Top Tier 2.0
Community Partnerships
UNLV leverages our strengths to develop strong partnerships that are mutually beneficial, promote the value of the university, and enrich the intellectual and cultural vitality of the valley.
Infrastructure and Shared Governance
UNLV continually develops and leverages the conditions necessary for success, which includes an effective organizational structure, an improved infrastructure, a service-oriented culture, meaningful faculty engagement in shared governance, and the capacity for informed decision-making and informed risk-taking.
Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
UNLV engages in comprehensive and cohesive coordination to strategically deepen the culture of philanthropy and alumni connection.
Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity
UNLV fosters a climate of innovation in which faculty and students produce high-quality, widely disseminated, and influential research, scholarship, and creative activities.
Student Achievement (Undergraduate Education)
UNLV aims to improve student outcomes and strengthen our access mission by focusing on retention and graduation rates and closing achievement gaps.
Student Achievement (Graduate Education)
UNLV engages in strategic recruitment, retention, progression, and completion to grow and diversify our graduate student body and promote equitable outcomes.
Student Achievement (Career Development and Progression)
UNLV offers degree and certificate programs for the 21st century economy that are valued by employers and associated with high-demand occupations in the region. Workforce readiness is integrated into all academic programs, as is the promotion of active student participation in career planning.
Socio-Economic Development
UNLV stimulates economic development and diversification, fosters a climate of innovation, and advances innovation and entrepreneurship opportunities in all sectors.
Social Justice, Equity, and Inclusion
UNLV promotes and supports a culture of social justice, equity, and inclusion for faculty, staff, and students.
UNLV Academic Health
UNLV’s vision for academic health is to be recognized by our community stakeholders, healthcare professionals and strategic partners as the national leader in advancing academic health through transformational innovation. Our institution is known for being the steward of the community, driving the continuum of support in all areas of health.