The Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE)Higher Learning: Education in Nevada is in the process of becoming a true system as Nevada’s educational climate shifts to meet the needs of Nevada citizens and businesses. Those needs are creating a change from individual institutions working alone to meet those needs to a system of institutions working together.

Diane Chase is UNLV’s executive vice president and provost. As UNLV’s chief academic officer, Chase will work with deans and faculty to develop, implement and promote educational and scholarship goals, and provide leadership.

Diane Chase, a longtime UCF administrator who had won the school's highest academic honor, is leaving Central Florida to become second-in-command at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

UNLV has selected a new executive vice president and provost to serve as the school's second-in-command under President Len Jessup.

UNLV President Len Jessup has named Diane Chase the university’s executive vice president and provost, effective May 1.

Four finalists for have been selected for UNLV's next chief academic officer.

A search committee for UNLV's next executive vice president and provost, essentially the second-in-command under President Len Jessup, has whittled down the list of candidates to four finalists.

It’s not easy landing a place among the nation’s top research universities, but UNLV is trying to get there.

Mary-Ann Winkelmes looked out at her students one evening 15 years ago. Even now, she can remember their day jobs: banker, security guard, plumber, lounge singer, priest.

Science, technology, engineering and math.

They’re not exactly words that inspire raucous excitement, but with a shortage of qualified workers in Southern Nevada frustrating attempts to attract and grow high-tech businesses, many community leaders aren’t talking about much else.

This week it was UNLV’s turn with their annual STEM Summit. Around 250 people from the university and beyond gathered Monday and Tuesday to discuss this year’s question: “What does the valley need?”

In UNLV vice provost and summit organizer Carl Reiber's take, these were the issues panelists considered most important: