UNLV held a town hall on Monday to update university staff members, students, and the public on recovery efforts since the shooting last December. UNLV President Dr. Keith Whitfield started the town hall by recognizing the officers who helped stop the shooter on Dec. 6, 2023. Those two officers were Detective Nathaniel Drum and Officer Damian Garcia of the University Police Department.
UNLV will reopen the classroom complex where an active shooter last December killed three professors and wounded another, officials said today. Beam Hall, which has been closed for repairs since the tragedy, will hold about 160 classes in the fall, Provost Chris Heavey said during a meeting updating university leaders on the campus recovery following the Dec. 6., 2023 shooting.
Bill Hornbuckle remembers being a community college student in Connecticut when he saw a commercial advertising UNLV’s hospitality college during a broadcast of a UNLV basketball game. Only two months later, he moved to Las Vegas with friends and $22 in his pocket, soon walking onto UNLV’s campus as a business major and working on the Strip at night.
Faster bus service along a redesigned Maryland Parkway corridor got a big boost Monday with the announcement of a federal grant worth almost $150 million.
A $150 million federal grant announced Monday will help kickstart construction of a long-planned bus rapid transit line along Maryland Parkway into downtown Las Vegas.
A planned $5 billion medical campus in North Las Vegas is coming back under the direction of city government two years after the project was announced.
UNLV announced on Tuesday that the building where four people were shot last December will be reopening for the upcoming fall semester.
Classes are expected to resume in the fall at the UNLV building where four staff members were shot last December. That's according to the latest "Rebel Recovery Update" from university president Keith E. Whitfield.
The UNLV building where three professors were killed in a shooting last year will reopen amid heightened security for the fall semester, university President Keith Whitfield announced Tuesday.
Beam Hall will once again be open for classes starting the new semester. In the release posted online Tuesday morning, Whitfield states that university leadership continues its efforts to enhance the safety and security of Beam Hall as they anticipate hosting classes in the building during the fall 2024 semester.
UNLV President Keith Whitfield said Tuesday that Beam Hall could reopen to students as early as the fall semester.
The board also renewed the four-year contract for UNLV President Keith Whitfield. During his time as president, graduation rates have increased and Whitfield has focused on removing unnecessary roadblocks in student services, optimizing financial aid, and enhancing the enrollment process.