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Inside UNLV UNLV Publications 10-2002 Inside UNLV Diane Russell University of Nevada, Las Vegas, [email protected] Gian Galassi University of Nevada, Las Vegas Cate Weeks University of Nevada, Las Vegas Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/inside_unlv Part of the Broadcast and Video Studies Commons, Communication Technology and New Media Commons, Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Curriculum and Social Inquiry Commons, Higher Education and Teaching Commons, Instructional Media Design Commons, Medical Education Commons, Other Education Commons, and the Other History Commons Repository Citation Russell, D., Galassi, G., Weeks, C. (2002). Inside UNLV. Inside UNLV Available at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/inside_unlv/61 This Newsletter is protected by copyright and/or related rights. It has been brought to you by Digital Scholarship@UNLV with permission from the rights-holder(s). 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The new look is already filtering throughout UNLV's 100,000 Web pages, but the site's overhaul will go Motor Pool far beyond slick visuals, according to members of the Web servi es team. A link to J(eeps Campus The redesign, which uses a color the president's new Web site Rolling palette of red, black, and desert sand, is part of both short- and long-term plan s age 2 to raise the level of sophistication and overall accuracy of UNLV's site while boosting its usefulness to people both on campus and off, said Earnest Phillips, The fac ulty/staff A Special Home director of marketing and public relations. page will be The Web services unit - including redesig ned early for Nevada ",. c.ntegle "'und.eto" fer Ute Aft~ .t man ger Susie Greene and designer next year. Tudlintl .... tWIg U Y _ • DDcto"""___ Unt-.lty-Inten• ."., 1M ol'fenb.eto,,-. _ ... History Jaimee Newb rry - recently were reas 111,,,-, ,.,lIIn•• signed fr om the information techn logy u ~~ l J '.1 t f~ T New. of:6 e t the o ffi e f mark 'ring and pub Ii . r ··f . n • 'j ifi " administration's decision to make Web services U LV's sit one of the primary vehicles wants to hear us d to deliver informari n ab ut the uni Graduate versity Phillips said "Anecdotal evidence haws that stake College hold 1"S - pot ntial tudents, cu rr nt ttl B · .. ' ',': Reorganizes dents, faculty and staff, donors, opinio n 1 aders, and decisi on makers - view the sophisti ation and accuracy of an organi zation's Web site as a reflection of its " ow that we've dev loped a friendlier know who to call to schedul a room r management expertise, proti ssionalism, and asier-to-maintain design, we'll use the where to go for inr. rmation on fo rming a and cohesion," he said. "We want people next several months t focu n the archi partnership with the university, " to look at our site and think, 'I want to te ture - or how the site is rganized from Th audience-driven architecmre is also be involved with this organization . '" Lick to cl ick," reene said. d riving W b servic s' job pri ririe . T he The Web team's short-term goals The architecture will be audience-driv first pri rity goe to th pages aimed at include upgrading site navi gation, improv en, meaning navigation will be tail ored to stud nt recruitm nt, admi ions, and ing the facu lty and staff page, aligning the the student, the staff member, the donor, retention. As work on enr liment manage coJlege Web sit s, adding information on or the local businessperson Ii king the ment's Web presence progresses, Web all of UNLV's degrees and majors, and mouse, Phillips said. "The university is servi ce wi]} work with the appropriate deve! ping a fi ve-year management plan. too c mplicated to expect someone t continued on page 3 President Carol C. H arter speaks with mem Community member bers of the UNLV Foundation Board a.!ld Jeremy Parks embraces UNLV Alunmi Association Board at the Stormit! Louri, left, and reception followi..'1g her anlluaJ State of th e Amanda Vagnerini after "the hug," part of the University address Sept. 10. Seen speaking campus' Sept. 11 remem witll the president are, from left, Don Snyder brance activities. of the Foundation Board; KL-vID Page, presi dent of the Alwnni Board; and Steve Garofa.lo Carllpus Pauses of the FOWldation Board. For more details on the State of the University address, see the to R emember president's column on Page 2. Sept. 11 Motor Pool I(eeps Campus Moving by Gian Galassi For most of us, automotive maintenance is more an afterthought than standard practice - one that usually occurs to us after we're already critically overdue for by our next scheduled oil change or tuneup. We love our Carol C. Harter cars, to be sure, but feel inconvenienced to provide the UNLV President proper upkeep, let alone keep track of all the accompa nying paperwork. So imaf,rine if, in addition to taking care of your own At my recent State of the University address, I vehicles' repairs and records, you were also responsible was delighted that so many members of the faculty for every other automobile in your neighborhood. and statT were willing to take time out of their While that nlight not be an appealing prospect for the busy schedules to hear my observations about both mechanically wl-inclined, it's one tllat suits the classified our recent accomplishments and my hopes for our employees in UNLV's motor pool department just fine. institution's filture. Through this address each With more than 90 university-owned automobiles year, I strive t share my vision for the Wllver ity and 250 golf carts on campus - each of which will with the campus community; it is my chance to evennlally make its way into the motor pool garage - communicate directly Witll those of you who have mere is never a shortage of maintenance, repairs, or perhap the greatest capacity to realize that vision. administrative work to be done. And lead equipment Far tlus reason, I would like to use my column mecharuc Pat Heinrich said that's exactly what he this month to share some of the highlights of the enjoys most about his job. address with tl10se who could not attend and per "There's so much variety in our work that we never haps reiterate everal POil\ tS tor those who did. have to worry about getting bored," Heinrich said, his As my presentation this year feU on the eve of voice barely audible above the sound of repairs going the a.wuversary of the Sept. 11 tragedy, I took a on in the work bay behind him. "Today I might be moment in the speech to reflect on how this hor changing the brakes on one of the police cars and rendous, world-altering event has affected us - and tomorrow I could be working on the hydraulic system Pat Heinrich, lead equipment mechanic for the motor to note how far we have come as a nation in our for a forklift. There's sometlung rufferent every day." recovery trom it. A year later, while all is not well Heinrich began his career at UNLV in 1977 as a pool department, uses compressed air to dean equip in the world, there are glinuners of hope and light; custodian on the night shift, It wasn't until a few years ment. With more than 90 lmiversity-owned vehicles to humaluty's capacity to rise above tragedy and later that he turned Ius lifelong affinity for cars into a take care of, Heinrich and his staff go through approxi sen cless death is truly remarkable. And as we rise fuJl-time position on campus. up, I believe t,he university stands as a beacon to "I was working as a maintenance laborer back in mately 10 gallons of antifreeze, 30 gallons of transmis help ligh,t e way. T kn ~ we aU hare f ] 981 when I was sent to help tow a fo ur-wheel drive sion fluid, and 65 gallons of oil per month. prid iI b ing art f the n ble d v that had stalled out in the middle of th des rt," higher ducation in generaJ, but particularly so Heinrich recalled. "But when I got m.ere, I discovered every department on campus, from physics to continu during this time of healing; it is indeed gratifYing the problem was with tile truck's starter, so I just ended ing education to athletics.