarearrangedinfunctionalproximitytooneanother.Butthereisalsoaninvisiblecam
pus,a
mental
hierarchy
of
associations
and
sentiments,
which
in
their
totality
form
a
living
tradition,capableofinspiringgreataffectionandloyaltyDr.MichaelJ.Lewis
Theyears2007and2008weremarkedbytheopeningsoftwonewfacilitieson
ourcampuswhichhaveenabledtheUniversitytobranchoutindirectionswhichwere
neverbeforepossibleduetospaceconstraints:theJoeCrowleyStudentUnionandthe
IGTMathewsonKnowledgeCenter.Forexample,themovietheaterintheUnionhas
enabledprogrammingentitiesaroundcam
pustocapitalizeonapreviouslynonexis
tentresource.
Also,
the
unprecedented
technologicalcapabilitiesoftheKnowledge
Centerhavegivenstudentstheopportunity
tousetechnologytosolveamultitudeof
challengesbothinandoutoftheclassroom.
Dataindicatesthattheuseofthesefacilities
istremendous;aoneweeksurveyoftrafficintheKnowledgeCentershowedthatbe
tweenMondayandThursday,anaverageof7,000studentsperdayweretakingadvan
tageofthebuilding.
Thearea
known
as
mid
campus
consists
of
the
grouping
of
the
Knowledge
Cen
ter,LombardiRecreationCenter,andtheJoeCrowleyStudentUnion.Fewothercam
pusesareabletotakeadvantageofthemainstudentlifefacilitiesbeinginsuchclose
proximity.Effortsmustbemadetopromotecooperationandcomplementationofthe
serviceseachofthesevastlydifferentfacilitiesoffer;anexcellentexampleofjointness.
FromMondayThursday,thereisnoplaceoncampustostudypastmidnight.Many
studentshavestatedthattheydonotstudyordohomeworkoncampuslateratnight
becausetheyknowthattheirtimethereisverylimited.Inordertoprovideanopti
mumworkenvironment,thesefacilitiesmustbeaccessibletostudents24hoursaday.
Byhaving24houraccesstothesebuildings,astudentonanygivennight,canbestudy
ingforanexam,takeabreakandplaysometabletennisatLombardi,orplayaboard
gamewithfriendsattheJoe.Thesetypesofoptionscouldtrulyfosteranacademically
enrichingandvibrantstudentlifeoncampusatallhoursofthedayornight.
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ExpandLombardiRecreationCenter
Physicalfitnessisnotonlyoneofthemostimportantkeystoa
healthybody,itisthebasisofcreativeanddynamicintellectual
activity. JohnF.Kennedy
JointVision2017EvolvetheCampusCulture
Oneofourprimarygoalsinthisdocumentistoprovidestudentswithrea
sonstoutilizeservicesoncampusthattheycouldalsoobtainelsewhere.Our
campusprovidesexceptionalrecreationalactivitiesforourstudentsatlowcost.
Builtin1975,theLombardiRecreationCenterwasoriginallydesignedtoservea
campuspopulationroughly1/3ourpresentsize.Throughrenovationsoverthe
pastseveraldecades,thefacilityhasevolvedtoattempttomeetthegrowingde
mandandscopeofthefacilitysuse.Inordertomeetanyfutureneed,afar
reachingrenovationofthefacilityisnecessary.TheLombardiRecreationfacility
wasoriginallyintendedtoprovideasimplevenueforstudentstoexerciseand
hasevolvedtoincorporatemanyotherfacetsofrecreationandwellness:nutri
tion,dropinclasses,andnewformsofphysiologicalimprovement.Thisproject
shouldbethetargetofourfundraisingeffortsinthefuture.
ConceptartfortheLRCexpansion. ProvidedbyLombardiRecreationstaff.
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CultivateGlobalCitizenship
Institutionsofhighereducationneedtoembracetheglobalperspectiveofmulticulturaleducationifwearegoingtoremainmodelsofdemocraticsocietiesina
pluralistic
world
and
stay
academically
competitive
in
relation
to
the
rest
of
the
world. GloriaM.AmenyDixon
JointVision2017EvolvetheCampusCulture
IthasbeenthelongtimemissionoftheUniversitytocreateacampusenvironmentthatmirrorsthediverseculturalcharacteristicsofthestateofNevada.TheCenterforStudentCulturalDiversitywasopenedforthesolepurposeofprovidingawelcoming
environment
for
students
ofvariousbackgrounds.Whilethisandotherentitiesoncampusstrivetoreshapeourstudentbodytoembracethedifferencesofourglobalsociety,currentstatisticsshowthatwemuststillcontinueourendeavorsinencouraginggrowthanddevelopinginterculturalskillstofulfillourmission.Inaneverchangingenvironment,itisourdutytoprepareourstudentstoberesponsiblecitizensoftheworld.Wemustcontinueto
increase
recruitment
of
underrepresented
students,
faculty,
staff,
and
members
of
theadministration.Effortsmustbemadetointegrateanappreciationandunderstandingofvaryingculturesacrossthecurriculum.Totrulychangethedirection
oftheUniversity,wemustplanttheseedofglobalcommunityineverymemberoftheWolfPack.
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PromoteIntercollegiateAthletics...collegesportspermeatetheseuniversitycommunitiesastheirculturerevolves
aroundtheseeventsseasonbyseasonalumniareboundtotheirinstitutionby
the
common
experience
of
returning
each
year
for
a
football
weekend
or
attending
abowlgameoranNCAAtournament. JamesDuderstadt
JointVision2017EvolvetheCampusCulture
Intercollegiateathleticsareacorner
stoneoftheexperienceatanyUniversity.
Competitionandhealthyrivalrycanfoster
aloyaltytoaninstitutioninwaysnotpossi
bleinanyotherrealm.Athleticeventsare
perhapsthemostvisiblewayforstudents
toshowtheirschoolspiritinafocusedand
constructiveway.Budgetaryissuesareal
waysproblematicfortheAthleticsDepart
mentas,liketherestoftheUniversity,alargepercentageoftheirbudgetismade
upofstatesupportedfunds.Effortsmustbemadetocultivateamuchbroader
donorbaseforourathleticsprogramwhileconcurrentlyidentifyingwaystomake
theenterprisemoreprofitable.Nevadaalsohasthelowestamountofstudentfee
contributiontoAthleticsofanyschoolintheWACandmorestudentfunded
supportfrom
the
program
is
apossibility
which
should
be
explored
by
2017.
An
emphasisonrecruitingthefinestathletictalentfromthestateofNevadashould
beaprioritywhilealsoattractingoutstandingregionaltalent.Wemustcontinue
toenhanceandexpandourvarsitysportsandcontinuetocompeteinthenational
spotlightinamultitudeofDivisionIevents.
Anothervitalcomponentofhowath
leticscancomplementthecollegeexperience
isthoughtraditions.Asdiscussedinthe
CreateandExpandTraditionssection,ritual
isticactivitiesarecriticaltopromotingthe
universityprinciplesandreinforcingwhatex
actlythestrengthofthepackreallyis.
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EnhanceSupportMechanisms
A
salandgrantinstitution,itisincumbentinourmissiontocarryout
aninclusive
admissions
policy
to
provide
open
access
to
higher
educa
tioninthestateofNevada.Agreatdealofthestudentsadmittedto
thisUniversityrequireremediationinmathematicsorEnglish(40percentof
freshmanneedremediationinEnglish,alone).Inordertoretainandensurethe
successofthesestudentswhohavebeenillpreparedbythepublicschoolsystem
orthemultitudeofothercontributingfactors,wemustdirectresourcestoen
hancethe
support
mechanisms
we
provide
them.
Graduate
students,
as
well
as
internationalstudents,relyheavilyonservicessuchastheWritingCentertopro
ducegraduateandprofessionallevelsofwriting.
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ExpandPeerTutoringOpportunities
Tutorstypicallybenefitatleastasmuchifnotmorefromtutorings
thosewhoarebeingtutored.
Pascarella&Terenzini
JointVision2017EnhanceSupportMechanisms
Studieshaveshownthatstudenttutorslearnjustasmuchfromthetutor
ingprocessasthosetheyareassisting.Currently,thereareabout30studenttu
torsemployedbytheTutoringCenter.Wemustgrowthenumberoftutoringop
portunitieswehaveavailabletostudentsand
doingsowillenableustosimultaneously
supportstudentswhoneedassistanceina
varietyofacademicareaswhilereinforcing
thestrengthsanddeepunderstandingthetu
torshaveinthesubjectmatter.Thiswillpro
videopportunitiesintermsofemployment
(forbothgraduateandundergraduatestu
dents)aswellascognitiveandpsychosocial
development.
ConsolidateAcademic
Support
Services
Efficiencyisdoingbetterwhatisalreadybeingdone.
PeterF.Drucker
Currently,variousformsofacademicassistanceareavailableacrosscam
pus:theMathDepartmentoperatestheMathCenter,StudentSuccessServices
overseestheTutoringCenter,etc.Forthesakeofefficiencyandaccountability,all
supplementalinstructioneffortsfromacrosscampusshouldbeconsolidatedun
deroneadministrativearea.TheUniversityofNevadaSupplementalInstruction
CommitteeReport(May2009)wasdesignedtoexaminetheMathandWriting
Centersandconcludedthatalongtermrecommendationwasnotpossiblegiven
thatneitherareahaddevelopedsuccessmetricstogaugetheireffectiveness.With
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oneoverarchingadministrativeunitresponsibleforallsupplementalinstruction
efforts,therewouldbeclearaccountabilitystandardsfortheseservices.Thecrea
tionofanAcademicSuccessCenterisanexcellentexampleofthecapabilityin
tegrationstepinthejointnessmodel.
JointVision2017EvolvetheCampusCulture JointVision2017EnhanceSupportMechanisms
ExpandEarlyWarningSystems
Earlywarningsystemsandnotsoinvisiblesafetynetsareinplace
tocatchstudentswhoareteeteringontheedge.
StudentSuccessinCollege GeorgeKuh
Manybest
retention
practices
at
other
Universities
include
amulti
pronged
approachtoidentifyundergraduatestudentswhoarestrugglinginoroutsideof
theclassroom.Oncethestrugglingstudentsareidentified,theycanbeeasilydi
rectedtotheappropriateoncampussupportservice.Currently,theonlyofficially
organizedearlywarningsystemattheUniversityistheMAPworksprogram;an
initiativewhichisanexcellent
stepinidentifyingjeopardized
students.BallStateUniversity
createdthe
program
and
has
seen
greatimprovementsinfirstyear
retentionefforts.Adrawbackof
theMAPworkssystemisthatit
onlyidentifiesfirstyearstudents
whofilloutthesurvey.Many
Universitieshaveadoptedslightly
moreaggressivemeanstoevalu
atestudents
through
their
first
two
years.
This
borderline
invasiveness
demon
stratestothestudentsthattheUniversitycaresabouttheirsuccessandwillhelp
fosterafeelingofbelonging.Facultymustalsobecognizantoftheresourcesthat
areavailableforstudentsuccess;theyareonthefrontlinesinhelpingtoidentify
studentsinneedofassistance.
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Create1stand2ndYearInitiatives
Currentresearchontheimportanceoffreshmanyearhasshownthatstudentretentionis
linkedtothefreshmanyearexperience,thatacademicandsocialintegrationisthekeyto
studentsuccess
in
the
freshman
year,
and
that
students
who
become
academic
high
risk
canbeidentifiedandtaughttobesuccessful. WalterR.Earl
JointVision2017EnhanceSupportMechanisms
ManyUniversitieshaveimplementednewinitiativesdirectedatensuring
studentsuccessforfirstandsecondyearstudents.Theseprogramscantakeava
rietyofformsfromfirstyearfreshmanseminarcoursestosocialactivitiesspecifi
callyforsophomoreyearstudents.Regardlessoftheshapetheprogramtakes,the
outcomesarestillthesame:identifyingwaystobetterintegratefirstorsecond
yearstudentsintotheUniversity
community,invigoratetheiraca
demicvitality,expressfacultyand
Universityexpectations,etc.Itis
criticalthatstudentsfeelasthough
theyareapartofatruecommunity
ofscholars;thattheyareobligatedto
contributetotheacademicenhance
mentoftheirpeersbecausethey,in
turn,will
do
the
same
for
them.
Theseinitiativesmustbeproperly
alignedwiththeconsolidatedUniversitymissionandprinciplestoclearlyarticu
lateandreinforcewhatthecampuscommunitydeemsimportant.StudentSer
viceshasrecentlycreatedtheNewStudentInitiativesunit(whichcurrently
overseesorientationactivitiesandMAPworks)andwillbethespringboardfor
thesetypesofnewprograms.Thesetypesofnewdirectionsclearlyillustratejoint
nessastheycombineaspectsoftheacademicandstudentservicescommunities
toco
develop
psycho
social
and
cognitive
development.
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ExpandtheCoCurricularExperience
T
heUniversityofNevadamustincreasethenumberofopportunities
studentshave
to
get
involved.
There
exists
anumber
of
University
sponsoredorganizationsthathaveapronouncedhistoryofactivestu
dentengagement:ASUN,StudentAmbassadors,ConcreteCanoeTeam,etc.We
mustexpandandhonethesetraditionallysuccessfulactivitieswhileseekingnew
avenuesforstudentinvolvement;bothsociallyandacademically.Studentpubli
cations,the
Greek
system,
and
student
clubs
are
only
afew
of
the
areas
which
showtremendouspotentialforstudentstoapplylessonsthelearnedintheclass
roomintotheexperientialarenaofpracticalorganizations.
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ExpandStudentResearchOpportunities
studentswhoworkedalongsideafacultymemberonaresearch
projectconsideredtheexperienceahighlightoftheirundergraduate
career. StudentSuccessinCollegeGeorgeKuh
JointVision2017ExpandtheCoCurricularExperience
Studiesshowthatamonumentalfactorinstudentsuccessandsatisfaction
ispersonalinteractionwithfaculty.TheOfficeofUndergraduateResearchhas
seengreatsuccesssinceitsinceptionin2003andmustcontinuetobenurtured
withincreasingamountsofresourcesdevotedtodevelopingitstruepotential.
Since2006,314undergradu
ateshavehadproposals
fundedtocarryoutvarious
typesofresearchacrossthe
curriculumandtheprogram
maticfundinghasbeenstead
ilyrising($250,620inthe2007
08academicyearalone).The
researchsymposiumheld
everyAprilmustbepromoted
muchmore
extensively
to
celebratetheacademic
achievementsofourstudent
population.Personnelmustbededicatedtoassistingandpromotingfacultyand
studentsinthesearchforgrantopportunitiestopursuetheirresearch.Efforts
mustalsobemadetoprovidegraduatestudentswithexpandedresearchinitia
tivesalongwithencouragingthemtoinvolveundergraduatesintheirwork.The
benefitsofthistypeofinteractionwouldbethatundergradshaveagreatoppor
tunityto
be
exposed
to
the
idea
and
rigor
of
agraduate
course
of
study
while
also
assistingthegradstudentsintheir
work.Withexpandedresearchoppor
tunities,graduatestudentswillhave
moreaccesstograduateassistant
shipsaswell.
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ExpandOnCampusEmployment
researchsupportsthecontentionthatemploymentduringcollege
enhancesthedevelopmentofcareerrelatedskills.
HowCollegeAffectsStudentsPascarella&Terenzini
JointVision2017ExpandtheCoCurricularExperience
Forfall2008,therewere1,350stu
dentsemployedoncampusand1,460em
ployedinspring2009;bothfiguresrepre
sentingapproximately8percentofthe
studentpopulation.Wemustgrowstu
dentemploymentoncampusintheforms
ofinternships,workstudyopportunities,
andothertypesofemployedpositions.
Departmentsshouldexaminethepossi
bilityofshiftingresponsibilitiesofcertain
fulltimepositionstostudentworkers,wherefeasible.Dataindicatesthatstu
dentswhoareemployedoncampushavehigherpersistenceratesaswellas
higherGPAs.Withstudents(bothgraduateandundergraduate)takingonre
sponsibilitiesinoncampusemployment,theyarealsoparticipatinginco
curricularengagement,
furthering
both
their
cognitive
and
psycho
social
devel
opment.Withmoreutilizationofstudentworkers,departmentsarethenableto
savemoneyandbesome
whatlessreliantonstate
funding.Itisalsoessential
thatthenumberofgradu
ateassistantshipsand
teachingassistantshipsin
crease.Doing
so
helps
graduatestudentsremain
employedoncampuswhile
greatlycontributingtothe
academiclifeoncampus.
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ExpandCampusProgrammingCampusprogrammingisthebridgebetweenknowledgeandapplicationforstudentsonacollegecampus. Itisfundamentalinbuildingrelationshipsbycreatingsharedlearningexperiencesoutsideoftheacademicclassroom. Theresultsincludetheexchangeofideas
throughdialogue,
the
celebration
of
tradition
and
culture
and
the
means
to
explore
the
plethoraofideasandvoicesthatmakeusacommunity. SandraRodriguez
Asidefromtheclubcommunity,thereiscurrentlyonlyoneoutletforstu
dentswhoareinterestedinlargescaleeventplanning:ASUNFlipsideProduc
tionswhichprovidesstudentswiththeopportunitytoplanandcarryoutany
eventtheywish.TheJoeCrowleyStudentUnionisbeginningtogetinvolvedwith
programmingeventsoftheirown;apositivestepintherightdirectionwhich
couldevolveintoitsownindepend
entprogramming
apparatus.
No
singleentityshouldhaveamonop
olyofhostingoncampusevents.
Withmultipleprogrammingboards
andtheclubcommunity,wewillbe
abletoprovideacomprehensive
scheduleofdiverseevents.On
manyothercampuses,fiercecom
petitionerupts
between
program
mingentitiescompetingforon
campusresources;namelyfacilities.
Tocombatthistypeofcompetitionandfosterfurtherjointness,aUniversityPro
grammingCouncilmustbeestablishedsothatallprogrammingbodieshavean
officialvenuetocommunicateandarbitrateanyissueswhichmayarise.This
bodywouldalsoensurethateventsarenotconceptuallyrepeatedandadiversity
ofeventsismaintained.ThecreationofatrueStudentActivitiesCenterwillen
surecontinuity
of
traditional
programming
duties
such
as
Homecoming
and
Mac
kayWeekswhiletheotherentitiesareresponsibleforseriesorientedprograms
andnewtypesofevents.
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GrowtheNumberofClubs
Voluminousresearchoncollegestudentdevelopmentshowsthatthetimeandenergystu
dentsdevotetoeducationallypurposefulactivitiesisthesinglebestpredictoroftheirlearn
ingand
personal
development.
Student
Success
in
College
George
Kuh
ASUNcurrentlyhasabout200recognizedclubsandorganizations,how
ever,agreatdealofthosearenottrulyactive(holdingregularmeetings,striving
toincreasemembership,etc.)andrequestingmoneyfromthestudentgovern
ment(only123organizationsrequestedfundingduringthe200809academic
year).Clubsareatruesegueto
providingstudentswithvarious
typesofopportunitiesaround
campus.Thedexterityoftheclub
communitycanbetrulyimpres
sive:clubscanrangefromthe
YoungDemocrats,totheWolf
PackRugbyTeam,totheAmeri
canSocietyofCivilEngineers.In
virtuallyevercase,theopportuni
tiesforpsychosocialandcognitivedevelopmentarelimitless.InStudentSuccess
inCollege,theauthorsstate,researchoncollegestudentdevelopmentshows
thatthetimeandenergydevotedtoeducationallypurposefulactivitiesisthesin
glebestpredictoroftheirlearningandpersonaldevelopment.Withtheexpan
sionofourStudentActivitiesCenter,wewillbeabletoprovidealevelofadvising
appropriatetothevolumeoforganizationsandfinallybeabletomeetthede
mandofourstudentorganizations.Anotherelementtoourclubsandorganiza
tionswhichcanbeimprovedisclubdevelopment.Anyclubsoncampusshould
bestriving
to
enhance
themselves
as
an
organization
and
help
their
members
be
comebetterleadersandcitizens.
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JointVision2017
EncourageActiveLearning
A
partof
being
an
improvement
oriented
University
is
to
continu
allystrivetoimproveourmethodsofinstructionandlearning
opportunitiesforbothourstudents,faculty,andstaff.Experi
mentingwithandexecutingnewmethodsofinstructiontoenhancestu
dentsengagementinthecoursematerialwillcreateabetterlearningenvi
ronmentandresultinimprovedacademiccapabilitiesfromourstudents.
Thesenewapproachestoteachingandlearningwillcatertoourstudentsdi
versityoflearningstyles,transitioningthemfrompassivetoactivelearners.
Concurrently,wemuststrivetofurtherenhancetheskillsofourfacultyand
staffthroughvaryingmethodsofprofessionaldevelopment.
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EngageinNewFormsofPedagogy
Evidencesuggeststhatactivestudentinvolvementinlearninghasa
positiveimpactontheacquisitionofcoursecontent.
PascarellaandTerenzini
JointVision2017EncourageActiveLearning
Itisunderstoodthatlecturingintheclassroomisapredominantvehicle
forpostsecondaryeducationintheUnitedStates.Typically,studentssitina
classroomandattempttoabsorbtheinformationwhichhasbeengiventothem.
Researchhasshownthatstudentswhoareengagedindifferingmethodsofin
struction(i.e.smallgroupdiscussions,questionandanswerdialogue,casestudy
debates,etc.)retaincoursematerialinamoreeffectivemanner.Thisisnottosay
thatlecturingisnoteffective;butratherthattherearemoreefficientandmean
ingfulwaysthatstudentscan
bechallengedintheclass
roomtomaximizetheir
learningpotentialanden
hancetheirvariouscognitive
andpsychosocialskillsets.
AsaUniversity,wemust
striveto
incorporate
new
formsofpedagogyintoour
classrooms.Slightmanipula
tionstoteachingstylescan
yieldgreatresultsintermsof
studentsuccessandtheirabilitytotrulylearnthesubjectmaterial.Thisconcept
alsoappliestotheutilizationoftechnologyintheclassroom.Studentshaveac
cesstotremendoustechnologicalcapabilitiesandshouldbechallengedtouse
varioustypes
of
technology
in
their
classes.
Many
other
Universities
have
entities
oncampus(eitherformallyorinformally)thathostworkshopsandpromotethe
valueofnewpedagogicalapproaches.TheExcellenceinTeachingprogramora
similarentityshouldbecreatedtofacilitatethesetypesofactivities.
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EngageStudentsintheCommunity
"Universitiescannotaffordtoremainshoresofaffluence,selfimportanceandhorticultural
beautyattheedgeofislandseasofsqualor,violenceanddespair."...Emphasizingservicehas
thepotential
to
enrich
learning
and
renew
communities,
but
will
also
give
"new
dignity
to
thescholarshipofservice RobertBringle
JointVision2017EvolvetheCampusCulture JointVision2017EncourageActiveLearning
Asapubliclandgrantinstitution,partofourmissionistogivebacktothe
community.ThetaxpayersofNevadasupportthisinstitutionanditiscriticalthat
weprovideacaliberofservicethatonlyourUniversitycanachieve.Studentsat
theUniversityshouldbeprovidedtheopportunitytocarryoutservicetothe
communitywhetherthroughvolunteer
serviceorclassroomactivities.Thistype
ofexperience
can
enrich
students
and
greatlycontributetothecognitiveand
psychosocialgrowthofstudentswhile
simultaneouslyreciprocatingthesup
porttheUniversityreceivesfromthe
community.Manyaspectsofourinstitu
tionaredesignedspecificallytocarry
outthismission.CooperativeExtension,
theSmall
Business
Development
Center,
andtheAgriculturalExperimentStationprovideexcellentservicestothestateof
Nevadaaswellassupplementingthelearningexperienceforourstudents.Activi
tiessuchasthisshouldbeincorporatedintothecurriculumandourcampusout
reacheffortswhereverpossible.Byengagingstudentsintheircommunity,weare
abletofosteragreaterunderstandingofacitizensplaceinsocietyandtheworld.
OurserviceopportunitiesshouldnotbelimitedtojustthestateofNevadaorthe
westernUnitedStates;ourreachmusttrulyextendacrosstheplanet.
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GrowourNumberofTenureTrackFacultyThemorestudentsinteractwithfacultyinavarietyofformalandinformal
settings,thegreaterdegreethosestudentswillbecommittedtotheinstitu
tion.Greatercommitment
results
in
increased
persistence.
ErnestPascarella
JointVision2017EncourageActiveLearning
Asourcampusenrollmentgrewdramaticallyoverashortperiodinthe
early2000s,theUniversityhiredanumberoffulltimelecturerstomeetthede
mandforclasses.ThoughanecessarycomponentofanyUniversitysfaculty,
theselecturersdonotfulfillmanyoftheimportantrolesthatourtenuretrack
facultycan:servingoncommitteestodevelopsolutionstoanarrayofUniversity
issues,conductingresearch
intheirrespectivefields,etc.
Inourhiringprocesses,we
mustseekoutcommitted
facultymemberswhosharea
passionforstudentsuccess
andtheirrespectivefields
andarealsowillingtoiden
tifynewwaystorelatemate
rialto
students
in
amean
ingfulway.Bycapitalizingon
thesecommittedindividuals,
ourinstitutionwillbeabletobetterreachouttoandengageourstudents.Subse
quently,theUniversitymustprovideincentivesandrewardsforfacultywhogo
aboveandbeyond;manyUniversitiesoffervaryinglevelsofstipendsformaking
theextraeffortintermsofassistingstudents.Itiscriticalthataninfluxofnew
facultydonotdisplacegraduatestudentsteachinglowerlevelcourses.Newfac
ultyshould
be
utilized
to
expand
the
breadth
of
our
course
offerings,
not
replac
ingcurrentones.Ahighernumberofnewtenuretrackfacultymemberswillalso
meanthattherearegreateropportunitiesforgraduatestudentmentorshipsand
advising.
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OurRecommendations
Commitmentunlocksthedoorsofimagination,allowsvision,and
givesustherightstufftoturnourdreamsintoreality.
JamesWomack
JointVision2017TheNextStep
Itisobviousthatthevisionlaidoutinthepreviouspagescannotbe
achievedwithoutenhancedfiscalresources. Inthepast,studentsattheUniver
sityofNevadahavebeeninfavorofincreasesintuitionorfeesonlywhenthey
receivesomethingofvaluefortheircost.Aminimalinvestmentfromthestudents
intheformofanewfee($75perstudentpersemester)wouldyieldtremendous
benefitsinreturn.Wearerecommendinganewfeetobeginbeingassessedinfall
2010tobegintheprocessofachievingourjointvision.Itisalsocriticaltounder
standthatthesefeeswouldnotreplace,butrathersupplementexistingfunding.
Thesemoniesareintendedtoreinforcethefundingoftheseservices,notshiftthe
burdentothestudents.
Elementsofthefee:
PerformingArts
Amajorcomponentofanengagingcampusisaccesstothearts.ThePerforming
ArtsSeries
at
the
University
has
been
in
place
since
the
early
1980s
and
had
an
annualbudgetof$12,000.Over20yearssinceitsinception,thebudgetforthese
riesin2009stillremainsat$12,000.If$5perstudentpersemesterweretobedi
rectedtowardstheperformingartsseries,theannualbudgetwouldbecome
$160,000,dramaticallyincreasingthecaliberofeventsandtheirabilitytosuccess
fullymarketthem.Thissmallinvestmentfromeachstudentwouldbenefitthe
Universitycommunitytremendously.
AcademicSuccessCenter
Asdiscussedearlier,anenhancementandconsolidationofacademicsupportser
vicesfromaroundtheinstitutionwouldgreatlybenefitstudentsinamultitudeof
ways:moreemploymentandlearningopportunities,agreaterscopeofassistance,
andmoreefficientservice.A$25perstudentpersemesterfeewouldbeadequate
tobringallcurrentmethodsofsupportoutsideoftheclassroomintooneadmini
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trativeunit.Tutoring,themathandwritingcenters,andformalizedsupplemental
talinstructioneffortswillbehousedunderoneadministrativeunit.
StudentActivities
Thecreation
of
atrue
Student
Activities
Center
at
the
University
of
Nevada
has
beenalongtimecoming.Formanyyears,theAssociatedStudentsoftheUniver
sityofNevada(ASUN)hasbeensynonymouswithStudentActivities.Thetime
hascomeforASUNtobecomeindependentfromStudentActivities.ASUNcur
rentlypaysforsevenfulltimeprofessionalstaffmembersalongwith17programs
andservices;manyofwhomarenotappropriateforastudentgovernmenttofi
nance.Aclearseparationofthetwoentitiesisnecessarytoprovidemaximumef
ficiencyforstudents,consistency,and
pragmatism.Student
Activities
would
takeon:
Studentpublications
Traditionalprogramming
(homecoming,Mackayweek,Wel
comeweek,etc.),
Advisingforbothundergraduateand
graduate
student
clubs
and
student
government.
Leadershipdevelopment
ASUNwouldretaintheclubcommissionandprogrammingboard,whilethere
movaloftheadvisorsalariesandotherprogramswouldallowASUNentitiesun
precedentedaccesstofunding.TheprofessionalstaffinASUNcurrentlyaretied
downwithextensiveresponsibilities(thepaperworkandaccountingalonefor700
studenteventsoncampus)leavingthemlittletimetoactuallyadvisestudents
anddevelop
the
strong
relationships
incumbent
in
crafting
effective
leaders.
Also,
thestaffarecurrentlyboundbythewhimsofanystudentadministration.Inor
dertotrulyexecutethemissionofStudentActivities,autonomyfromthestudent
governmentisnecessary.Afeeof$45persemesterwouldbesufficienttocover
thecostsoftheStudentActivitiesCenter.
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JointVision2017EvolvetheCampusCulture JointVision2017Conclusion
Asstatedintheintroduction,theaimofthisdocumentistosetoutavision
fortheUniversityofNevadafromtheperspectiveofherstudentsintheyear2017.
ThisisnotintendedtobeacriticismofthewayourUniversitycurrentlyoperates
noris
it
an
attack
on
any
particular
field
or
area.
We
have
been
able
to
do
amaz
ingthingsgivenlimitedresourcesandourUniversitywouldnotexisthaditnot
beenforthegroupoftremendouslydedicatedfaculty,staff,andstudentswho
madetheUniversityofNevadawhatitistoday.JointVision2017ismerelyhoping
toestablishadirectionthatwefeelismostcongruentwiththeneedsofourstu
dentsandassertingourselvesasatrulyexceptionalUniversity.
Someoftheideasinthisdocument(particularlyinregardstofunding)
mightbe
somewhat
controversial.
The
old
adage
seems
appropriate:
You
get
whatyoupayfor.Fortoolongnow,wehavebeenamongthemostinexpensive
institutionsinthecountryandbecauseofthis,ourabilitytoreachouttoandpro
videsupportforstudentshasbeenlimited.Asstatedearlier,ourfacultyandstaff
havefoughtvaliantlyintryingtodothebestwiththeresourcestheyareallo
cated.Withamoreappropriateleveloffundingandamorejointatmosphereon
campus,thepossibilitiesforcreatingexceptionalprogramsaregreatlyenhanced.
Byheeding
the
direction
outlined
in
the
document,
the
University
of
Ne
vadacanmakestridestowardstruefullspectrumengagementandajointlyop
eratinginstitution.ItallbeginswitharedefinitionoftheUniversitymissionand
corevalues.Ifwecanassertthesebasicprinciples,manyoftheotherfunctions
willmoreeasilyalign.Weareatauniquepositioninourcampushistorywhere
wehavetheopportunitytomakeaprofoundimpactonthecultureofthisgreat
institutionofhigherlearning.Thehardeststepofanytransitionisalwaysthefirst
one.The
American
writer
Maria
Robinson
once
wrote,
Nobody
can
go
back
and
startanewbeginning,butanyonecanstarttodayandmakeanewending.The
majestyofthisinstitutionisthatitwillnevertrulyend;merelyevolve.Itisupon
ustotakethefirststepinthisevolution.
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Thefollowingpeoplewereinterviewedindevelopingthisdocument:
Dr.GeraldMarczynski,AssociateVicePresident,StudentLife
Dr.RitaM.Laden,FacultyMember,DepartmentofEducationalLeadership
Sandra
Rodriguez,
Director,
Student
Activities
Dr.JasonGeddes,Regent,NevadaSystemofHigherEducation
Dr.RichardO.Davies,FacultyMember,DepartmentofHistory
BrandisBernard,Advisor,AdvisingCenter
Dr.FabienneMacPhailNaples,AssociateVicePresident,StudentSuccess Services
PatriciaWilson,Advisor,AdvisingCenter
Dr.HeatherHardy,Dean,CollegeofLiberalArts
CaseyStiteler,Director,ASUNFlipsideProductions
PatrickDelaplain,Director,ASUNDepartmentofClubs&Organizations
GabrielMatute,ChiefofStaff,ASUNPresidentsCabinet
GracieGeremia,Speaker,ASUNSenate
CharlieJose,VicePresident,ASUN
YvonnePena,AssociateDirector,StudentActivites
Molly
McCormack,
Assistant
Director,
Student
Activities
AmyKoeckes,AssociateDirector,StudentActivities
MattSmith,VicePresident,GraduateStudentAssociation
AraceliMartinez,CenterforStudentCulturalDiversity
EllenHouston,CenterforStudentCulturalDiversity
JeromeMaese,AssociateDirector,ResidentialLife,Housing,FoodService
Dr.ElliotParker,Chair,FacultySenate
Dr.StevenZink,VicePresident,InformationTechnology
JillianMurdock,President,GraduateStudentAssociation
Dr.MarshaUrban,Director,TutoringCenter
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Thefollowingreportsorscholarlyworkswereutilizedinresearchingtheproject:
UndergraduateResearch20032008,UniversityofNevada,Reno
UNRAccreditation
Self
Study
2007
AccessWithoutSupportIsntOpportunityVincentTinto
7PrinciplesofGoodPracticeinUndergraduateEducationChickering&Gam
son
AVisionforGreekLifeattheUniversityofAlabama
HowCollegeAffectsStudentsPascarella&Terenzini
Student
Success
in
CollegeGeorge
Kuh
JointVision2020,UnitedStatesDepartmentofDefense
ClemsonUniversitySophomoreYearExperienceProgram;presentationatan
nualNASULGCmeeting
UniversityofNevadaFallResidentialLifeRetention,Fall0708,FirstTime
FullTimestudents
TheCenterforStudentCulturalDiversity2008AnnualReport
ForgetClassrooms.
How
Big
is
the
Atrium
in
the
New
Student
Center
Dr.MichaelJ.Lewis
ServiceLearning:ABalancedApproachtoExperientialEducation
AndrewFurco