News: William F. Harrah College of Hospitality
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The featured speakers from UNLV Creates share their wishes for this fall's incoming students.
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Step into the world of YES, where high school students meet team UNLV through project-based mentoring and a case-study analysis of the top industry right their backyards.
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From the Silk Road to the Strip, this assistant professor has made a journey of the mind and soul — using the pursuit of happiness as her guide.
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UNLV students help find the friendliest facilities for the travelers with mobility limitations in Las Vegas.
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From professional reasons to personal connections, faculty across campus share why they’re fond of certain works they penned.
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Merissa Viviano captures prestigious award from LVCVA, and a toast from the Happiest Mayor on Earth
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Las Vegas set the stage for the career of Kathy Dyke, the Hotel Administration Alumna of the Year.
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Esports is moving from huddles around a computer to becoming the next big spectator sport — and resorts are betting that it’ll bring Millennials into casinos.
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Annual fundraising event has grown from warehouse gamble into a full-blown food festival. Former dean shares the story of how it started.
![Executive Chef Mark Sandoval works with students in UNLV's community garden](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/D71434_021.jpg?itok=jBpRxOcO)
UNLV’s Campus Community Garden gets Hotel College students digging down to the root of sustainability, the environment, and what makes for the best veggies on your dinner plate.
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A few fun facts and a way for you to leave your mark on Hospitality Hall.
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Hotel College building still targeting spring semester bow, but that's not the only construction going on around campus.