News: Alumni Engagement
Steered by President Keith E. Whitfield and UNLV Alumni Association, the first-ever event drew the support of around 100 participants.
Dr. Eileen Huynh helped a patient receive expensive dental treatments — and a path for a needed kidney transplant.
UNLV’s annual crowdfunding drive will raise money on March 21 for scholarships, programs, research, and diverse causes campuswide.
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Third annual gathering — to be held April 19-20 at UNLV — focuses on environmental advocacy and cultural offerings.
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The Holiday Card Scholarship campaign has raised over $160,000 and awarded scholarships to over 50 UNLV students.
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Audrey James was one of the few African Americans in UNLV's earliest classes and a lifelong educator.
Homecoming brings students and alumni to gether to celebrate at traditions like the golf cart parade, festival, and football game.
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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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“What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?”
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This former Alumni Association president continues to build relationships by connecting Rebels to each other for career development.