Accomplishments: Student Life
Jordan Fischette (Student Life) has earned a Doctor of Education in Leadership and Innovation from Purdue University Global.
His doctoral research explored the role student involvement plays in college student retention and persistence, an area that aligns closely with his commitment to student success and engagement in higher education.
Justice Weyand (Fraternity & Sorority Life) and Jordan Fischette (Student Life) presented "Exclusion to Extinction: How Elitism Will Kill Greek Life" at the 2025 AFLV West Conference.
Justice Weyand (Fraternity & Sorority Life) and Ashley McCoy (Fraternity & Sorority Life), along with their colleague Mary Waterman (Delta Zeta Sorority) presented "Dues and Don'ts: Selling Your Chapter so it’s Worth the $$$" at the 2025 AFLV West Conference.
Jordan Fischette (Student Life) was published as the lead author of the chapter, "Inclusive Greek Life: Distributive Leadership and Boosting DEI in Fraternities and Sororities," in the textbook, Creating Positive and Inclusive Change in Educational Environments.
Justice Weyand (Student Life) published a new article in the magazine Perspectives titled, "Beyond Compliance: 7 Ways to Create a Culture of Accountability in Fraternity & Sorority Life".
Rian Satterwhite (Service Learning and Leadership; Student Affairs) recently attended the International Leadership Association's (ILA) annual global conference. Satterwhite serves on the ILA Committee for the Advancement of Leadership Programs and on the steering committee for the ILA Sustainability Leadership member community. He presented three…
Rian Satterwhite (Service Learning & Leadership; Student Affairs) attended the International Leadership Association's Future Forward Summit, hosted by the University of Colorado-Boulder. The event marked 25 years of the International Leadership Association and drew together leadership scholars, practitioners, and journal editors to envision…
Karly Van Holten and Brooklyn Cruz (both Service Learning & Leadership) presented "Empowering Minds: Strategies for Transformative Learning Environment" at the 2024 ºÚÁÏÍø Administrative Faculty Development Day.
The aim of this workshop was to help educators and youth-facing professionals draw on their own experiences, motives, and…
Mike Bricker (Student Union and Event Services) was accepted into the National Emergency Training Center (NETC). NETC is a FEMA training that includes weather, fire, and all other natural disasters. Bricker will travel to Washington, D.C., this winter to represent Southern Nevada and ºÚÁÏÍø while becoming a certified emergency management…
Cate Weeks (Integrated Marketing & Branding) and Kaci Schroeder (Enrollment & Student Services) presented "Small Teams, Big Partnership. Developing a United Brand Marketing Communications Strategy" at the 2022 Conference on Marketing and Branding presented by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. The presentation focused on…
Jennifer Gray (Student Union and Event Services) was elected to the NACAS West Board of Directors. NACAS West serves as the regional board for the National Association for College Auxiliary Services. This is Gray's second term on the board. She also serves the national board as chair of the NACAS National Conference Committee.
Nevada Beta, the ºÚÁÏÍø chapter of Alpha Epsilon Delta (AED), sent several members, including those serving on its executive board, to the Biennial AED National Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. AED is a national health pre-professional honor society. At the conference the chapter earned awards and represented Region 5, which consists of 11…