a faraway shot of Alissa Gardner standing between trees under the sunlight

The Interview: Alissa Gardner

The Grad Academy director oversees development opportunities, including the Rebel Grad Slam 3 Minute Thesis Competition.

Alissa Gardner is the director of UNLV's Grad Academy. Growing up, Gardner wanted to be a geologist and still holds an appreciation for the outdoors. (Becca Schwartz/UNLV)

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