PAWS: Welcome

Nevada Engineering Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (NEATLE) consists of four principals, known as PAWS: Prepare, Advance, Welcome and Serve. 

Welcome

To ensure students and faculty are welcomed, the goals are to:

• train faculty to design inclusive learning environments that ensure students are treated equitably, are able to access learning and have a sense of belonging;
• honor the Morrill land grant mission to deliver on the promise of providing the citizens of Nevada with a better future by providing access to learning;
• enhance the land grant promise by developing mechanisms to better provide access for all learners (for example, traditional out-of-state, non-traditional, veterans, transfers, international, minority, underrepresented, disabilities and LGBTQ2+); and
• engage with the “K through gray” philosophy by enhancing outreach beyond current practices and providing enhanced learning, training and professional development at all levels.

Input:

• Director of NEATLE
• Assistant Dean for Assessment, Compliance and Evaluation
• Associate Dean for Student Affairs
• Coordinators
• College of Engineering Diversity Committee
• Lecturers

Output:

• Develop College of Engineering faculty engagement with K-12 and community (beyond current outreach and recruitment practices).
• Collaborate with University’s Diversity Office to develop trainings.
• Engage faculty in self-reflection to address the ways systemic inequalities influence teaching and learning.
• Train faculty on accessibility tools, the use of research-informed content and evidence-based pedagogical methods designed for inclusion and equity.
• Broaden the faculty’s understanding, diagnosis and resolution of barriers to learning.