Six years later, the university was founded officially as a southern regional division of the University of Nevada by action of the Nevada Board of Regents. In the summer of 1957, the university opened its first classroom and administration building -Maude Frazier Hall -on its present campus site.
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Twenty-nine students accepted degrees at the university's first commencement ceremonies in 1964.
The following year, the Nevada Legislature named the school Nevada Southern University, and the Board of Regents hired the campus' first president.
In 1968, the university was granted autonomy under the state's higher education system, giving it status equal to that of the University of Nevada, Reno. The Board of Regents approved the institution's present name in January 1969.
Continual expansion in terms of programs, facilities, and influence has characterized the university since its modest start.
Enrollment today exceeds 26,000 students and continues to see an annual increase.
Students attend classes at an attractive 337-acre campus in metropolitan Las Vegas. Close by are new homes and apartments, schools, shopping centers, restaurants, and all the conveniences of a modern cosmopolitan area.
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