Readership Map
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About the Collection
This course builds on the First-Year Seminar (FYS) to prepare students with skills and knowledge to promote academic success and retention. Major areas of focus include: inquiry and critical thinking skills, communication, global/multicultural awareness, intellectual and life-long learning perspectives, and citizenship and ethics. Anticipated outcomes are: connections with faculty and peers, overall college engagement, and improvement in academic skills.
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Service Learning Project: Three Square
Kylie Tavakoli
The social issue that Three Square addresses is food insecurity. Currently, more than 279,000 men, women, children, and seniors don’t always know where their next meal is coming from. Three Square works to help reduce and put an end to this. They do this by accepting donations and letting the public volunteer by coming in and putting together meals.
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The Boys and Girls Club of Southern Nevada
Jackeline Villasenor
The Boys and Girls Club of Southern Nevada seeks to enable all young people, especially those who need us the most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.
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George E. Harris Elementary
Nikita Wilde
Harris Elementary is located in the southeast part of Las Vegas and currently has around 700 enrolled students, 83.3% of which are on the free or reduced lunch program. This school is Title 1 and receives assistance from the district due to the high number of low-income students that attend.
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Hill & Dale Child Development Center
Alyssa Carle
At Hill & Dale, the teachers want to create a classroom environment that celebrates diversity. However, this can be challenging with a lack of resources and teachers. The preschool does not receive funds from the state, so it can be difficult to obtain the proper resources needed for a diverse classroom.
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The Shade Tree
Siyan Cen
To provide safe shelter to homeless and abused women and children in crisis and to offer life-changing services promoting stability, dignity, and self-reliance.
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The Shade Tree
Jody Chu
To provide safe shelter to homeless and abused women and children in crisis and to offer life-changing services promoting stability, dignity, and selfreliance
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Twin Lakes Elementary School
Gavin Dean
The social issue that is addressed at Twin Lakes Elementary School is the educating and providing opportunities to children who mostly are English Language Learners.
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Assisting School Teacher Veterans Tribute Career & Technical Academy
Bryan De La Cruz
High schools in the US are not educating student the correct way in which they can first learn to succeed in high school, and they are not preparing and motivating students with there education system to go on to college.
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Project 150
Efren Del Real
Project 150’s main focus is addressing the teenage population suffering from poverty & hunger within the confines of Nevada.
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Project 150
Gonzalo Morian Gutierrez-Desantiago
Project 150 addresses the issue of homelessness amongst the local youth.
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Verve Student Program
Methos A. Liau-Chrones
The Verve Student Program's purpose is to aid students in the problems they may face, such as bullying, depression, and lack of responsibility.
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Book and Buddies Mentorship
Nichole Peterson
Books and Buddies offer one-on-one mentorship to struggling readers, with the goals of increasing reading comprehension, oral reading skills, and overall reading proficiency.
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Volunteering at Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada
Thu Pham
Catholic Charities provides services for the homeless and needy, family programs, and adoption services.
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Project 150
Melanie Romero
Project 150 is designed to provide for homeless high school students. It was established in December of 2011 they provide teens with meal bags and school supplies.
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The Transition
Jason Rosser
Students are currently not being prepared well enough to make the transition from high school to college.
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Arbor View High School Bands
Jason Vazquez
The purpose of Arbor View High School Bands is to educate high school students about the subject of music.
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The Shade Tree
Xin Zhong Cassie
The Shade Tree is a non-profit organization for providing a shelter and food for abused women and children for free.
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Community Lutheran Church
Justin Gelabert
Community Lutheran battled food insecurities by holding weekly afterschool programs to pass out food to underprivileged children, held festivals with free food and community outreach to bring those in need towards the church, and a monthly “Feel Good Fridays” to give back to the community and those in need.
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Volunteering with Project F.O.C.U.S.
Chasen Billon
Project F.O.C.U.S. is addressing the issue of education for those with developmental disabilities. This is an important ‘focus’—especially here in Nevada.
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Working at Goodwill and What It Has Taught Me
Joseph Cheney
Goodwill works to provide clothing at reasonable prices, and provide places to recycle and reuse clothing.
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Three Square
Michael Gallardo
Three Square works to provide food services to those experiencing food insecurity in the Las Vegas area.
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Child Development
Theresa Harris
The history and purpose of the Nellis Air Force Base Child Care Center is to provide a safe learning environment for developing children of military families.
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Youth Activism: How a Country Wide High School Competition Can Lead to the Change of Tomorrow
Carlos Mejia Castillo
An increase in youth activism is important in order to establish the laws and economic stability that will be beneficial for us in the long term.
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Project 150
Christina Perez
The goals of Project 150 include helping disadvantaged teens receive the basic necessities they need to survive, to influence them to graduate high school, and to bring the community together.
