News: Alumni Engagement

woman in dentist coat standing behind seated patient in exam room
People |

Dr. Eileen Huynh helped a patient receive expensive dental treatments — and a path for a needed kidney transplant.

fundraising event where one woman sitting at a table is hit by a pie
Campus News |

UNLV’s annual crowdfunding drive will raise money on March 21 for scholarships, programs, research, and diverse causes campuswide.

tribal dancers at outdoor festival
Arts and Culture |

Third annual gathering — to be held April 19-20 at UNLV — focuses on environmental advocacy and cultural offerings. 

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Campus News |

The Holiday Card Scholarship campaign has raised over $160,000 and awarded scholarships to over 50 UNLV students. 

Audrey James rides in the first car in the Homecoming Parade.
People |

Audrey James was one of the few African Americans in UNLV's earliest classes and a lifelong educator.

An aerial image of a Homecoming Festival with the Las Vegas strip in the background.
UNLV History |

Homecoming brings students and alumni to gether to celebrate at traditions like the golf cart parade, festival, and football game.

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Campus News |

Investing in the future is a defining principle for longtime finance professor whose donation created new experiential learning program.

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People |

UNLV's Tribal Education Initiative gives its new director an outlet for advocacy and Native students the opportunity of a lifetime.

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Campus News |

The new initiative raised $7,742 within the first seven months.

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Campus News |

“What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?”

man posing at large outdoor statue of coach Jerry Tarkanian
People |

This former Alumni Association president continues to build relationships by connecting Rebels to each other for career development.

woman smiling behind podium
People |

Nancy Rapoport has always pitched in to smooth things out. Now she's the Alumni Association's 2022 Outstanding Faculty Award winner.