GBC and Diversity

Great Basin College Diversity Statement

Great Basin College values you!

This means that we at GBC value inclusion, which is the intentional practice of understanding differences, identifying processes that lead to inequities, developing strategies that lead to equity and inclusion and fostering a culture that promotes mutual respect for all members of the GBC learning community.

We at Great Basin College recognize that diversity embodies differences such as those we are born with, those we acquire, and those that are assigned to us. We also recognize and value what we have in common that brings us together as human beings worthy of respect and encouraged to speak our truths freely through civil discourse.

Valuing what we have in common and our differences means we will foster a college climate of mutual trust, tolerance, informed discourse and always seek to promote GBC as a “safe space” to explore new ideas and perspectives with opportunities for you to grow, learn and be successful.

Welcome to GBC!

Concerned About DACA?

For students having concerns about DACA, please contact Jake Rivera.

Jake Rivera
Vice President for Student Affairs
Office: Berg Hall
Great Basin College, Elko Campus
jake.hinton-rivera@gbcnv.edu

For Great Basin College students in emotional distress, please contact Julie Byrnes.

Julie Byrnes
Director, Disability Support and Related Services
Office: Leonard Center for Student Life
Great Basin College, Elko Campus
Phone: 775-753-2271
julie.byrnes@gbcnv.edu

Great Basin College DACA and undocumented students are encouraged to visit the Student Financial Services office in Berg Hall on the Elko campus to determine eligibility for student aid. Immigration status is not collected as part of this process. The Student Financial Services office phone number is 775-753-2289.

Sources of information regarding the rescission of DACA:

• FAQs about the rescission of DACA from the Department of Homeland Security.
• Official Memorandum on the Rescission of DACA from the Department.
• Information on DACA from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Diversity Events

Nevada System of Higher Education Diversity Summit Presents

Guest Speaker Bree Newsome

Community Organizer and Activist who removed the Confederate Battle Flag from the South Carolina State House. She is an award-winning filmmaker, writer, composer, singer, community activist and organizer who will share the essential role that art and symbols play in shaping culture and consciousness. She blends her artistic talents in pursuit of social and economic justice for all communities.

Thursday, March 30th
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Reno, Nevada
University of Nevada campus
Glick Ballrooms, The Joe

Click to view the PDF flyer.

Sponsored by Western Nevada College, Desert Research Institute, University of Nevada, Great Basin College, Truckee Meadows Community College, and the Associated Students of the University of Nevada.

GBC Cares - A Guide to Engaged Learning

• Civility - have respect for others: students, faculty, staff, and the campus community. Be respectful, polite, and considerate in any classroom, live or digital.
• Active - embrace the active process of learning. To maintain a class environment that is conducive to learning: Be diligent, engaged, and committed.
• Responsibilities - you are accountable for your actions, work, words, and behavior. Courteous behavior and responses are expected: Be honorable, conscientious, truthful, and dependable.
• Excellence - in the classroom, optimizes an atmosphere of teaching and learning. Classroom discussion is meant for everyone’s viewpoint to be expressed on the topic at hand. All students should be afforded the courtesy and opportunity to be heard: Be exceptional.
• Success - successful college students embrace all of the educational experience and welcome diversity and different ideas. Embrace challenges.
  

Diversity Resources and Data

Please view our diversity resources:

• NSHE Diversity Data
• NSHE Diversity Initiatives Page
• Strategic Diversity Master Plan 2015-16
• Student Rights and Responsibilities
• Title IX
• Services for Students with Disabilities
• Adult Basic Education/English as a Second Language (ABE/ESL)
  (ESL, HSE Exam, U.S. Citizenship)
• Continuing Education
• Gear Up
• Great Basin Indian Archives
• Veterans Resource Center
• Green Zone Network Website
• Arts and Cultural Enrichment Committee Events
• GBC Virtual Humanities Center

For More Information Contact

Jake Rivera
Vice President for Student Affairs
Great Basin College
jake.hinton-rivera@gbcnv.edu

Why Great Basin College

Great Basin College wants to be your choice for higher education. GBC offers associate and baccalaureate level instruction in career and technical education and academic areas. About 3,800 students are enrolled online from across the country and on campuses and centers across 86,500 square miles, two time zones, and ten of Nevada’s largest counties. We border Arizona, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and California. We are GBC!