On the fourth floor of the Boyd Hall, where the UNLV has built its first phase of life and learns from the black and African American dia...
On the fourth floor of the Boyd Hall, where the UNLV has built its first phase of life and learns from the black and African American diaspora, an immediate interest is noticeable. The Wakanda Forever doorplates adorn the hallway, and despite their titles, the Cards Against Humanity and Uno games bring the community together.
The one-story standard (the expectations that the residents create and live together in) is talking to each other as they walk down the hall. Encourage students to get to know each other better. Andre Cooper's assistant said, "It's refreshing because we tend to spend a lot of time on the phone and forget about simple greetings."
Howell Town is the campus's new thematic community. Student residences also have female floors, a healthy living and LGBTQ + students, as well as floors dedicated to members of Honors College and Harrah College of Hospitality. In the first half of the year, Howell attracted 30 residents, mostly graduate students and transfer students.
V Dedeaux chose Howell because "someone here can talk to me and understand me." Howell Town feels completely different than other floors and other corridors. "
Resident Faith Lawson added: "The apartment is very communicative, we see that we go through the same fights and although I still do not know anybody in my apartment, I feel like I know him ."
Cooper said how Howell Town's experience brought students together and that "people really wanted to interact and participate." Having like-minded people on the same floor where they can thrive and leave their comfort zone maximizes supply. "
The roots
Inspired by the launch of Stonewall Suites, an LGBTQ + resident apartment in 2017 , student Anna Opara and student Sharon Uche (BA 17 in Communication Science) promoted the new, identity-based floor. "We thought Howell Town would complement the UNLV's ethnic diversity to help students retain their titles while affirming their identity," said Opara.
Opara and Uche studied similar soils at other universities, such as Stanford University, Virginia Polytechnic University, and the University of California at Berkeley. Opara also asked for support from the Black Student Organization, the National Society of Black Engineers Chapter, and the Residence Association before submitting an official proposal to UNLV Housing & Residential Life to approve the wording.
The name of the apartment appeared when they learned that John Howell was the first African American from Clark County to legally own a land. Since opening for the 2018 winter semester, students have learned that Howell Land is now part of Springs Preserve in Las Vegas. This discovery led to a collaboration with the Springs Reserve team. The residents are planning a trip to the ground in the spring semester under the direction of conservative archeologist Nathan Harper.
Beyond diversity, daring and diversity.
Residency coordinator Andrew Lignelli said speaking was part of the campus's efforts to improve the resources and support of minority and first generation students. The UNLV is considered the most diverse university in the country and is an "institution for minorities" designated by the Federal Government.
"In recent years, the students have said that the UNLV is well suited to being an" institution with minorities "and not an" institution serving minorities. "There are not enough resources for color students at the UNLV," said Lignelli.
Supervise South Complex, home of Howell Town. "We thought this kind of ground community would help African-Americans and African Americans to start a community in which they could feel involved by validating a large and traditionally under-represented community."
Assistant Andre Cooper added: "Howell Town gives us something special, and as a result our residents feel very connected as a group of like-minded people."
This is attested by Imani Satterwhite. Satterwhite, the youngest of three children, says she grew up alone. "I have the opportunity to live in an environment I'm no match for, any color I saw was a minority, but here I see what the family can be like."
The residents participated in campus events and featured guest speakers from the UNLV Student Diversity and Social Justice Office, Greek Life, and the Panhellenic National Council (African American Fraternities Council, Greek International).
Residential Life's Deputy Director, Orlando White, noted that Howell Town was founded when UNLV hosted Men's Retreat and the Black Girls at the Round Table in March 2018 in September 2017. At these events he said, "It has become clear that there is the desire and the need for dedicated spaces to explore identity in a meaningful way ... Howell Town offers its strength by celebrating and exploring diversity rather than being as diversity or the presence of differences. "The connection between them are essential elements for the success of the students. "
