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Climbing to Top Tier
McNair Scholars Institute
FAST Clinic
CAPS
Englestad Scholars Program
Office of Veterans Affairs
Community Policing Program
McNair Scholars Institute
Launched in 1999, the Dr. Ronald E. McNair Scholars Institute is
committed to diversifying the ranks of American faculty and
research institutions by encouraging and preparing
undergraduate students who are members of underrepresented
groups to pursue doctoral studies.
• The program hosts a six-week summer internship where
scholars are partnered with faculty mentors.
• 100% of the McNair first-year graduate students continued
to be enrolled in graduate school.
UNLV FACULTY & STAFF TREATMENT CENTER
• Opened in 2012
• The FAST Clinic has served almost 4,500 patient visits
• 97% of patients surveyed who came in with symptoms
reported an improvement in their symptoms after receiving
care in the FAST Center.
• 95% of patients surveyed reported that FAST Center services
allowed them to miss less work and/or use less sick leave.
• 100% of patients surveyed reported that they would
recommend the FAST Center to a colleague or friend.
UNLV COUNSELING &
PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES
Pre-Doctoral Internship Program
• Completed first cohort of interns in 2014.
• Received membership in APPIC, allowing UNLV to be
competitive with other internships in the country.
• Received a $20,000 grant from American Psychological
Association (APA) to achieve Accreditation (the first in
Southern NV).
• Expanded training program to be inclusive of UNLV
academic departments (clinical psychology, marriage and
family therapy, and counseling education).
ENGLESTAD SCHOLARS PROGRAM
25 students comprise the seventh cohort of scholars to the
program, propelling the program into reaching its goal of
having 100 scholars each doing 100 hours of service in the
community each academic year.
• A donation of over $12 million is provided by the
Engelstad Family Foundation
• There are 24 Englestad Scholar graduates to date
• The average cumulative GPA is 3.59
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1,606 active duty, reservist, National Guard members,
veterans, and their dependents are enrolled this fall at
UNLV
The Veterans Administration has designated UNLV as a
VetSuccess Top Ten Campus
UNLV is a partner of the nationally recognized Peer
Advisors for Veteran Education (PAVE) veteran peer-to-peer
mentoring program
UNLV is ranked in the Nation's Top 50 colleges for veterans
using the GI Bill in the nation
Source: Military Times 2015
UNLV is ranked as a Top 15% “Veteran-Friendly” University
Source: GIJOBS.COM
COMMUNITY POLICING PROGRAM
Key Components Include
• Girls on Guard Self-Defense
• Public Relations Outreach
Includes newsletters, crime prevention literature, department websites and Facebook
page, and public service announcements
• Officer Patrol Outreach
Includes bicycle and foot patrol, student resident and athlete orientation, and ridealongs
• Community Outreach Events
Includes over 100 campus events yearly, Orientations, Rebel Roundtables, Active
shooter safety seminars, and crime prevention forums