EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. Green numbers along left margin indicate location on the printed bill (e.g., 5-15 indicates page 5, line 15).

1-1 Whereas, One of the goals of the University and Community College

1-2 System of Nevada is to improve the access to and quality of educational

1-3 opportunities for Nevada’s students; and

1-4 Whereas, A quality experience in higher education must include an

1-5 opportunity for all students to learn about the economic, political and social

1-6 contributions made by all the ethnic groups in our society; and

1-7 Whereas, Because of the wide range of ethnic diversity of the students

1-8 who attend the universities and community colleges in this state, these

1-9 institutions must adjust their curriculum and approach to teaching to better

1-10 provide these students with a curriculum that is more ethnically and

1-11 culturally diverse; and

1-12 Whereas, The ever-changing ethnic and racial composition of student

1-13 enrollment in the universities and community colleges in this state has

1-14 focused attention on the lack of funding and staff allocated to organizations

1-15 specific to racial and ethnic groups, the need for an ethnically diverse group

1-16 of counselors to work in student support programs, the lack of on-campus

1-17 activities for students of color and the lack of courses relevant to specific

1-18 ethnic and racial groups; and

2-1 Whereas, The students who attend the universities and community

2-2 colleges in this state would benefit from an increase in course offerings,

2-3 academic programs and student activities relevant to students of color; now,

2-4 therefore, be it

2-5 Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate

2-6 Concurring, That the members of the 70th session of the Nevada

2-7 Legislature do hereby urge the University and Community College System

2-8 of Nevada to increase efforts to develop course offerings, academic

2-9 programs and student activities available at its institutions that better reflect

2-10 the cultural diversity of the student body and local communities; and be it

2-11 further

2-12 Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly prepare and transmit a

2-13 copy of this resolution to the Chairman of the Board of Regents of the

2-14 University of Nevada.