The Office of Government & Community Engagement seeks to support, facilitate, and promote collaboration, partnership, and engagement between the university and its many communities.
President’s Holiday Village Provides Southern Nevada Families With a Little Extra Holiday Cheer
Thanks to community partners and dedicated volunteers, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's annual event offered exciting activities for kids, toys, and a general day of merrymaking.
Enhanced Simulation Center Aims to Boost Health Care Quality in Nevada
A $400,000 federal appropriation provides 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's Clinical Simulation Center with state-of-the-art resources for nursing students to hone their skills.
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
County to consider allowing 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s food-delivery robots to roam beyond campus
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.
Robots could roam near 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ to deliver food to thousands of students, staff
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.
‘I’m really upset’: Some NSHE employees frustrated over potential vaccine mandate
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
Appointment/Election: Constance Brooks and Rian Satterwhite
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…