Hyelin Kim (Hospitality) and her co-authors recently published their research paper "Why Hotel Employees Care about Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): Using Need Satisfaction Theory" in the International Journal of Hospitality Management. The article investigates hotel employees’ perception of CSR practices of their firms, within the…

The Hospitality Academic Advising Center has been recognized as Advising Center of the Year during the 2020 Academic Achievement Awards. This honor was bestowed through student votes for the best advising center.  

The Graduate College is pleased to announce the Spring 2020 Graduate College Medallion recipients. Graduate College Medallion recipients are exceptionally involved during their time as graduate students at UNLV. Medallions are given in the semester students graduate.  This semester's recipients are: Austin McKenna, Biological…

Michelle Wong (Hospitality) has accepted an invitation of lifetime membership in the National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS), the nation's leading certified honor society for high-achieving first- and second-year college students with a minimum GPA of a 3.0. NSCS is an honors organization that invites less than 10 percent of all eligible…

Murray Mackenzie (Hospitality) and his co-author's article, "Segmenting Chinese Millennial Restaurant Customers: A Lifestyle and Health and Environmental Consciousness Approach," recently was published in the Journal of China Tourism Research. The paper provides insight into the attitudes and behaviors of Chinese millennials regarding dining out.

Holly O'brien (Hospitality) recently was named a recipient of the 2020 UNLV Outstanding Teaching by Part-time Faculty Award. The award recognizes significant contributions to student learning by part-time teaching faculty.

Interim Executive Vice President and Provost Chris Heavey congratulates faculty who have received tenure commencing July 1. The tenure recommendations were approved at the Board of Regents meeting on March 5. Those faculty are: Scott Abella, College of Sciences Stephen Benning, College of Liberal Arts Maile Chapman, College of…

Anthony Lucas (Hospitality) delivered a keynote address on "Casino Operations: Profits, Potential, and Pratfalls" at the 2020 Research Council on Mathematics Learning conference in Las Vegas. Approximately 170 math educators were in attendance.

The CSUN Faculty Achievement Award recognizes faculty members for outstanding dedication to students through advising, classroom instruction, mentorship, or special events. Those receiving the award in 2020 are: William Ramsey, College of Liberal Arts, department of philosophy Caitlin Saladino, Greenspun College of Urban Affairs, Lincy…

Todd Uglow (Hospitality) recently was honored with the 2020 CSUN Faculty Achievement Award, which recognizes a faculty member’s outstanding dedication to students through advising, classroom instruction, mentorship, and special events. Also a past recipient of the award, Uglow was honored in 2015, too.

Sarah Tanford, Laura Book, Tim Self, Cass Shum, and Jaimi Garlington (all Hospitality) received multiple awards at the 2020 West Federation Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (WF CHRIE) conference this month. Tanford, Book, and Self received the Best Research Proposal Award. Shum was honored with the Best Proposal…

Anthony Lucas (Hospitality) and his co-author's paper, "Examining Expanded Differences in Slot Machine Pars: An Analysis of Revenue Impacts and Player Sensitivity to 'Price'," was recently published in the International Journal of Hospitality Management. The study found significant and substantial increases in revenue for high-par games, with no…