The Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Board of Regents today voted to appoint Marta Meana as acting UNLV president. Meana, currently dean of UNLV\u2019s Honors College, will begin July 1 and serve until the successful completion of a national search for the university\u2019s next president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meana, a professor of psychology at UNLV since 1997, has been dean of UNLV\u2019s Honors College since 2012 and previously served as senior advisor to the university president. NSHE Chancellor Thom Reilly recommended Meana as acting president after meeting with members of the campus and community. According to NSHE policy, an acting president carries out the full duties as president of the institution until a permanent appointment is made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMarta is a highly respected clinician, researcher, and educator, and is lauded for her contributions to teaching, psychology and women\u2019s health,\u201d Reilly said. \u201cAs dean, she has tripled Honors College enrollment and boosted student success. I am confident she is the right person to lead the university as we conduct a search for a permanent president.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An internationally noted scholar in clinical psychology, Meana\u2019s groundbreaking work has reshaped clinical approaches to women\u2019s health and human sexuality. She has published two books and dozens of journal articles. She has also earned multiple university, state and national awards, including a Nevada Regents Excellence in Teaching Award, Nevada Senatorial Recognition for Teaching, the James Makawa Award for outstanding contributions in psychology, and the Masters and Johnson Lifetime Achievement Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I\u2019ve been privileged to be part of the UNLV community for more than 20 years and I\u2019m honored to serve as acting president during this transition period for the university,\u201d said Meana. \u201cUNLV has a deep pool of leadership talent, and I look forward to working with partners on and off campus to continue to move the university forward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chancellor Reilly and leadership from the Board of Regents hosted 11 forums this spring to solicit input from students, faculty, staff, administrators, alumni, donors, and community members. The chancellor and the Board of Regents will meet with the university community this fall to discuss timing to launch a national presidential search.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMarta is committed to UNLV\u2019s Top Tier efforts and understands and supports the mission of a research institution and its relationship to a strong undergraduate curriculum. We\u2019ve seen this repeatedly throughout her career at UNLV,\u201d said Board of Regents Chair Kevin J. Page. \u201cShe has excellent management skills and is admired by students and faculty alike.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meana joined the psychology department at UNLV in 1997 after completing a Ph.D. in clinical psychology at McGill University and a post-doctoral research fellowship in women\u2019s health at the University of Toronto.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1118,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categories":[40,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1444","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-40","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/1444","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=1444"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nshe.nevada.edu\/system-administration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}