Every 85 Minutes is a short film shot by UNLV Film alumni that was produced with support from a UNLV Fine Arts seed grant and a National Endowment of the Arts grant. It also received a Congressional recommendation in October 2023 by Representative Susie Lee where she stated, "I firmly believe that Every 85 Minutes is a must-watch not only for veterans, but also for anyone who…
We are happy to share that Essence Goins Johnson and Daniela Castaneda have been selected as recipients of the Mario Basner Passion Project Fund Award. "Fashion design and photography have become intimate threads of my life," said Johnson. "Photography has seen me through my 10-year Air Force career, my volunteer work and working with underserved children, college life, and being a…
The IAVM Foundation Board of Trustees and Diversity & Inclusive Leadership Committee announced the 2024 Scholarships and we are proud to report that Shaun Franklin-Sewell, Director of Marketing & Patron Services at the UNLV Performing Arts Center, received the 2024 Venue Management School Scholarship for years 1 and 2. Congratulations! Shaun was recently honored at the UNLV…
Adam Schroeder's new release for Capri Records comes out officially on all streaming platforms on Jan. 19, 2024, and is also available on CD and LP. His first two albums on the label remained in the top 10 radio airplay for multiple weeks in a row, and both were chosen as the top 100 records of the year for each of their respective years. Listen to a featured song for free here…
Dearest Friends and Colleagues: At the end of the fall 2023 semester, on December 6, 2023, our beloved university, UNLV, was dealt a devastating blow, a tragic event we could never have imagined happening, as we were poised to end the semester. As we all know firsthand, an active shooter on our campus viciously murdered three esteemed faculty colleagues and seriously injured a fourth victim.…
UNLV Architecture presents the Forces Shaping Contemporary Urban Thought free online lecture series for Spring 2024. Curated by Steffen Lehmann, UNLV Professor of Architecture + Urbanism. February 1: Operations at the Urban Scale with Prof. Viviano Villarreal-Bueron of Mass Operations (Mexico). February 29: Urban Design Now with Prof. Peng Du of Jefferson University (…
Trombonist and president of the Jazz Outreach Initiative Curt Miller and his wife Eliane, a former UNLV dance instructor, recently made a generous gift to the UNLV Division of Jazz and Commercial Music. The gift will be used for endowed scholarships and studio upgrades. "On behalf of the UNLV School of Music, Jazz and Commercial Music Division, I am honored to extend our heartfelt gratitude to…
UNLV Architecture was recently awarded the Small Concept Design Merit Award at the World Landscape Architecture for their entry OASIS. Through the process of this project, students were interactive with one another and local businesses more than ever. The university’s fabrication lab staff and small, local fabrication companies assisted with the development of amenity pieces to…