Institutional Advisory Council

The purpose of the CSN Institutional Advisory Council (IAC) is to ensure the linkage of the college to the community it serves and to anticipate future regional educational trends. The council meets quarterly to provide input on college operations to the college president, the Vice-Chancellor for Community Colleges, the chancellor, and the Board of Regents Standing Committee on Community Colleges.

Meeting Schedule

*Dates subject to change. Please check back regularly.

Meeting: Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: TBD

IAC General Meetings
Institutional Advisory Council Agenda - October 30, 2024

Institutional Advisory Council Agenda - January 11, 2024

Institutional Advisory Council Agenda November 1, 2023

Institutional Advisory Council Agenda - September 12, 2023

Institutional Advisory Council Agenda - July 20, 2023

Institutional Advisory Council Agenda - November 9, 2021

Supporting Materials

CSN Weekend College Accelerated Programs

2021 CSN Legislative Letter

2021 CSN Legislative Priorities

IAC Ad Hoc Subcommittee Meetings

IAC Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Career & Curricula Alignment

IAC Ad Hoc Subcommittee on CSN & CCSD Partnership

For copies of past agendas and minutes, please contact the Office of the President at 702.651.5600.

The council shall function and exercise the powers set forth by the Nevada Board of Regents. The responsibilities of the council are to:

Advise the college president, the Vice Chancellor for Community Colleges, the chancellor, and the board of regents on the long-term educational needs of the areas served by the college. The council may provide advice, guidance, and information in the areas of student and employer engagement; access and affordability; operating and capital budgets; land and property acquisition and use; instructional programs, including proposed degrees and certificate programs; serving under-represented populations; diversity and inclusion issues and admissions and academic standards, including performance indicators.
Serve, along with the college president, as a body of liaisons between the college and area employers in order to facilitate assessment of employment, training and educational needs of the service area.
Serve, along with the college president, as a body of liaisons between the college and local school boards, county commissioners, city councils, other local elected officials, and other relevant groups or persons.
Respond to specific information requests from the chancellor and the board of regents on behalf of the communities served by the college.
Promote the college’s programs and services among the communities and constituencies in the college’s service area.

CSN Institutional Advisory Council
Title	Member Name	Information
Chair	Randy Robison	Deputy Director of Community and Government Affairs, City of Las Vegas
Vice Chair	Peter Guzman	President & CEO Latin Chamber of Commerce
	Nancy E. Brune, Ph.D.	Executive Director, Kenny Guinn Center for Policy Priorities
	Jaime Cruz, C.P.M., C.E.M., C.S.D.P.	Executive Director, Workforce Connections
	Maria Jose Gatti	Executive Director of Community Engagement, MGM Resorts International
	Vida Chan Lin	President, Asian Community Development Council
	Paul Moradkhan	Senior Vice President Government Affairs, Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce
	Shaundell Newsome	Founder, Sumnu Marketing
	Jose Solorio	President, Solorio Consulting, LLC
Ex Officio	CSN Faculty Senate Chair, Valerie Conner
Ex Officio	Associated Students of CSN President, Janeth Balvas
Ex Officio	CSN Administrative Faculty Assembly Chair, Eric Garner
Ex Officio	CSN Classified Council President, Sarah Tartaglia