August 2009
Monthly Archive
New UNLV institute and the achievement of ‘Mountain Mega’ status
Posted by glick on 28 Aug 2009 | Tagged as: Misc., Our Community, University
Earlier this week, an important announcement was made at UNLV: a $14 million grant from philanthropist Kirk Kerkorian’s Lincy Foundation will fund the creation of The Lincy Institute. According to UNLV’s announcement, The Lincy Institute will specialize in identifying and acquiring local, state and national grants to improve our state’s quality of life, which includes areas such as child and family advocacy, education, health care, homelessness, mental health issues and physical disabilities. This is good news for UNLV, the Nevada System of Higher Education, and the people of the state of Nevada. I would like to commend UNLV President Neal Smatresk and all of the members of UNLV’s administration who were involved in the acquisition of this grant. Continue Reading »
A Few Minutes with Milt on KUNR
Posted by glick on 26 Aug 2009 | Tagged as: Communications, Misc., Our Community, Out and About
I talk with Patrick Ghezzi, Co-founder of UNR’s Early Childhood Autism Program.
Welcome to fall semester, 2009
Posted by glick on 26 Aug 2009 | Tagged as: Misc., Our Community, Out and About, Students, Teaching
The first day, the first week, the first month, of any new semester are times of great energy and possibility. It is a time to transition from the endless, open-ended days of summer to the careful calibrations of the fall, where our days become more crisp and focused. It is a time of renewal, to re-connect with our campus, to spend more time in our classrooms, to shift from the pleasant idle of our dreams to the focused learning that we must do in order to one day to realize those dreams. Continue Reading »
A Few Minutes with Milt on KUNR
Posted by glick on 19 Aug 2009 | Tagged as: Communications, Misc., Our Community, Out and About
On the 8-19 edition of “A Few Minutes with Milt” I talk with Eli Reilly, President of the Associated Students of the Unviersity of Nevada, Reno.
ASCENT continues upward trajectory
Posted by glick on 14 Aug 2009 | Tagged as: Misc., Our Community, Out and About
On Wednesday, Aug. 12, I had the pleasure of attending an important announcement in downtown Reno. The Harrah’s Foundation presented an $80,000 scholarship grant to Hug High School. Thanks to the generosity of the Harrah’s Foundation, Hug High graduates may qualify for up to $20,000 in educational assistance over a four-year period. Wednesday’s presentation was yet another affirmation of the long and productive partnership that Hug High has enjoyed with Harrah’s, and, as well, is another exciting development spurred by the success of the All Students College Educated in Nevada Today (ASCENT) program. Continue Reading »
A Few Minutes with Milt on KUNR
Posted by glick on 12 Aug 2009 | Tagged as: Communications, Misc., Our Community, Out and About
On the 8-12-09 edition of “A Few Minutes with Milt” I talk with Michael Webster, Co-Director of UNR’s undergraduate program in neuroscience.
A Few Minutes with Milt on KUNR
Posted by glick on 05 Aug 2009 | Tagged as: Communications, Misc., Out and About
On the 08-05-09 edition of “A Few Minutes with Milt”, I continue my conversation with Dan Klaich, new Chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education.