News: Office of Government & Community Engagement
Kenny Varner, the 2025 Faculty/Staff Community Outreach Award winner, tackles the state's critical teacher shortage through the Nevada Forward Initiative.
Maria Palapa Vargas named 2025 Student Service Award winner for her work to provide lactation and nutrition support to families.
Thanks to community partners and dedicated volunteers, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's annual event offered exciting activities for kids, toys, and a general day of merrymaking.

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

A $400,000 federal appropriation provides 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's Clinical Simulation Center with state-of-the-art resources for nursing students to hone their skills.
Centralized registration streamlines process for parents seeking university summer camps and programming for K-12 students.
2024 Service-Learning Award recipient Rachel Anderson combines passions of community service and teaching for new legal clinic.
2024 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Student Service Award winner Makayla Franklin inspires Black pride and representation on campus through Afrikan Black Coalition Conference.
Public Health professor Erika Marquez receives 2024 Community Engagement Award for her work breaking down barriers to reach marginalized communities.

The awards recognize faculty, staff, and students who leverage 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's resources for the benefit of our many communities.

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ vice president's preschool revolt was the start of her career in government affairs. She presents at Grad College event Feb. 22.
Rebecca Nathanson, a 2024 Community Engagement Award winner, teaches children strategies to minimize trauma of courtroom testimony at Kids' Court School.