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Fernando Rocha oral history interview: transcript
Oral history interview with Fernando Rocha conducted by Nathalie Martinez and Barbara Tabach on November 13, 2019 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Fernando Rocha recalls growing up in Santa Ana, California and in Sunrise Manor in Las Vegas, Nevada. Fernando Rocha is a Mexican professional who is committed to giving back to the Latinx youth of Las Vegas. He talks about his responsibility as a translator in his family with his siblings. He credits his academic and professional success to the Clark County School District and programs such as GEAR UP and Upward Bound. After studying at Hofstra University, he came back to Las Vegas to work with Wells Fargo and is an active community member as co-founder of the Nevada Youth Coalition and work through the Association of Latino Professionals for America (ALPFA) and Nevada Promise Mentor at the College of Southern Nevada (CSN).
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Jerome J. Vallen oral history interview
Oral history interview with Jerome J. Vallen conducted by James Shaw on February 27, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Vallen discusses his career as the dean of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas' Hotel Administration College, a position he occupied at the time of this interview. Vallen discusses program funding, how UNLV's program compares with Cornell University's hotel administration program, and the difficulty the university faced establishing a program with newer educational concepts compared to some other majors which had been around for much longer, such as the math or sciences departments. Vallen then explains how they assisted students in finding jobs in the hotel industry, as well as his plans to grow the program and construct a dedicated building for the program on campus.
Archival Collection
Series 1. Ceramics, 1958-1992
The ceramic papers contain material on the Las Vegas, Nevada Blind Center, Mildred Mann's local and international activities involving ceramic art, and the classes she taught at Clark County Community College. Included are correspondence, awards, class schedules, meeting notes and reports, newsletters, and magazine articles.
Collection Name: Mildred Mann Papers
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Archival Component
Photograph of Senator Howard Cannon with an award, Las Vegas, May 1981
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UNLV Robotics Professor Paul Oh's "Metal Rebel" photographed April 10, 2015 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas: digital photographs
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UNLV Engineering holds its annual Fred and Harriet Cox Senior Design competition held May 7, 2015 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas: digital photographs
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UNLV Robotics team conducts a test run before leaving for the DARPA Robotics finals May 22, 2015 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas: digital photographs
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UNLV Professor of Astrophysics Daniel Proga poses in his office June 5, 2014 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas: digital photographs
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UNLV students experience "The Big Shaker" earthquake simulator on campus Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas: digital photographs
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UNLV Swim and Dive team's individual, team and class photos taken Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas: digital photographs
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