News highlights featuring UNLV faculty and students who made local and national headlines.

Heather Richardson receives a 2023 Community Engagement Award for her work expanding the resources for students who were in foster care.

Honors College students help local shelters to expand their libraries while learning more about housing insecurity issues prevalent in the U.S.

Students facing basic needs challenges can access food packages, toiletry items, in-person guidance, and other important resources related to their physical and mental wellness.

Top Tier Award winner Rian Satterwhite helps ignite a sense of community service in UNLV students.

UNLV’s Director of Service Learning and Leadership works to guide students in serving the community.

UNLV recognizes individuals for their exceptional work in community engagement activities.

Professor Elena Gandía García created a service-learning class to address the need for medical interpretation services for the Lied Pediatric Clinic and served as a mentor to colleagues.

UNLV Public Policy Professor Jessica Word on the vital role of nonprofits in good times and in crisis.

Service Learning and Leadership office's Anabel Chavva helping HOPE Scholars, still on campus, adjust to a new way of living.

UNLV's Alternative Breaks Program bolsters traditional classroom learning with hands-on experiences, immersing students in the issues facing communities throughout the region.

Sometimes they find that by helping others, they also help themselves.