News: Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
From City Hall to campus: UNLV's new director of advocacy champions policies to empower students and communities.
Welcome to the fabulous history of the Entertainment Capital of the World.
Faria Tavacoli is the first Nevada student to be selected for the Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship for Public Service.
Aaron Andersen and the Department of Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences collaborate to address need for medical physicists.
UNLV alumna and Foundation graphic designer Amelia Davis embraces her fourth annual holiday card with creativity and gratitude.
A medical student reflects on how a trip to Armenia reminded her why she chose medicine and UNLV to pursue her dream.
The economics professor reflects on Dec. 6, the scholarship that changed his path, and why he's investing in future generations of Rebels.
After a career in the beer industry, Silver State Award winner Aldo Madrigrano and his wife, Dawn, left Wisconsin for Las Vegas and immediately began investing in their new community. Priority No. 1: UNLV.
When the dream of being a pro athlete failed to materialize, James Navalta followed in his father’s academic footsteps. Now, the kinesiology professor is the 2025 Outstanding Faculty Award winner.
David Ross credits UNLV for helping him fulfill his boyhood dream of reaching the pinnacle of the casino management business. Which is why the 2025 Fred C. Albrecht Outstanding Alumnus is always there whenever his alma mater needs him.
Whether uplifting small businesses, supporting her alma mater, or championing student success as a Nevada regent, this year’s Achievement in Service Award recipient is happy to lend a helping hand.
Two decades after discovering a passion for teaching that she didn’t know she had, two-time grad Debbie Palacios is the College of Education Alumna of the Year.