Accomplishments: Division of Student Affairs
Romeo Jackson (Student Diversity & Social Justice) with Alex Lange (University of Iowa) and Antonio Duran (Auburn University) presented at the ACPA21 Conference titled "Challenging Race-Evasiveness in LGBTQ+ Research: Implications for Student Affairs Practitioners." Using data from a content analysis study…
Kevin Wright (Student Diversity & Social Justice) completed the Getting Talent Back to Work certification program offered by the Society for Human Resource Management. This program equips participants with the actionable knowledge and tools needed to attract, hire, and retain individuals with criminal and conviction records.
Mary Whitehead (Student Diversity and Social Justice) served on a panel earlier this month honoring the legacy of civil rights activist and U.S. Rep. John Lewis sponsored by United Way of Southern Nevada. The panel discussed the documentary film John Lewis: Good Trouble, which explores Lewis's life, legacy, and more than 60 years of extraordinary…
Kevin Wright (Student Diversity & Social Justice) completed the updated and revised Train-the-Trainer certified facilitator course certification offered by the organization Appreciation at Work. This certification sustains Wright's ability to facilitate trainings and workshops about appreciation in the workplace from an…
Enrollment & Student Services and the Division of Integrated Marketing & Branding recently were awarded a Gold Award in the 36th Annual Educational Advertising Awards for the 2020-21 Undergraduate Viewbook and matching Total Recruitment Package.
The judges recognized 14 institutions as "Best of Show" winners, including UNLV for the 2020-21…
Kevin Wright (Student Diversity & Social Justice) served as one of the contributing authors for the Humanities Heart to Heart initiative, hosted by Nevada Humanities. His piece is titled "One Year - Healing".
Mary Whitehead (Student Diversity & Social Justice) is the recipient of the American College Personnel Association (ACPA) Presidential Spotlight and will present on March 16 at the ACPA National Conference. Her presentation stems from her dissertation study, “Othersistering: A Holistic Perspective on Black Women Administrators in Higher…
Mary Whitehead (Student Diversity and Social Justice) was invited to do presentations on "Building Up the Momentum of Anti-Racist Work" and "Sustainable Activism: Going Beyond the Demands" for faculty and students at California Lutheran University. The presentations were sponsored by the Center for Cultural Engagement &…
Romeo Jackson (Student Diversity & Social Justice) has been selected to serve on the planning team for the 2022 ACPA Next Generation Institute.
Kevin Wright (Student Diversity & Social Justice) delivered a presentation to business professionals at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The presentation was titled "Embracing Ethnic and Cultural Differences in the Workplace."
He also served as a panelist to discuss the topic of "Diversity and Inclusion in the Business World" for business…
Kevin Wright (Student Diversity & Social Justice) served as a panelist to discuss navigating into the field of higher education with a business-informed lens. This program was in collaboration with the National Alumni Development Committee, the National Professional Development Committee, and the Leadership Foundation of the international…
Mary Whitehead (Student Diversity and Social Justice) facilitated a virtual presentation and dialogue on "Identifying and Disrupting Racial Microaggressions on Campus" at the Not Just a Month series for students and faculty for the Barrett Honors College at Arizona State University.