WNC president to speak at Monday's Democratic luncheon
The featured speaker at Monday's Democratic luncheon will be J. Kyle Dalpe, Ph.D., president of Western Nevada College. Dr. Dalpe has worked in higher education for more than 27 years supporting student access and success. In March 2023, he was appointed President of Western Nevada College (WNC), a rural community college with campuses in Carson City, Fallon and Minden, after serving more than a year in an interim capacity. He previously served as Provost and Senior Vice President at WNC, overseeing academic affairs, finance and student services.
During his time at WNC, Dr. Dalpe has worked to build new programs, define strategic enrollment management planning and implementation, develop initiatives to support diversity, equity and inclusion, and secure external funding to support student-centered projects.
Before coming to WNC, Dr. Dalpe held a variety of leadership positions at Truckee Meadows Community College (Reno), including Acting President, Dean of Technical Sciences, Chief of Staff and Director of Institutional Advancement. He also served as the Interim Executive Director of Legislative Affairs for the Nevada System of Higher Education during the 2019 Nevada Legislative session. Earlier in his career he worked in various positions at Mohave Community College in Kingman, AZ, the University of Texas at Tyler, and Kilgore Junior College in Kilgore,Texas.
Dr. Dalpe earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Photojournalism from the University of Connecticut, a Master of Arts degree in Journalism, Speech and Political Science from the University of Texas at Tyler, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Leadership from the University of Nevada, Reno.
This event is scheduled for 1:00 PM on Monday, October 30th, and can be attended either in person at Black Bear Diner, inside Max Casino, or online via Zoom. Dr. Dalpe's presentation will begin after all the lunch orders have been taken, around 1:30. Those wishing to be on distribution for luncheon Zoom links should contact Rich Dunn at richdunn@aol.com.
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