Although Northern Nevada is home to that other university, Andrea Knapp, ’92 BS Physical Education and ’00 MS Sports and Leisure Studies, has carved out a little piece of Reno for the Rebels. For the past few years, Knapp has served as the area’s UNLV Alumni Club coordinator and has brought graduates together to network and have fun.

“We have a large number of UNLV alumni in Reno,” she says. “I thought (an alumni club) would be a great opportunity to meet and socialize with people who have common interests and experiences to share.”

Knapp has found the club to be an effective way to reach out to her community and suggests other graduates consider starting their own. “It is a great way to meet new friends and catch up with old ones,” she says.

Knapp says she was motivated to strengthen her ties to her alma mater because she had “a great experience at UNLV and I would like to make certain that current students will someday be able to say the same thing.”