News: Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
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The ER doctor and Integrated Health Sciences Alumnus of the Year shifted from baseball to medicine after a shoulder injury.
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Though she didn't become a marine biologist, the Graduate College Alumna of the Year charted a course that now supports researchers.
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Jumping into extracurricular activities as a student leads Hospitality College Alumna of the Year to vice president role at Wynn Resorts.
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U.S. District judge uses lessons learned from her distinguished career to mentor and inspire UNLV's next generation of jurists.
This fall, Academic Impressions will be bringing even more personal, professional, and leadership education resources to UNLV faculty.
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New endowment fund to be named for donors Tom and Leslie Thomas.
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Investing in the future is a defining principle for longtime finance professor whose donation created new experiential learning program.
UNLV's Tribal Education Initiative gives its new director an outlet for advocacy and Native students the opportunity of a lifetime.
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The new initiative raised $7,742 within the first seven months.
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The annual games help build morale, camaraderie, and community for UNLV employees and companies across the Las Vegas Valley.
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New center to bolster insurance industry’s workforce pipeline, position UNLV as a regional leader in insurance and risk management.
Living in Vegas was the furthest thing from this Midwesterner’s mind, but now her mission is to give UNLV donors the “white glove treatment.”