Accomplishments: Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Beth Barrie (Teaching and Learning Innovation; Academic Affairs) contributed to the 2026 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report as a member of the expert panel roster. The report explores the key trends and emerging developments expected to influence teaching and learning in higher education over the next decade. Drawing on insights from an expert鈥
Lindsey Gruber (性视界传媒 Global) published "Navigating feedback in collaborative writing: the impact of student backgrounds and expectations on transitions to new academic and social spaces" in the Journal of Response to Writing.
Competing against teams from organizations across the Las Vegas Valley, 性视界传媒鈥檚 Trivia Team earned a third-place medal as part of the 2026 City of Las Vegas Corporate Challenge on March 14. Team members included co-captain Amy Stone (Medicine), GK Nwosu (Academic Effectiveness), Katherine Manifold (Libraries), Jeremy Bart-Plange (Facilities), Beth鈥
Laurel Pritchard (Academic Affairs) presented a keynote address, "The People Behind Persistence: Retention Practices that Matter" at the National Symposium on Student Retention on Oct. 22 in Reno.
Dan Gianoutsos, Ph.D. (Student Success; Academic Affairs) was the featured presenter for McGraw Hill鈥檚 national 鈥淟unch and Learn鈥 virtual series (Oct. 7, 2025). His well-attended session, 鈥淏eyond the Grades: Understanding Why Students Drop Out of College,鈥 examined the underlying factors contributing to student attrition. Drawing on an extensive鈥
Jenna Heath (Liberal Arts) and Lauren Gatto (Academic Affairs) presented "Institutionalizing Life Design to Support Students in Transition" at 2025 "Students in Transition" conference hosted by University of South Carolina.
The presentation addressed how 性视界传媒 embedded Life Design principles across campus to support students in transition,鈥
Beth Barrie (Teaching & Learning Innovation) recently participated in a keynote panel discussion on AI in Education and Rural Workforce Development at the NTCA (The Rural Broadband Association). The conversation explored how AI is transforming education and workforce development, including the integration and adaptation of AI, what new skills鈥
Michael Pfurr (International Student and Scholar Compliance) has received a Fulbright International Education Administrator Award to South Korea for the 2025-2026 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. This prestigious award provides international education professionals in the United States an鈥
Lindsay Couzens (Academic Affairs) and Jennifer Tison (Information Technology) presented at the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) Annual Conference in Seattle, Washington, on November 21. The presentation, titled "Continuous Innovation for Continuous Improvement: Weaving a Data Web to Inform Student Success Initiatives,"鈥
Marty Bennett (Global Recruitment and Partnerships) authored a chapter in a new international education book, Entry Points to US Education: Accessing the Next Wave of Growth. The Chapter, The 6 Ps of Strategic International Enrollment Management: A Vision-Driven Approach to Global Student Mobility, highlights guiding principles for鈥
Project Wellness President Jose Llanes, faculty co-advisors to Project Wellness Ursula Kamanga (Honors; Communication Studies) and Daniel Bubb (Honors; Academic Affairs), the Project Wellness Executive Board, and the Project Wellness Planning Board published an article in The Beacon, a newsletter distributed to colleges and universities鈥
Merika Charupoom (Medicine), Nicole Bacani (Medicine), Emily Strickler, Laura K. Gryder (Academic Affairs), Kavita Batra (Medicine), and Deborah A. Kuhls (Medicine), presented their study titled, "Non-Adjudicated Speeding Citations In Nevada: A descriptive analysis of speeding violations in Nevada from 2018-2020," at the 151st Annual Meeting of鈥