UNLV College of Education

Facts at a Glance

Spurred by the vision of William D. Carlson, the first dean of Nevada Southern, the School of Education was established in 1957. A decade later it became the College of Education under Founding Dean Anthony Saville, offering programs in elementary, secondary, and vocational education and administration. In 1964, the first graduating class of 25 received bachelor's degrees; three years later, nine students received the first master's degrees; and in 1977, five students received doctoral degrees. By 1981, the college had received full accreditation from the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education. The college moved into its own building, later named for Carlson, in 1972.

For a History of UNLV go to: http://celebrating50.unlv.edu/UNLVHistory.html

Date Established	1957
Location	Less than one mile from the Las Vegas Strip and adjacent to McCarran International Airport
Construction Began	In 1957 on Maude Frazier Hall, the current building was constructed in 1972
Date of First Classes	September 10, 1957
Original Enrollment	28 students ( for all UNLV enrollments)
Fall 2007 Enrollment	1379 Undergraduates and 1440 Graduate students, Total 2820
Status	The largest College of Education in Nevada
Accreditations (Universitywide)	Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) I&A thru 2010

College Facilities

William D. Carlson Education Building (CEB)

This 100,000 square-foot building was designed to meet the needs of teacher preparation in southern Nevada. It contains administrative and department offices for the College of Education; Parent and Family Wellness Center, classrooms; conference, seminar, and study rooms; and areas for educational testing.

Bennett Professional Development Center (BDC)

This facility, built adjacent to Paradise Elementary School, contains a computer lab, seminar room, classroom and office space, and a control room for high-tech equipment linked to the elementary school.

Lynn Bennett Early Childhood Development Center (LBC)

A university-run preschool. This preschool is run by certified teachers, and the school is open to children of students, faculty, staff and members of the community. The preschool moved from the Carlson Education Building in January 2004.

Lynn Bennett Early Childhood Development Center Holbert H. Hendrix Education Auditorium (CEB-HEA)

Holbert H. Hendrix Auditorium serves lecture hall needs for the College of Education.

Lynn Bennett Early Childhood Development Center UNLV Curriculum Materials Library

Located in the Carlson Education Building, Room 101
http://www.library.unlv.edu/cml/

Lynn Bennett Early Childhood Development Center Paradise Professional Development School

Paradise PDS is located on the UNLV campus at 900 Cottage Grove Las Vegas, NV 89119 and is a part of the Clark County School District.
http://www.ccsd.net/schools/paradise/

Academic Programs

(as of October 2008)

Undergraduate Programs	73
Licensure Only Programs	1
Online Programs	0
Master's Programs	12
Specialist Programs	2
Ed Specialist Programs	3
Doctoral Programs	7

Degrees Awarded since 1992

(thru Summer 2007)

Baccalaureate Degrees	5,902
Master's Degrees	5,426
Education Specialist Degrees	169
Doctoral Degrees	218

Employees by Category

(AY 2007-2008) - Includes ALL permanent & temporary employees

College of Education Deans
1957 - 1964        : William D. Carlson, First Dean of Nevada Southern, The School of Education
1964 - 1966        : R. DeVerl Willey, Acting Director
1966 - 1967        : Herbert Derfelt, Director
1967 - 1978        : Anthony Saville, Founding Dean, College of Education
1978 - 1994        : Richard Kunkle, Dean
1984 - 1996        : Dale Andersen, Dean
1996 - 1997        : John Readence, Interim Dean
1997- 1998        : John Readence, Dean
1998 - 1999        : Teresa Jordan, Interim Dean
1999 - 2004        : Gene Hall, Dean
2004 - 2005        : Thomas Pierce, Interim Dean
2005 - 2007        : Jane McCarthy, Interim Dean
2007 - Present   : M. Christopher Brown II, Dean

Faculty Data (Fall 2007)

Faculty by Rank Full-Time Tenured or Tenure Track (Fall 2007)
31 : Full Professors
36 : Associate Professors
26 : Assistant Professors
93 : Total

Full-Time Non-Tenure Track Faculty (Fall 2007)

Faculty-in-Residence
  1 : Professor-in-Residence
  1 : Associate Professor-in-Residence
  8 : Assistant Professor-in-Residence
  3 : Lecture-in-Residence
13 : Total Faculty-in-Residence

Visiting Faculty
  2 : Visiting Professor
  3 : Visiting Assistant Professor
19 : Visiting Lecture
24 : Total Visiting Faculty

Part-time Adjunct Faculty
187 : Part-time Instructors

Other Personnel (Fall 2007)
19 : Classified Staff
56 : Master's GAs
43 : Doctoral GAs
8 : Part Time Instructor GAs

Faculty by Ethnicity (2007-2008)
Ethnicity	Number	Percentage
African American	7	5.4%
Asian	6	4.6%
Caucasian	110	85.6%
Latino	5	3.8%
Middle Eastern	2	1.5%
Total (Including Faculty-in Residence)	130	100.0%

Average Faculty Salaries by Rank
Rank	Salary
Professor (with tenure)	$112,470
Associate Professor (with tenure)	$84,114
Assistant Professor (Tenure-track)	$63,028
Faculty-in-residence Professor	$101,596
Faculty-in-residence Associate	$73,950
Faculty-in-residence Assistant	$54,596
Faculty-in-residence Lecturer	$45,465
Visiting Assistant	$49,938
Visiting Lecturer	$49,146
All Ranks	$72,637

Percent of Faculty with Ph.D.
Rank	Percent
Professor (with tenure)	100%
Associate Professor (with tenure)	100%
Assistant Professor (Tenure-track)	100%
Faculty-in-residence Professor	100%
Faculty-in-residence Associate	100%
Faculty-in-residence Lecturer	30%

Student Data

Student Headcount by Gender
Gender	Number	Percentage
Male	713	25%
Female	2,107	75%
Total	2,820	100%

Student Headcount by Ethinicity
Ethnicity	Number	Percentage
African American	234	8.3%
Asian	173	6.1%
Caucasian	1643	58.3%
Foreign National	31	1.1%
Latino	281	10.0%
Native American	22	.8%
Not Disclosed	31	1.1%
Unknown	405	14.4%

Student Headcount by Department
Department	Undergraduate	Graduate	Total
College	34	0	34
Counselor Education	109	45	154
Curriculum & Instruction	922	623	1,545
Educational Leadership	37	322	359
Educational Psychology	0	125	125
Special Education	191	287	478
Sports Education Leadership	86	39	125
Total	1,379	1,441	2,820

College Grants

College Grant Activity 2003-2007
	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	Five Yr Total
Proposed Amount	$8,090,343	$16,313,313	$5,387,270	$6,864,233	$8,282,147	$44,937,306
Amount Awarded	$2,340,298	$2,562,324	$2,578,634	$947,794	$5,826,729	$14,255,779
Number Proposed	41	46	56	45	40	228
Number Awarded	26	37	27	20	29	139
Percent Awarded	63%	80%	48%	44%	73%	61.6%