Accomplishments: Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Laurel Pritchard (Academic Affairs) presented a keynote address, "The People Behind Persistence: Retention Practices that Matter" at the National Symposium on Student Retention on Oct. 22 in Reno.
Dan Gianoutsos, Ph.D. (Student Success; Academic Affairs) was the featured presenter for McGraw Hill’s national “Lunch and Learn” virtual series (Oct. 7, 2025). His well-attended session, “Beyond the Grades: Understanding Why Students Drop Out of College,” examined the underlying factors contributing to student attrition. Drawing on an extensive…
Jenna Heath (Liberal Arts) and Lauren Gatto (Academic Affairs) presented "Institutionalizing Life Design to Support Students in Transition" at 2025 "Students in Transition" conference hosted by University of South Carolina.
The presentation addressed how UNLV embedded Life Design principles across campus to support students in transition,…
Beth Barrie (Teaching & Learning Innovation) recently participated in a keynote panel discussion on AI in Education and Rural Workforce Development at the NTCA (The Rural Broadband Association). The conversation explored how AI is transforming education and workforce development, including the integration and adaptation of AI, what new skills…
Michael Pfurr (International Student and Scholar Compliance) has received a Fulbright International Education Administrator Award to South Korea for the 2025-2026 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. This prestigious award provides international education professionals in the United States an…
Lindsay Couzens (Academic Affairs) and Jennifer Tison (Information Technology) presented at the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) Annual Conference in Seattle, Washington, on November 21. The presentation, titled "Continuous Innovation for Continuous Improvement: Weaving a Data Web to Inform Student Success Initiatives,"…
Marty Bennett (Global Recruitment and Partnerships) authored a chapter in a new international education book, Entry Points to US Education: Accessing the Next Wave of Growth. The Chapter, The 6 Ps of Strategic International Enrollment Management: A Vision-Driven Approach to Global Student Mobility, highlights guiding principles for…
Project Wellness President Jose Llanes, faculty co-advisors to Project Wellness Ursula Kamanga (Honors; Communication Studies) and Daniel Bubb (Honors; Academic Affairs), the Project Wellness Executive Board, and the Project Wellness Planning Board published an article in The Beacon, a newsletter distributed to colleges and universities…
Merika Charupoom (Medicine), Nicole Bacani (Medicine), Emily Strickler, Laura K. Gryder (Academic Affairs), Kavita Batra (Medicine), and Deborah A. Kuhls (Medicine), presented their study titled, "Non-Adjudicated Speeding Citations In Nevada: A descriptive analysis of speeding violations in Nevada from 2018-2020," at the 151st Annual Meeting of…
Merika Charupoom (Medicine), Nicole Bacani (Medicine), Emily Carter (Medicine), Emily Strickler, Laura K. Gryder (Academic Affairs), Kavita Batra (Medicine), and Deborah A. Kuhls (Medicine), presented their study titled, "Injury Inequity Among Nevada Pedestrians: Assessment Using Measurements of Community Needs," during the American Public Health…
Sarah Gonzales (Law) and Marty Bennett (Global Education Initiatives) presented a session on "Navigating Legal Studies in the United States: Empower Insights for Aspiring Students" for the EducationUSA South and Central Asia Regional Forum, Oct.18 through 20, held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Gonzales and Bennett co-presented with David…
John "Skip" Crooker, Christina Drum, Qingmin Shi, and Ashley Guyer (all Decision Support) recently presented three scholarly papers at the annual Association for Institutional Research (AIR) Forum. One of our presentations, co-presented by Crooker, Shi, Guyer, "Student Involvement: Does it bridge the equity gap in student success?," was…