Chris Heavey In The News

Las Vegas Sun
The university launched the innovative center Monday on the second floor of the library. It represents the first of many programs being woven into campus life as part of a yearslong initiative to establish UNLV as a leader in immersive learning.
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UNLV student activists and groups from across the political spectrum express sadness and outrage over the murder of activist Charlie Kirk. UNLV’s Interim President Chris Heavey released the following statement.
Telemundo Las Vegas
Some 30,000 students started classes this Monday, August 25.
K.L.A.S. T.V. 8 News Now
UNLV’s fall semester started Monday by welcoming more than 33,000 students back to campus.
Las Vegas Sun
Monday, UNLV will welcome more than 8,000 new students — and a record 33,000-plus overall — to what I often describe as the greatest accelerator of human potential ever developed: an access-oriented, urban-serving Carnegie R1 research university.
Las Vegas Sun
A milestone for Nevada families moved closer to reality as Intermountain Health, the Gardner Group and the UNLV Research Foundation completed a land lease agreement for the state’s first stand-alone children’s hospital at UNLV’s Harry Reid Research and Technology Park.
Las Vegas Sun
The “Gateway to Maryland Parkway” is one step closer to becoming reality at UNLV’s campus. The university is using part of a $6.2 million state appropriation to continue planning and design for a new Lee Business School building at Maryland Parkway and Frazier Way, near the main campus entrance.
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The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) celebrated a significant milestone on Saturday as it awarded nearly 3,500 degrees during its spring 2025 commencement ceremony at the Thomas & Mack Center.