News: Graduate College

With a gaming-centered master’s degree newly in hand, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Hospitality grad Margaret Simpson is bringing powerful leadership to her tribe’s Oregon casino.
Grant from state of Nevada extends university partnership with Southern Nevada Health District, allows 200 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ students to continue vital contact tracing services.

Great places are made of great people. Here are a few who made the news in 2020.

Seven women are the first to complete the Urban Leadership Program thanks to partnership.

A first-generation student finds her calling by helping 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's students navigate their challenges.
Ph.D. student Kendra McGlothen's research ties for first in the Graduate College’s annual Rebel Grad Slam competition.

Although the COVID-19 pandemic has barred neuroscience Ph.D. student Andrew Ortiz from the lab, he continues to research diseases that affect millions of Americans.
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ President Keith E. Whitfield to honor four Winter 2020 graduates for their academic, research, and community impact.

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ alumna Brittany Radke applies lessons from 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's Senior Design competition in her work as an environmental engineer.

An interest in Lego and science, and an introductory class at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ, led one-time potential graphic design student Iani Batilov to civil engineering.

Alumnus Noe Santos says getting involved at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ was his key to securing lasting employment.

Through community outreach, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's Becky Pugh helps high school students better understand their path to college.