billionaire Sheldon Adelson<\/a>, gave the most money to Hospitality Hall. The owner of the Venetian and Palazzo committed $7 million over a seven-year period to the college back in 2014.<\/p>\n“Las Vegas Sands is committed to creating positive and tangible benefits in the areas we care most about: our team members, our industry, and the local communities we call home,” Sands COO Michael Leven said at the time.<\/p>\n
Having a world-class hospitality program in Las Vegas is critical to casinos in staffing their thousands of positions with the top talent available. It’s much easier to hire a recent grad who’s already in the area and familiar with Sin City than it is to relocate an employee from another part of the country.<\/strong><\/p>\nAll the founding donors have ties to gaming, counting Marriott, as the hotelier has casinos at several non-US properties. The Engelstad charity is in Ralph Engelstad’s memory, a Vegas businessman known for his ownership of the Imperial Palace resorts, and for helping develop the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.<\/p>\n
There’s a Degree for That<\/b><\/h2>\n
UNLV says its hospitality students have the ultimate laboratory in which to work and learn. Some of its unusual degree programs include:<\/p>\n
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Gaming Management:<\/strong> This concentration prepares undergrads for working on an actual casino floor, or managing a gaming facility’s operations.<\/p>\nRestaurant Management:<\/strong> This discipline tackles all aspects of restaurant and foodservice management.<\/p>\nMeetings & Events:<\/strong> Conventions, trade shows, and other various large-group events are the focused topic, as students learn and develop creative ways to market, attract, and host marquee exhibits.<\/p>\nPGA Golf Management:<\/strong> This curriculum prepares students to work in the golf industry, both at resort-style courses or private country clubs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UNLV is nearing completion on its $59 million, 93,500-square foot Hospitality Hall. The massive investment is partially\u00a0made possible thanks to several Las Vegas Strip casino resorts, which will someday benefit from the college’s prestigious hospitality training program’s graduates. The William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration received $24.4 million from the Nevada government in 2015 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":48129,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,18],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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