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Nevada Interagency Volunteer Program: Helping Hands Across Public Lands—Phase Ii: Final Project Report, December 31, 2012, Margaret N. Rees
Nevada Interagency Volunteer Program: Helping Hands Across Public Lands—Phase Ii: Final Project Report, December 31, 2012, Margaret N. Rees
Get Outdoors Nevada
- Maintained a central clearinghouse created for Southern Nevada public lands volunteers, including: ─ an online volunteer data-management application (Volgistics) adopted and customized for the program and populated with 8,500 active and 961 mailing list volunteer records ─ a community outreach Web site that currently averages 8,230 pages viewed per month since July 2007 and has aided in the recruitment of 11,943 volunteers ─ updated website to word press for sustainability ─ branding development and marketing and outreach tool creation
- Updated Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all areas of Interagency Volunteer Program Management—recruitment, training, recognition, retention of volunteers, event planning, and …
Sndo Hector's Helpers Youth Engaging The Community Through Social Media: Annual Progress Report, Period Covering June 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012, Margaret N. Rees
Sndo Hector's Helpers Youth Engaging The Community Through Social Media: Annual Progress Report, Period Covering June 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012, Margaret N. Rees
Anti-littering Programs
The Hector’s Helpers Youth Engaging the Community through Social Media project was designed to develop civic and environmental stewardship skills as students receive training in administering social media accounts (e.g., Facebook, twitter, Youtube). The project is an extension of the Hector’s Helpers program developed through a cooperative agreement and run under the branding of Don’t Trash Nevada. Participants in the project are known as the Social Media Squad (SMS). The following activities were completed:
- Supervision of youth completing the pilot program initiated in an earlier cooperative agreement
- Recruitment of youth to apply for the Social Media Squad
- Training of Social …
Linked Data Demystified: Practical Efforts To Transform Contentdm Metadata For The Linked Data Cloud, Silvia B. Southwick, Cory K. Lampert
Linked Data Demystified: Practical Efforts To Transform Contentdm Metadata For The Linked Data Cloud, Silvia B. Southwick, Cory K. Lampert
Library Faculty Presentations
The library literature and events like the ALA Annual Conference have been inundated with presentations and articles on linked data. At UNLV Libraries, we understand the importance of linked data in helping to better service our users. We have designed and initiated a pilot project to apply linked data concepts to the practical task of transforming a sample set of our CONTENTdm digital collections data into future-oriented linked data. This presentation will outline rationale for beginning work in linked data and detail the phases we will undertake in the proof of concept project. We hope through this research experiment to …
Quest For Continuous Improvement: Gathering Feedback And Data Through Multiple Methods To Evaluate And Improve A Library’S Discovery Tool, Jeanne M. Brown
Quest For Continuous Improvement: Gathering Feedback And Data Through Multiple Methods To Evaluate And Improve A Library’S Discovery Tool, Jeanne M. Brown
Library Faculty Presentations
Summon at UNLV
- Implemented fall 2011: a web-scale discovery tool
- Expectations for Summon
- Continuous Summon Improvement (CSI)Group
The environment
- User changes
- Library changes
- Vendor changes
- Product changes
- Complex information environment
- Change + complexity = need to assess using multiple streams of feedback
Apps And Apple Devices: Productive Icloud Uses, Cyrus Ford Zarganj
Apps And Apple Devices: Productive Icloud Uses, Cyrus Ford Zarganj
Library Faculty Presentations
This program introduces useful apps for librarians who have two or more Apple devices such as an iPhone, iPad, or MacBook. You can learn how to use the iCloud, sync devices together, and about other useful apps for librarians to work on their projects from different places with different Apple devices without carrying files.
Clean Energy: The Economics Of Why And How, Adele C. Morris
Clean Energy: The Economics Of Why And How, Adele C. Morris
Brookings Scholar Lecture Series
One rationale for large public investments in clean energy technology points to concerns that have not been addressed by other policies, most notably greenhouse gas emissions and energy security. Another inspiration for clean energy policy suggests that strategic government investments would increase domestic firms' market share of a growing industry and thus help domestic firms and workers. This lecture examines the economic case for clean energy policy in the United States and addresses the issues state and local governments confront in building a clean energy industry.
Learning Outcomes For Library Student Workers, Jeanne M. Brown
Learning Outcomes For Library Student Workers, Jeanne M. Brown
Library Faculty Presentations
Our Dean of Libraries, Patty Iannuzzi has indicated that employment in the library can and should offer value to the student worker beyond convenience and flexible hours. In her words, "The libraries are well positioned to add value to our students' work experience in ways that can contribute to their academic success. As one of the largest employers of student workers on campus, we owe this to our students. As an organization, we want to clearly send a message that we care about them as students -- not just our employees." In Spring 2011, the Libraries partnered with Campus Life …
Nevada Interagency Volunteer Program: Helping Hands Across Public Lands - Phase Ii: Quaterly Progress Report, Period Covering July 1, 2012 To September 30, 2012, Margaret N. Rees
Nevada Interagency Volunteer Program: Helping Hands Across Public Lands - Phase Ii: Quaterly Progress Report, Period Covering July 1, 2012 To September 30, 2012, Margaret N. Rees
Get Outdoors Nevada
- The number of records in the volunteer database is 8,511, an increase from 8,308 in July.
- Results show an average of 1,094 visits per month, and an average of 2,729 pages viewed per month.
- Get Outdoors Nevada supp01ied 6 volunteer events in a variety of ways. These events utilized 214 volunteers whom contributed approximately 856 hours of service.
- The team continues planning an alternative bus tour.
- The team rolled out their media plan .
- The IVP team has continued planning for the annual volunteer recognition banquet.
- No volunteer trainings were conducted this quarter, but two are planned for next quarter.
U.S. Energy Policy: The Burdens Of The Past And Moving Forward, John P. Banks
U.S. Energy Policy: The Burdens Of The Past And Moving Forward, John P. Banks
Brookings Scholar Lecture Series
Since the oil embargo of 1973, the United States has struggled to implement a sustainable and comprehensive national energy policy. Forging a consistent policy approach has been complicated by more recent emerging trends: how to combat global climate change, the continued emergence of viable alternative energy options, and the hydrocarbon renaissance.
This presentation will discuss several major themes that have impacted energy policy-making since the 1970s and how they are reflected in key issues debated in the current election year. It will then pose some thoughts on how to move away from the burdens of the past and move forward.
Take Pride In America Phase Iii: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Covering April 25, 2012-July 24, 2012, Margaret N. Rees
Take Pride In America Phase Iii: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Covering April 25, 2012-July 24, 2012, Margaret N. Rees
Anti-littering Programs
- The GIS database continued to be populated with data.
- Hector’s Helpers added an additional youth group.
- The new website launched and social media efforts began.
- The pilot testing of the litter monitoring program continued.
The University of Nevada Las Vegas Public Lands Institute (PLI) designed the Take Pride in America (TPIA) Phase III work plan based on the strategic plan developed by the Southern Nevada Agency Partnership (SNAP) anti-litter and desert dumping team during Phase II of the program.
Nevada Interagency Volunteer Program: Helping Hands Across Public Lands: Phase Ii: Period Covering April 1, 2012 To June 30, 2012, Margaret N. Rees
Nevada Interagency Volunteer Program: Helping Hands Across Public Lands: Phase Ii: Period Covering April 1, 2012 To June 30, 2012, Margaret N. Rees
Get Outdoors Nevada
- The number of records in the volunteer database increased by 14.4% over the last quarter. The database now contains 8,087 records.
- Results show an average of 956 visits per month, and an average of 3,015 pages viewed per month.
- Get Outdoors Nevada supplied 11 volunteer events in a variety of ways. These events utilized 388 volunteers who contributed approximately 1,351 hours of service.
- The team continues planning an alternative bus tour.
- The team is negotiating a media plan, to be rolled out in July.
- The IVP team has stated planning for the annual volunteer recognition banquet.
- One volunteer training was …
Let Us Buy You Coffee!, Nevada Institute For Renewable Energy Commercialization (Nirec)
Let Us Buy You Coffee!, Nevada Institute For Renewable Energy Commercialization (Nirec)
Nevada Newsflash
NIREC is a nonprofit organization that helps Nevada's entrepreneurs to build their businesses. We'd like to better understand the biggest challenges that currently face entrepreneurs, so that we can work on fixing them more effectively.
Take Pride In America Phase Iii: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Covering January 25, 2012-April 24, 2012, Margaret N. Rees
Take Pride In America Phase Iii: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Covering January 25, 2012-April 24, 2012, Margaret N. Rees
Anti-littering Programs
- The GIS database continued to be populated with data.
- Hector’s Helpers participants completed multiple projects.
- Social Media training was delivered.
- The pilot testing of the litter monitoring program continued.
The University of Nevada Las Vegas Public Lands Institute (PLI) has designed the Take Pride in America (TPIA) Phase III work plan based on the strategic plan developed by the Southern Nevada Agency Partnership (SNAP) anti-litter and desert dumping team during Phase II of the program.
Academic Libraries: Sustainability In Action, Marianne A. Buehler
Academic Libraries: Sustainability In Action, Marianne A. Buehler
Library Faculty Presentations
Faculty and Librarian Collaborations:
- Sustainability Across the Curriculum
- Sustainability Research
- Sustainable Activity
- Opportunities
Nevada Interagency Volunteer Program: Helping Hands Across Public Lands – Phase Ii: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Covering January 1, 2012 To March 31, 2012, Margaret N. Rees
Nevada Interagency Volunteer Program: Helping Hands Across Public Lands – Phase Ii: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Covering January 1, 2012 To March 31, 2012, Margaret N. Rees
Get Outdoors Nevada
- The number of records in the volunteer database increased by 4.96% over the last quarter. The database now contains 7,423 records.
- Results show an average of 1,259 visits per month, and with an average of 3,015 pages viewed per month.
- Get Outdoors Nevada supported 14 volunteer events in a variety of ways. These events utilized 364 volunteers whom contributed approximately 2,414 hours of service.
- Three community outreach events were attended, resulting in 293 direct contacts with 50 names added to the database.
- The automated volunteer orientation training project has been completed and disks have been delivered to the 4 agencies. …
Estimation Of Performance Indices For The Planning Of Sustainable Transportation Systems, Pankaj Maheshwari, Alexander Paz, Pushkin Kachroo
Estimation Of Performance Indices For The Planning Of Sustainable Transportation Systems, Pankaj Maheshwari, Alexander Paz, Pushkin Kachroo
Graduate Publications & Presentations
What is sustainable transportation system?
Fulfill the needs of current generations without compromising the ability of future generations
Utilize resources without compromising their health and productivity Leads to development that improves quality of life
Assimilate economic, ecological, social, and bio-physical components of resource ecosystems
Minimize the use of renewable and non-renewable resources, provide affordability and equity between generations
Take Pride In America Phase Iii: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Covering October 25, 2011-January 24, 2012, Margaret N. Rees
Take Pride In America Phase Iii: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Covering October 25, 2011-January 24, 2012, Margaret N. Rees
Anti-littering Programs
- The GIS database was shared with the Mojave Desert Ecosystem Project.
- Total attendance during Hector’s Helpers meetings exceeded 250.
- America Recycles Day involved over 25,000 people.
- Recruiting procedures were developed for the volunteer monitoring program.
The University of Nevada Las Vegas Public Lands Institute (PLI) has designed the Take Pride in America (TPIA) Phase III work plan based on the strategic plan developed by the Southern Nevada Agency Partnership (SNAP) anti-litter and desert dumping team during Phase II of the program.
Take Pride In America In Southern Nevada: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Covering October 6, 2011-January 5, 2012, Margaret N. Rees
Take Pride In America In Southern Nevada: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Covering October 6, 2011-January 5, 2012, Margaret N. Rees
Anti-littering Programs
- A total of 11 clean-up events were conducted this quarter.
- The Interagency Anti-Litter Team met twice this quarter.
- The redesign of the website continued.
- A draft Judicial System Analysis report was presented to the Interagency Law Enforcement Team for review. The Executive Director requested that the Law Enforcement Team provide written comments to include within the Judicial Analysis. Once these comments are incorporated into the report, it will be submitted in compliance with the task agreement.
Health Effects Associated With Foreclosure: A Secondary Analysis Of Hospital Discharge Data, Nancy Menzel, Sheniz Moonie, Melva V. Thompson-Robinson
Health Effects Associated With Foreclosure: A Secondary Analysis Of Hospital Discharge Data, Nancy Menzel, Sheniz Moonie, Melva V. Thompson-Robinson
Nursing Faculty Publications
Objectives. The purpose of this study was to assess the health effects of high home foreclosure rates in an area of the United States of America and the utility of hospital discharge data for this purpose. Methods. We analyzed hospital discharge data from three postal zip codes using the principal diagnosis for 25 Diagnostic Related Groups associated with stress. Descriptive statistics were used to characterize hospital discharge rates for each condition by year and zip code. To test for differences across time, the Cochran-Armitage trend test was performed. Results. Most conditions did not demonstrate a statistical change between …
Desertsol: Promotional Flyer, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Desertsol: Promotional Flyer, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
DesertSol: Planning and Design
This is a promotional flyer prepared by Team Las Vegas to gain support in the Las Vegas community for the DesertSol project. The document contains brief information about the DOE 2013 Solar Decathlon competition and about Team Las Vegas.
Team Las Vegas Solar Decathlon 2013: Quickfacts, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
Team Las Vegas Solar Decathlon 2013: Quickfacts, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.
DesertSol: Planning and Design
This is a promotional pamphlet designed by Team Las Vegas for the 2013 Solar Decathlon competition. The pamphlet was used to gain support for the project and to offer some "quick facts" about the team, the project, and the competition.
Environment And Sustainability In Nevada, Mark J. Salvaggio, Robert Futrell
Environment And Sustainability In Nevada, Mark J. Salvaggio, Robert Futrell
Social Health of Nevada Reports
When the inaugural Earth Day launched the first environmental decade in the U.S. more than forty years ago, protecting our air, water, land and other natural resources seemed a relatively straightforward task. Environmental polluters and exploiters would be brought to heel by tough laws. The U.S. and other industrialized nations responded to quality of life concerns associated with environmental degradation by adopting dozens of major environmental and resource policies and creating new institutions such as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to manage environmental programs. Following these national developments, states and local communities began systematic efforts to address environmental problems.