News: Alumni Engagement
![Alumni Dr. John Pierce, Caroline Ciocca, Maileen Ulep and Bruce Jones](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/series/SciencesSeries.jpg?itok=wL2YBjun)
Alumni of the Year in the sciences, engineering, business, and health care share invaluable lessons learned long ago.
![Mark Fine](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/MarkFineSized.jpg?itok=uzIFbsN5)
Silver State Award winner Mark Fine has helped provide crucial support for the university from the community.
![Jerry Aguero](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/AgueroSized.jpg?itok=bJ2gWqXd)
An early meeting with a professor led Jeremy Aguero, the 2018 Outstanding Alumnus of the Year, to law school and beyond.
![Brenden O'Toole and Mohamed Trabia](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/OTooleTrabiaSized.jpg?itok=vWOZ501U)
Brenden O'Toole, Mohamed Trabia, and Bernard Malamud all received valuable mentoring as students, and now try to repay it with younger generations.
![Michael Gordon](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/GordonSized.jpg?itok=69tGvLwR)
The Rotary Club made it possible for Achievement in Service Award winner Michael Gordon to come to UNLV. Now he's giving back to the city.
![Wayne Nunnely, Brenda Weksler, Jeanne Hamrick and Judy Tudor](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/series/HumanitiesSeries.jpg?itok=JgicrpfQ)
From the gridiron to the board room, these alums know how important it is to have someone help them out early in their education and careers.
![Alumni Mark Fine, Jeremy Aguero, Michael Gordon and retired professor Bernard Malamud](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/series/TopAlumsSeries.jpg?itok=XaQSXFoj)
Meet the alumni and faculty members who have helped UNLV to grow and thrive on campus and in the community.
![image of UNLV Lied Library and Rebels Give logo](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/releases/main-images/NC_rebelsgive.jpg?itok=HzN7ign2)
Rebels Give is a 1,957-minute fundraising challenge (in honor of the date of UNLV’s founding) that encourages the community to get involved and support high-impact campus programs.
![man in office](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/AgueroSized_0.jpg?itok=XUbVHKzW)
Jeremy Aguero, the 2018 Alumnus of the Year, on how to pay kindness forward.
![Illustration of various people standing](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/alumni_survey-main_image2.jpg?itok=KxCpUlhG)
We conducted the first comprehensive survey of alumni opinions of UNLV in 10 years. Here’s what we learned.
![Man listening to megaphone](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/Warren_D71752_023_0.jpg?itok=DXNt4Ev1)
Alumni asked for more opportunities to mentor students and suggested enhancements to career service programs.
![Portrait of Amanda Gordon, Alumni Board and Volunteer Relations Coordinator](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/D71928_011.jpg?itok=v05BvAN3)
So married to UNLV that she had her wedding reception on campus, this alum says working at her alma mater is a natural progression.