At UNLV, life's swings aren't so threatening with people in your corner. Marie Mortera brings us this life lesson with Project Wellness, a student-led mental wellness support group.

She competed in a long list of sports from elementary school to high school to university and adult life. Notably, she competed regionally in running and at the world level in dance. Regarding the latter, she is a World Championship-winning professional Irish dancer, and she now dances for coaching. Meanwhile, she ran her first 10K in 2017 and has remained very involved in running. She is the Graduate Lab Coordinator at the University of Nevada Las Vegas for The Optimum Performance Program in Sport (TOPPS), which blends traditional mental health services with sport culture and customized performance coaching.

The Las Vegas Sands has donated $15 million to UNLV, establishing the Sands Institute. The Nevada Board of Regents formally approved the Sands Institute for Chinese Language and Culture on Dec. 5, paving the way for the institute to offer a wide range of comprehensive programs.

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and Las Vegas Sands are pleased to announce the creation of the Sands Institute for Chinese Language and Culture at UNLV, which was formally approved by the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents at its quarterly meeting on Dec. 5, 2024. Made possible by a generous $15 million donation from Sands to the UNLV Foundation, this initiative highlights a shared commitment to enriching the educational and cultural landscape of Las Vegas and beyond.

UNLV will expand its Chinese language and culture programs with a $15 million donation from Las Vegas Sands. The Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents approved the creation of the Sands Institute for Chinese Language and Culture.

Las Vegas Sands has made one of its largest donations in recent years. The recipient is the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), which received the $15 million grant from the casino operator to establish the Institute of Chinese Language and Culture.

As we march toward another new year, we put more distance between ourselves and the origins of the traditions many of us hold dear. Fruitcake, gift giving, and hanging ornaments – they’re all a blend of cultural ideas crackling aside the hearty yule log on a holiday hearth.

The Las Vegas Sands is donating $15 million to UNLV to create a new language learning institute. It’s called The Sands Institute for Chinese language and culture. The new institute will provide Mandarin learning courses for students and will also be available to anyone who is not a student.

The Las Vegas Sands has donated $15 million to UNLV, establishing the Sands Institute. The Nevada Board of Regents formally approved the Sands Institute for Chinese Language and Culture on Dec. 5, paving the way for the institute to offer a wide range of comprehensive programs.