The Executive Committee of the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) has voted to approve the proposal for the acquisition of Sierra Nevada University (SNU) by the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), contingent upon the approval of the United States Department of Education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As noted by the Executive Committee of the NWCCU this transaction \u201cwill allow for continued long-term growth and financial stability by implementing strategies to promote enrollment growth of existing programs through efficiencies, greater geographic reach, symbiotic programming, and the alignment of programs to serve the people of Nevada.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is a monumental step in bringing the SNU and UNR families together,\u201d said University of Nevada, Reno President Brian Sandoval. \u201cUNR will have the opportunity to benefit greatly from SNU\u2019s focus and strength on entrepreneurial thinking, professional preparedness, liberal arts and sustainability. SNU\u2019s programs meld perfectly with many of the core institutional themes that are at the heart of what UNR offers its students. I wish to thank Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Chancellor Melody Rose and the Board of Regents, as well as the administration and Board of Trustees for Sierra Nevada University, for their continued support in this effort.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NSHE Chancellor Rose said that both institutions share goals and want the same outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBoth institutions offer programs that speak to individual students\u2019 dreams,\u201d Chancellor Rose said. \u201cThe educational experience at SNU uses the environment of Lake Tahoe to help students become confident, collaborative leaders. These are vital synergies that the agreement hopes to leverage an exciting future for both UNR and SNU.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis pursuit, now with the approval from NWCCU, will broaden students\u2019 study and research possibilities in beautiful Lake Tahoe and its surrounding regions,\u201d NSHE Board of Regents Chair Pro Tempore Carol Del Carlo said. \u201cThis will offer a new and diverse perspective in growing academic faculty and student populations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In July 2021, the Board of Trustees of SNU and the NSHE Board of Regents unanimously agreed to enter into discussions regarding the transfer of the SNU academic programs and related academic operations to UNR and SNU\u2019s financial and real property assets to the UNR Foundation. This approval from NWCCU is an important milestone in an ongoing process that is still subject to approval by U.S. Department of Education, the NSHE Board of Regents, and the Nevada Commission on Post-Secondary Education. The transaction is expected to be completed no earlier than July 1, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSNU will remain a separate university for the rest of the 2021-22 academic year with students continuing their studies on the SNU campus while SNU faculty deliver instruction as scheduled, and athletic and extracurricular programs will be unchanged,\u201d Jill Heaton, UNR\u2019s senior vice provost and SNU\u2019s executive vice president and provost, said. \u201cWithout question, the number one priority for the SNU community is to have a successful academic year. Students remain the highest priority during the institution\u2019s transition and our plan is to work with each student to find the most successful path forward for them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are extremely pleased to learn of this latest approval,\u201d Dr. Atam Lalchandani, chair of the Sierra Nevada University Board of Trustees, said. \u201cWe are thrilled that as the process continues to proceed, we are on track to join the family of the University of Nevada, Reno while preserving the intimacy of a small campus. This is great news that our institution and campus will remain an educational resource and centerpiece for the entire Lake Tahoe community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThrough this acquisition, SNU and its community are gaining significant resources from UNR,\u201d SNU Executive Vice President Sue Johnson said. \u201cIn turn, UNR is gaining the unique and proven programs, approaches and location that SNU offers. Education at the Lake Tahoe campus is dedicated to moving lives and learning forward, to engaging students and assisting them to become confident collaborative critical thinkers who are uniquely prepared to thrive in the State of Nevada and the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Courtesy the University of Nevada, Reno<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The University of Nevada, Reno, is a public research university that is committed to the promise of a future powered by knowledge. Nevada\u2019s land-grant university founded in 1874, the University serves 21,000 students. The University is a comprehensive, doctoral university, classified as an R1 institution with very high research activity by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Additionally, it has attained the prestigious \u201cCarnegie Engaged\u201d classification, reflecting its student and institutional impact on civic engagement and service, fostered by extensive community and statewide collaborations. More than $800 million in advanced labs, residence halls and facilities has been invested on campus since 2009. It is home to the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine and Wolf Pack Athletics, maintains a statewide outreach mission and presence through programs such as the University of Nevada, Reno Extension, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Small Business Development Center, Nevada Seismological Laboratory, and is part of the Nevada System of Higher Education. Through a commitment to world-improving research, student success and outreach benefiting the communities and businesses of Nevada, the University has impact across the state and around the world. For more information, visit www.unr.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1115,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categories":[33,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1135","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-33","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/1135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1135"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}About University of Nevada, Reno<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n