September 2009
Monthly Archive
A Few Minutes with Milt on KUNR
Posted by glick on 30 Sep 2009 | Tagged as: Communications, Misc., Our Community, Out and About
This week I chat with Heath Morrison, Superintendent of the Washoe County School District.
A Few Minutes with Milt on KUNR
Posted by glick on 23 Sep 2009 | Tagged as: Communications, Misc., Our Community, Out and About
This week I talk with Eric Rasmussen, Shakespeare scholar and English Professor at UNR.
A Few Minutes with Milt on KUNR
Posted by glick on 16 Sep 2009 | Tagged as: Communications, Misc., Our Community, Out and About
I talk with Ken Hunter, Chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at UNR’S School of Medicine.
Why ‘culture of completion’ matters
Posted by glick on 15 Sep 2009 | Tagged as: Misc., Students, University
For the past three years, we have stressed the value of creating a “culture of completion” on our campus. It is important not only as a rallying cry for our faculty and staff, but for our students as well. For too long universities and colleges throughout our country have stressed enrollment figures, often to the detriment of what is truly the most important product for any institution of higher learning - the attainment of a college degree by its students. If universities are to succeed in helping to create a more diversified, knowledge-based economy for the 21st century, it is imperative that we dramatically improve our graduation rates. Continue Reading »
A Few Minutes with Milt on KUNR
Posted by glick on 09 Sep 2009 | Tagged as: Communications, Misc., Our Community, Out and About, Teaching
This week I talk with Jen Hill, Professor of English at UNR and winner of the Burkhart Fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies.
A Few Minutes with Milt on KUNR
Posted by glick on 04 Sep 2009 | Tagged as: Communications, Misc., Our Community, Out and About
This week my guest is Jennifer Ring, Political Science Professor at UNR and author of “Stolen Bases: Why Girls Don’t Play Baseball”.