Registration is Now Open for the 2024 Reno-Tahoe Senior Winter Games
Athletes 50 and older can sign up now for the 2024 Reno-Tahoe Senior Winter Games, a program dedicated to promoting and implementing fitness programs and activities. The Games offer participants individual and team competitions and compete within age groups to win gold, silver, and bronze medals.
The Games begin on Monday Day, January 29, 2024, and conclude on Wednesday, February 14, 2024 with a Closing Ceremony and Valentine’s Dinner and Dance from 6 to 9 p.m. at South 40, 1445 S. Meadows Parkway in Reno.
Registration entries are accepted two days before the start of each event online at Reno.gov/SeniorGames; or via mail at HealthAndWellness@Reno.Gov or in-person delivery at one of the following facilities:
- Evelyn Mount Northeast Community Center – 1301 Valley Rd., Reno 89512
- Teglia’s Paradise Park Activity Center – 2745 Elementary Dr., Reno 89512
- Neil Road Recreation Center – 3925 Neil Rd., Reno 89502
Competitors can participate in the following events: pickleball, ice competitions, Minnesota, beanbag baseball, skiing and snowboarding, cornhole, shuffleboard, archery, Bunco, and bowling.
The registration fee is $40 per person, plus an additional $10-$30 per-sport fee. The registration fee includes a Winter Games T-shirt, pin and a ticket to the Valentine’s Dinner and Dance and Closing Ceremony. Additional dinner and dance tickets for competitor guests and the public are available for $45.
Reno-Tahoe Airport prepares for Busy Holiday Season
As impressive crowds pass through Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO) this holiday season, airport staff are working around the clock to make the travel experience festive, stress-free, and safe.
RNO is expecting over 16,000 passengers to travel through the airport on peak travel days, which is slightly higher than the airport saw in 2022. The busiest days are estimated to be Dec. 21, 22 and 28.
Paws 4 Passengers therapy dogs will be at RNO to greet passengers Dec. 21, 22, 28, and 29.
The Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority (RTAA) is also brightening the travel experience through its Arts at the Airport program, featuring holiday music during December, called Sounds of the Season, with performances on Dec. 21 and Dec. 22 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Don’t forget to check out the Home Means Nevada art exhibit in the depARTures Gallery on the C-Concourse.
Reynolds School of Journalism names new Dean
The Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno is pleased to announce Gi Yun has been named the school’s next dean, effective January 1, 2024.
Yun has served as the Reynolds School’s associate dean for the last three years, after joining the school as a professor in 2016. He has been a scholar of journalism and mass communication for over 20 years and has published extensive research on the social psychological aspects of media consumption and computer mediated communication. His research spans a wide range of topics, from media’s role in framing science to the individual and societal impacts of communication technology. Yun is the former director of the Reynolds School of Journalism Center for Advanced Media Studies, the school’s research arm, which awards research funding for faculty and graduate students, hosts speakers, and manages research lab equipment and space.
Prior to joining the Reynolds School, Yun taught at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. Yun received his Ph.D. and M.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. His journalism and mass communication undergraduate degree is from Hanyang University in Seoul, Korea.
“For the last 12 years, Dean Al has fostered an excellent environment for our students and faculty to learn and work. It is my great honor to step into this role,” said Yun. “I am looking forward to leading the Reynolds School into its next era, and preparing future journalists and media professionals for an ever-shifting media landscape.”
Yun succeeds Al Stavitsky who has served as dean for the last 12 years. Stavitsky has made a tremendous impact while in the role, launching new academic programs in health and science communication, Spanish-language media and film production, winning numerous national awards, and bringing KUNR public radio under the school, among many other accomplishments. Stavitsky will remain at the Reynolds School and return to faculty in the fall of 2024.
“Dr. Yun’s appointment to dean is welcomed by his colleagues, collaborators and friends at the Reynolds School and across the University. He brings to the position a passion for all things media and an innovative vision for the future of the school,” said President Brian Sandoval. “Our entire University looks forward to witnessing the evolution of the Reynolds School of Journalism under Dr. Yun’s leadership.”
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