NSB Spring 2013 - University of Nevada, Reno

2NEVADA SILVER & BLUE • Winter 2012
The magazine of the University of Nevada, Reno
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Executive Editor
John K. Carothers
Art Director Patrick McFarland ’97
Associate Editors
Contributors
Amy Carothers ‘01M.A., Juliane
Di Meo, Christy Jerz ’97, Roseann
Keegan, Rhonda Lundin Bennett,
Anne McMillin, Kellie Paul ’98, ’00,
Jane Tors ‘82, Claudene Wharton
’86, ’99M.A., Keiko Weil ’87
Dawn Lawrence ’95, ‘97M.A.,
Tammy Koszuth, Laurie
McLanahan ‘86, Phyllis Snedeker
Staff Photographer Theresa Danna-Douglas
Photographers
Amy Beck ’09, John Byrne, Jeff
Dow, Jamie Kingham ’93, David
Smith, Darby Weber, Mike
Wolterbeek ’02
Website Patrick McFarland ’97
Marc Johnson • President
Kevin Carman • Executive Vice President and Provost
John K. Carothers • VP, Development and Alumni Relations
Bruce Mack • Assoc. VP, Development and Alumni Relations
From the President
A sure path to achieving the dreams
of a community, and a University
We are in a new era in higher
education, where learning
and living are two words that
have become increasingly
interchangeable. This is particularly
true in the context
of how a university is often an
extension of the community
it serves, and, if the university
is successful in what it does,
how a community can often
come to embrace the ideas,
innovation and energy that a
university can offer.
We reflect, in so many
ways, the hopes and dreams of
the other.
Our students are the vessels of all hopes and dreams, and for good reason. Our student body
is as diverse and as accomplished as ever. A diverse and talented student body means that it is
more incumbent than ever to provide all students with the resources necessary to fund a college
education. More than 70 percent of our undergraduate students receive some form of financial
aid, including grants, loans and scholarships. This demand is expected to only increase in the
years to come.
Quality faculty is another essential piece in the delivery of knowledge and discovery to our
community. During a period of record budget reductions, we have remained a quality institution,
ranking among the top tier of the nation’s best public universities. Yet challenges remain.
In higher education, institutions are facing an escalation in the national competition for faculty.
Through endowed professorships and chairs, the University is working to retain and recruit
gifted faculty in this competitive environment.
By investing in our students and faculty, we show how deeply we care about the future—the
future of this University, and the future of the community and state that it serves. I’ve seen, on
countless occasions, how deeply you do care about this University. In recent months, among
several key hires we’ve made, we have added a new Executive Vice President and Provost in Kevin
Carman, a new Director of Athletics in Doug Knuth, and a new Head Football Coach in Brian
Polian. Throughout these searches, I was struck by how involved our community was in the process—and
how quickly and warmly the people we hired were welcomed to Reno.
In addition, the past few months have showcased on a national stage the talents of our former
Wolf Pack quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, and our Hall of Fame football coach Chris Ault. The
national sporting world has learned something that the people who work, study and graduate
from our institution have known for quite some time. Namely, that our graduates’ accomplishments
are worth noting and celebrating and reflect so positively on our institution, our city and
our region.
The lives of the community and this University have never been more tightly bound. We are
the best reflection of each other’s hopes. And, working together, our collective effort is providing
the surest path in achieving each other’s dreams.
Sincerely,
Marc A. Johnson
President
www.unr.edu/president
New Executive Vice President and Provost Kevin Carman,
President Marc Johnson and new head football coach Brian Polian.
Photo by Theresa Danna-Douglas