News: Office of the President
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Silver State Award winner and former President Carol Harter oversaw unprecedented expansion for the university.
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Back-to-school events to highlight UNLV campus traditions and student involvement.
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Tamara Marino, this year’s first-place President’s Classified Employee of the Year, helps forge partnerships between the campus and Southern Nevada communities.
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"So good" describes both the work ethic that helped earn Rakitha Perera one of the President's Classified Employee of the Year awards and his favorite karaoke song.
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One of the professors in her department describes administrative assistant Patricia Butler as "the sunshine."
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Joanna DiBella, the President’s Classified Rookie of the Year, makes a good first impression in the provost's office.
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More than 3,000 newly minted UNLV Grads cross the Thomas & Mack Center stage during Spring 2019 Commencement.
More than 3,000 students from 37 states and 50 countries eligible to participate in 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. ceremonies at UNLV's Thomas & Mack Center.
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Nobel Laureate, former U.S. vice president, and author of ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ visits UNLV at 3 p.m. April 30; tickets are free.
Marta Meana on UNLV's landmark Carnegie R1 designation.
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Renowned photographer's large and distinguished body of work encompasses some of the most well-known portraits of our time; tickets are free and are available to the public starting March 16.
Founding Dean Barbara Atkinson announces succession plan, will continue to lead during search for school’s next dean.