Special Collections and Archives (Libraries) recently received a $10,000 donation from NV Energy to support the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada project. Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada is an oral history and community engagement project aimed at expanding the diversity of the voices that UNLV University Libraries Special Collections and…

Samantha Godbey, Chelsea Heinbach, and Xan Goodman (all Libraries) recently presented at the European Conference on Information Literacy in Oulu, Finland.  Godbey presented "Assessment and the ACRL Framework", a discussion on the different types of assessment, using specific examples of assessment data using the framework developed by…

Terrill Pollman (Law) has been selected by the Association of Legal Writing Directors and the Legal Writing Institute as the winner of the 2019 Thomas F. Blackwell Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Legal Writing. This distinguished award is presented annually to a person who has made an outstanding contribution…

Romeo Jackson (Student Diversity and Social Justice) recently delivered a presentation, "Centering Queer and Trans Folx in Higher Education," at Indiana University. 

Su Kim Chung (Libraries) recently moderated a panel, "Fishnets & Spotlights: Casino de Paris Part Duex" at the Clark County Library. The panel shared stories about the spectacle of the famed octuramic stage, the choreography of Ron Lewis, and the glamorous designs of Jose Luis Vinas that were part of Frederic Apcar’s legendary…

Maggie Farrell (Libraries) recently presented a poster, "Creating and Sustaining a Culture of Inclusiveness —the Leader's Role," with Beth McNeil, dean of library services at Iowa State University, and Janice Welburn, dean of libraries at Marquette University, at the Third National Joint Conference of Librarians of Color. The poster explores …

David J. Morris (English) will be taking part in a New York Times panel at UC San Diego on Oct. 4. The webcast panel, "Hollywood and The Artist's Gaze on Vets," includes C.J. Chivers, a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, and Jason Hall, the screenwriter of American Sniper.

Jenna Weglarz (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) was recently selected as a fellow for the National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations. She will work with leading researchers from across the country to promote research supporting the social and emotional development of young children with and without disabilities in Nevada.

The Hospitality College's new academic building, Hospitality Hall, recently received its silver LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, which evaluated the facility’s sustainability and environmental impacts in nine categories, such as energy efficiency and air quality.