As Nevada seeks to tackle widespread achievement gaps and create a more educated workforce, higher education officials designed the diversity summit to provide recommendations to develop a more diverse and inclusive higher education environment.

NSHE Southern Nevada Diversity Summit   

Thursday, October 3, 2013
Opening Reception
Richard Tam Alumni Center
University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Friday, October 4, 2013
Summit
Student Union Philip Cohen Theatre & Meeting Rooms
University of Nevada, Las Vegas

• 8:15 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
  Arrival, Registration & Continental Breakfast

• 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
  Regent and Presidential Welcome & Opening Remarks 

• 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
  Speakers and Panel Discussion  

• 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. 
  Working Lunch       

• 1:00 p.m. -4:15 p.m.
  Breakout Sessions
  * MSI: Challenges/Strengths for Student Success & Faculty Engagement
  * Minorities in STEM: Connections to MSI
  * Community Engagement      

• 4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  Closing Remarks, Wrap-Up & Evaluations 

• Congressman Steven Horsford, District 4
• Congresswoman Dina Titus, District 1
• Dr. James Hicks, National Science Foundation LSAMP
• Ms. Semilla Neal, Nevada Commission on Minority Affairs
• Mr. Ruddys E. Andrade, Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs, Grants and Sponsored Programs for New Jersey City University
• Ms. Erica M. Romero, Executive Director of Western States, Legislative Affairs, Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities