Reynolds School of Journalism

Paul Mitchell Coordinator of Recruitment and Retention He, him pmitchel@unr.edu (775) 784 4563 Reynolds School of Journalism Built in 1992, the building was named for Donald W. Reynolds, journalist and businessman, whose interest and contributions helped transform the university's journalism program from a department to a school. RSJ, with its distinctive atrium, is home to a faculty that has helped produce six Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists. The Travis Linn Reading Room, named in honor of the late Reynolds School dean Travis Linn and located on the first floor of the building, plays host to the school’s annual “Lighting of the Hearth” event each fall semester, where students, faculty, alumni and friends gather to celebrate the accomplishments of the past year. The building also houses the Rollan Melton Conference Room  and the Clarence & Martha Jones Network Center. 077 RSJ 39.5412239387057 -119.81521949172 false /global/images/around-campus/reynoldsschool.jpg 1993 301C 310 /main/images/colleges-schools/journalism/home/profile/profile-paul-mitchell.jpg Journalism, administration, faculty, recruitment, retention, news, broadcast, documentary, dean's office

Paul Mitchell is the recruitment and retention coordinator and also teaches in the Reynolds School. In his role as recruitment and retention coordinator Paul oversees recruiting of new and transfer students and manages retention programs to ensure the academic success of Reynolds School students. Mitchell received the University’s Nevada Semenza Christian Award of Excellence in Teaching in 2008. Mitchell has taught several news writing courses in addition to sports writing and news editing. He is a graduate of the Maynard Editing Program (where he started work on his master’s in journalism) and also served as director of the Maynard Program at the University of Arizona, The University of California, Berkeley and the University of Nevada, Reno. Originally from Philadelphia, Mitchell was a reporter and editor for the Philadelphia Tribune (the nation’s oldest continually-published African American newspaper). He was a news editor for the Asbury Park Press newspaper in Asbury Park, NJ. Mitchell was an editor for The National Sports Daily, the first daily all-sports newspaper. He taught at the University of Missouri Journalism School while also working on his master’s degree. Mitchell completed his doctorate in educational leadership (higher education emphasis) at the University of Nevada, Reno and earned his bachelor’s in communications from the University of Pittsburgh.

<ul> <li>Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, University of Nevada, Reno</li> <li>Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, University of Pittsburgh</li> </ul>