Office of Information Technology News
The Office of Information Technology (OIT) is the central unit responsible for supporting the academic, research, and administrative aims of the campus through the effective use of technology.
Current Information Technology News
The multimedia applications developer made a couple of career pivots before finding his focus on the university’s cybersecurity response.
A new program empowers UNLV faculty and staff to harness generative AI for teaching, research, and administrative innovation.
Facilities Management team completes repairs and several safety enhancements prior to the start of fall classes.
Academic leaders remove enrollment barriers, expand regional recruitment efforts, and improve communication through personalized support.
The structured cabling engineer connects with the next generation to help them develop skills for their future careers.
Spirited competitions. Nail-biting wins. Time-honored traditions. A homecoming week to remember.
Information Technology In The News
The master of science in cybersecurity program at UNLV launched in 2021 with a handful of students. Now, it’s graduated nearly seven times that and recently came in second on a ranking of master’s in cybersecurity programs for 2025 by Fortune.
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), located less than two miles east of the Las Vegas Strip, is a public research university with a diverse student body of over 31,000 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students. No stranger to leveraging technology to enhance the educational experience, UNLV was one of the first higher education institutions to adopt lecture capture across their sprawling urban campus.
Back in 2009 Kivanc Oner became Executive Director of Enrollment Technology at the University of Nevada - Las Vegas, in 2024, as CIO for the same institution he is just completing a major modernization of the technology estate, including student enrollment. His story is one of the need to keep up with the demands of students and customers, and to continually improve processes and technologies.
Teaching is hard work, right? Data from a 2022 Gallup Panel Workforce Study found that K-12 education employees are the most exhausted, with 44% of such respondents saying they feel always/often burned out at work, followed by college/university workers on 35%.
When OpenAI unleashed ChatGPT on the Internet, many college students used the generative AI tool to author papers on their behalf -- much to the chagrin of academia. But Salesforce's upcoming GenAI tools aim to enhance learning and academic support services.
With the Panopto certification, the Epiphan Pearl Family will help improve classroom engagement and learning outcomes in higher education.
