Reno Gazette-Journal By Dave Archer Sierra Nevada College’s Pure Ski Experience won 2nd place and $20,000 in the undergraduate division of the Reynolds Tri-State Competition at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas. Pure Ski Experience is devoted to sharing the … Continued
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Awards Ceremony 2013 Photos
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Tori Murden McClure Featured as 2013 Commencement Speaker
Tori Murden McClure is welcomed as the speaker at Sierra Nevada College’s 43rd annual commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 18 at 10am. McClure is best known as the first woman and first American to row solo and unassisted across the Atlantic Ocean. She … Continued
2013 Student Symposium results
The 2013 Student Symposium was held last night. The event is the culminating academic event of the year and a wonderful display of active learning in action. The student projects were impressive examples of research and applied learning. Special thanks … Continued
Omer Rains on Back to the Summit
Omer Rains former California State Senator, spoke in President Gillette’s class on Tuesday evening. At age 32, Rains was elected to serve the first of three terms in the California Senate representing approximately one million people in the Central Coast … Continued
Gillette’s Flipped Classroom: In Search of Critical Thinking and Deep Understanding
President Lynn Gillette’s Current Topics class utilized the techniques of the flipped classroom on Tuesday evening by taking on a series of controversial issues. Gillette used the flipped classroom method, where students prepare material prior to class, and come prepared … Continued
Community Turns Out Online for SNC During Nevada’s Big Give
On Thursday, April 25th – during the 24-hour period of Nevada’s Big Give – 81 members of the College’s extended community participated in a major online effort that officially raised $61,296 in support of SNC. Their results gave the College … Continued
Kovacs on the Debate over Genetically Modified Foods
Peter Kovacs spoke in President Lynn Gillette’s current topics class on Tuesday evening on the sixteen year controversy over genetically modified foods. Kovacs, a chemist by training, served as the President and CEO of Kelco Company, a San Diego based … Continued
Nevada’s Big Give Event on April 25th
Nevada’s Big Give, held on Thursday, April 25, 2013 is a one day online giving initiative that benefits Nevada charities. Launched by NevadaGIVES, Nevada’s Big Give is a unique, high-visibility promotion of personal giving designed to bring new donors and dollars to nonprofit organizations throughout the state.
SNC’s Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences selected as a top green building
Reno Gazette-Journal The Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences on the Sierra Nevada College campus in Incline Village has been selected as one of the most sustainable buildings in the world in the recently published book “The World’s Greenest Buildings” by … Continued
