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New Facility Impacts Students Education
The recently opened Thomas and Mack Moot Court Facility provides students with an innovative and multi-purpose learning space.
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New Building Will Help Athlete Recruitment
The Academic Athletic Administration Building will provide student-athletes services in one central location.
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Harrah Hotel College Honors First Dean
When Jerry Vallen came to Las Vegas in 1967 to launch what would become the William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration, he tapped the resources of the local resort community. Read the story »
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Boyd School of Law Receives $3 million from Joyce Mack and Thomas Family
The families' gifts will fund the new Thomas & Mack Moot Court Complex, scheduled to open in fall 2008.
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Physician’s Legacy to Teach Continues at UNLV
Students in the Clinical Laboratory Sciences program work with a teaching microscope donated by Sharon Oseas in honor of her late husband, Ronald.
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Local CEO Fosters Overall Excellence Through Honors College Gift
Mark Yoseloff, CEO for Shuffle Master, Inc., initiated the Honors College Opportunity Fund through a recent donation to UNLV.Read the story
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Fundraising Effort Serves as a Tribute to Long-time Colleague and Friend
What began as a rivalry between the north and south has turned into the beginnings of a very good thing for hopeful scholarship applicants at UNLV.
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Pioneer in Journalism Remembered Through Scholarship Fund
Ruthe Deskin and Hank Greenspun were cornerstones of the Las Vegas media’s growth.
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ANNUAL GIVING |
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Rebel Ringers Represent Student Diversity
Eight cultures, nine languages, and one philanthropic effort- meet the students in the UNLV Rebel Ring Phonathon program. Read the story » |
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Volcanology professor receives UNLV’s top research award
Geoscience professor Eugene Smith received the 2006 Harry Reid Silver State Research Award.
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Graduate Student and Staff Member Empowered by Continued Learning
In the academic land of 10 pound tomes about philosophies and methodologies and phraseologies, there is a 32-page book that Amy Johnson thinks everyone should read.Read the story » |
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Education Professor Benefits from Phonathon Efforts
Alumni responded with fervor to last year's Phonathon, especially in the College of Education, where more than 480 graduates made unrestricted gifts to support the college's emerging needs. Read the story » |
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Honor the Elders Event Promotes Native American Culture
In a year filled with Las Vegas tradition, the UNLV campus celebrates its continuing partnerships with the community. Read the story » |
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National Education for Women’s Leadership Nevada is Inspiring Future Leaders
NEW Leadership Nevada is part of an award-winning program started at Rutgers University, Center for American Women and Politics, in 1991.
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SCHOLARSHIPS
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Student Pursues Interest in Astrophysics
Tesla Birnbaum received the President’s Scholarship, which covered her tuition and provided her with room and board in her first year of school.
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Scholarship Helps Student Pursue Her Goals
Alina Zinchenko is a recipient of the Cynthia Bunker/Joy McClenahan Memorial Scholarship. Zinchenko plans to study archictecure.
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Scholarship Helps Students Prepare for Career in the Hospitality Industry
The MGM MIRAGE has partnered with the William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration to create the MGM Mirage Minority Scholarship. Read the story » |
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The Wolzinger Family Research Scholarship Endowment, funded by a gift from Mel Wolzinger and his wife Ruth, provides support for graduate students like John Brinda, who received the award in 2005 to conduct research in conservation biology.Read the story » |
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Scholarship Helps Student Prepare for Dental School
Rosa Montoya is the recipient of the Phyllis Frias Science Scholarship and plans to attend dental school after she graduates.
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Scholarship Program Enters Second Decade
Sonja and Micheal Saltman promote student achievement with an annual Vista Group Award in the College of Liberal Arts.Read the story » |
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Undergraduate's Family Adds to Rewarding College Experience
Honors College student Stefanie Ramirez received support from privately-funded scholarships. Read the story » |
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UNLV Student Makes Plans to Pay it Forward
Michael Krainock, an honors student who received scholarship support, hopes to attend medical school.
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Doctoral Research Student Gives Back to Hispanic American Community
Well into her teenage years, Marilyn Strada was surrounded by college-aged members of her extended family who were pursuing their education in psychology.Read the story » |
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Star Shines Brighter with Private Scholarship Support
Udathari (Thuri) Seneviratne is rare among her childhood friends to get a chance to go to college. That's because in Columbo, Sri Lanka, where she was born and raised, only the elite get past a high school education.
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Honors College Student Strives to Create Positive Change
Maria Parra-Sandoval learned the importance of an education shortly after she and her family moved from their small Mexican village to the United States when she was just six years old.Read the story » |
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Scholarships Support Dream of a College Education
Julio Meza tells a story of growing up in El Salvador, where a local cobbler used to tease him about becoming a shoemaker when he grew up.
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ESTATE GIFTS |
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UNLV Made a Difference…and Alumna Returns the Favor
Maureen Wruck is not a graduate of UNLV, nor has she ever taught at or worked for the university. Nevertheless, there is little doubt that she is one of UNLV's biggest fans, and a generous supporter as well. Read the story » |
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“Great Believer in Education” Makes a Plan for UNLV
Michael Joe, a first-year student in the William S. Boyd School of Law, knows quickly and definitely what he likes. “Contracts,” he says. “I like my class on contracts and all the various cases we study."
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Long Time Donor Creates Scholarships
Helen Daseler established a charitable gift to UNLV through her estate plan to provide scholarships for future generations of UNLV students.
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ALUMNI |
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Donors Put UNLV on the Map for Pre-Columbian Art Studies
The Braunsteins' first donation of pre-Columbian art to UNLV's Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History in 1979 launched the university's now extensive collection of pre-Columbian art.
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Rebel Pride Drives Alumnus to Volunteer
For Brent J. Bell '91 BS Business Administration, it seems that the more things change with his relationship with UNLV, the more they stay the same. Read the story » |
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Research at UNLV Equips Students for Success
College of Sciences alumna Nicole Schmitt credits her undergraduate research experience, as the motivating factor to pursue a career in the medical field. Read the story » |
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COLLEGE GIVING
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Science and Engineering Building Opens Soon
One of UNLV’s newest facilities, the Science and Engineering Building, opens late this fall. It will be about 200,000 square feet—nearly twice the size of the Thomas Beam Engineering Complex.
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Private Support Brings Top Faculty to UNLV
The Ken and Tracy Knauss Endowed Chair in Accounting, held by Bill Messier, is just one example of how private support helps UNLV reach its academic goals.
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Engaging Research
Cheri Young, an associate professor in the William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration, is conducting research to find out what factors help employees feel engaged in their jobs.
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Program Creates Impactful Opportunities for Students
High School students are exposed to innovative math and science at the FIRST FRC Robotics Competition, Las Vegas Regional, hosted by the Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering.
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Funding Gap Adds to Las Vegas ' Nursing Shortage
The School of Nursing has designated graduate student fellowships as a top priority during the Invent the Future campaign.
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Student Development Funds Help UNLV Student Invent the Future
Thanks to private support, fine arts students participated in the prestigious Edinburgh Arts Festival in Scotland last summer.
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UNLV Students and Faculty Perform in Australia
UNLV students and faculty had the opportunity to showcase their talents at the Adelaide fringe festival, the second largest fringe festival in the world.Read the story »
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