Friday, January 25, 2013

Friday's Guest: Neal Smatresk

(Dr. Neal Smatresk, president of UNLV, responds to Jim’s recent tweets about research revenue at UNLV.) 
"Im Neal Smatresk, President of UNLV. Las Vegas is a city built on big dreams. Sometimes Im afraid that weve stopped being able to dream big. Its time for us to look to the future. Its time for us to dream again. Imagine Las Vegas as the global hub of gaming, entertainment and hospitality. Imagine that we are an intellectual cradle of innovation a place where creativity and technology meet. If this is going to happen, its going to start at UNLV. We are dedicated to making this a better place and we need your help."

1 comment:

  1. Dr. Smatresk asks us to; Imagine Las Vegas as the global hub of gaming, entertainment and hospitality.

    It kind of reminds me of Rome. I offer this observation from the book, The Martyrdom of Man by William Winwood Reade

    Industry is the only true source of wealth, and there was no industry in Rome. By day the Ostia road was crowded with carts and muleteers, carrying to the great city the silks and spices of the East, the marble of Asia Minor, the timber of the Atlas, the grain of Africa and Egypt; and the carts brought nothing out but loads of dung. That was their return cargo.

    Production equal Prosperity!

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