The Nevada Student Alliance (NSA), comprised of student body presidents from the Nevada System of Higher Education, had a goal for the 2015-2016 school year to have a meaningful impact. They worked to represent students' interests to governing bodies, and initiated collaborative projects. One such project was the first annual NSA Week of Service, where hundreds of students across the state participated in community service events like volunteering at food banks. The NSA aims to continue their work to help students graduate ready to contribute to Nevada's economy and society.

1. 2015-2016 Nevada Student Alliance
This school year, the Nevada System
of Higher Education’s Student Body
Presidents that make up the Nevada
Student Alliance set a goal to have a
groundbreaking year. The
presidents not only hoped to
represent the students of the
Nevada System of Higher Education
appropriately to the Board of
Regents and other governing
bodies, but also sought to work
together as a team on initiatives that
would have a positive impact on the
students in the system. The Alliance
has worked in recent months to do
just this, in addition to addressing
system-wide student issues and
enabling initiatives that supported
the success, education and safety of
the students.
For the remainder of our term, we
hope to continue our work with an
end goal of ensuring that the
students of our system graduate
ready to contribute to the Nevada
economy and make a difference in
the world.
Caden Fabbi
Chair, NSA
President, Associated Students of the
University of Nevada
Inside this Issue:
Proposed UNR-TMCC Police Force Consolidation
NSA Resolutions
NSA Hosts Statewide Voter Registration Drive
It’s On Us Campaign
Summary of Board Actions
NSA Week of Service
Nevada Student Alliance
Newsletter
Fall 2015
The Nevada Student Alliance is the overarching student
government association for all NSHE student government
organizations. The purpose of the NSA is to promote,
foster, advance, represent, and protect the interests and
welfare of the students of the Nevada System of Higher
Education.

2. Lo rem Ipsum
Proposed UNR-TMCC Police
Force Consolidation
By Spencer Schultz, President,
TMCC SGA
During the December Board of Regents
meeting, a proposed consolidation of the
police forces of UNR and TMCC is up for
board consideration and approval. Under
the document set forth by the Nevada
System of Higher Education (NSHE), the
consolidation would provide acceptable,
or the same, levels of service at all
campuses at both UNR and TMCC, while
also saving $2.8 million over the next five
years. A Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) that was signed by the Presidents
of UNR, TMCC, and DRI, along with the
Chancellor of the NSHE systems office,
states that each campus will keep “a safe
and secure environment for students,
faculty, staff and invitees; an effective,
efficient and professional level of campus
safety; and each campus must retain input
over the delivery of such services.”
Implementation of this consolidation, if
approved, will take place on January 1,
2016.
According to the implementation plan up
for review at the December Board
meeting, if the consolidation is approved it
will result in greater flexibility to provide
targeted prevention and enforcement
operations as needed, hold savings in
personnel costs, and provide for 24 hour
police coverage of all UNR, TMCC and
DRI northern Nevada sites. The plan also
states that it expects to recruit and retain
some of the best law enforcement
candidates in the region due to the
abundance of promotional and assignment
opportunities and size of the department.
The Implementation Plan also brings into
effect the creation of a single department
head located at the UNR campus and run
by the UNR Chief of Police. Instead of
maintaining its own police force, both
TMCC and (by proxy) DRI will pay UNR
a fee in order to obtain police services.
The fees to be paid to UNR will also be
reviewed each fiscal year. In effect, the
plan can be adjusted to respond to various
problems if any are found.
By Joe Dagher, CSUN
The Nevada Student Alliance
(NSA) approved two resolutions
this semester introduced by the
leadership team at Nevada State
College pertaining to higher
education.
First, the NSA approved
unanimously a resolution in
support of United States House
Resolution 2927, authorizing
Hispanic-serving institutions
receiving grants under Part A of
Title V of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 to use such grant
amounts to assist students in
entering medical schools, and for
other purposes. This resolution
would be a win-win for all
colleges in the system, as each
institution has a growing Hispanic
constituency.
The NSA also voted and approved
a resolution in support of United
States House Resolution 3177,
which would simplify the
application used for estimation
and determination of financial aid
eligibility for postsecondary
education, and allow students to
use their “prior, prior year” when
determining financial aid
eligibility.
Both resolutions are sponsored by
Congressman Joe Heck, and have
been introduced in Congress. The
Nevada Student Alliance urges the
members of the Nevada
Congressional delegation, the
Board of Regents and Nevada
System of Higher Education, as
well as other local, state, and
national officials to support these
initiatives which will benefit the
students of the State of Nevada.
Copies of the two resolutions can
be found at
http://system.nevada.edu/Nshe
/index.cfm/administration/acade
mics-student-
affairs/students/student-
government/
NSA RESOLUTIONS

3. 3
NSA Hosts Statewide Voter
Registration Drive
By: Kylie Rowe, President, GSA
On September 22, 2015, the Nevada
Student Alliance organized campus
events all over the state of Nevada for
National Voter Registration Day.
At the University of Nevada, Reno,
undergraduate and graduate students
from UNR and DRI participated in
“Rock the Vote”. The event welcomed
local politicians as guest speakers, free
food trucks, and a DJ to promote
voter registration. Over 150 students
registered to vote using the software
TurboVote, which sends students
reminders to vote as elections
approach. Western Nevada College’s
ASWN held an event that attracted 26
students to register to vote with the
theme of “Register to Vote for a
Float.” Students received a root beer
or orange crush float upon voter
registration. At University of Nevada,
Las Vegas, CSUN and GPSA held
student voter registration tables all
week. Truckee Meadows Community
College’s SGA encouraged students to
register to vote at the Nevada
Secretary of State’s website. Nevada
State College had student voter
registration at free food tables.
The Nevada Student Alliance
maintains a commitment to
encouraging the students of the
Nevada System of Higher Education to
be a responsible citizen and participate
in civic engagement.
It’s On Us Campaign
By Andrea Senda, President, ASWN
The issue of sexual assault on college
campus has received an increasing amount
of attention in today’s society. An
estimated one out of five students has
experienced a sexual assault during their
college years, and only 12 percent are
reported. Protests have sprung up on
college campuses across the nation due to
the lack of efforts made towards fighting
it.
On September 19, 2014, President Obama
and Vice President Biden launched a new
awareness and education campaign called
“It’s On Us.” The campaign’s purpose is to
bring awareness to and change the way
people think about sexual assault, along
with encouraging all to take action, big or
small, in preventing it.
The Nevada Student Alliance decided to
take the pledge and advance the goals of
preventing sexual assault on all of the
Nevada’s Systems of Higher Education
(NSHE) campuses. From Nevada Student
Alliance “It’s On Us” button giveaways, to
information and safety app campaigns, to
self-defense classes and survivor speak
outs, to pledge drives and social media
support, the NSHE student governments
each did their part in beginning to create a
culture shift on their campus relating to
issues of sexual assault
Are you interested in being a part of the
movement? Start today by visiting
itsonus.org, taking the pledge, and contact
your student government for more
information on how you can help on your
campus.
Summary of NSHE System & Regent Actions and
Initiatives
By Caden Fabbi, President, ASUN
Election of new Board Chair, Regent Trachok, and Vice-Chair,
Regent Wixom
Public medical education expansion (UNLV Medical School)
Implementation of Silver State Opportunity Grant Program
Continuation of Complete College America goals (15 to Finish)
Faculty pay working group
Definition of sexual assault and harassment within Code
Preparation for 2017 Legislative Session
K-12 Education Improvements to Increase College Readiness

4. Lo rem Ipsum Spri n g 2016, Issue 4
Nevada Student Alliance Holds First NSA Week of Service
By: DeMarynee Saili, President, Great Basin College SGA
In July of 2015, Nevada Student Alliance (NSA) members approved a Nevada Week of
Service for the month of October, where students from every school in the system
would have the opportunity to participate in a community service project.
Participating in community service not only helps students gain experience, but it also
helps with personal growth, strengthening a community, and more importantly, a
chance to give back. It is also linked to positive moods to help strengthen your
immune system.
This was not a task for just one institution, but for the entire NSA team to work
together to improve their communities. One of the main justifications for the
organizing of the week was to provide students with an opportunity to learn leadership
skills, build teamwork, and to make their communities a better place. Hundreds of
students participated in service events throughout the week ranging from volunteering
at the local Food Bank or homeless shelter to making blankets for the homeless and
more.
Giving back can give us insight on how service can make our communities a stronger,
better place. The students that participated in the Nevada Week of Service gained this
insight, and the NSA assisted in creating a culture of service throughout the system.
Caden Fabbi
Chair, Nevada Student Alliance
President, ASUN (UNR)
president@asun.unr.edu
Andrea Senda
Vice-Chair, Nevada Student Alliance
President, ASWN (WNC)
andrea_senda@yahoo.com
Kylie Rowe
Secretary, Nevada Student Alliance
President, GSA (UNR)
kylie@kylierowe.com
Jessica Connolly
President, GSA (DRI)
Jessica.Connolly@dri.edu
Yesenia Cuevas
President, NSSA (NSC)
cuevas.yesenia@ymail.com
Kanani Espinoza
President, CSUN (UNLV)
Kanani.espinoza@unlv.edu
Brenda Romero
President, ASCSN (CSN)
Brenda.Romero@csn.edu
DeMarynee Saili
President, SGA (GBC)
demarynee.saili@gbcnv.edu
Spencer Schultz
President, SGA (TMCC)
spencer_schultz@mail.tmcc.edu
Surbhi Sharma
President, GPSA (UNLV)
surbhi.sharma@unlv.edu
2015-2016
Nevada Student Alliance Membership