Constance Brooks (Government and Community Engagement) and Rian Satterwhite (Service Learning and Leadership) have accepted an invitation to represent UNLV and join the The Research University Civic Engagement Network (TRUCEN). Hosted by Campus Compact, TRUCEN members are "R1 institutions that share a fundamental commitment to leveraging…

Heather Richardson (Service Learning and Leadership) secured a $5,000 gift from Compassionate Las Vegas to support her ongoing work in supporting UNLV students who have experienced foster care through the Fostering Scholars program. Specifically, this money will help secure textbooks for students in need and assist with their academic progress and…

Rian Satterwhite (Director of Service Learning and Leadership), presented two sessions at the 2022 Leadership Educators Institute (December 14-16), a biennial conference co-sponsored by NASPA, ACPA, and the National Clearinghouse for Leadership Programs. His sessions included "New Directions for Student Leadership: A Conversation with Issue…

Rian Satterwhite (Office of Service Learning and Leadership) presented at the 27th annual conference of the Coalition for Urban and Metropolitan Universities, titled, "Assessing and Addressing Student Basic Needs at UNLV." His presentation incorporated work of the UNLV Basic Needs Committee, the Fall '21 student body survey of basic needs…

Rian Satterwhite (Office of Service Learning and Leadership) recently presented twice at the 24th annual International Leadership Association Global Conference, in Washington, D.C. His presentations were on a recently published chapter in the book, Navigating Complexities in Leadership: Moving Towards Critical Hope (Information Age, 2022) and…

Rian Satterwhite (Service Learning and Leadership) served as co-chair of the 5th Leadership Education Academy in Washington, D.C. (Aug 8-11, 2022). Hosted by the International Leadership Association, the academy draws together leadership educators from around the world for a three day intensive learning program on leadership theory, practice…

Rian Satterwhite (Service Learning & Leadership) recently was interviewed on the Leadership Educator Podcast. He and Kerry Priest (Kansas State University) serve as co-chairs of this year’s Leadership Education Academy (LEA), hosted by the International Leadership Association. Registration for LEA is now open, and the podcast episode explores…

Rian Satterwhite (Service Learning & Leadership) co-authored a chapter in the new book from Information Age Publishing titled Navigating Complexities in Leadership: Moving Toward Critical Hope. His chapter, authored with colleagues from Chapman and Chatham universities, is titled "Tensions in sustainability leadership" and introduces a model…

Rian Satterwhite (Service Learning and Leadership) recently presented four sessions at the International Leadership Association's 23rd Global Conference, held in a hybrid format both online and in Geneva, Switzerland. He collaborated with 12 colleagues from 10 different institutions including Johns Hopkins, Texas A&M, and the University of…

Rian Satterwhite (Service Learning and Leadership) published an article in the most recent issue of New Directions for Student Leadership: "Critical considerations for the effective use of leadership inventories and assessments." Leadership education should prepare learners for not only the world we now know, but also the…

Rian Satterwhite (Service Learning and Leadership) recently served as co-chair of the International Leadership Association's Leadership Education Academy, a two-week virtual training academy for leadership educators that brought together 73 participants from 13 countries. Rian helped found the academy in 2015 and took on co-chair responsibilities…

Rian Satterwhite (Service Learning & Leadership) presented on the UNLV HOPE Scholars program at the Coalition of Urban & Metropolitan Universities summit titled, "Addressing Homelessness & Housing Insecurity." The summit brought together researchers and practitioners from many urban institutions in the United States to…