Last Friday, the former head of the water authority serving Las Vegas, Nev., electrified a crowd of Colorado water managers with her passionate and eloquent call for strategic collaboration amongst all who rely upon the Colorado River.

Sitting near the headwaters of the Colorado River, Denver seems like it would have little reason to worry about the drought that has parched Las Vegas and the Southwest.

Two years ago, President Barack Obama signed an order to protect certain immigrants who arrived in the country as young children. Many young undocumented immigrants in Southern Nevada have benefited from the program. But residents of our region have not been approved as quickly as those in other areas.

Don Snyder’s title is acting president of UNLV, but his plans for the new school year are anything but temporary. Snyder, a former Harrah Hotel College dean, took over after former president Neal Smatresk left last winter for North Texas University.

As UNLV starts a new academic year Monday by welcoming nearly 30,000 students to campus, it is evident the university is evolving. Yes, there is enormous change occurring at UNLV, and there is also excitement as we look to the future.

Sending email. Writing memos. Giving presentations. Managers likely shuffle these tasks daily, but are employees listening?

The Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents approved a biennial budget request for about $843 million in 2016 and $888.9 million in 2017 for its seven schools. Within that budget is a $45 million request in state funding to establish UNLV’s medical school and expand the program at University of Nevada-Reno.

On the Las Vegas Strip, north is the new south. Long dominated by old-school casinos and mega-resorts that never were, new players are betting big bucks that the stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard between Spring Mountain Road and Sahara Avenue could provide the city’s next big jackpot.