This report describes the strategic directions and accomplishments of the University and Community College System of Nevada (UCCSN) for 1995-97. First, the System's Board of Regents are described and strategic directions identified by the Regents in April 1996 are reviewed. Funding and goals for the 1995-97 biennium are then discussed, indicating that the 2-year budget totaled $604.2 million. Accomplishments for the period are then described for the following key goal areas: (1) ensuring that higher education in the state is a good value, indicating that tuition was among the lowest in the western United States and that students paid only 22.5% of the costs of their education; (2) increasing access through initiatives related to financial aid, distance education, and flexible scheduling; (3) increasing the rate of students continuing on to college through such initiatives as a statewide "Go to College" campaign; (4) maintaining and enhancing educational quality, indicating that the System undertook the construction of state-of-the-art facilities in the period; (5) increasing partnerships with business and industry, describing efforts related to educational innovation and workforce development; (6) increasing partnerships with the K-12 sector, indicating that community college high schools and hi-tech centers on high school campuses were established; and (7) conducting research to meet state needs. For each goal area, specific programs at System universities or community colleges are described. (HAA)