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UNLV History
A look back at UNLV's earliest Homecoming events.
One of our favorite traditions is this annual event to kick off the fall semester in style with music, fireworks, and the lighting up of the UNLV letters.
Learn more about the namesake of UNLV’s basketball practice center and engineering programs for undergraduates.
The 25-year-old triumph of two UNLV engineering professors and their quest to build the world’s largest flying disc.
Founding dean of the Hospitality College — then Hotel College — Jerry Vallen looks back at the early days of the school.
Faculty/staff donations to the annual holiday card tree fund have been providing scholarships for 50 years.
A look back at the greetings we've sent over this 50-year tradition.
Marjorie Barrick’s involvement in UNLV and the community went far beyond her time in the classroom. Here's the story of one of our campus' pioneers.
The drive to form a campus started with vision — but what it needed was money.
It took deft work at the legislative level — and some rebellious students — to earn UNLV the ability to stand apart from Reno.
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