UNLV History
| October 17, 2017
UNLV Turns 60
As UNLV celebrates its 60th anniversary, here are some of the moments that shaped the university.
Topic: UNLV History
UNLV History
| October 4, 2017
Our First Grad School Grads
The Graduate School celebrates its 50th anniversary with a look at its first graduating class.
UNLV History
| October 4, 2017
Crossing the Stage Into History
In 1967, Dorothy Bokelmann became the first UNLV graduate student to receive a degree.
UNLV History
| October 4, 2017
After Grad School, the Call of the Wild
Lee Baker, one of UNLV Graduate College’s initial class, put his education to work with four-legged friends.
UNLV History
| October 4, 2017
Pivoting Into the Classroom, and Then Into the Classroom
Walter Ashcraft took a chance on UNLV Graduate College, and it paid off in 1967 with a new career in education and a new direction in life.
UNLV History
| September 11, 2017
Meet the College of Hospitality, née Hotel Administration
New name reflects changes in the industry, but continues to honor namesake William F. Harrah.
UNLV History
| September 7, 2017
The Unpredictable Future of UNLV
As both a graduate and a history professor, Michael Green has watched UNLV’s growth with some awe. It’s future, he says, will be all the more astonishing.
UNLV History
| August 28, 2017
Sorting Out the Beams and Bigelows
Don't know how to pronounce Pida Plaza? Or where Doc Rando Hall is? Here's your guide to confusing campus places.
UNLV History
| March 23, 2017
The Back Story: UNLVino
Annual fundraising event has grown from warehouse gamble into a full-blown food festival. Former dean shares the story of how it started.
UNLV History
| March 7, 2017
The Back Story: Constructing the Performing Arts Center
From one unified design, the realities of time and budget forced the Judy Bayley Theater and Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall into separate buildings.
UNLV History
| October 6, 2016
Exhibit: Please I’d Like to Grow
UNLV Libraries examines 60 years of student activism at UNLV.
UNLV History
| May 6, 2016
The Back Story: And the Honor Goes To
From Bob Hope to Jimmy Kimmel, top entertainers have long been honored at UNLV commencement with honorary degrees.