A WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FOR UNLV'S GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS
Mar. 24
See a complete workshop and professional development opportunity schedule.
Mar. 26: Make the Most of Your ORCID
2:30-3:30 p.m., Lied Library, Pioche Room and Virtual
In this workshop, Research Impact Librarian Christina Miskey will help participants learn how to obtain an ORCID iD and how to simplify research workflows. Participants will also learn the benefits of using ORCID to search and apply for grants, discover ways ORCID interacts with other systems, and understand how ORCID can be used to track more than scholarship. Learn more and RSVP.
Mar. 27: Beyond the Bars: Visualizing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
Join UNLV Libraries to delve into the intersection of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) through data, with an emphasis on data visualization. This workshop will help participants learn about best practices and share ideas to foster an intentionally inclusive learning and working environment. A question and answer session will follow the interactive presentation. Learn more and RSVP.
Mar. 27: Community Talk: Supporting Multilingual Learners With Special Needs
Join Dr. Doris Luft Baker, associate professor in the College of Education at the University of Texas at Austin, as she examines the research on screening and progress monitoring multilingual learners with special needs in a multi-tier system of support. She will particularly emphasize the language needs of multilingual learners who are struggling in reading, science, and social studies. Learn more and RSVP.
Mar. 28: Fundamentals of Peer Review for Conferences and Journals
This workshop will provide a guided tour of the peer-review process as it applies to conference proposals and journal submissions. After attending this workshop, participants will be able to identify the successive phases of the peer review process, and consider strategies to make conference proposals and journal submissions more viable. Learn more and RSVP.
Mar. 28: Use Your Voice: Preparing to Comment Professionally at Public Events
4-5 p.m., Virtual
In this workshop, graduate students will learn to enhance their skills in effectively commenting at public events/settings which often have imposed time limits for comments. Whether participating in a conference, panel discussion, seminar, external review visit, or legislative session, students will explore various aspects of public speaking, learn strategies for concise and influential commenting, and practice techniques to engage effectively and appropriately with audiences. Learn more and RSVP.
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
UNLV offers Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) to students, faculty, staff, and community members at no charge. Certified tax preparers will file your taxes for free through April 1. To schedule an appointment, email vita@unlv.edu.
Apr. 8: Fall Registration Begins
Students may begin registering for fall 2024 classes on March 18. Contact the Registrar's Office for more information about enrollment and class registration.
Mar. 28: Last Day to Drop Classes Without a Refund/Change From Audit to Credit
There will be no withdrawals or audits accepted after this date. Modular, mid-semester, and educational outreach classes have different withdrawal dates. Check your myUNLV Student Center for specific deadlines for each class or contact the Registrar's Office.
Apr. 1: Annual Mandatory Individual Development Plan (IDP) Due
All degree-seeking graduate students are required to complete their Annual Mandatory Individual Development Plan (IDP) no later than April 1, 2024. In their IDPs, students report on their accomplishments in 2023 and establish goals for 2024. Please contact your faculty advisor/graduate coordinators for more information.
UNLV’s MSI Week will begin with a day dedicated to advancing UNLV’s efforts as a premier MSI, HSI, and AANAPISI institution through learning and collaboration. This event will give participants the chance to engage in impactful discussion, hear about significant achievements in equity-based initiatives, and learn about expanding these initiatives through structural change.
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Mar. 26: An Introduction to Minority-Serving Institutions
12-1 p.m., Virtual
Join Kristine Jan C. Espinoza, Ph.D. Candidate in Higher Education, for an overview of Minority-Serving Institutions (MSI) in the United States. This session will highlight the Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI) and Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) designations that UNLV holds and why it’s important to uplift what these designations mean.
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Join the Grad Academy to celebrate Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) Week. An informative panel with UNLV faculty, staff, and students will be available to answer questions and to network. The panel will be followed by a mix and mingle with food and drinks with UNLV's Graduate Registered Student Organizations (GRSOs). Learn more and RSVP.
Mar. 26: The Safety Net Should Work for Working Age Adults
As part of the Brookings Scholar Lecture Series, Brookings Mountain West presents a lecture by Brookings fellow in economic studies, Lauren Bauer. This lecture will focus attention on a population ill-served by the safety net, but rarely acknowledged: low-income, working-age adults without dependents or government-determined disabilities. Bauer will argue that a safety net that is inaccessible to ABAWDs (able-bodied adults without dependents) fails to recognize the precarious state of the low-wage labor market or how safety-net programs allow these workers to remain in the workforce.
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Join UNLV Libraries for an event where participants can quickly help expand the world’s most popular online research tool. This is a great way to close the gender gap, acquire new skills, and improve Wikipedia. Learn more.
Mar. 28: University Forum Lecture Series: Bonobo Gal Pals and Chimp Bromances: Understanding Primate Same-Sex Sexuality
In this talk, Michelle Rodrigues, Assistant Professor of Social and Cultural Sciences at Marquette University, will explain how framing same-sex behaviors in primates limits understanding of these behaviors, and why comparisons to human sexuality are often misleading. She will further explore the expanding research on understanding same-sex sexuality across primates and how these behaviors can help us learn about the evolution of social complexity. Learn more.
Mar. 29: Department of Economics Seminar Series: Fabio Milani, UC-Irvine
Join Dr. Fabio Milani from the University of California, Irvine for a lecture about monetary economics, international macroeconomics, and time series econometrics.
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In this lecture, UNL Department of Philosophy Professor Amy Reed-Sandoval, will explore how many of the world’s borders systematically harm children and adolescents in terrible ways. Dr. Reed-Sandoval will also expand upon a small, but important, normative literature on the relationship between borders and childhood by arguing that many borders also harm children by effectively turning them into adults in the eyes of society. Learn more.
Apr. 5: Adult Learner Summit - Living Your Best Life: Balancing School, Work, and Family
Join the Adult Learner Advisory Board (ALAB) for the inaugural Adult Learner Summit. All undergraduate and graduate adult learners are welcomed, as well as non-traditional students who are navigating their way back into academia while juggling life's responsibilities. The summit will provide participants with an opportunity to connect with fellow adult learners and explore campus resources designed to provide support. Learn more and RSVP.
Student Support Spot for Basic Needs
UNLV’s Student Support Spot provides free food packages, toiletry items, and guidance to students facing basic needs challenges (food, housing, transportation, mental health, child care, and digital access).
Located in the University Gateway Building in the Welcome Center on the second floor, the Student Support Spot is open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. If you need immediate assistance from the Student Support Spot, please contact gradrebel@unlv.edu.
Rebels Give Returns with Pie on Pida and Community Support
UNLV’s annual crowdfunding drive raised money on March 21 for scholarships, programs, research, and diverse causes campuswide.
