News: Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement

black and white photo of male student and Lied Library in the background
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From artful storytelling to belly dance, a study abroad fair to global Thanksgiving feast, this year’s International Education Week will infuse campus with extra flair and flavor.

A red banner with the ÐÔÊӽ紫ý logo. Above, a plane flies.
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The initiative serves as the university’s central hub for international programs and initiatives.

Joseph Simmons, Jr. during ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Commencement hooding ceremony
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Joseph Simmons Jr. leads the way as ÐÔÊӽ紫ý’s first Black male Ph.D. in special education. 

Mariella Bueno in black pants and jacket and red Rebels tshirt sits on a campus bench
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From City Hall to campus: ÐÔÊӽ紫ý's new director of advocacy champions policies to empower students and communities.

The "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign.
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Welcome to the fabulous history of the Entertainment Capital of the World.

ÐÔÊӽ紫ý alumna and returning student Faria Tavacoli
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Faria Tavacoli is the first Nevada student to be selected for the Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship for Public Service.

Aaron stands in hallway wearing white jacket
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Aaron Andersen and the Department of Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences collaborate to address need for medical physicists.

Amelia Davis holds holiday cards she designed in front of ÐÔÊӽ紫ý letters sculpture
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ÐÔÊӽ紫ý alumna and Foundation graphic designer Amelia Davis embraces her fourth annual holiday card with creativity and gratitude.

Sofia Yeremian, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Class of 2028 student
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A medical student reflects on how a trip to Armenia reminded her why she chose medicine and ÐÔÊӽ紫ý to pursue her dream.

Eric Chiang sits in front of Lee Business School building
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The economics professor reflects on Dec. 6, the scholarship that changed his path, and why he's investing in future generations of Rebels.

White male with receding hairline wearing a dark blazer with a ÐÔÊӽ紫ý hankerchief in the pocket poses outdoors with this hands crossed in front of him with golf course in the immediate background and the Las Vegas Strip skyline in the distant background
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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: ÐÔÊӽ紫ý.

Older white man with receding brown hair wearing tan pants, a gray ÐÔÊӽ紫ý polo shirt and eyeglasses sits on an exercise bike in the ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Exercise Physiology lab
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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.