LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Nevada State College President is ready to step down from her place this fall to tackle a outstanding nationwide function.
The Nevada System of Larger Schooling (NSHE) introduced Monday that Dr. DeRionne Pollard will go away NSU efficient Sept. 5 to turn out to be the brand new president of the American Affiliation of Group Faculties — the primary lady to guide the 105-year-old group, in line with an announcement on NSHE’s web site.
Her final day on campus can be July 31.
Pollard has served as president of Nevada State since 2021, overseeing a interval of main development and transformation for the college.
Throughout her tenure, NSU noticed will increase in enrollment, retention, and commencement charges. She helped safe greater than $25 million in non-public donations and grant funding, expanded highschool partnerships, and led the varsity by means of a reputation change from Nevada State School to Nevada State College, the announcement said.
Pollard additionally launched the state’s first collegiate girls’s flag soccer and males’s monitor and discipline packages and oversaw the college’s full accreditation.
“Dr. Pollard has led Nevada State through a period of remarkable growth and progress,” NSHE Chancellor Matt McNair stated. “She has elevated Nevada State’s role in the state and the country.”
NSHE Board of Regents Chair Byron Brooks echoed the reward. “Nevada State has thrived under Dr. Pollard’s leadership,” he stated, including that she labored carefully with neighborhood leaders to create new alternatives for college students.
In an announcement, Pollard known as the function one of many “greatest privileges” of her profession.
“Together, we expanded access, reimagined student success, and forged powerful partnerships that elevated the promise of this institution,” Pollard stated. “I am immensely proud of what we have accomplished.”
Dr. Amber Lopez Lasater will step in as Officer in Cost following Dr. Pollard’s departure.
