https://mail.makersteachingmodules.sites.unlv.edu/files/original/1104f633d7b8a2628be3c8c94b9c74b8.jpg 2e920af40e8fd65d1fbed05040955a44 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource MAKERS Masterlist (Alphabetized) Subject The topic of the resource Makers Teaching Modules Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) Person An individual. Work/Contribution Educator and instigator of the UNLV Women's Studies Program Birth Date July 1941 Birthplace Chicago, Illinois Arrival in Las Vegas 1972 Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Dr. Caryll Batt Dziedziak Date of Interview 1995 Biographical Text Catherine Bellver was born in Chicago, Illinois. After earning her doctorate degree from the University of California in 1972, she immediately joined the faculty at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. As a faculty member in the Department of Foreign Languages, Dr. Bellver first joined the Women’s Studies steering committee in 1979. In the following decade, the committee oversaw the formation of the Women’s Studies Program, including: procuring administrative and faculty support, creating bylaws and course criteria, critiquing proposed cross-listed courses, and selecting course offerings. During that period she also worked with a volunteer group to create and staff the first Women’s Center on campus. In the early Nineties, she played an instrumental role in the presentation of four public colloquia that addressed key issues pertaining to women. Dr. Bellver acted as interim director of the Women’s Studies Program while overseeing the search for a permanent director. She continued to remain involved with the Women’s Studies program, serving as faculty member on several committees. She has also worked in the Women’s Caucus on the regional and national levels of the Modem Languages Association. Dr. Bellver is currently Distinguished Professor of Spanish in the Department of Foreign Languages at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Her work has appeared in journals such as Anales de la Literature Española Contemporánea, Hispanic Review, Hispanófila, Insula, Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Monographic Review/Revista Monográfica, Revista de Estudios Modernos, Revista Hispánica Moderna, Romance Notes and Romanic Review. Bibliography <a href="http://d.library.unlv.edu/digital/collection/p17304coll6/id/486" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Catherine Bellver, “Creating Women's Studies at UNLV: an interview with Catherine Bellver, an Oral History Conducted by Suzanne Becker [transcript], Las Vegas Women Oral History Project (1995), Special Collections and Archives, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Catherine Bellver Subject The topic of the resource Makers Teaching Modules Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project Relation A related resource <a href="https://d.library.unlv.edu/digital/collection/p17304coll6/search/searchterm/Las%20Vegas%20Women%20Oral%20History%20Project/field/source/mode/exact/conn/and" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Las Vegas Women Oral History Project</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This resource is available for education and research purposes. This collection is a collaboration and combination of various projects including, but not limited to; the Women in Nevada History: A Legacy Digital Project, the <a href="https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/collecting_strengths/nwa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nevada Women’s Archives</a>, the <a href="https://www.unlv.edu/wrin/research" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Las Vegas Women Oral History Project</a> and the <a href="http://makersteachingmodules.sites.unlv.edu/makerseries" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Makers: Women in Nevada History Project</a>, a co-production of the <a href="https://www.unlv.edu/wrin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Women's Research Institute of Nevada</a> and <a href="https://video.vegaspbs.org/show/vegas-pbs-documentaries/collections/makers-women-nevada-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">VegasPBS</a>. The text, images, audio and video in this collection are under copyright by different repositories and may not be reproduced without express written consent of the appropriate entities. Education Oral History