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
- Lisa Davis, Ph.D. (Business, Office of Graduate Student Services)
- Presentation title: The Experiences of Graduate and Professional Advisors (The good, the bad, and the ugly)
- Co-presenters: Shannon Mark (University of Hawaii at Manoa), Alissa Nolan (University of California, Santa Cruz), Christopher Walther (Pepperdine University) and Leah Litwack (California State Polytechnic University, Pomona)
- Jacquee de Jesus (Academic Success Center, Advising)
- Presentation title: College-The Real-Life Escape Room: Game-based learning as an approach to problem solving
- Presentation title: Solving Puzzles that Lead to Change: A systematic approach to developing leadership in advising
- Co-presenter for both presentations: Derek Furukawa, Ph.D. (University of Hawaii at Manoa)
- Janelle Yasukochi (Office of the Associate Vice Provost for Student Success) and Argie Mendoza (Urban Affairs Advising)
- Presentation title: Revitalizing the Second Year: UNLV’s Rebels R.I.S.E. for Student Excellence
- Janelle Yasukochi (AVPSS) & Rimi Marwah (Urban Affairs Advising)
- Presentation title: Women of Color Leaders at the Table: An Engaging Discussion of Career Experiences and Next Steps
- Co-presenters: Anthea Yugawa, Psy.D. (University of California, Berkeley), Duan Jackson, Ph.D. (CSU Office of the Chancellor), Gabriela Nuno, Ed.D. (California State University, Stanislaus) and Shonda Goward, Ph.D. (San Jose State University)
- Janelle Yasukochi (AVPSS)
- Presentation title: Developing and Celebrating the NACADA Region 9 Mentoring Program
- Co-presenters: Michael Cersosimo, Ph.D. (Loyola Marymount University), C. Wakaba Futamura (University of California, Santa Cruz), Thomas McGraw (University of California, Riverside), Megumi Makino-Kanehiro (University of Hawaii at Manoa), Rayna Young (California State University, East Bay), Stacie Jenkins (University of Nevada, Reno)
