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. Senior Projects, Capstone Courses and Gallery Exhibitions for BFA students must be completed and do not fall under this “Within-Nine” policy. 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.
Graduate Student Participation in Commencement
In order to participate (walk) in graduation ceremonies, a student must have submitted a graduation petition by the deadline published in the Academic Calendar. Students who graduate anytime within an academic year (Fall/December, Spring/May or Summer/August) are invited to walk in the May ceremony. Academic regalia must be worn in order to participate in the graduation ceremony.
When is Commencement and where is it held?
Commencement is Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 10am and is held on the large, grassy area next to Patterson Hall.
How many people may I invite to be my guests at Commencement? Are there guest tickets?
As no tickets are required, there is no guest limit.
Commencement Week ActivitiesCommencement Week events and activities are in the process of being planned and will be publicized as soon as times and locations have been confirmed.
Graduation caps, gowns, rings, announcements
Plan to attend this year’s Grad Finale – your one stop source for everything you’ll need to graduate:
- Cap and Gown
- Graduation Announcements
- Class Rings
Grad Finale: SNC Campus Bookstore
Tuesday, February 28: 3-8pm
Wednesday, February 29: 12-5pm
If you are not able to attend the Grad Finale, the items you need will be available through the methods described below once Jostens has updated their website for SNC’s 2012 graduation. Graduating seniors will receive an email notification when online ordering is available. A notification will be posted at the Bookstore as well as on the SNC website.
How do I obtain graduation announcements?
Personalized announcements will be available soon online through
www.jostens.com. Various packages are offered and priced accordingly. Jostens prints personalized announcements with the graduate’s name and degree and date, time and place of the ceremony and usually ship within 14 days.
Generic or non-personalized announcements will also be available at the SNC Bookstore or online through Jostens. The announcements come with cards printed with the date, time and place of the ceremony and a blank card for the graduate’s name and degree that can be inserted into the announcement.
How do I get my academic regalia?
Academic regalia for Bachelor’s and Master’s degree candidates will be available at the SNC Campus Bookstore. Regalia packages include cap, gown and tassel and are “earth-friendly”. Candidates for the Master’s degree should also purchase a Master’s hood. Gowns are sized by height. You will be able to try on gowns in different sizes for the perfect fit. When it is available, an order form will be posted on the website and will be provided in an email to graduating seniors.
How can I order a class ring?
Class rings can also be ordered through Jostens. Please visit
www.jostens.com and click on “Student” then “College” and follow the instructions to find SNC. Samples of the rings and ring sizes will be available at the SNC Campus Bookstore.
How do I obtain a frame for my diploma?
The SNC Campus Bookstore carries frames for your diploma and include a mat embossed in gold with the Sierra Nevada College seal. Just insert your diploma and it’s ready for hanging.
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Credit: Ashlea Clark, Reno and Juan D. Varela, Las Vegas, Bridging the Gap, 2010, Etching, screenprint, colored pencil, 20”x10”
Opening Reception: February 16, 5-7pm
Exhibition Run: February 16 – April 6 (open 7 days a week)
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Incline Village, NV (February 1 , 2012) – Sierra Nevada College presents ”Geographical Divides: Finding Common Ground”featuring sixteen artists who were asked to explore the geographical and cultural differences in Nevada, if such differences truly exist. The assembly of printmakers—eight from the north, eight from the south—produced two prints from each collaboration. Visually exploring connections and disconnections between southern Nevada and northern Nevada cultural attitudes, aesthetics and geographical distinctions—these sixteen artists communicated and visually responded to each other’s unique economic, environmental, political and social settings—further dissecting this notion of a splitting geography and/or communion of Nevada’s polarities.
Geographical Divides: Finding Common Ground examines Nevada unique visual culture. It is a state labeled with cultural myths like ―Area 51,‖ ―The Biggest Little City in the World‖ and ―Sin City‖ and one that commands the imagination of Postmodernism from the architecture of Las Vegas to the proliferation of Burning Man Festival held once a year. It is comprised of two major metropolitan communities— in the north and south—divided by 300 miles of vast desert. Nevada’s art communities are not separated by distance of travel alone. There are notable differences among artists throughout the state in what is important in their work, most of which connects with where they live. This traversal of Nevada has also led to the realization of how little dialogue there is between artists of the two dominant communities—Reno and Las Vegas—not to mention the artists living in remote territories of the Nevada outback that are sometimes overlooked.
Collaborating artists include: Maria Arango, Las Vegas/Lynn Schmidt, Reno; Erik Beehn, Las Vegas/Nolan Preece, Reno; Bobbie Ann Howell, Las Vegas/Galen Brown, Carson City; Daryl DePry, Las Vegas/Sharon Tetly, Carson City; Keith Conley, LasVegas/Sidne Teske, Tuscarora; Anne M. Hoff, Las Vegas/Vicki LoSasso, Reno; Jeanne Voltura, Las Vegas/Candace Nicol, Reno; and Juan D.Varela, Las Vegas/Ashlea Clark, Reno.
This exhibit was organized by the Nevada Arts Council, is part of the Nevada Touring Initiative – Traveling Exhibition Program and is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Nevada State Legislature. The Nevada Arts Council is a division of the Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs.
Geographical Divides: Finding Common Ground is on display from February 16 through April 6 in 2012 the Lake Gallery of Prim Library open 7 days a week. For group tours please contact Library Director Betts Markle at
emarkle@sierranevada.edu or 775/881.7511.
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Life Jacket (Adult Size), 2009; coated and heat-sealed nylon, polyester webbing, thread, buckle, reflective tape, safety whistle, milkweed fluff; machine- and handstitched; 24" x 18" x 5". Edition of fourteen
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New York–based artist Zoë Sheehan Saldaña works hard making art that may require a closer look. What is created through painstaking handicraft looks just like the common mass produced item it resembles. Meet the artist and see these incredible works at the Tahoe Gallery at Sierra Nevada College on February 16, from 5-7pm. The exhibition runs through March 8.
There are boxes of strikeable matches that Saldaña has whittled, one by one, from aspen she found near her country house; a bright orange life jacket (it really floats!) that she sewed and stuffed with fungus she grew herself; a bundle of twine she hand-spun from hemp fiber. Recently, the artist even manufactured usable paper towels during a residency at Dieu Donné Papermill in New York using wood pulp that she later ran through a letterpress to get just the right texture. Each towel is a gorgeous handmade ringer for the original and sells for less than twenty bucks—a lot for a paper towel, yes, but a bargain for a real handmade work of art. Why rent, when you can own?
Saldaña was born in Massachusetts in 1973 and currently resides in Brooklyn, New York. She studied at Oberlin College (B.A., 1994), the Rochester Institute of Technology (M.F.A., 1998), and the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (2000). She has created solo exhibitions in the United States including "Ersatz" at Steve Turner Contemporary (Los Angeles, CA) and "Meanwhile" at Light Work (Syracuse, NY). Saldaña’s work has been presented in group shows at venues such as PS 1/MoMA, Exit Art, and the Silverstein Gallery in New York; the Blanton Museum of Art in Austin, Texas; Analix Forever in Geneva, Switzerland; the Bischoff/Weiss Gallery in London, England; and the Malmö Kunst Museum in Sweden. In 2009 she was awarded a NYFA Individual Artist Fellowship in Interdisciplinary Work. Saldaña is an Associate Professor at Baruch College/CUNY in New York City.
For more artist information visit http://www.zoesheehan.com . For Tahoe Gallery information or group tours contact Logan Lape at llape@sierranevada.edu or 775/881.7537. Tahoe Gallery is located in the Prim Library on the Sierra Nevada College campus at 999 Tahoe Boulevard, Incline Village NV 89451. The Gallery is open daily. Check website for exact hours.
| We have been notified that the following release originally dated January 24, 2012 contained inaccuracies. Please note that the following release is being revised and corrected as follows with apologies for the previous errors:
OBJECTION
"Katz has sued a number of public agencies over the past five years, including the Foothill-De Anza Community College District, Mountain View-Whisman School District, El Camino Hospital District, West Valley-Mission Community College District and Campbell Union High School."
CORRECTION and RETRACTION
"Katz has sued a number of public agencies, including Mountain View-Whisman School District, El Camino Hospital District, West Valley-Mission Community College District and Campbell Union High School. The Foothill-De Anza Community College District sued him."
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Aaron Katz, the local attorney who has sued the Incline Village General Improvement District and repeatedly criticized the district, will be the guest at the next Fireside Chat on Thursday, February 2 in Sierra Nevada College’s Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences room 139/141. The chat — hosted by Incline Village resident Andy Whyman — takes place from 7 to 9 p.m.
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Katz received his J.D. degree from Santa Clara University School of Law and was admitted to practice law in California in December of 1973. He and his wife have lived in Incline Village since 2007 when he began his research on the history of the Incline Village General Improvement District. It is not his first public lawsuit. Katz has sued a number of public agencies, including Mountain View-Whisman School District, El Camino Hospital District, West Valley-Mission Community College District and Campbell Union High School. The Foothill-De Anza Community College District sued him.
Katz alleges the Incline Village General Improvement District has violated state law for years by offering free and discounted services to non-residents and private parties, and it further demands limits be set against the facilities, services and activities the district should be allowed to provide.
Upcoming:
March 1, 2012 at 7pm features a conversation with Dr. Lynn G. Gillette - Sierra Nevada College President
April 5 at 7pm features a conversation with Dale Brown - Best-Selling Author and Aviator talks about Angel Flight West
Fireside Chats — a concept that grew out of the Seniors Conversation Café—are an ongoing series of evening discussions with some of Incline Village’s most interesting community members. It represents a partnership between Sierra Nevada College and the IVGID Senior Programs. Refreshments will be served.
For more information on the event, please contact Shelia Leijon, IVGID Seniors Program Coordinator, at 775.832.1310,
shelia_leijon@ivgid.org, or Debi Noonan, SNC Director of Special Events, at 775.831.1314, x7420,
dnoonan@sierranevada.edu.
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| Aaron Katz speaks at a past IVGID board meeting. |
By Kevin MacMillan
North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — Aaron Katz, the local man who has sued the Incline Village General Improvement District and has repeatedly criticized the way the district is governed and managed, will be the guest at the next Fireside Chat at Sierra Nevada College, the North Lake Tahoe Bonanza has learned.
The chat — hosted by Incline Village resident Andy Whyman — takes place from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, at Sierra Nevada College.
The ongoing Fireside Chat series is a concept that grew out of the Seniors Conversation Café.
Look for more to this story later in the week at www.tahoebonanza.com.
Sierra Nevada College was honored to serve as host to four college leaders and their two translators from the Kyrgyzstani Republic Tuesday, January 24, 2012. The Department of State arranged for the leading academic institutions of higher education in the Kyrgyz Republic to visit U.S. colleges from January 17 - February 3, 2012. The delegation is examining the U.S. system of higher education, its structure, administration and support services. As the only non-profit private liberal arts college in the State, Sierra Nevada College officials were able to showcase the region, and highlight the benefits of a small private college.
“ The students are very lucky here. The facilities are state-of-the-art, and the setting has great beauty. We are amazed.” remarked one team member after touring the campus. The delegation was particularly interested in the challenges of higher education in the US and its changing relationship with other elements of American society. College officials shared how private and public organizations, businesses, federal and state governments work in partnership to improve higher education system in the US. Topics of mutual concern were shared such as degree equivalencies, accreditation, student aid, admissions, counseling services, quality assessment system, institutional structure and curriculum.
The delegation included Mr. Abdykadyr Abidov, President, Osh Technical University; Ms. Chinara Adamkulova, Dean of Faculty, Kyrgyz State University; Mr. Askarbek Dzhylkichiev, Rector, Talas State University; Mr. Abakir Mamytov, Head, Kyrgyz Academy of Education.
After much deliberation by the English faculty, Sierra Nevada College is very happy to announce the winners of the second-annual creative writing contest for high school students.
Nearly 400 students submitted work, with over 560 entries. Submissions came from across the country and ranged geographically from Hawaii to Maine. The readers were all impressed by the quality of writing from the finalists and it was a difficult decision in each category.
All winners will receive a cash prize and be offered a scholarship to Sierra Nevada College.
WINNERS AND FINALISTS FOR THE 2011 HIGH SCHOOL WRITING CONTEST
Poetry Winners:
1st: First Kiss by Hannah Srajer (Fair Oaks, IL)
2nd: Dirt by Madeleine Wattenbarger (Philadelphia PA)
3rd: American History by Christina Stella (Bethlehem, PA)
Poetry Finalists:
Sera Park
Miriah Birnbaum
Rosa Wolf
Olivia Monical
Sarah Thompson
Yunshu Luo
Wesley Chou
Fiction Winners:
1st: Lung by Rosa Wolf (Boise, Idaho)
2nd: Dear Edna by Eve Kelly (Palo Alto, CA)
3rd: The Wait for Paradise by Anthony Otten (Earlanger, KY)
Fiction Finalists:
Brian Geiger
Stella Malin
Suzi Ehtesham-Zadeh
M.E. Kalb
Anna Gabrielle Isorena
Alexandra Grese
Remington Maxwell
Katherine Uber
Christophe Basset
Creative Nonfiction Winner:
1st: Taped by Yunshu Luo (Chesterfield, MO)
2nd: Confusion by Zoe Everett (Boise, Idaho)
3rd: Life Goes On by Rebecca Huga (Ayer, MA)
Creative Nonfiction Finalists:
Rosa Wolf
Madeleine Wattenbarger
Cailin Stephenson
Phillip Wachowiak
Michael Clark
Cassidy Madden
Chalea Waite
Writers in the Woods literary series continues to bring great writers and writing workshops to the Tahoe community
INCLINE VILLAGE, NV—January, 13, 2012—Sierra Nevada College welcomes environmental novelist Li Miao Lovett as the first of the Writers in the Woods series in the New Year. Her visit includes a reading, book signing, and reception on Friday, February 10 at 7 pm in the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences. This evening is free and open to the community. Lovett will also teach a fiction writing workshop from 9-noon on Saturday, February 11. Workshops are open to the community and available for credit. Students are free. There is a $50 registration fee for community members.
Li Miao Lovett began her writing career after a 600-mile backpacking trip on the Appalachian Trail where she encountered a stalker, a compulsive poet, and ten thousand mosquitoes.
She has been a frequent contributor to the
San Francisco Chronicle and KQED Perspectives. Her literary and environmental writing has also been published by
Narrative Magazine,
Earth Island Journal,
China Rights Forum, and Sierra Club's
The Planet.
Supporting the mission of Words Without Borders, she has organized events showcasing the works of dissident and censored writers. In both fiction and nonfiction, Li’s work has won awards or finalist standing from
Glimmer Train, Writers Digest, Stanford Magazine, andtheJames Jones First Novel Fellowship. Her debut novel,
In the Lap of the Gods, is a tale of the dammed and displaced in China's Three Gorges. It has received critical acclaim including top four finalist in the James Jones First Novel Fellowship, and Semifinalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards. For more about Lovett and her novel visit
www.limiaolovett.com.
PUBLIC NOTICE
- The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) is conducting a Full-Scale Evaluation of Sierra Nevada College from April 11-13, 2012.
- The NWCCU reaffirmed Sierra Nevada College accreditation on August 12, 2012.
- Public commentary is invited before March 11, 2012 c/o NWCCU - 8060 165th Avenue N.E., Suite 100 - Redmond, WA 98052-3981.
Incline Village, NV – Shannon Beets has been promoted to Executive Vice President and Provost by Dr. Lynn Gillette, President of the College. Beets was appointed on December 1, 2011 and has been working with President Gillette to transition from Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness to her new position and responsibilities over the past month. As Provost, Beets oversees all academic departments as well as the registrar’s office, graduate and undergraduate admissions, institutional effectiveness, library, and academic support services.
Since 2006, Beets has served in various positions including Registrar, Dean of Enrollment Services, Assistant Provost, Associate Provost for Graduate Programs and, most recently, Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness. Beets also left Lake Tahoe for two years to run the Las Vegas branch of the Sierra Nevada College campus in her capacity as the Dean of Teacher Education. In 2007, Beets was awarded the Distinguished Service Award at Sierra Nevada College for her work on accreditation. She worked closely with faculty to develop core themes based on the academic mission and is deeply committed to working with the campus community to strengthen and develop the liberal arts, professional preparedness, entrepreneurship and sustainability at the college.
“Over the past six years, Shannon has done extraordinary work. We’ve seen our undergraduate population double in size and greatly improved our student retention rates. She is widely respected among her peers and has earned this new opportunity. This appointment reflects our ongoing commitment to strengthen academics and focus on our core themes at the College. I have no doubt Shannon will excel in this role, “ Dr. Gillette announced to faculty and staff.
Beets earned a B.A. in Religion and Philosophy from the University of La Verne and an M.A. in Women’s Studies in Religion from Claremont Graduate University. Prior to Sierra Nevada College, Beets spent 14 years in higher education administration at various institutions. Concurrent with her administrative career, Beets also taught at the University of La Verne and California State University, Fullerton.
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Why did you accept the Provost position?
I accepted the Provost position because I have the utmost respect for the incredible faculty at this college and I want to help them continue the high-engagement, hands-on, active learning they bring to the classroom every day. I am also deeply dedicated to the core themes at Sierra Nevada College: liberal arts, professional preparedness, entrepreneurship and sustainability.
What are your plans as Provost?
In the next year, I will be working with the undergraduate faculty on the Academic Excellence Initiative. This Initiative focuses on creating academic excellence in critical areas: writing, speaking, critical thinking and visual literacy. I will be focusing on the growth of graduate programs at Sierra Nevada College. I will work with the graduate faculty to continue to grow our Master of Education in Leadership program and to launch our new Ron Clark Academy concentration in this degree program. I will also be working with Brian Turner and the English faculty to launch the low-residency Master of Fine Arts program in Creative Writing. Finally, I will also be working with the Admissions Team to grow undergraduate enrollments while increasing academic standards.
Why Sierra Nevada College?
Sierra Nevada College is an outstanding college that offers an educational experience like no other. I believe that a student who comes here can become even more than he or she can imagine when they first enroll. We take student potential and turn it into an amazing future.
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