The United States Senate presented John Starkey (Business) with a Certificate of Special Recognition for receiving the 2024 Nevada Regents' Academic Advisor Award from the Nevada System of Higher Education. Starkey won this award, which recognized him at the undergraduate level, for being an outstanding advisor in the state of Nevada within the…

A group of members in the UNLV Advising Community recently presented at the 2024 Region 9/CAL-CAAN NACADA Conference in San Jose, California on March 17-19, 2024. Lance Nelson (Health Sciences Advising) and Christina Perez (Health Sciences Advising) Presentation title: Working Through the Pain: An advisor’s guide to breaking bad news…

Rian Satterwhite (Service Learning & Leadership; Student Affairs) was a guest on Phronesis: Practical Wisdom for Leaders, one of the official podcasts of the International Leadership Association. Rian joined fellow guest Kathy Allen, author of Leading From The Roots: Nature Inspired Leadership Lessons for Today's World, and host Scott Allen (…

Asma Awan, Ana Gonzalez, and Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health) presented a paper titled, "An Exploration of Nutritional Diet Policies: A Narrative Review for Transformation Toward Sustainable Food Systems," at the 2024 Nevada Public Health Association Annual Conference held virtually on April 17, 2024. The…

Asma Awan, Ana Gonzalez, Muhammad Sohail Akhter, Refat Srejon, Abena Owusu, Susan Dakwa, Blessing Imade, Salim Dweck, Sidath Kapukotuwa, and Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health) presented a paper titled, "Addressing the GAP Analysis of a Program Evaluation Aimed at Fostering Partnerships to Promote Health and Ensure Equitable Access to…

Shane Kraus (Psychology) and colleagues recently published a paper, "Exploring the Differences in Positive Play among Various Sports Wagering Behaviors," in the Journal of Gambling Studies. 

Professor Kathy Stanchi (Law) was awarded the 2023 Penny Pether Award for Law and Language Scholarship for her article "The Rhetoric of Racism in the United States Supreme Court" published in the Boston College Law Review. 

LeAnne Salazar Montoya (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) hosted an enlightening session on the "Latina Radiance Initiative" on April 24. This session was designed to explore the impactful work being done under the Latina Radiance Initiative, a project aimed at empowering Latina women through community engagement, education…

Dave Beisecker (Philosophy) and Joseph Ervin (Academic Success Center) recently published their article, "American Hegelianism and its Impact on Indian Boarding School Policy," in Hegel Bulletin. The article is part of a special issue devoted to Racism and Colonialism in Hegel, which will be the subject of a special panel and workshop sponsored by…