Big Win for Business Students!
The Nevada State Society for Advancement of Management (SAM) student team won 1st place in the Collegiate Business Case Competition for the second year in a row at the virtual SAM International Business Conference! The competition team consisted of four business majors: Dustin Callen (Junior), Julio Gerardo (Junior), Briana Saldivar (Senior), and Victoria Schiavo (Senior).
In this competition, student teams analyze a case, dissect the problem, propose potential solutions, and make recommendations to improve a company's performance. This year's case was on the Jacksonville Jaguars football team. Our team competed in the "open" division, opposing both graduate and undergraduate students from other institutions, including Stephen F. Austin University and Marshall University (the 2nd and 3rd place teams, respectively).
The students, led by Faculty Advisor Dr. Heidi Batiste, had a stand-out performance, providing evidence-based recommendations to turn around the NFL team’s performance. The students worked over the last two months to prepare for this competition and their commitment paid off with a big win. Congratulations, Dustin, Julio, Briana, and Victoria!
It's National Library Week! (April 3–9, 2022)
The theme for National Library Week 2022, “Connect with Your Library,” promotes the idea that libraries are places to get connected to technology by using broadband, computers, and other resources. Libraries also offer opportunities to connect with media, programs, ideas, and classes—in addition to books. Most importantly, libraries connect communities. Overall, the theme is an explicit call to action—an invitation for communities to join, visit, or advocate for their local libraries.
I encourage you to celebrate by connecting with our award-winning Marydean Martin Library! Now is a great time to send a message of thanks to our dedicated library staff for their contributions to the campus.
Nevada State is also celebrating an exciting milestone highlighting the impact of textbook affordability initiatives: We recently surpassed the $1 million mark in student savings! As a reminder, applications to the 2022 No-Cost Textbook Grant Program close on April 11. This library-led program provides faculty with structure, support, and a stipend for projects that reduce textbook costs for students. Please see this application for more information and contact Nathaniel King with any questions.
News from Angela M. Brommel, Executive Director, Office of Arts & Culture
- Saturday, April 9, 2022 at 2pm. The Sounds of India, featuring Sandip Thanki, Nevada State Associate Vice Provost for Institutional Effectiveness on sitar along with Shri Hemant Ekbote on tabla at the Winchester Dondero Cultural Center. Tickets: $10
- It's National Poetry Month - Scorpion Poets in the Community:
- Monday, April 18, 2022 at 5:30pm. I Came to Explore the Wreck, a workshop with Executive Director Angela Brommel based on the poetry of Adrienne Rich at Paseo Verde Library. More information here.
- Thursday, April 21, 2022 at 6:00pm. Poets on the Plaza: The Place I Call Home, co-sponsored by the Office of Arts & Culture includes a reading with Nevada State English Lecturer Emily Hoover at the Water Street Plaza Amphitheater.
- Monday, April 25, 2022 at 6:00pm. Eco Poetry: Poetry of Place with Nevada State First-Year Experience (FYE) Lecturer Heather Lang-Cassera at Paseo Verde Library.
Animate This!
Creativity abounds at this year's Animation Show of Shows, which will take place on April 19th in the KAB Auditorium at 7pm. It features Aurora, an award-winning film by Associate Professor Jo Meuris.
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The following is a real, mostly untouched conversation with a colleague at Nevada State:
Colleague: So, when is our next accreditation review, by the way?
Me: Our next report is the much ballyhooed “Mid-Cycle Evaluation,” and the review is slated for October 24th and 25th this coming fall.
Colleague: Oh, wow, I can’t believe our next visit is coming up already. I’m excited!
All of this is 100% true, except the part where someone actually asked me about accreditation and the part where they expressed excitement about it. Also, I have never, ever used the term “ballyhooed” in a sentence. Otherwise, it’s completely true: Our mid-cycle report is coming up next, and our accrediting body, the NWCCU, will be conducting the evaluation in late October. The good news, thanks to Gwen Sharp, is that we’ve already written a substantial portion of the required report and passed several drafts between us. We’ll share more details in the coming months as we prepare for the Big Show.
Progress continues on the creation of our first workforce development programming, led by Director Tom Nicholas. Implementation plans are being drawn up for a Leadership Academy that initially would offer credentials from a Leadership Bootcamp and an Executive Leadership program. We also continue to explore external funding sources, including a Clark County Fiscal Recovery Grant (supported by the American Rescue Plan Act) and a possible legislative earmark from the state of Nevada.
Finally, because I’m sure you were dying to know, I completed a final round of curriculum reviews on behalf of the provost’s office for inclusion (or not) in the 2022-23 college catalog. It was a breathtaking experience.
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Publications, Grants, & Accomplishments
- Emily Hoover (English) publisher her collection of micro poems, Portrait of My Mother Living with Mental Illness, with Rinky Dink Press.
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Marsela Rodriguez-Campo (HSI Grant Academic Success Coach) is co-author on two peer-reviewed publications, "Reborujando the Research Process: Re/centering Undocumented Politics of Dis/closure" (published in The Assembly: A Journal for Public Scholarship) and "Entre la Casa y la Calle: Latinx Childhood Re-memories of Space and Place" (published in Children’s Geographies). She also wrote "What about Dolores?: Reflections on 'Encanto,' which appeared in Latinx Spaces.
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Angel Brommel (Arts & Culture) edited the March revised ebook edition of Will Roger's Compass of the Ephemeral: Aerial Photography of Black Rock City through the Lens of Will Roger. She also has a new work in the themed art exhibition "Some Pigeons I Know," at the Artspace Gallery on the north CSN campus from March 25 to April 30.
Undergraduate Research and Creative Works Conference
The URCW - our 7th one! - takes place on April 29th. We invite everyone on campus to attend the keynote speaker and any of the student panels; check the program for specific times.
Our keynote speaker is Mindy Johnson. Recipient of the AMPAS/Oscars.org Film Scholar Award, and the ASIFA Animation Educators Forum Grant, Mindy’s work continues with her latest research exploring the earliest women of animation with several forthcoming volumes. Her Young-Readers volume entitled Pencils, Pens & Brushes – A Great Girls’ Guide to Disney Animation (Disney Press) celebrates the contributions of 20 remarkable women within early Disney animation and is a treasure for all ages. Mindy’s critically acclaimed debut, Tinker Bell – An Evolution (Disney Editions), was honored with rare consecutive Family Choice Awards, and she is a contributing writer for the epic volume The Walt Disney Film Archives – The Animated Movies 1921-1968, (Taschen) as well as the celebrated collection Marc Davis: Walt Disney’s Renaissance Man (Disney Editions).
Policy Update
The Existing Academic Program Review policy has been approved and added to the policy library.
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Teaching Fellows Institute is Ready for Another Round this Summer!
The Office of the Provost and the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (CTLE) invite applications for our 2022 Teaching Fellows Institute (TFI). The TFI leverages innovation, technology, and evidence-based practices to support initiatives that promote student success and advance key institutional objectives. This year, the focus is on linked classes and integrated learning. Learn more here.
Amazing Projects from our Visual Media Students at TMCC
Just a short eight-hour drive away, NSC students are busy completing their final year of a BA in Visual Media at TMCC. Several will travel here to join us for the graduation ceremony in May. AnnaSheila Paul, who runs the program, sent us a few samples of their work, which you can see here, here, and here. The program has grown each year, so we're excited to see how it evolves.
Native Garden Expansion
If you haven't seen it yet, make sure you check out the Native Garden Expansion, a collaboration between Nepantla, the Sustainability Council, our Environmental Resource Science program, and NSSA. Here is a quote from Maria Balleza Franco, the Nepantla intern and event lead:
"The purpose of the Native Garden was to create space for students to build community and to have a place where they can come back to and reflect on their resilience as first-generation students. Native Desert plants are extremely resilient as they thrive in harsh conditions. This garden is much like our student's resilience. There was also an emphasis on sustainability as native plants require less water to grow."
The Native Garden can be found on the first garden bed outside of the Rogers Student Center.
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Sting Out Stigma Health Fair
Please support the Sting Out Stigma Health Fair on Thursday, April 14th, in the RSC plaza from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. Great vendors and information will promote community mental and physical health awareness. Representatives from Breckpoint, the $8.50/month virtual urgent care insurance, will be in attendance. RSVP on beengaged.nsc.edu/events
Congratulations!
Congratulations to Yesica Placencia-Flores (chair), and the entire Women’s History Month Committee: Hyra Alenton, Bailey Brown, Tessa Espinosa, Derryce Howzell, Meaghan Lynch, Lauren Porter, and Alena Principato. Another fabulous luncheon with keynote speakers President DeRionne Pollard and Dr. Shartriya Collier is in the books. Can’t wait to see what you all do next year!
WE’RE BACK!!!!
We are excited to announce that New Student Orientation will be Back & Bold this Summer 2022. New incoming students will be exploring campus and creating a connection with the Scorpion community. New Student Orientation will encourage students to BE ENGAGED as they begin their journey with us at Nevada State. Orientation dates for this summer are as follows:
- Tuesday, June 7th
- Saturday, June 18th
- Wednesday, July 13th
- Saturday, July 23rd
- Thursday, August 4th
Remembrance
Last week, we lost a member of our Nevada State family. Please keep the family, faculty, friends, and classmates of Terri Grayson in your prayers. Terri’s family will be at graduation next month to receive her posthumous degree.
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Spring 2022 graduation is around the corner and the Registrar’s office is actively reviewing applications. Our actual graduations in past years have been fairly close to the number of applications. As of today, we have 416 enrollees who have applied for spring graduation. With a conservative estimate of 90% conversion into actual awards, and having the largest summer (151, 9.4% up from the previous summer) and fall (312, 26.8% up from the previous fall) graduations, we once again expect to have our overall largest graduating class (exceeding 800) for 2021-2022. |
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4.15 - Deadline to apply for a Seed Grant
4.19 - Animation Show of Shows, 7 p.m., KAB Auditorium
4.29 - URCW Conference, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., KAB Building
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NSC Office of the Provost | 702-992-2663 | http://nsc.edu/provost
Be Bold | Be Great | Be State
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