Articles by Diane Russell

Responsibility Learned Early
This classified award-winner learned the value of hard work as a pre-teen and hasn’t stopped since.

President’s 2016 Classified Rookie of the Year
Mayara Cueto-Diaz of the Boyd School of Law arrived at UNLV as a student, but liked the university atmosphere so much she decided to find a full-time campus job after graduation.

New Faces: Marianna Panossi
Once an immigrant herself, the director of UNLV's office of international students and scholars knows first-hand about the challenges her clients face. And it doesn't hurt that she is fluent in six languages.

Here for the Long Haul
John Starkey began his UNLV career as an undergraduate. Now that’s he’s earned two degrees, is happily working as a senior academic advisor, and has campus career goals in mind, he has no plans of leaving anytime soon.

The Best Kind of Busybody
One of the Administrative Faculty Member of the Year Award winners, the Graduate College's Valarie Burke has been part of UNLV since arriving as an undergraduate 14 years ago.

New Faces: Dan Lee
As a political scientist who studies elections, Dan Lee is finding 2016 a particularly interesting year.

New Faces: Brian Steen
Brian Steen's skills aren't limited to those required by his wide-ranging campus duties as a human resources generalist. He's also your go-to guy if you're looking for someone to emcee a motivational meeting or craft creative imaginary pastries.

Class Notes, Spring 2016
Find out what your fellow alums have been doing.

New Faces: David Wedley
This Academic Success Center staffer says he feels a sense of accomplishment when he sees UNLV’s student-athletes graduate.