Category: New Initiatives

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AH’-WAH-NEE

Submitted by Wendy Kveck, Visiting Assistant Professor, the Department of Art

AH’-WAH-NEE Panel Discussion I at the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art, November 5, 2021. Photo credit Mikayla Whitmore.

Last Fall, Department of Art and the Donna Beam Gallery were honored to receive the support of a grant from the MSI Student Council, and are now pleased to share video the recently published documentation of the 2021 AH’-WAH-NEE Symposium Panels and Performance, filmed by the award-winning filmmaker Ben-Alex Dupris. 

AH’-WAH-NEE (Paiute for ‘balance’) was a momentous group exhibition and symposium celebrating the beauty of Indigeneity through the art of … Read More

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“Count Us In: Ethnicity Data Disaggregation” MSISC Initiative

MSISC member and 4th-year doctoral student in the Ph.D. in Higher Education program: Kristine Jan Cruz Espinoza.

Kristine Jan Cruz Espinoza is an inaugural member of the Minority-Serving Institution Student Council (MSISC). She has many other qualifications and achievements, but this time, the work she has done to bring the “Count Us In: Ethnicity Data Disaggregation” to the fore is the focus. Below is an interview with Kristine about the initiative.

Tell us about yourself. Who are you and what do you do for the council?

I am a daughter, sister, partner, Ninang, Tita, and cousin. 

I’m Kristine Jan Cruz … Read More

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MSI Graduate Student Open Access Fund

MSISC Member and doctoral candidate in the Department of Anthropology: Daniel Perez.

Daniel Perez is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Anthropology. More specifically, Daniel is an archaeologist by training and specializes in the archaeology of the North American Southwest. Daniel has also been involved in archaeological research projects in the Near East for 10 years prior to arriving at UNLV. Daniel serves as a member of the Minority-Serving Institution Student Council (MSISC). He helps promote individual projects as well as collective initiatives and events with other council members–both of which aim to further the mission and research of … Read More

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MSISC SUMMER INTERSHIP

Keren Jean-Charles

Keren Jean-Charles is a junior psychology major who is actively involved in student organizations and projects that elevate students’ voices across campus. Keren is the lead mentor at The Intersection and a council member for the Minority-Serving Institution Student Council (MSISC). As a council member, Keren was the executive producer and host of a podcast about social justice issues called “You Gon’ Listen.” They also helped the UNLV Food Pantry receive a $20,000 grant to create a farmers market on campus and helped The Intersection receive a $1,000 grant for their food pantry. Now, Keren mentors students, works … Read More