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51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s 2024–25 Skatin’ Rebels made history by capturing the university’s first-ever American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) Division I National Championship — an achievement decades in the making. Since launching in 2005 and rising to the ACHA's top division in 2017, the program has continued to grow. This year, the players returned to the national title game for a rematch against defending champions Adrian College, who defeated 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ 3–0 in last year’s final. The Skatin’ Rebels clamed a 7–3 victory, securing the title and solidifying its place as the top hockey program in the country.

Dining options at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ continue to grow with the recent openings of Shake Smart in the Student Recreation and Wellness Center, Panera Express in the former Sidewalk Café location, and Chicken Guy! and Yonutz in the Student Union. These additions offer a wider range of convenient, on-campus food choices for students, faculty, and staff. The expansion is part of broader efforts by 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Eats — recently ranked No. 1 in Nevada for Best College Food by Niche — to enhance the campus dining experience.

The 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ/CSUN Preschool broke ground on the first and second phases of the new preschool expansion project, thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor. Phase I expansion will add a new 6,900-square-foot building to the Lynn Bennett Early Childhood Education Center and make improvements to 20,000 square feet, including a new fenced playground, landscape areas, metal canopies, and fabric shade structures, as well as reconfiguration of the adjacent parking area. The expansion will ultimately double the preschool’s capacity to serve Southern Nevadans.

Dr. Jeffrey Cummings, a renowned Alzheimer’s expert and 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ research professor, was elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for his immense contributions to the field of neuroscience. Cummings leads the university’s Chambers- Grundy Center for Transformative Neuroscience and is the co-director of the Pam Quirk Brain Health and Biomarker Laboratory. He is the second 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ faculty member to be named an AAAS Fellow.

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s PGA Golf Management Program has partnered with Evenplay, a local AI technology company that developed a patented golf simulator designed to challenge players of all skill levels and enhance performance. Together, they aim to study how reward-based practice impacts skill development — and how effectively those improvements carry over to real-world play on the course.

Founded in 1974, the annual 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏino has grown into Las Vegas’ premier wine, spirits and food event, and serves as the year’s largest scholarship fundraiser for the William F. Harrah College of Hospitality students. To enhance engagement, a dedicated 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏino management class offers students hands-on experience in event planning and valuable networking opportunities within the community. Entering its 50th year, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏino has raised millions of dollars in scholarships and has become one of the city’s must-attend events of the year.

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ saw its first-ever cohort attend the annual Latina Empowerment and Development (LEAD) Conference at Harvard University. Twenty students attended the multi-day event, which brought together Latinas from across the country for leadership development and networking. Students engaged in workshops, networked with top Latina professionals, and gained valuable insight into pathways for success while representing 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ on a national stage.

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ has retained its status as one of the nation’s highest-performing research universities, earning recognition as a Research 1 (R1) institution by the Carnegie Foundation and the American Council on Education for 2025. The Carnegie classification for research activity is based on federally reported research spending and doctoral degree productivity in fiscal year 2023, or a three-year institutional average. The R1 designation – which 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ first achieved in 2018 and retained in 2021 – is the gold standard for university research metrics and reaffirms the university’s commitment to excellence in research, scholarship, and creative activity.