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THE UNIVERSITY ombining the excitement of an urban location with the charm of a traditional campus, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas offers students a full educational and social expe- C rience. UNLV CAMPUS FACTS Just decades old, UNLV has maintained a healthy rate of growth in enrollment, programs and Campus founded ......................................... 1957 scholastic excellence as part of the eight-component Nevada System of Higher Education. Campus size ..........................................340 acres Located in the heart of one of the world’s most vibrant and dynamic cities, UNLV has Total enrollment ......................................... 27,912 matured along with the Las Vegas area. With enrollment more than doubling the last decade, Average undergraduate class size ................... 30 the tremendous growth has meant a fl urry of construction resulting in a campus setting boasting Average graduate class size ............................ 10 academic and athletic facilities second to none. Average undergraduate age .............................24 Steadily becoming a traditional residential university, UNLV provides on-campus housing Average graduate age ...................................... 33 for more than 2,000 students. A variety of student clubs and organizations along with 26 Greek Female students ............................................56% organizations supplement the social development of students. Male students ................................................ 44% From within its 15 schools and colleges, including the new William S. Boyd School of Law, Total employees ...........................................3,230 UNLV is also becoming a leading research Faculty with doctorates ..................................90% Faculty with terminal degrees ........................95% institution of the West. The school’s scientifi c, Undergraduate degree programs ................... 109 social science, and business programs attract Graduate degree programs ............................ 127 millions of dollars in research grants annually Total 2005-06 graduates ..............................4,720 to fund projects in desert biology, nuclear waste Undergraduate per-credit fee ........................$116 transportation, laser physics, public opinion Graduate per-credit fee ................................ $172 surveys and many others. In addition to traditional student programs, UNLV serves diverse local, national and international communities through its Educa- tional Outreach Division, offering Summer Term, Continuing Education and Distance Education programs enrolling more than 53,000 students annually. With its Performing Arts Center, the campus is the cultural hub of Southern Nevada. World- class orchestras and soloists, dance and theater arts combine to provide a broad selection of concerts and stage productions. The Barrick Lecture Series and several campus organizations bring noted speakers to the University, and local and visiting artists show their works in the Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery. UNLV has excellent athletic facilities as well, many open for student and public use. Opened in 1957 as the southern regional division of the University of Nevada with a total of UNLV operates an on-campus Center for Business and 28 students, UNLV now is home to nearly 28,000 students coming from every county in Nevada, Economic Research, Center for Economic Education, Harry all 50 U.S. states and 88 countries. Much of UNLV’s tremendous expansion is the result of support Reid Center for Environmental Studies (in cooperation with from the Nevada Legislature and the state’s taxpayers. Private donors have played an important the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency), Desert Biology role as well. These gifts support new facilities and programs and, most important, provide the Research Center, Center for Survey Research, Nuclear scholarship incentives that bring Nevada’s best and brightest student scholars to campus. Waste Transportation Research Center and other research and public-service centers. Offering 109 undergraduate programs and 127 gradu- ate tracts, UNLV graduated a class of more than 4,720 last year. The University operates on a semester system and is a member of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, the Council of Graduate Schools, the American Council of Education and the Western College Association. All of the University’s academic programs are fully accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, and many programs have received further accreditation from independent national accreditation bodies. 110 UNLV PRESIDENT 2000, he received an honorary doctorate from the Chalmers ALL-TIME University in Sweden for his PRESIDENTS academic contributions. William D. Carlson 1957-65 Ashley’s professional Donald C. Moyer 1965-68 experiences as a civil engineer Roman J. Zorn 1969-74 and as an expert in construction Donald Baepler 1974-78 management include work on Brock Dixon 1978-79 major projects around the globe. Leonard “Pat” Goodall 1979-84 He has been called upon to work Robert C. Maxson 1984-94 Kenny Guinn (interim) 1994-95 on the expansion of the Panama Carol C. Harter 1995-06 Canal and the San Francisco- David B. Ashley 2006-SA Oakland Bay Bridge. Ashley holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in civil engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of DR. DAVID B. ASHLEY Technology and M.S. (engineering-economic systems) and Ph.D. (construction management) degrees from Stanford University. r. David B. Ashley became the eighth president of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in July 2006. D Prior to coming to UNLV, Ashley served as executive vice chancellor and provost at the University of California, Merced, and held the Shaffer-George chair in engineering. He has also served as dean of engineering at The Ohio State University and has held civil engineering faculty positions at the University of California, Berkeley, the University of Texas at Austin, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Ashley’s research and teaching have focused on construction project planning, primarily in risk analysis and management of large-scale, complex projects. His recent studies have addressed innovative project fi nancing and new project procurement approaches. His work in this fi eld has brought him recognition as a National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator. The American Society of Civil Engineers has honored him with the 2004 Peurifoy Construction Research Award and the 1992 Construction Management Award. In STATE BOARD OF REGENTS JAMES ROGERS MICHAEL WIXOM HOWARD ROSENBERG MARK ALDEN STAVROS ANTHONY CEDRIC CREAR THALIA DONDERO Chancellor Chair, Las Vegas Vice Chair, Reno Regent, Las Vegas Regent, Las Vegas Regent, Las Vegas Regent, Las Vegas DOROTHY GALLAGHER JASON GEDDES RON KNECHT JAMES LEAVITT JACK SCHOFIELD STEVE SISOLAK BRET WHIPPLE Regent, Elko Regent, Reno Regent, Carson City Regent, Las Vegas Regent, Las Vegas Regent, Las Vegas Regent, Las Vegas 111 ATHLETICS DIRECTOR attendance for league games since 1997-98. Along with their excellence on the fi eld, Rebel ALL-TIME student-athletes have reached new heights outside of ATHLETICS DIRECTORS the stadiums as well in Hamrick’s four years at UNLV. UNLV Athletics’ most recent graduation numbers show Michael “Chub” Drakulich 1958-72 an all-time record of graduating 63 percent of its student- Bill Ireland 1973-80 athletes, which more than doubles the graduation rate Al Negratti 1980 from the year prior to Hamrick’s arrival. Additionally, more Charles Bucher 1981 than 61 percent of the student-athletes at UNLV had a Brad Rothermel 1981-90 grade point average of 3.0 or higher at one point during Dennis Finfrock 1991 the 2006-07 school year. Jim Weaver 1992-94 Recently Hamrick announced a new partnership between the Athletics Department and ISP Sports. The Fred Albrecht (Interim) 1995 two entities will work together with UNLV’s multi-media Charles Cavagnaro 1995-2001 rights and corporate sales and sponsorship development John Robinson 2002-03 for athletics, special events and entertainment, which will Fred Albrecht (Interim) 2003 guarantee UNLV Athletics more than $32 million over the Mike Hamrick 2003-SA MIKE HAMRICK next 10 years. Also as part of the agreement, $3.5 million ntroduced as UNLV’s 10th full-time Director of Athletics will be spent on equipment upgrades, which include a new on Aug. 18, 2003, Mike Hamrick has undeniably made center-hung scoreboard, a Ia positive impact on Southern Nevada as he enters new LED ring beam and his fi fth year with the Rebels. a new courtside signage UNLV has enjoyed unparalleled success over the system at the Thomas past three years under Hamrick’s watch, winning 14 & Mack Center, a new Mountain West Conference Championships, including fi ve marquee outside the arena, in 2006-07. During the 2004-05 season, the Rebels won a a new auxiliary scoreboard school-record six MWC Championships, claiming titles in at Sam Boyd Stadium and baseball (regular season and tournament), women’s golf a new baseball scoreboard (tournament), men’s swimming (tournament), women’s at Wilson Stadium. swimming (tournament) and women’s soccer (regular In his second year at season). UNLV, Hamrick oversaw In addition to a strong three years in the MWC, the restructuring of the several Rebel teams advanced to NCAA and NIT Athletics Department to play: men’s and women’s basketball, women’s soccer, include direct oversight baseball, softball, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and of the Thomas & Mack women’s swimming,

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