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CCONFERENCEONFERENCE CCHAMPIONSHIPSHAMPIONSHIPS WWW.UNLVREBELS.COM 71 UNIVERSITY QUICKFACTSUNIVERSITY QUICKFACTS UNIVERSITY QUICKFACTSUNIVERSITY QUICKFACTS UNLV quick facts Campus founded 1957 Campus size 358 acres Total enrollment 27,389 Combining the excitement of an urban location with the Average undergraduate class size 31 charm of a traditional campus, the University of Nevada, Las Average graduate class size18 Vegas offers students a full educational and social experience. Average undergraduate age 23 Just over five decades old, UNLV has maintained a healthy Average graduate age 32 rate of growth in enrollment, programs and scholastic excel- Female students 55% lence as part of the eight-component Nevada System of Higher Male students 45% Education. Total employees 2,907 Located in the heart of one of the world’s most vibrant and Faculty with doctorates 90% dynamic cities, UNLV has matured along with the Las Vegas Faculty with terminal degrees 95% area. With enrollment more than doubling the last decade, the Undergraduate degree programs and certificates 103 tremendous growth has meant a flurry of construction resulting Graduate/Professional degree programs and certificates 123 in a campus setting boasting academic and athletic facilities Total 2012-13 graduates 5,322 second to none. Undergraduate per-credit fee w/student surcharges $202.97 Steadily becoming a traditional residential university, UNLV Graduate per-credit fee w/student surcharges $276.00 provides on-campus housing for more than 2,000 students. A variety of student clubs and organizations along with 37 Greek organizations supplement the social development of students. From within its 15 schools and colleges, including the Wil- liam S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV is also becoming a leading research institution of the West. The school’s scientific, social science, and business programs attract millions of dollars in research grants annually to fund projects in desert biology, nuclear waste transportation, laser physics, public opinion surveys and many others. In addition to traditional student programs, UNLV serves diverse local, national and international communities through its Educational Outreach Division, offering Summer Term, Continuing Education and Distance Education programs enroll- ing more than 53,000 students annually. < THE U N I V E R S I T Y > 72 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 speak- ers 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 28 students, UNLV now is home to more than 27,000 students coming from every county in Nevada, all 50 U.S. states and 88 countries. Much of UNLV’s tremendous expansion is the result of support from the Nevada Legislature and the state’s taxpayers. Private donors have played an important role as well. These gifts support new facilities and programs and, most important, provide the scholarship incentives that bring Nevada’s best and brightest student scholars to campus. UNLV operates an on-campus Center for Business and Eco- nomic Research, Center for Economic Education, Harry Reid Center for Environmental Studies (in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency), Desert Biology Research Center, Center for Survey Research, Nuclear Waste Transportation Research Center and other research and public-service centers. Offering 103 undergraduate programs and 123 graduate tracts, UNLV graduated a class of 5,500 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 ac- creditation bodies. < THE U N I V E R S I T Y > 73 PRESIDENT PRESIDENT PRESIDENT dr. neal SMATRESK Dr. Neal J. Smatresk was appointed president of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas on Aug. 6, 2009. Today, he leads a campus that is committed to serving Nevada by creating an educated workforce and forging community and business partnerships to move our state economy forward. Under his leadership, the central role UNLV plays in creating a prosperous future by providing an affordable, superior education and nationally recognized scholarship has been a consistent theme. Smatresk emphasizes UNLV’s role as a first-choice, Tier 1 institution dedicated to educational access and success for diverse students. Under Smatresk’s direction, UNLV established the Academic Success Center, which is living up to its name by helping students identify the right majors, suc- ceed in their classes, and graduate on time. Student athletes are advised through the center, and are excelling academically. UNLV is a collaborative university that crosses internal and external boundaries. A testament to Smatresk’s vision is a new Collaborative Research and Education initiative an UNLV’s partnership with the highly respected Brookings Institution to establish Brookings Mountain West, the national think tank’s first foray this side of the Mississippi. Through a recently formed UNLV Campus Improvement Authority, Smatresk is working with the community through a public-private partner- ship to create a world-class stadium that will enhance campus life and bring new major entertainment opportunities to Las Vegas. Through these and other community partnerships, and a commitment to respond to the state’s workforce demands, UNLV is driving research and innovation needed to diversify the region’s economic base and provide critically needed services ALL-TIME PRESIDENTS for a dynamic region. William D. Carlson 1957-65 Smatresk is a scientist by training and received his Ph.D. in zoology from Donald C. Moyer 1965-68 the University of Texas at Austin in 1980. Following post-doctoral work at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Smatresk joined the Univer- Roman J. Zorn 1969-74 sity of Texas, Arlington (UTA) department of biology in 1982. In his 22 years at Donald Baepler 1974-78 UTA, he served as chair of biology and dean of science, until his appointment Brock Dixon 1978-79 as the chief academic officer at the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 2004. During his time there, Hawaii’s flagship university entered the ranks of the Leonard “Pat” Goodall 1979-84 top 25 federally funded institutions, gained three National Academy of Sci- Robert C. Maxson 1984-94 ence members, and received recognition from the Chinese Ministry of Edu- Kenny Guinn (interim) 1994-95 cation as a Confucius Institute. His career at UNLV began in 2007 as executive Carol C. Harter 1995-06 vice president and provost, where he was responsible for the leadership and administration of all academic and research programs, spanning 15 colleges David B. Ashley 2006-09 and two professional schools. Neal Smatresk 2009-SA President Smatresk has received numerous teaching awards, and his re- search in cardio respiratory physiology has resulted in more than 50 papers and book chapters and grants from the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health. His undergraduate alma mater, Gettysburg Col- lege, awarded him its Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Award in 2011. STATE BOARD OF REGENTS dan dr. andrea robert cedric dr. mark dr. jason ron KLAICH ANDERSON BLAKELY CREAR DOUBRAVA GEDDES KNECHT CHANCELLOR CHAIR james dean kevin kevin dr. jack lund allison rick michael LEAVITT MELCHER PAGE SCHOFIELD STEPHENS TRACHOK WIXOM VICE CHAIR < THE U N I V E R S I T Y > 74 INTERIM ATHLETIC DIRECTOR INTERIM ATHLETICINTERIM ATHLETIC INTERIMDIRECTOR ATHLETICDIRECTOR DIRECTOR tina KUNZER-MURPHY Senior Women’s Administrator in 1981, Kunzer- Murphy oversaw the entire Lady Rebel athletic ALL-TIME ATHLETIC DIRECTORS program, as well as various support groups Michael “Chub” Drakulich 1958-72 such as the Rebel Football Foundation, the Bill Ireland 1973-80 Rebel Golf Foundation and the Women’s Sports Foundation, which she helped create. Al Negratti 1980 In 1983, she was named an assistant athlet- Charles Bucher 1981 ics director and in 1987 was promoted to senior Brad Rothermel 1981-90 assistant AD. Kunzer-Murphy became senior as- sociate AD at the University of Pacific in 1992 Dennis Finfrock 1991 but then soon returned to town to work for the Jim Weaver 1992-94 Las Vegas 51s and Thunder professional sports Fred Albrecht (Interim) 1995 franchises as director of corporate sales and Charles Cavagnaro 1995-01 marketing. After UNLV moved to the Western Athletic John Robinson 2002-03 Conference in 1996, Kunzer-Murphy was hired Fred Albrecht (Interim) 2003 by the WAC to run its annual football champi- Mike Hamrick 2003-09 onship game and men’s and women’s basket- ball championship events in Las Vegas. Jerry Koloskie (Interim) 2009 Kunzer-Murphy returned to campus in 1999 Jim Livengood 2009-13 when she was selected by ESPN Regional Tele- Tina Kunzer-Murphy (Interim) 2013 vision (ERT) to run the newly formed ESPN Regional at UNLV office, which oversaw the she was honored as Las Vegas’ Sportsperson Born and raised in Las Vegas, Tina Kunzer- athletic department’s corporate sales and of the Year as part of the annual “24-Hour Ra- Murphy has been a fixture in the Southern broadcasting departments until 2005. diothon” staged by Lotus Broadcasting, which Nevada sports community for more than four From 2000-12, Kunzer-Murphy served as Ex- benefits The Caring Place, a local nonprofit -or decades. On July 1, 2013, she added another ac- ecutive Director of the Las Vegas Bowl, which ganization dedicated to easing the journey of complishment to her long and varied career as ERT purchased.

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