Contents
An Introduction to Success | Chancellor Thom Reilly
Foreword | Shannon Ellis
Introduction to Success at TMCC | Karin Hilgersom
Introduction to Success at UNR | Marc A. Johnson
Part I—Success Beyond the Traditional Classroom
1. Home Means Nevada: Students from Across the Country Attend Davidson Academy | Colleen M. Harsin
2. The Shapes and Sizes of Success at Community Colleges | Elena Bubnova
3. Creating Credential Milestones for Student Success | J. Kyle Dalpe
4. Financial Aid: Fostering Student Success | Jose Quiroga
5. Obscure Beginnings to a National Model: Fitness and Recreational Sports’ Role in Student Success | Jim Fitzsimmons and Sheena Harvey
6. Residence Hall Students Earn Higher GPAs and Have a Higher Graduation Rate: Here’s Why | Toby Toland, Peter Gatto, and Angie Bradley
7. Dispelling Myths of Studying Abroad | Alyssa Nota
8. How to Engage Gen Z? Reinventing Programs to Maximize Student Participation in Group Advising | Anna Lincoln and Natalia Musgrove
Part II—Success Through Outreach
9. Dean’s Future Scholars: Mentoring Makes College Possible | Matt Smith, James Beattie, Pat Miltenberger, and Bill Fong
10. NevadaFIT Academic Bootcamps: A Recipe for Student Success | Felicia DeWald
11. Closing the Achievement Gap with Nevada First in the Pack | Desirae Acosta
12. The Trio Scholars Program: Addressing the Needs of Low-Income, First-Generation College Students Using a Three-Pronged Approach | Daniel M. Valle and Christopher Westin
13. Rising by Lifting Others: Peer Mentorship Among Students with Disabilities | Andrea Juillerat-Olvera
14. The Journey to Seamless Transfer | David Singleton and Janet Stake
15. GradFIT: Fully Inclusive Training for Diverse Graduate Students | Veronica Zepeda, Matthew Aguirre, Rachel Zarndt, and David Zeh
16. The McNair Scholars Program: Augmenting Undergraduate Research Involvement and Graduate School Preparedness | Heather A. Williams and Karla Hernández
Part III—Success Through Tutoring
17. The Changing Face of Tutoring | Christopher Chadwick and Marsha Urban
18. Using Inclusion as a Lens to Support Student Success at Our Writing & Speaking Center | Maureen McBride
19. The University Math Center | Danelle Clarke
20. Testing Out of Remedial Math | McKenna Cortez and Marsha Urban
21. Student Success at the DRC: Math 19 — The Leap from Anxiety to Achievement | Andrea Juillerat-Olvera
Part IV—Success Through Undergraduate Research
22. The College Completion Gap: A Nationwide Snapshot | Jennifer Lowman
23. Assessment and Success: The Role of Foundational Competencies | Russel Stone
24. The Undergraduate Research Program at the University of Nevada | James Beattie, Tanner Lyon, KaPreace Young, Tyler Ewing, and Scott Mensing
25. On the Road to Success: Achieving an Honors Education at the University of Nevada, Reno | Tamara Valentine
26. Student Media Drive Journalism Student Success | Madeline Purdue
Part V—Success with the UNRSOM
27. School of Medicine’s Post-Baccalaureate Program | Zachary Walker
28. School of Medicine’s Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) Program | Ranna Nash
29. Wellness Initiatives to Support Student Success in Medical Schools | Megan Almansoori
Afterword: College Success Community College Student Perspective | Melanie Purdy
Index