One UNLV Listening Tour
Feedback to inform UNLV's next strategic plan
A Message from Interim President Heavey
As I embark on my first listening tour, I'm looking forward to the opportunity to sit down with you, to learn about your ideas, your concerns, and your hopes for the future of UNLV. Our strength as a university is deeply rooted in the diversity of voices and perspectives that make up our Rebel community, and this tour is about making sure your voices guide our path forward.
What I learn from you will help shape UNLV's next strategic plan and help us set priorities that matter most — from advancing academic excellence and enriching the student experience to fueling research, innovation, and community impact. By listening first, I hope we can build a strategic plan that is bold, inclusive, and reflective of who we are and who we want to become. Together, as One UNLV, we'll chart a future that reflects our shared vision and aspirations.
About the Tour
The One UNLV Listening Tour is a campus-wide initiative designed to engage students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community partners in open dialogue about the future of UNLV. Over the course of this tour, feedback will be gathered through group listening sessions and comments submitted online.
All in-person and online feedback will be aggregated and common themes will be identified and shared with the campus through a presidential report. The identified themes, priorities, and challenges will inform the drafting of UNLV’s next strategic plan.
Tour Questions
- What do you see as UNLV's greatest strengths and sources of pride?
- What do you want me to understand about your experience here?
- How can UNLV better support student success and make a greater impact in our community?
- When you imagine UNLV 5 or 10 years from now, what do you hope we will be known for?
Goals
Gather Diverse Perspectives
Hear directly from students, faculty, staff, and others in the UNLV community — including those that are often underrepresented — about their experiences, ideas, and vision for UNLV.
Inform the Next Strategic Plan
Use the feedback collected to shape UNLV's next strategic plan and define our shared priorities.
Enhance Campus Culture
Foster a culture of openness and belonging by engaging in honest dialogue to build a stronger, more inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and heard.
Advance One UNLV
Unite the campus around shared values and aspirations, celebrating what makes us unique and emphasizing the collective identity that drives us forward.
Additional Resources
Listening Sessions
Listening sessions will be held for multiple groups across the university, including:
- Students (undergraduate and graduate)
- Academic Faculty — Tenured/Tenure-Track
- Academic Faculty — Non-Tenure Track (Part-Time Instructors, Faculty-in-Residence, Lecturers, Research Faculty)
- Administrative Faculty
- Classified Staff
- Alumni
- Shadow Lane Campus — Students, faculty, and staff who work at the Shadow Lane Campus can register for either the School of Dental Medicine listening session or the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine listening session.
All are invited to attend any of the open sessions.
Engaging Our Community
Beyond campus conversations, President Heavey is also spending time with community members, local legislators, civic leaders, and philanthropists to hear their perspectives on UNLV's role in the region. His outreach includes one-on-one discussions along with visits to government offices, state and local agencies, business and industry partners, nonprofit organizations, and K-12 and higher education institutions. Through these connections, President Heavey is gaining a deeper understanding of Southern Nevada's priorities and opportunities, ensuring that voices from across the region inform UNLV's direction and strengthen its partnership in advancing the community's future.