University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Slide of an aerial view of University of Nevada, Las Vegas, December 24, 1964. University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Photo Collection. UNLV Libraries Special Collections & Archives. Text layers and cropping by The Historic Las Vegas Project.
Frazier Hall. Built in 1957. First building built on the campus. Demolished in 2009.
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The white wall is the remains of the Maude Frazier Hall.
Archie C. Grant Hall. Opened in 1958.
University Hall. Opened in 1960.
Lilly Fong Geoscience. Opened in 1960.
Radiation Protection Laboratory. Opened in 1960.
Technology Building. Opened in 1960.
Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art. Opened in 1960. Was originally the NSU gymnasium.
Photograph of gymnasium, Nevada Southern University, circa 1960s-1972. University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Photo Collection. UNLV Libraries Special Collections & Archives.
William S. Boyd School of Law Building. Opened in 1962. Formerly known as James R. Dickinson Library.
James R. Dickinson Library. Opened in 1962. Renovated and renamed William S. Boyd School of Law Building in 2003.
John S. Wright Hall. Opened in 1965. Renovated in 2005.
Buildings pictured from left to right: John S. Wright Hall, NSU Gymnasium (currently Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art).
Campus Resource Center. Formerly U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Building. Opened in 1966.
Campus Lab Building. 1 of 3 identical buildings formerly part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Opened in 1966.
Tonopah Hall. Opened in 1966.
Photograph of Tonopah Hall, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa late 1960s. University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Photo Collection. UNLV Libraries Special Collections & Archives.
Donald C. Moyer Student Union. Opened in 1968. Demolished in 2006.
Facilities Management Administration. Opened in 1968.
Herman Westfall Building. Opened in 1969.
Floran Dungan Humanities Building. Opened in 1972.
Thomas & Mack Center opened on December 16, 1983.
Named in honor of E. Parry Thomas and Jerome Mack.
"Maude Frazier spent her life working to improve Nevada’s educational system. As a teacher and a lawmaker, Frazier helped reform the state’s educational system, creating county-based school districts. She was instrumental in establishing Nevada Southern University in Las Vegas, now known as the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
"Instead of trying to make people to fit into a certain mold, we should encourage them to furnish their own mold."
– Maude Frazier"
(UNLV Pioneer Wall)
Opened in 1957 as an extension program for the University of Nevada, Reno. The first classes on the campus were held on September 10, 1957. In 1965, the school name is changed to Nevada Southern University. In 1968, the university is awarded its independence from the University of Nevada, Reno. In 1969, the school name is changed to University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).
In 1990, the UNLV men's basketball team won the National Collegiate Athletic Association National Championship.
In 1998, the UNLV men's golf team won the National Collegiate Athletic Association National Championship.
On December 6, 2023, a gunman opened fire on the UNLV campus. Three people were killed.
Located at 4505 South Maryland Parkway, Paradise, Nevada.