UNLV Rebel Vets Organization

Happy St Patrick’s Day Rebels!! This St Paddy’s Day, we’re lucky to have members like our Community Service Project Liason, Virgil Clayton. Virgil is always looking for ways to get the Rebel Vets involved in our greater community, and that’s exactly what he did for the kids of J E Manch Elementary School!

Virgil coordinated some of our Rebel Vets stopping by the school to read to the kids, many of whom are the children of local service members! This is also why the school was named a Purple Star School, which means they demonstrate a major commitment to military-connected students and families!

Congrats to J E Manch Elementary, and great work by Virgil for getting our veterans involved!!

Meet your Rebel Vets executive board! We’d like to introduce everyone to the Rebel Vets President, Melvin Taylor!!

Melvin Taylor is a dedicated student leader in the College of education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Human Services. A husband, father, grandfather, and proud student, Melvin balances his family life with a deep commitment to academic excellence and student advocacy.

Melvin currently serves as President of the Rebel Vets organization and as a Senator for the College of Education within the Consolidated Students of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (CSUN). In these roles, he advocates for equitable access to scholarships, student organization funding, and academic resources that directly support student achievement and engagement.

A US Navy veteran, Melvin developed the values of discipline, teamwork, and integrity early in his career. Following his honorable discharge, he built more than 15 years of professional experience in customer service, supervision, and account management earning recognition for mentoring teams, resolving complex challenges, and promoting fairness. He was also honored with the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce Customer Service Excellence Award for outstanding service.

Prior to transferring to Melvin served as Student Body President at San Diego City College and as President of the Black Student Union, where championed student advocacy, equity initiatives, and campus engagement. These experiences strengthened his expertise in governance, policy development, and resource allocation- skills he continues to apply in his work at UNLV.

Through military service, professional leadership, and student government, Melvin Taylor exemplifies principled leadership and a steadfast dedication to empowering students. He remains committed to advancing initiatives that enhance opportunity, strengthen community, and promote academic success for all students in the College of Education.

Another successful Rebel Vets meeting in the books!! We had some great guest speakers, lots of food, and prizes for some lucky 🍀 members!! Join us at our next meeting on April 1st to joke around with some amazing student veterans!!

Another successful Rebel Vets meeting in the books!! We had some great guest speakers, lots of food, and prizes for some lucky 🍀 members!! Join us on April 1st for our next meeting to joke around with some amazing student veterans!!

Spring Break is quickly approaching, Rebels! While you’re on your well deserved break, the Rebel Vets and PAVE would like to invite you to join us for a mixer at the Gramercy Place!

Food and beverages are being generously donated by our very own Join us to eat some good food and relax with fellow UNLV veterans! You can RSVP through the Involvement Center now! We hope to see you there!!

student veterans!! We’d like to invite you out to the next meeting of your Rebel Vets on March 4th in the Student Union from 12:30pm to 2pm!! We’ll be playing some games, introducing upcoming events, and we’ll have guest speakers to talk about their respective organizations!

You can RSVP, join your local chapter of , and join the meeting virtually through the QR code on the flyer! We hope to see you there for a good time!!

Calling all veteran future entrepreneurs!! We’d like to invite you to come learn from new and established entrepreneurs who are excited to help guide you into establishing your own business! Join us on March 7th starting at 10 am in the Goldfield Room!!

We had a great turnout for our first meeting of the spring semester!! We’d like to thank all our special guests for joining us for this meeting and speaking with our student veterans!

We have a general meeting each month during school and we have many more events planned throughout the semester, so stay tuned and we hope to see you out there! Next up is the Super Bowl watch party with this Sunday at in City National Arena!

BIG GAME WATCH PARTY — Pats vs. Seahawks 🏈🔥

and your Rebel Vets are taking over Mackenzie River (inside City National Arena) one week from today for the Big Game and you’re invited.

✅ Game-day buffet

🎟️ Raffles

🟦 Squares

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Kid + family friendly

🇺🇸 Maximum camaraderie, zero sitting at home.

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/vsc-big-game-watch-party—2026

Spots go fast — sign up NOW and lock in your seat.

(Grab your crew + register via the link!)

We’d like to invite you to join us for our first Rebel Vets meeting of the 2026 Spring Semester!! The meeting will be February 4th from 12pm to 2pm in room 209 of the Student Union building! We’ll have some food and drinks, guest speakers from the Nevada Department of Veterans Services and , as well as some prizes to give out!!

We hope to see you there!!

Your Rebel Vets were invited to a local National Guard Armory to attend a meeting with Senator to talk about her work on the National Defense Authorization Act of 2026! We were also pleased to have our very own Executive Director of the UNLV Military and Veteran Services Center Ross Bryant!

The NDAA was passed to help ease the transition of our veterans into civilian life, also allowing service members to include their current contact information in discharge documents so they can be told about the resources available to them. We thank the Senator and the National Guard for the opportunity to be invited, involved, and be heard on veterans issues!