By Natalie Bruzda, Las Vegas Review-Journal

At a time when the state’s colleges are inwardly focused on their own strategic growth, they’re also being asked to look beyond Nevada’s borders for ways to make gains in student success.

Under the direction of Chancellor Thom Reilly, all seven Nevada System of Higher Education schools selected two to three institutions outside the state with which to compare and contrast progress on metrics including graduation rates, retention rates and enrollment diversity.

“If we’re just looking at ourselves in a vacuum, then we don’t really have an opportunity to explore,” said Margo Martin, acting president of the College of Southern Nevada.

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