Living on campus 101
Name the 3 housing types and what residence halls apply
What is
Communal: Juniper, Nye, Manzanita
Semi-suite: Juniper, Sierra, Argenta
Suite: Great Basin, Canada, Nevada LLC, Peavine
Palmer Engineering and Pennington Engineering
Mechanical (palmer)
CS (Pennington)
1 fact about palmer engineering
Constructed to house college of engineering until scrugham was made in 1963
Built in 1941 and underwent a $14million renovation in 2017
Name the total amount of students, number of undergrads, number of graduate students, number of non-degree/med students
21,000 total
18,000 undergrad
3,000 grad
60 non-degree/med
Yearly base tuition for NV residents
$8,430
5 things included in every residence hall
Options include
24/7 locked facility, RA's on each floor, AMs, internet in each room, Twin XL bed, Furnishings(desk, chair, trash can, dresser, closet), Free laundry, Gender inclusive housing
Davidson Mathematics and Science Center
Math and Stats
3 Facts about Scrugham
Tutoring center, K-12 programs, career/internship services, advising, Engineering computing center, Engineering courses/labs
Average Class size for undergrad & labs
Student to faculty ratio
26 undergrad
20 lab
17:1
undergrad average credit load
average time to graduate (national and UNR)
14.3 credits
5.4 years national
4.7 years UNR
Describe what an LLC is and name the buildings that hold LLC's
A LLC stands for "Living learning communities" and they foster connections between students and faculty. It allows for an immersive experience based on a specific focus.
Great Basin (CABNR, Engineering, Science, WiSE, GSI)
Canada (Transfer)
Peavine (Honors)
Nevada LLC (Business, Education, Liberal Arts, Journalism)
Argenta (API, Black Scholars, Indigenous, LatinX, Public Health)
Scrugham
BCEEE
Biomed, civil, electrical, environmental, engineering physics
3 facts about Davidson (DMSC)
Sierra street subs, Redfield auditorium, classrooms, biology labs, physics labs, astronomy labs, COS deans' office, Math/Stats department offices, opened 2010, used by 70% of students, built with sustainable materials
Number of students living in residence halls and what percent of freshman live on campus
3200 students
70%
Percent of professors that hold the highest possible degree in their field
Percent of professors that are tenured
97% degree
81% tenured
Residence hall parking complexes (3-4 of them)
Sierra street parking
Garage attached to Sierra
Brian Whalen
North Lot
Laxalt Mineral Engineering
Chemical engineering and Geological Sciences
3 facts about Pennington
200 seat classrooms, clean room, steaming eatery, High performance computing infrastructure for material modeling, manyyyyy labs
How much does parking cost (exact numbers)
$163-$614
How many countries are represented at UNR
75 countries
The 4 meal plans and what is included in them
White, Blue, Grey, Silver
Meal swipes: get into the dining hall
Meal trades: swipe into a participating vendor for an equal value, pre-determined, meal
Food bucks: Just like money for certain on campus eateries
Laxalt Mineral Research Center
MMMMMM Research
Mining & metallurgical engineering
Material Data Science
3 facts about Laxalt Engineering building and 3 facts about Laxalt mineral research center
Engineering: Nevada seismological Lab, Mackey student services, 2 scanning electron microscopes, many labs
Research: Mackay Mineral resource research institute, Reno office for Geological survey, Nevada stable isotope lab, computer facilities
University founded
University moved
Lincoln and manzanita built
1874
1886
1896
Fitness center hours
M-F 6am-12am
Sat 8am-10pm
Sun 10am-10pm