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Who is eligible to participate in Commencement?  
In order to participate (walk) in graduation ceremonies, a student must have submitted a valid graduation petition. Students who graduate any time within an academic year (Fall/December, Spring/May or Summer/August) are invited to participate in the May ceremony. Since summer (August) graduates are allowed to participate in the preceding spring (May) ceremony, students with nine or fewer units to complete will be allowed to participate in commencement. Under this “Within-Nine” policy, students must provide proof of enrollment in the final required units to the Office of the Registrar in order to participate and have their names printed in the commencement program. All in-progress summer courses must be completed before the start of the fall term to qualify for the “Within-Nine” exception. Students who drop or withdraw from a required class or who are not able to complete their requirements by the end of the summer semester but who still walk in the commencement ceremony will be listed in the graduation program only one time and will not be allowed to walk in an additional ceremony.

Incline Village, NV – Sierra Nevada College is pleased to present a mosaic of events highlighting the cultural diversity of its college community throughout March—an anime demonstration, an Italian film viewing and discussion, a Fireside Chat featuring a panel discussion on India as a global powerhouse, culminating in a cultural festival featuring food, musical entertainment, dancing, and more. All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise specified.

The events kick off on Tuesday, March 23rd, with an Anime Demonstration & Film Viewing. Learn about the animation technique of anime. Often highly stylized, this Japanese art form has gained widespread popularity in the U.S. and around the world. Chris Lanier, SNC Assistant Professor of Digital Art, will screen Director Satoshi Kon’s Paprika (2006) and speak to the boundless imaginative possibilities of animation.
Suitable for high school +
TCES 139/6:30-8:30pm

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — Two Italian art exports — both from the Abruzzo region — have been reunited in Northern Nevada.

The Beffi Triptych, a 15th century painting produced by an anonymous student in the workshop of famous Sienese artist Taddeo di Bartolo, is on display at the Nevada Museum of Art until Saturday, April 11.

The historically significant work of art was the first cultural item salvaged from the wreckage of a violent earthquake, which struck L'Aquila, Italy, the capital of Abruzzo, in August of 2009.

Incline Village, NV – Sierra Nevada College is presenting “Family Reading Night,” a community-wide event to promote literacy on Tuesday, March 2nd, 6–7pm. The event, designed to share the enjoyment of reading with children, will feature “celebrity readers” reading from Dr. Seuss, as the event coincides with the 106th birthday of the beloved children’s author (Theodore Geisel). The festivities will take place in the campus’s Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences, room 139. Each child in attendance will choose a free book courtesy of Sierra Nevada College, and staffers from the Washoe County Public Libraries will be on hand to provide information about books, library events, and library cards to all prospective children and adults. Kid-friendly refreshments will be served at this free event (cake, cookies, and beverages), which is open to the public.

SNC Alumna Gro Kvinlog Genlid, Class of 2005, will compete in the Ladies' Ski Cross at the Vancouver Olympics on Tuesday, February 23rd.

Gro was a member of the Sierra Nevada College ski team, earning numerous titles in both slalom and giant slalom at the national championships. She also won a silver medal in ski cross at the 2006 X Games in Colorado. She has been a member of the Norwegian ski team since 2006. In 2007, Gro and her husband Nick had their first son, Edwin.

Report by KRNV | News 4 in Reno.

The first of at least two groups of South African entrepreneurs is scheduled to start five-week internships this week at some Reno and Lake Tahoe-area companies to network and learn about American business practices.

The Northern Nevada International Center in Reno and Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village recently received a $352,000 grant from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to host 25 of the entrepreneurs during a two-year period.