January 25, 2007
UNLV is a doctoral degree-granting institution with nearly 28,000 students and 2,800 faculty and staff members. UNLV's faculty includes a Nobel laureate, the recipient of a McArthur Foundation "genius award," and numerous scholars who are leaders in their fields. More than 200 undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees are offered. Founded in 1957, UNLV is located on 337 acres in one of the fastest growing, most exciting areas of the country, in the beautiful desert southwest. The university is ranked in the category Doctoral/Research Universities-Intensive by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. UNLV's distinctive programs include a world-class College of Hotel Administration, with the Las Vegas Strip as its lab; the fully accredited William S. Boyd School of Law; a new School of Public Health; a nationally recognized honors program; a community-involved environmental studies program; international education opportunities; accredited architecture, social work, and business schools; a physical therapy program; strong liberal and fine arts, engineering, and science programs; and numerous research centers and interdisciplinary programs. In 2004, UNLV dedicated its first regional campus on 18 acres in the heart of Las Vegas' downtown medical district. The Shadow Lane Campus is home to UNLV's School of Dental Medicine, as well as a state of the art biotechnology research center. The university is home to the International Institute of Modern Letters. Wole Soyinka, 1986 Nobel Prize winner for Literature, holds the Institute's endowed chair of creative writing. A $53 million library is the centerpiece of the campus. Among the university's major upcoming construction projects are a $75 million Science, Engineering and Technology Building, a $50 million recreation center, and a completely renovated and expanded student union building with a project cost of $37.4 million. The university is also currently engaged in the development of "Midtown UNLV," a long-term, public-private endeavor aimed at creating a culturally diverse university district in the area surrounding the UNLV campus.
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