UNLV has named Virginia Tech deputy athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois its next athletic director, the school announced Monday. Reed-Francois replaces Tina Kunzer-Murphy, who is set to join the UNLV Foundation when her contract expires June 30. A formal news conference to announce the hire is expected Tuesday.

Virginia Tech deputy athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois has agreed to a deal to become UNLV’s AD, according to a source close to the situation. The university is expected to introduce Reed-Francois during a news conference Tuesday, according to multiple sources. Virginia Tech athletic director Whit Babcock and Reed-Francois’ family are expected to be in attendance.

UNLV golfer Shintaro Ban stood over a putt on the 18th hole at a recent tournament at Arizona State, deep in concentration. It was the kind of putt Ban, a junior, has made thousands of times, sloping gently left to right at a distance of 16 feet. Not a particularly treacherous attempt on its face, but the type of putt even the world’s most seasoned golfers can miss when the stakes get high enough and nerves enter the equation.

Len Jessup didn’t take the comfortable route, and for this he should be commended. He never has been one to shout from the mountaintop — UNLV’s president rarely speaks publicly at a decibel louder than a conversational tone — but is obviously capable of making bold decisions without pounding his chest in the process.

UNLV President Len Jessup asked lawmakers Friday for $4 million to plan a new building for the school’s engineering program. He said the hope would be to expand efforts in biomedical engineering, and he sees future partnerships with UNLV’s new medical school.

The U.S. Department of Transportation in December announced $300 million for grants to be associated with Tier-1 University Transportation Centers. Virginia Tech is a key member of the Rail Research University Transportation Center, along with the University of Delaware and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2017 is only eight months away, but the competing teams have been hard at work for more than a year. Competition organizers recently reviewed team design development drawings, which reflect about 90% completion of the design details.

It’s all about the paper. Las Vegas officially reserved its place in the National Football League more than two weeks ago. Cementing that move will require stacks of paperwork generated through months of continuing negotiation among the team, the Las Vegas Stadium Authority and UNLV.

Where would we be without the Barrick Museum? Its latest hit, Process, brings 10 artists—a mid-career group with a keen sense of artistic purpose—from Mark Moore Fine Art gallery based in Orange County to UNLV. Curated by former Mark Moore gallery director Matthew Gardocki and hung by Barrick interim director Alisha Kerlin and DK Sole, the show features 65 works of painting, photography, mixed media and sculpture that speak to current art world trends. It’s not just what you do: it’s also about how you do it.