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Selection Process
Each institution designs its own selection process. RA nomination form.

Deadline for Submission of Participants' Information
The deadline for submitting your institution's participants list is April 15, 2007.
Please use the attached Participant List Form. You can either send it as an
email attachment to leora.baron@unlv.edu or fax it to 895-2291 (attention: Leora).

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For UNR applicants go here!

What

For the second year, The Nevada System of Higher Education will involve faculty—emerging scholars—in learning to teach efficiently and effectively. During a three-day Regents’ Academy, held on May 31 - June 2 (Thursday-Saturday) at Hotel on Mt. Charleston, Las Vegas, faculty members will focus on a specific course they wish to transform.

Department Chairs and Deans are invited to nominate promising scholars with the potential to develop into sterling researchers and teachers. This Academy will focus specifically on the teaching aspect of their careers, allowing them to get on the academic “fast track” by offering them tools they can immediately apply to current courses and by allowing them to create a better balance among their teaching, service, and research activities.

Number of Participants in the Regents' Academy
A total of 60 participants will attend the 2007 RA at Mt. Charleston. The
allocations per institution are as follows:

The Academy is predicated on the assumption that effective teaching and learning are essential for responsive and responsible colleges and universities. Learning to teach more effectively also means teaching more efficiently. Participants will review and apply research on learning; they will find out how to use a variety of teaching methods, assessment/evaluation approaches, technology, and other tools to create engaged learning environments. Without critical reflection and analysis, teachers tend to teach as they were taught. This Regents' Academy focuses on breaking this cycle by helping faculty gain the knowledge and skills to create courses that challenge and support students in their learning.

Eligibility
Junior faculty members who are in their first through fourth year of teaching and who
will continue to teach in a NSHE institution for at least a year following the RA, are
eligible to attend. PLEASE NOTE: The length of teaching experience refers to
the total experience accumulated, not just Nevada experience.

Regents' Academy Dates & Times
The Academy will convene at 12:00 noon on Thursday, May 31st and will
conclude at 12:00 noon on Saturday, June 2nd.

Flight Information for Participants From Northern Nevada
A bus will leave from Las Vegas' McCarren airport at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 31st.
The following flights from Reno will get people to LV in time to meet the bus:
Southwest #1107 Leave Reno 7:00 a.m. -- Arrive LV 8:10 a.m.
Southwest # 175 Leave Reno 8:40 a.m. -- Arrive LV 9:50 a.m.

A bus will take participants from Mt. Charleston to McCarren airport on Saturday, June 2nd.
The following flights from LV to Reno will fit well into the schedule:
Southwest #1682 Leave LV 2:35 p.m. -- Arrive Reno 3:55 p.m.
Southwest #2133 Leave LV 4:30 p.m. -- Arrive Reno 5:55 p.m.