In The News: Office of the President
University of Nevada, Las Vegas president Len Jessup delivered his first State of the University address Thursday afternoon, focusing on the progress of the budding medical school and the goal of becoming a top-tier university.
The head of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, is due to focus during a state-of-the-campus speech on plans to elevate the school to "Top Tier" status.
You never know when you’re going to get a Slip ’N Slide question, even when you’re the president of a university. UNLV’s Len Jessup took it in stride, answering diverse queries cultivated from UNLV brass and alumni, a TV star and a city leader, Weekly staffers and our creative friends on social media.
President Len Jessup speaks at the National Clean Energy Summit 8.0 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center on August 24, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Political and economic leaders are attending the summit to discuss a domestic policy agenda to advance alternative energy for the country's future.
As we begin the fall semester today, I am emboldened by the hard work of the UNLV team this summer and am proud of our students, faculty and staff. We continue to make progress on key initiatives while garnering success that helps to further promote the university.
How’s this for a welcome?
That guy in red…who just helped your parents unload your stuff from the car….into the cart…destined for your new dorm room…is the President of UNLV.
The boxes are unpacked, and the beds are made: Move-in day at UNLV is winding down.
There’s no way UNLV President Len Jessup could have met every student moving into the university’s dorms this week, but he made a valiant effort, scurrying in and out of dorm rooms with gifts of soda and pizza.
UNLV’s president on why Tier One status isn’t enough, the medical school’s impact and how the Rebels are gaining respect.
You’ve said that UNLV needs to be not just a “Tier One” school but a “top-tier” school. What’s the difference? - See more at: http://vegasseven.com/2015/08/11/104619/#sthash.BjGQh63K.dpuf
One thing that drew me to UNLV is that this is truly a place of opportunity. Like so many of UNLV’s students and alumni, I am a first-generation college graduate. I went off to junior college to play baseball and expected to leave with a business certificate. It took a coach and then a series of professors to urge me on to a bachelor’s degree, an MBA, and a Ph.D.