Christopher Coake, assistant professor of English, is the winner of the 2006 PEN/Robert Bingham Fellowship for Writers. Awarded by PEN American, the fellowship “honors an exceptionally talented fiction writer whose debut work—a novel or collection of short stories published in 2005—represents distinguished literary achievement and suggests great promise.”
Kimberly Bonnenfant, Professional Development & Training, has been selected as Employee of the Month for October 2006 by the Saff Employees’ Council.
The University of Nevada, Reno’s celebration of Homecoming festivities debuted 86 years ago. Now this year’s Homecoming events calendar is wrapping up with a bonfire and parade.
Ever want to ask an astronomer a question?
Dr. Michelle Thaller makes a living doing just that as manager of education and public outreach for NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope. Thaller will be on campus Friday, Oct. 20 as part of the Department of Physics’ colloquium series. Her presentation will be from 4-5 p.m. in the William Raggio Building (Education Building) Room 2030.
The Northern Nevada International Center is planning several activities and events in the region during the next month and a half and is looking for members of the campus community who would like to host visitors to the area.
With support from the Office of Vice President for Research, we are pleased to establish an award entitled: Outstanding Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentor.
Employees who make a pledge of $10 or more to the Charitable Giving Campaign. will be eligible to win one of two great travel prizes:
Grand Prize: 2 round trip tickets on Southwest Airlines.
1st Place Prize: Trip for two to Ruston, Louisiana to see the Wolf Pack play Louisiana Tech (includes air and ground transportation, game tickets, and a hotel stay).
North Korea is developing nuclear weapons. The United States is taking unprecedented steps to curb terrorism. Sudan’s Darfur region continues to endure one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. What role do the media play in such global struggles?
It’s a question Ethan Bronner, deputy foreign editor for The New York Times will share his thoughts about at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24, in the Edmund J. Cain Hall Auditorium at the University of Nevada, Reno.
IMPORTANT DEADLINE: Please remind students that Friday, Oct. 20th (at 5 p.m.) is the last day for dropping individual classes and for changing from credit to audit.
By: Barbara Millis
Excellence in Teaching Program workshops on Friday, Oct. 20, 2006 feature special guest speaker from Clemson University, Dr. Linda Nilson, who will focus on visually communicating your course and reaching the 75% of students who don’t do the reading.
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