SERVICES
The Center for Student Cultural Diversity (The Center) at the University of Nevada, Reno, is unique within the Nevada System of Higher Education and serves as a comprehensive intercultural office providing outreach and recruitment, retention support services and cocurricular programming for prospective and continuing students. The Center serves all students, while placing specific emphasis on students that self-identify as African American, Asian American/Pacific Islander, American Indian and Hispanic/Latino. The Center also provides targeted services to students who self-identify as First-Generation (neither parent holds a four year college degree), Low-Income, Multiracial/Biracial and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender (LGBT).
Outreach
- Start Thinking About College (STAC) Program - a partnership with Washoe County School District which bring 1,000 eighth grade students from historcially underrepresented backgrounds to campus on an annual basis
- Adopt-A-School Program - each Center Initiative adopts one local high school and guides a cohort of junior and senior student through the college application and financial aid process. Current partner schools include: Damonte Ranch High School, North Valleys High School, Reed High School and Wooster High School.
- All Students College Educated in Nevada Today (ASCENT) Mentor Program - a partnership with Hug High School which pairs at-risk high school students with Universityh and community mentors
- Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) Youth Leadership Summit
- Hispanic Parent Student Program
- Annual Hispanic Youth Leadership Summits
- Native American Gear Up Youth Leadership Conference
- Northern Nevada Youth Soccer Initiative - appproximately 800 elementary and junior high school soccer players come to campus to start off the season with a campus tour and a soccer tournament.
Retention Services
- Academic and personal counseling
- Financial management, including assistance with the financial aid process and forms
- Tribal funding assistance
- Academic planning and class scheduling
- Time management, goal setting and study skills
- Career and major exploration
- Information regarding free group and individual tutoring
- ACE 110 - First Year Experience course for first year students
- ETS 280 - Native American Culture course
- Computer lab
- TV/DVD lounge
- Clubs, student organizations and activities
- Multiethnic and multilingual professional and student staff
- Supportive learning environment
- Referrals to valuable campus services
- MySpace, Facebook and YouTube pages
- College Life 101 Program - an intensive retention program with the following components: weekly check-in appointments, mid-semester progress reports, community service, free printing and an email listserve for important annoucements
Cocurricular Programming
- University of Nevada, Reno Spring Pow-wow
- Salsabration
- Welcome Back Barbecue
- Ballin' on a Budget lecture series
- GLBT Film Series
- Own What You Think Campaign
- API Heritage Week
- Dia de los Muertos
- Stompin' with the Pack Annual Step Show
- Jewish Film Series
- We Tell Stories - Native American Heritage Month
- Breaking the Fast - Ramadan Celebration
- Minority Health Fair
- College Shadowing Day
- Online Video Resource - First-Generation, Low-Income Students in Higher Education
- National Coming Out Day Panel
- Black Graduate Student Association Soul Saturday Barbecue
- Annual Intercultural Month - throughout the month of April, The Center hosts and co-sponsors events that reflect and respect the rich ethnic and cultural diversity of
students and faculty at the University of Nevada, Reno