The Nevada Board of Regents today re-elected James Dean Leavitt as chairman and Jason Geddes as vice chairman of the 13-member higher education governing body. Regents Leavitt and Geddes will begin their second one-year terms July 1. James Dean Leavitt James Dean Leavitt was elected in 2004, representing District 13 which encompasses a large...
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Regents Re-elect Leavitt Chairman, Geddes Vice Chairman
Our next discovery… a new Nevada
By Dan Klaich, Nevada System of Higher Education Chancellor Now nine months into my service as chancellor, I have frequently been asked if I am enjoying my job. I have answered honestly that in the current circumstances there is not a lot of joy in the Nevada System of Higher Education. We are currently...
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Nevada System of Higher Education contributes millions in dollars and hours of health care to state
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE LAS VEGAS - Faculty and students at Nevada’s public universities and colleges provide over $16.6 million and 2 million hours of uncompensated health care to residents of the state during a calendar year. Within the Nevada System of Higher Education, there are 150 health sciences programs and nearly 18,000 students training...
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Building a new Nevada – destroying dreams, deferring futures Part II
Submitted by Chancellor Dan Klaich Nevada System of Higher Education I have spent a lot of time lately discussing the budget. My comments have tended to talk about millions of dollars coming out of campus funds and large percentage reductions to budgets or formulas. What that discussion has not conveyed is the personal damage...
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Chancellor says Nevada higher education system will plan for 8 percent budget cuts
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE by Sean Whaley – Nevada News Bureau Chancellor Dan Klaich has informed the state budget office that the higher education system will participate in a budget cutting exercise in the event spending reductions are needed due to lower than expected tax revenues. In a letter to state Budget Director Andrew Clinger...
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Nevada System of Higher Education awarded $5.7 million for renewable energy research
The Nevada System of Higher Education has received $5.7 million-over the past two fiscal years-from the U.S. Department of Energy for renewable energy, including the latest installment, $3.2 million to be used for a renewable energy consortium – an association between the three NSHE research institutions and participating community colleges. This support is the...
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