[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 24123]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           PAYING TRIBUTE TO UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 10, 2007

  Mr. PORTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor The University of 
Nevada, Las Vegas.
  The University of Nevada, Las Vegas will be celebrating its 50th 
anniversary this year. Founded in 1957, UNLV has become Nevada's 
largest doctoral-granting research institution, offering more than 220 
degree programs, enrolling more than 28,000 students, and employing 
more than 3,000 faculty and staff. The Carnegie Foundation for the 
Advancement of Teaching has placed UNLV in the prestigious category of 
Research Universities with High Research Activity.
  Rising from its humble beginnings, offering college classes on an 
extension basis out of a spare room at Las Vegas High School, UNLV has 
become one of the Nation's top 45 public doctoral universities in terms 
of overall enrollment and is the home to nationally recognized programs 
in hotel management, business, economics, engineering, and computer 
sciences. It also reserves the distinct privilege of being Nevada's 
only accredited law school.
  The university is connected in varied and significant ways to the 
community it serves, with branch campuses throughout the Las Vegas 
Valley that specialize in biotechnology, dental medicine, and research 
and technology. UNLV also opened its first international campus in 
Singapore in 2006, offering bachelor's degree programs in hotel 
administration and hospitality management.
  Madam Speaker, I am proud to honor the University of Nevada, Las 
Vegas. I congratulate the university on its successful 50 years and 
wish them success as they continue to grow and strive in our community 
and country.

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