{"id":2400,"date":"2025-10-21T20:14:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T20:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/m-span.org\/pave\/?p=2400"},"modified":"2025-10-27T20:22:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T20:22:05","slug":"october-2025-featured-campus-university-of-nevada-las-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/m-span.org\/pave\/2025\/10\/21\/october-2025-featured-campus-university-of-nevada-las-vegas\/","title":{"rendered":"October 2025 Featured Campus: University of Nevada – Las Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cThe University of Nevada – Las Vegas PAVE team has been incredibly active and dedicated in their efforts supporting student veterans on campus. They excel at connecting students to resources and offering thorough assistance to a large population of first semester students while balancing the needs of their team. The quality and breadth of work that the UNLV team provides demonstrates their care and dedication both to each other, and to the students they serve,\u201d says Emma Czajka, PAVE Program Coordinator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UNLV currently has 567 first semester military-affiliated students enrolled in PAVE and assigned to a Peer Advisor. Their team includes 17 Peer Advisors, three Team Leaders: Jace Achiu, William Gardner, and Ariana Acosta, Veterans Services Coordinator Dwayne Gordon, and Campus Champion Ross Bryant. The PAVE team also partners with the social work students to offer PAVE as a practicum site for students looking to work with veterans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The UNLV PAVE team provides exceptional care for both each other and the students they serve, creating a lasting positive impact on campus. The positive effects of PAVE have been evident on both an individual and larger scale. Jace described one student veteran who was in a dangerous living situation: \u201cThey responded to their PA to get the resources that changed their life and to get out of their situation.\u201d William similarly described his own experience joining PAVE, saying, \u201cfinding the community and vulnerability in the office opened my eyes and moved me to be interactive with PAVE.\u201d On a larger scale, the impact of PAVE can also be felt at the highest levels, \u201cthe PAVE team at UNLV is helping with the retention of students,\u201d according to Dwayne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part of the reason the UNLV PAVE team works so well is that \u201cevery single person on the team wants to collaborate with each other and work together to give support,\u201d says Jace. In addition to the collaborative enthusiasm, there is a great deal of recognition and support from leadership. Dwayne describes how they provide \u201ca little cash incentive for the top interactor of the month and they select their own PA of the month.\u201d The work that the PAVE team does has shown Ariana \u201cthe impact and value that PAVE has.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep up the fantastic work, UNLV!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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