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Office of Government & Community Engagement News

The Office of Government & Community Engagement seeks to support, facilitate, and promote collaboration, partnership, and engagement between the university and its many communities.

Current Government & Community Engagement News

girl holding firehat and balloon animal looking at a table of toys
Business and Community |

Thanks to community partners and dedicated volunteers, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's annual event offered exciting activities for kids, toys, and a general day of merrymaking.

photo of woman in red cap and gown on city street. "Rebels Thrive: 2024 Annual Report" is printed on graphic
Campus News |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ is inspiring our students, fostering innovation, and transforming communities. Here in Nevada and around the world, Rebels Thrive.

A student checks the eyes of a medical manikin.
Campus News |

A $400,000 federal appropriation provides 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's Clinical Simulation Center with state-of-the-art resources for nursing students to hone their skills.

children participating in the Jr. Rebels summer camp at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ
Business and Community |

Centralized registration streamlines process for parents seeking university summer camps and programming for K-12 students.

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People |

2024 Service-Learning Award recipient Rachel Anderson combines passions of community service and teaching for new legal clinic.

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People |

2024 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Student Service Award winner Makayla Franklin inspires Black pride and representation on campus through Afrikan Black Coalition Conference.

Government & Community Engagement In The News

Las Vegas Sun

Take a walk on 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s campus and you might see a knee-high white box on wheels branded with an orange Grubhub logo. The robots speed among students and faculty making their way across campus on a food run to a hungry recipient. These robots from Starship Technologies have made 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ home for the past two years, but their food deliveries are limited to the university’s boundaries.

KVVU-TV: Fox 5

Robots could roam the public sidewalks and crosswalks around 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ to deliver food to thousands of students and staff, but it all hinges on where Clark County officials permit them to go.

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

Requiring employees at Nevada colleges and universities to get the COVID-19 vaccine — that is the big decision on the table this week, but it is causing some controversy.

Recent Government & Community Engagement Accomplishments

Constance Brooks (Government and Community Engagement) and Rian Satterwhite (Service Learning and Leadership) have accepted an invitation to represent 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ and join the The Research University Civic Engagement Network (TRUCEN). Hosted by Campus Compact, TRUCEN members are "R1 institutions that share a fundamental commitment to leveraging…