A Guide To Recognizing Nameplates
If you spend any amount of time wandering the halls of Gerlach, and staring into lecture halls, you will probably see many students sitting at attention diligently paying attention to class. If you look in front of the students though you will probably see the most important item that is issued to them during their time at Gerlach... their nameplates. These nameplates are 9 inches long, 1.88 inches high and 1/16 of a inch thick with the student's name routed into the front with capital letters. The name plates are useful for the professors to cold call you and make sure that you are in class... more importantly though it is helpful for your fellow students who may be very forgetful with names to be able to quickly remember your name. It is one of the worst feelings in the world if you forget your name plate (or even worse, LOSE IT!) and are forced to be represented by a piece of loose-leaf paper with your name scrawled on it with a sharpie.
Gerlach is home to several graduate programs and each has its own specially designed nameplate. The Masters of Business Administration (MBA) program is designated by a black plate with white type.
The Masters of Accounting (MACC) is designated by a yellow nameplate with black type.
And the Masters of Labor and Human Resources (MLHR) is designated by a purple/blue plate with white type.
I also recently discovered a special nameplate while working at my Graduate Assistance-ship position for a special event for alumni. Apparently if you are a VIP you get a super special Silver name plate with black type. One can only dream!