In The News: Division of Student Affairs
Steve McKellips arrived at Marquette University with four years of Spanish on his high school transcript. When it came time to get placed in a first-year college Spanish course, admission officials used that background to determine where he would best fit.
State of the University addresses are, traditionally, fairly bland affairs. They are a chance for university presidents to be boosters, to laud the university’s successes and sell the school’s upward trajectory to an audience of administrators, faculty, students and donors.
Sebastian Ajir pushed ahead with college this fall, even with all the uncertainties of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of his friends, however, could not stay the course.
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ knocked $50 off a facilities fee to compensate for limited access to some services because of COVID-19, but some students say the discount doesn’t go far enough.
The University of Nevada Las Vegas has reduced its student life facilities fee by $50, but many students raised concerns about fees for services that are limited or no longer available because of COVID-19.
The University of Nevada Las Vegas has reduced its student life facilities fee by $50, but many students raised concerns about fees for services that are limited or no longer available because of COVID-19.
In the first grade, Octavio Muro remembers hearing giggles and feeling a deep sense of shame and embarrassment when he struggled to understand a request from his teacher to introduce himself to his classmates.
A COVID-19 delayed deadline expires Wednesday for students applying for admittance to 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ.
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ will distribute $11.8 million in federal coronavirus relief money to students.
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ just registered more than 31,000 students and recorded a first-year retention rate of about 80 percent.
University Police Services’ Southern Command — a new department created as part of the consolidation of police forces for four schools — is on track to be fully up and running by January.
It’s never too late to plan for college, and 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ is giving Nevada residents a leg up with a new tuition program in fall 2020.