RENO, Nev. — The ΒιΆΉΣ³» will hold ΒιΆΉΣ³» Day at the Legislature on Monday, April 3, at the ΒιΆΉΣ³» Legislature in Carson City, ΒιΆΉΣ³». The day will feature a breakfast, visits with legislators in the ΒιΆΉΣ³» Senate and Assembly Chambers, legislative meetings and a pep rally reception.
Planned by the University’s Office of Government Relations and Community Engagement, the day’s events will encourage University leadership, faculty, staff and students to learn more about ΒιΆΉΣ³»’s legislative process and to share their experiences in support of the University’s strategic goals for the 2023 session.
WHAT: The ΒιΆΉΣ³» will hold a day at the ΒιΆΉΣ³» Legislature.
WHEN: April 3
- 7:30-9:30 a.m.: A breakfast will be held for ΒιΆΉΣ³» legislators and University leadership, faculty, staff and students.
- Where: ΒιΆΉΣ³» Legislative Building, room 3100.
- 11-11:30 a.m.: University leadership, faculty, staff and students will be introduced as guests of the ΒιΆΉΣ³» Senate.
- Where: ΒιΆΉΣ³» Senate Chambers
- 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: University leadership, faculty, staff and students will be introduced as guests of the ΒιΆΉΣ³» Assembly.
- Where: ΒιΆΉΣ³» Assembly Chambers
- 1-3 p.m.: University faculty, staff and students will attend and watch the legislative committees.
- Where: ΒιΆΉΣ³» Legislative Building, various rooms.
- 5:30-7:30 p.m.: The University will hold a legislative reception and pep rally for the University community and ΒιΆΉΣ³» legislators, featuring the University’s cheer squad and the Pride of the Sierra marching band.
- Where: Griffin Company, 4100 S. Curry St., Carson City
- Where: Griffin Company, 4100 S. Curry St., Carson City
MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Media planning to cover this event should contact Jessica Lozada at 775-217-8521 or Scott Walquist at 775-287-6788. Press accreditation, which can be acquired on the , is required to use press space within the ΒιΆΉΣ³» Assembly and Senate Chambers.
Interviews will be available with University leadership, faculty and students upon request.
Media Contact
Jessica Lozada
Communications Officer
Marketing and Communications
Phone: (775) 784-6186
Email: jfagundes@unr.edu
Media Contact
Scott Walquist
Director of Communications
Office of Marketing and Communications
Phone: (775) 287-6788
Email: srwalquist@unr.edu
The ΒιΆΉΣ³» is a public research university that is committed to the promise of a future powered by knowledge. ΒιΆΉΣ³»’s land-grant university founded in 1874, the University serves 21,000 students. The University is a comprehensive, doctoral university, classified as an R1 institution with very high research activity by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Additionally, it has attained the prestigious “Carnegie Engaged” classification, reflecting its student and institutional impact on civic engagement and service, fostered by extensive community and statewide collaborations. More than $800 million in advanced labs, residence halls and facilities has been invested on campus since 2009. It is home to the ΒιΆΉΣ³» School of Medicine and Wolf Pack Athletics, maintains a statewide outreach mission and presence through programs such as the ΒιΆΉΣ³» Extension, ΒιΆΉΣ³» Bureau of Mines and Geology, Small Business Development Center, ΒιΆΉΣ³» Seismological Laboratory, and is part of the ΒιΆΉΣ³» System of Higher Education. Through a commitment to world-improving research, student success and outreach benefiting the communities and businesses of ΒιΆΉΣ³», the University has impact across the state and around the world.
