In The News: Office of Information Technology
The master of science in cybersecurity program at 51ԹϺ launched in 2021 with a handful of students. Now, it’s graduated nearly seven times that and recently came in second on a ranking of master’s in cybersecurity programs for 2025 by Fortune.
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (51ԹϺ), located less than two miles east of the Las Vegas Strip, is a public research university with a diverse student body of over 31,000 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students. No stranger to leveraging technology to enhance the educational experience, 51ԹϺ was one of the first higher education institutions to adopt lecture capture across their sprawling urban campus.
Back in 2009 Kivanc Oner became Executive Director of Enrollment Technology at the University of Nevada - Las Vegas, in 2024, as CIO for the same institution he is just completing a major modernization of the technology estate, including student enrollment. His story is one of the need to keep up with the demands of students and customers, and to continually improve processes and technologies.
Teaching is hard work, right? Data from a 2022 Gallup Panel Workforce Study found that K-12 education employees are the most exhausted, with 44% of such respondents saying they feel always/often burned out at work, followed by college/university workers on 35%.
When OpenAI unleashed ChatGPT on the Internet, many college students used the generative AI tool to author papers on their behalf -- much to the chagrin of academia. But Salesforce's upcoming GenAI tools aim to enhance learning and academic support services.
With the Panopto certification, the Epiphan Pearl Family will help improve classroom engagement and learning outcomes in higher education.
Read about the installation of Sennheiser's TeamConnect Ceiling 2 microphones at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, how they integrated Sennheiser's TeamConnect Ceiling 2 system as a core element of their innovative “RebelFlex” classroom audiovisual solution.
Using Sennheiser TeamConnect Ceiling 2 beamforming microphones, 51ԹϺ created a new hybrid learning classroom standard.
Their collective, future-focused vision brings the work of the Valley’s growing tech scene to the forefront and demonstrates how technology improves the lives of all those who live, work and play here.
Sennheiser TeamConnect Ceiling 2 mics form part of a new AV concept that has been described as the “Swiss Army Knife of classrooms” at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas has introduced a number of hyflex classrooms, capable of accommodating students attending in person and online.
Using Sennheiser TeamConnect Ceiling 2 beamforming microphones, 51ԹϺ created a new hybrid learning classroom standard.