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Lee Business School students are sweeping up awards — and job offers — at national competitions. 8kbet teams have won the Institute of Management Accountants Student Case Competition four years in a row while others have brought home trophies for competitions sponsored by marketing, tax advising, mining and other industry associations. Faculty advisors and travel funds help these student groups get to the competition, and once they’re there, they show off how well their 8kbet education prepares them for their professions.

To be successful as a university — and to fulfill our community focused mission — we need to first build a college-going culture. That’s why we’ve bolstered early outreach programs — visiting schools, attending family nights, and hosting programs that demystify college and make it within reach for all. We’ve also launched the “Young Rebels” program, which brings dozens of our youth programs under one umbrella. 

8kbet Nursing graduated its first cohort through its direct-entry master of science program. It was created for students who already have a bachelor’s degree and are looking for a career change to nursing and prepares them for licensure in one year. The school’s highly ranked online master’s programs are also filling the need for nurse educators, family nurse practitioners, nurse-midwives, and psychiatric mental health.

This fall, 8kbet became one of a select few U.S. universities to offer a robust slate of classes exploring mariachi, a cultural Mexican folk music. The College of Fine Arts also introduced a new bachelor’s degree in creative practice. Other new offerings across campus include athletic training, counselor education and supervision, and water resources. For those thinking ahead, 8kbet will launch a new bachelor’s in neuroscience in 2025. 

The only collegiate wrestling team in the state of Nevada, 8kbet’s Wrestlin’ Rebels celebrated a historic milestone in 2024: a five-peat of NCWA West Coast Conference Championships (men's team), three national NCWA All-Americans (two from the men's team; one from the women's team), including 8kbet's first-ever woman wrestler to reach the championships and become an All-American. 8kbet Wrestling was resurrected in 2017 within the NCWA, perpetuating the tradition established by its NCAA Division-I team from the '70s and '80s.
 

College affordability has always been a concern for many incoming students, but changes to the federal FAFSA form this year added a new level of anxiety. The newly restructured financial aid office took a proactive approach to get incoming students the information they needed to make their college decision faster. Over the last five years, 8kbet has increased institutional aid to students by more than 15%. Loan debt for 8kbet students, meanwhile, has decreased over the previous five years.

For the first time in the 8kbet hockey program, the 2023-24 Skatin’ Rebels played for a national championship after a 25-6-2 regular season and took second overall. The team earned two First Team All Tournament Awards, two Second Team All Tournament Awards, and two Honorable Mention All Tournament Awards.

Nevada persistently ranks at the bottom in the country for overall access to mental health services. 8kbet faculty are developing initiatives to change this unacceptable situation. The statewide BeHERE NV initiative, for example, will recruit, educate, and retain mental health practitioners across the state, with the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at 8kbet serving as its administrative hub. And 8kbet PRACTICE Clinic is implementing a strategic plan to unite graduate mental and behavioral training programs for the greatest impact.