News: Office of Community Engagement

Poet Heather Winterer reads selections from her book "The Two Standards" during the Black Mountain Institute Alumni Reading Series
Arts and Culture |

Writers will contribute to the cultural landscape at UNLV and the community.

Yoohwan Kim
Business and Community |

New cybersecurity minor paving the way for a new bachelor's in the field — making UNLV one of just a few universities in the nation to offer such a program.

J.J. Brennan in a UNLV cap
Campus News |

UNLV's oldest graduate finishes his degree after nearly seven decades.

Vladislav Zhitny looks at a test tube
People |

Vladislav Zhitny, who came to Las Vegas from Ukraine in 2006, ends undergrad studies ready to become a member of UNLV School of Medicine's inaugural class.

Fireworks ignite during commencement
People |

UNLV has a commencement tradition for the president to select and highlight exceptional students who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.

Jin Ouk Choi
People |

This South Korean-born civil and environmental engineering professor has been to more U.S. cities than most Americans. In fact, it was a U.S. city that originally ignited his passion for his profession.

RAD team members hold up giant check
Business and Community |

Prizes totaling $55K in seed money go to three UNLV teams who bested over three dozen Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup competitors with health care, hospitality, and esports business ideas.

closeup of a xylophone being played
Arts and Culture |

This spring 2017 project is a collaboration between the School of Music, the departments of film and art, and Australian master marimba builder James Bailey.

Oscar Goodman presents award to student Merissa Viviano
Business and Community |

Merissa Viviano captures prestigious award from LVCVA, and a toast from the Happiest Mayor on Earth

senior Amber Turner and alumna Lisa Danielson
Research |

UNLV undergraduate and NASA intern Amber Turner shares her remarkable research journey, which may someday lead to human civilizations on other planets.

A high school student explores a project
Campus News |

UNLV mines its own grade books to ensure students aren’t weeded out of STEM classes.

Mary S. Croughan
People |

Croughan is seasoned administrator and accomplished researcher with more than 30 years of experience in the University of California system.