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Sierra Nevada College

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Established
  
1969

Provost
  
Shannon Beets

Undergraduate tuition and fees
  
29,159 USD (2015)

Mascot
  
Eli the Eagle

President
  
Dr. Alan Walker

Acceptance rate
  
65.7% (2014)

Total enrollment
  
1,025 (2011)

Motto
  
Sierra Nevada College graduates will be educated to be scholars of and contributors to a sustainable world. Sierra Nevada College combines the liberal arts and professional preparedness through an interdisciplinary curriculum that emphasizes entrepreneurial thinking and environmental, social, economic and educational sustainability.

Type
  
Private Liberal Arts University

Administrative staff
  
24 full time faculty, 50 part time faculty

Address
  
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, 999 Tahoe Blvd, Incline Village, NV 89451, USA

Similar
  
Western Nevada College, Great Basin College, Truckee Meadows Communi, Lake Tahoe Communi, University of Nevada - Reno

Profiles

Sierra nevada college my personal review part 1


Sierra Nevada College (SNC) is a private, liberal arts university known for its programs in entrepreneurship, environmental science, English and creative writing, ski business & resort management, fine arts and teacher education. Founded in 1969, it is located in Incline Village, Nevada on the high sierra at Lake Tahoe and is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. The school has varsity athletics programs in skiing and snowboarding, lacrosse, golf and soccer. The Eagles have won many United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association national championships in both men's and women's events.

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The Departments of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Business, and Science and Technology offer over 20 undergraduate majors. The teacher education program leads to Master of Arts in Teaching, Master of Arts in Administration and Masters in Education degrees as well as to teacher licensure in Nevada. The College also operates two Low-residency program, Masters of Fine Arts programs. Creative Writing and Interdisciplinary Arts MFA's use a low-residency format and individual mentoring to prepare artists and writers for professional and artistic success.

The MFA-IA program focuses on site-specific and community practice, with a large part of each residency taking place off site at partner locations such as the Sagehen Creek Field Station.

SNC, in collaboration with UC-Davis, houses the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences, a facility conducting research on Lake Tahoe.

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Summer visiting artist workshops

Sierra Nevada College hosts an extensive program of Summer Visiting Artist Workshops which feature well-known artists from multiple disciplines. Artists such as printmaker Sean Starwars, and visual artist and experimental filmmaker Tim Guthrie are regular workshop leaders.

Notable faculty, past and present

  • Laura McCullough – poet (Masters in Fine Arts Program)
  • Suzanne Roberts – American poet, travel writer, and photographer (Creative Writing Faculty – Distinguished Writer-in-Residence 2011–2012)
  • Carolee Schneeman – Experimental filmmaker (Visiting Professor, 1994)
  • Brian Turner – poet (Masters in Fine Arts Program)
  • Notable alumni

  • Philip "P.K." O'Neill (born 1951), Republican member of the Nevada Assembly.
  • References

    Sierra Nevada College Wikipedia