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Alumni & Friends

When you graduate from the UNLV Harrah College of Hospitality you instantly join an elite alumni family consisting of some of the most accomplished and influential hospitality professionals in the industry today.

With the support of the college’s dedicated Career and Alumni Services team, you’ll enjoy ample opportunities to stay connected with fellow alumni, engage with current students & faculty, and contribute to the success of your alma mater.

There are So Many Ways to Connect with Our Alumni & Friends Community

The college’s Bob Boughner Center for Alumni and Career Services is the college’s one-stop-shop for Hospitality College alumni and friends who are interested in partnering with the college and supporting our students.

As an alumni or industry partner, you may wish to:

  • Recruit students: We’ll help you promote your job, internship, and volunteer opportunities to students.
  • Search for a job: We have on-campus resources and industry connections to support you in your job search.
  • Volunteer your time: We’re always seeking new members for our Alumni Chapter Board and event volunteers.
  • Become a mentor: Help a student grow by providing professional advice and support. 
  • Be a guest speaker: Share your professional expertise with students by speaking in a class or on an industry panel.
  • Make a gift: Select a college fund that aligns with your passion. We also offer personalized sidewalk pavers for purchase.

Share your interests with us, and we’ll help you find the opportunity that is right for you:

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Stay Connected

Join Us At an Event

Whether it’s at an alumni mixer, Homecoming, or a Rebel game, Hospitality Alumni love to get together! Check out our calendar for local, national, and international alumni events:

Events

How UNLV Graduates are Changing the World

Harrah College of Hospitality graduates are using their UNLV experience to shape the hospitality and tourism industry. They’re leveraging classroom knowledge and hands-on skills to make an impact in the real world.

We are Rebels Forever!

It's our goal to engage all alumni in support of the college and UNLV. By eliminating Alumni Association membership dues, we've created a comprehensive community of connected Rebels. Read more about Rebels Forever membership, service, and benefits.

Help Us Keep You in the Loop

As true hospitality enthusiasts, we love sharing college updates and engagement opportunities with our alumni and friends. Help us keep you informed by updating your . Also, remember to follow us on social media for the latest on Hospitality College alumni, events, faculty & staff, and students.

Class Notes

Tim Lafferty

Tim Lafferty, '75 BS Hotel Administration, has had a long career, beginning in 1973 with Del Webb's Sahara Hotel and various positions with Summa Corp.'s Sands Hotel, Beverly Hills Hotel Corp., Flamingo Hilton, and The Showroom at the Venetian. More recently, he has been an industry consultant, joined the Baskow Talent Agency, and the Las Vegas Speakers Bureau as director of sales, based in Las Vegas. He has been married 48 years to Donna, a professional water media artist and signature artist with the Nevada Watercolor Society. Hobbies include fly fishing, which has taken him to Montana, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, and most recently tarpon fishing in Key West, Florida. He also enjoys archeological and historical travel and visiting national parks.

Angel Salinas Cantú

Angel Salinas Cantú, '15 BS Hotel Administration, is the author of The Divorce Era. He says he reveals in the book the secrets that no man in his right mind would dare to tell his partner, nor his closest friends. His intention is to explain how men think and why men act the way they do so that with this precious information women know how to face the most common challenges in marriage to avoid the new norm — divorce. The book is available from Amazon. Apart from cultivating intellectually at UNLV, he says he used "Sin City" for his own social experiment. Having worked at some of the best and most famous clubs and restaurants, he studied men from around the world and observed how they behaved when they thought nobody was watching.  

Meet the Team

We’re here to answer your questions, so please do not hesitate to reach out to us.

Margaret Hausbeck

Assistant Dean of External Affairs
Margaret Hausbeck
Mail Code: 6021
Phone: 702-895-1052
Fax: 702-895-4109
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Missy Arendash

Director of Events & Engagement
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Office: HOS 414
Mail Code: 6021
Phone: 702-895-5503
Fax: 702-895-4872
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