News: Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
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From a suggestion in an economic impact report to graduating its charter class in just 10 years. Here's how the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV got here and how it will shape health care in Southern Nevada.
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Scholarships for the charter class relieve financial burden for future health care providers.
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Annual Rebels Give event turns to the sometimes subtle and rich ways that philanthropy ties together UNLV and Las Vegans.
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Rebels Give is a 1,957-minute fundraising drive (in honor of the date of UNLV’s founding) that encourages the community to get involved and support campus programs.
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Rebels Give - UNLV's annual day of giving - is scheduled for March 2-3.
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James J. Baumberger Estate gift of $8 million is the largest in UNLV Athletics history.
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Alumnus and former professor acknowledges role UNLV had in his career through planned gift.
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Great places are made of great people. Here are a few who made the news in 2020.
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After a semester of learning the behind-the-scenes operations at the Barrick, junior J. Walsea offers advice for any student seeking internships as the pandemic rages on.
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Kiara Sims is one first-gen student who is making the donors who support her education — and her mother — proud.
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New head of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement understands the key role UNLV plays in expanding opportunities for the Nevadans.
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While navigating the challenges of a global pandemic, UNLV’s Engineers Without Borders student chapter is building a better world through philanthropy.