News: Office of the President
![John Quinones](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/releases/main-images/Quinones%20J-PHOTO%20%28High-res%29.jpg?itok=r5_JooWx)
The ABC anchor behind primetime news magazine "What Would You Do?" discusses translating the show's Good Samaritan-theme to his new book; tickets are free.
![Engineering student Michelle Mata shaking hands with former U-N-L-V President Len Jessup](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/media/image/2023-01/NewsCenter-EmergingMarkets-D71314-044.jpg?itok=Jlh2KIm7)
A message from UNLV President Len Jessup.
How can you get involved in building a strong campus and community? President Len Jessup and others offer three easy ways in this video for February's campaign.
![Atul Gawande](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/releases/main-images/barrickcalendar.atulgawande.jpg?itok=dl5jU7Q9)
Doctor, author, and top 100 "influential thinker," Gawande will discuss advances in healthcare; tickets are free.
![Screenshot of the U-N-L-V homepage](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/nc_Untitled.jpg?itok=gb5ua4u8)
Hosting the final presidential debate helped put UNLV on the map for prospective students.
![Signage with the UNLV logo on campus](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/D67387_23-1.jpg?itok=xpnpPNtd)
The federal DACA program was introduced in 2012 and provides opportunities for students to become educated in their fields of studies and contribute to their communities and economies.
![Linda Ronstadt and Ray Suarez](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/releases/main-images/wc.barrick.ronstadt.suarez.jpg?itok=yMNb35Z5)
Ronstadt, a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and recipient of the National Medal of Arts, will be interviewed by noted journalist Ray Suarez; tickets are free.
![Beam Hall with UNLV signage](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/sign_D71173_02.jpg?itok=7gub7Z-Y)
President Jessup pens letter regarding UNLV's core values of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
![Students pose with Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton piñatas.](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/Tonopah_Debate%20Pinatas.jpg?itok=cqVkTf4x)
Scenes from Presidential Debate watch events on campus.
![Person listening to debate](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/Tonopah_D71189_159.jpg?itok=41_kY4un)
Which lines from the Presidential Debate got the most response from students? Here's our ranking from tepid titters to guffaws with gusto.
![Media and reporters at a Presidential Debate event.](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/201610192026-9635.jpg?itok=wkCPZ41u)
We're still sorting through the thousands of photos our two photographers took during Debate Day. We'll share them in slideshows over the next couple of days. In the meantime, enjoy this quick snapshot of the day.
![Debate Illustration](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/the-debate-vegas-style.jpg?itok=THknY1Yg)
UNLV is hosting the final presidential debate of 2016. Here’s how we landed the big event and what that says about the rise of our university and our city.