Welcome To The UNLV College of Education

The College of Education is committed to creating an intellectual environment that promotes quality instruction, significant research, and professional service. Particular attention is focused on preparing professionals for diverse educational settings and on contributing to educational and pedagogical knowledge through scholarly endeavors. The College provides leadership in both the art and science of educational practice. Furthermore, the College is committed to creating an inclusive learning environment that values and promotes diversity. Collaboration among students, faculty, other professionals, and community members is essential to the College in achieving its goals. Integral to the mission is a dedication to being a premier college of education that serves our dynamic and expanding community, the state, the region, and the nation.

Dr. Michelle Carro will serve as clinical director of the new UNLV PRACTICE. The PRACTICE is a collaborative venture between the College of Education and the College of Liberal Arts. The PRACTICE was created to provide optimal learning experience for advanced educational and mental health clinics and will also serve the UNLV community as well as the region. Dr. Carro earned her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Vermont in 1997. Following completion of her internship at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, she moved to Las Vegas where she has been a practicing psychologist since 1999. She was recruited to join the UNLV Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program as the Associate Director of Clinical Training in 2004. Dr. Carro has strong generalist clinical training with particular interests in children, families, and psychological assessment of attention deficit disorders, learning disabilities and other neurodevelopmental or acquired emotional, cognitive and behavioral impairments. She is also devoted to professional service and maintaining strong ties between the University and the community of practicing clinicians. As an active member of the Nevada Psychological Association, she has served as the Public Education Coordinator, Legislative Committee Chair, Southern Region President, and Executive Board President for two terms. She is currently President of the Nevada Psychological Association Training Consortium Executive Board. She was honored by the association for "Outstanding Advocate for Psychology" in 2004, 2008 and 2011, and received the James Mikawa Award for Outstanding Psychologist in 2009. She has also served the state psychology licensing board as an examiner and test-item developer. In July 2011 she was appointed by Governor Sandoval to the licensing board as a full member.

The College of Education is now accepting applications for the 2012-2013 College of Education Scholarships! The application deadline is March 19, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. PST. No applications will be accepted after this date and time. For a list of the available scholarships, and a link to the application, visit: http://education.unlv.edu/scholarships.html

Dr. William Cross, of the Department of Educational & Clinical Studies, has been selected to receive the Distinguished Elder Award at the 2013 National Multicultural Conference & Summit. The Distinguished Elder Award is given to professionals who have provided "years of hard work and service in challenging existing paradigms within psychology". The 2013 event will be held in Houston. Congratulations Dr. Cross!

The College of Education Newsletter Winter 2011 Edition is available for download in PDF format. The newsletter serves to provide an update about the College, as well as, contain information on the accomplishments of College of Education faculty and staff members during the Summer 2011 and Fall 2011 terms. Please enjoy.

• Winter 2011 Edition PDF (Full Version: 14.5 MB | Reduced Size: 1.3 MB)

Dr. Linda Quinn of the Department of Teaching & Learning is highlighted in the College's first scholar stories entry.

With the recent reorganization of the College of Education, the Higher Education graduate degree programs are now housed within the Department of Educational Research, Cognition & Development. The Higher Education program faculty include Dr. Vicki Rosser, Dr. Mario Martinez, Dr. Doris L. Watson & Dr. Nancy Lough. The Higher Education program offers both a Master's of Education and a Doctorate of Philosophy. Admission dates for the program are October 15 for spring admission (M.Ed. only); February 1 for Fall Admission, and March 15 for Summer Admission (M.Ed. only).

The COE Undergraduate Advising Center and the COE Office of Field Experiences has merged to become the COE Advising and Field Placement Center. The new Advising and Field Placement Center is located in CEB 221.
The new Advising & Field Placement Center site is located at: http://education.unlv.edu/afp/
You can still access the COE Advising Center site at: http://education.unlv.edu/advising/
and the COE Field Placement (FIeld Experiences) site at: http://education.unlv.edu/ofe/

Orientation meeting dates and times for Practicum One, Practicum Two, and Student Teaching for Special Education & Early Childhood Education majors.

• ECE 491, ECE 781 and EDSP 491 orientation will be held on Wednesday, August 24 at 9:00 a.m in CEB 133
• ECE 483 and EDSP 487 orientation will be held on Wednesday, August 24 at 11:00 a.m in CEB 133

Dr. Hioki was recently appointed as a member of the Board of Trustees for the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation by President Barack Obama. Dr. Hioki graduated with his Ph.D. in Educational Leadership.

In 2011, the Nevada Legislature unanimously approved and Governor Sandoval signed into law Senate Bill 220, establishing the Kenny C. Guinn Memorial Millennium Scholarship. SB220 provides that donations to this trust fund be used to bestow an additional scholarship amount each year to one qualified Gov. Guinn Millennium Scholar who is majoring in elementary or secondary education with the intent of teaching in Nevada. Application procedures and the application form itself are available in PDF format.

We regret to announce that Dr. Anthony Saville, an Emeritus Dean and Professor of the College of Education, passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2011. Dr. Saville was born in 1929 in Montreal, Canada. He earned his Bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University and his Master’s and Ed.D. from the University of Missouri. After stops at Fresno State and Bowling Green State University, he and his wife came to Las Vegas. In 1967, the Nevada Southern School of Education became the UNLV College of Education with Dr. Saville serving as its Founding Dean. He continued in that role for 11 years as a leader and strong promoter of education issues and ideals. In his career at UNLV spanning the years 1967-1998, Dr. Saville authored numerous manuscripts for scholarly journals and books. He was an expert in the areas of stress management, conflict management and time management and served as a well-known consultant to schools and higher education systems throughout the nation.

The UNLV College of Education has been reorganized from six departments into three departments. To find out about more about the programs offered through each department, please visit the Academic Programs page.

Former COE faculty member Dr. Agnes Lockette has passed away. Dr. Lockette was originally hired by CCSD as an elementary teacher. In 1972, Dr. Lockette had the opportunity to serve as a UNLV Department of Education Professor. She was a professor from 1972-1984. She will be missed by all.

Dr. Randy Astramovich spearheaded the establishment of the Association for Child & Adolescent Counseling and is now serving as Founding President. This is the first time a UNLV Counselor Education faculty member has served as president of a national counseling organization. Dr. Wendy Hoskins is serving as Treasurer.