Citing ‘unacceptable behavior’ of UNLV leadership, major donor decides to pull funding

The relationship between UNLV and one of its top donors broke down this week, with the benefactor, Las Vegas’ Engelstad Foundation, pulling millions of dollars ...     [CITING ‘UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR’ OF UNLV LEADERSHIP, MAJOR DONOR DECIDES TO PULL FUNDING]( [The relationship between UNLV and one of its top donors broke down this week, with the benefactor, Las Vegas’ Engelstad Foundation, pulling millions of dollars that would have gone toward planned expansions of the medical campus. Kris Engelstad, the CEO of the foundation, told UNLV President Keith Whitfield in a letter Tuesday that the charity will no longer support the university because of “poor and unacceptable behavior exhibited by the university’s leadership.”]( [UNLV COACH’S PERSONAL TOUCHES DEFINE A HALL-OF-FAME CAREER]( [The phone would ring Monday mornings at the office of UNLV golf. Dwaine Knight would answer and give this student journalist all the time he needed for a story. No other coach on campus was as accommodating to a writer from the campus newspaper. Then again, few people are like Knight.]( [PICKING A KEY PLAYER FOR EVERY RAIDERS’ GAME IN THE UPCOMING SEASON]( [The Raiders’ 2024-2025 schedule has been out since Wednesday evening, and most fans have probably already run through it multiple times penciling in wins and losses. So, let’s do something a little different. Let’s label a key player in every upcoming game with no repeats. There’s plenty of excitement surrounding the Raiders heading into the start of full offseason team activities on Monday, and the following players are the biggest reasons why.]( [UNLV BASKETBALL FINALIZES ROSTER WITH FLORIDA TRANSFER JULIAN RISHWAIN]( [The UNLV basketball team locked in its roster for the 2024-25 season on Thursday, as Florida transfer Julian Rishwain committed to the Scarlet and Gray. Rishwain is a 6-foot-5 guard with one year of eligibility remaining. He made the announcement via Twitter.](     MOST READ: [New Sunset Station sportsbook has ‘something for everyone,’ exec says](  [Maintaining water security for Las Vegas a constant challenge, experts say]( [2 from Las Vegas arrested in darknet fentanyl smuggling ring]( [Hundreds of prisoners doing dangerous jobs are getting seriously hurt or killed in Nevada and elsewhere]( [Nevada Supreme Court denies appeal from Washoe Co. election-fraud crusader](   [Facebook](  [X](     Greenspun Media Group | 2275 Corporate Circle Suite 300 | Henderson, NV 89074 US [Unsubscribe]( | [Update Profile]( | [Our Privacy Policy]( | [Constant Contact Data Notice](