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UNLV Day: Interim president outlines workforce, health‑care and AI plans in City Hall presentation
Summary
Interim UNLV president Chris Heavey briefed the City Council on UNLV's growth, expanded nursing and mental‑health programs, plans for the School of Medicine and partnership opportunities for workforce development and the medical district.
The City Council declared Nov. 19 "UNLV Day" and heard an institutional update from Chris Heavey, PhD, interim president of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Heavey described the university's expansion since its 1957 founding, noted that UNLV has become the state's largest institution by head count, and outlined programmatic growth aimed at meeting local workforce needs.
Heavey highlighted UNLV’s efforts to expand nursing and mental‑health education, described plans for new degree tracks including a PsyD focused on children with neurodevelopmental disorders, and pointed to the university's role in the Medical District where it now occupies roughly 600,000 square feet of space. "We're trying to make sure every graduate is workforce‑ready," Heavey said in his remarks.
Council members expressed interest in additional partnership work: Councilman Knudson emphasized asset mapping in the Medical District to maximize land use and workforce pipelines; other members asked about bringing more UNLV programming and lifelong learning into city spaces.
The item was presented as a report only; no council action was required.
