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Workshop material, 1974-2000
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The workshop material series includes participant worksheets, surveys, brochures, instructional booklets, advertisements, correspondence, and evaluation forms between 1974 and 2000. Workshop participants include K-12 students, postsecondary school students, educators, and parents, which provided include "Expanding Your Horizons," "Equals," "Family Math," and "Guiding Your Child From School to Work." Workshops include vocational training in non-traditional careers, math and science courses, and education on sexual harassment in schools and workplaces.
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Collection Name: Educational Equity Resource Center Records
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Evan Blythin oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Evan Blythin conducted by Patricia van Betten on September 26, 2006 for the History of Blue Diamond Village in Nevada Oral History Project. Blythin opens his interview by discussing his early life on an Arizona ranch and his decision as a young adult to pursue higher education, which led to his PhD in philosophy and communications. He then talks about his move to Nevada in the late 1960s to teach communications at Nevada Southern University, now the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and his work to develop the communications department at the university. Later in the interview, he discusses his family's move to Blue Diamond Village from Las Vegas, Nevada, and the community's transition after the Blue Diamond Mine ceded control of the village to the inhabitants. He also talks about his work with the Blue Diamond Recreation Association and his artwork.
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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, April 29, 1996
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Horrace Smith oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Horrace Smith conducted by Heather Mulgrew on April 01, 2003 for the Public School Principalship Oral History Project. In this interview, Smith reflects upon his experience as an administrator with Nevada’s Clark County School District (CCSD). He discusses his first experiences at Western High School, and how he was a teacher and coach before entering administration. He discusses his experiences with standardized testing, school integration and bilingual education, and how these experiences shaped his approach to school administration. He also discusses challenges that he faced with school overcrowding and safety, and describes his working relationship with teachers, administrators, and parents. He offers suggestions for individuals interested in pursuing school administration, and stresses the importance of the principal being present and active within the local community.
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