Welcome
UNLV’s Office of Government and Community Engagement seeks to support, facilitate, and promote collaboration, partnership, and engagement between the university and its many communities.
UNLV is a proud recipient of the 2020 and 2026 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, a national distinction honoring the university for its exemplary community engagement practices. Coupled with the university’s status as a Carnegie R1 “very high research activity” institution, UNLV is among less than 2% of postsecondary institutions nationwide to hold Carnegie's highest classification for both research and community engagement.
Government Engagement
Learn about UNLV government engagement and access resources to support your civic engagement activity.
Community Engagement
Learn about ways to leverage UNLV’s resources to improve quality of life and access resources to increase your community engagement.
News
A three-day, 1,000-mile journey to the Colorado River's Rocky Mountain headwaters turned a semester of water policy coursework into something students could literally wade into deeply.
From the newly expanded preschool to the Advanced Engineering Building, alum Branden Brumble has led efforts that are reshaping campus spaces.
Opening fall 2026, the expanded campus will welcome up to 80 new little Rebels, giving more families access to high-quality early childhood education.