UAA hosts its first-ever Alaska Week in conjunction with the Alaska Historical Society annual conference. Join us on campus for fun and educational events all week. From volleyball showdowns to exciting exhibit openings to movie premieres, you don’t want to miss the action on the UAA campus!

Alaska Week schedule of events:

Monday,October 13, 2008

Arliss Sturgulewski, Alaska: Where We've Been and Where We're Going
Monday, October 13, 5-7 p.m.
UAA campus bookstore (free)
A prominent figure in the Alaskan political and social landscape, we are honored to have Ms. Sturgulewski with us to share her views about Alaska and offer her insight into what challenges Alaskans will face in the future. For more information contact Rachel Epstein at 786-4782.

UAA Honors College presents Student Visions of Alaska's Past, Present and Future photo exhibit and reception
Monday, October 13, 7-8 p.m.
The Den in the UAA Student Union (free)
The Honors College will be hosting a showing of all photos and a prize giveaway for the winners on October 13th at 7pm. Join us in the Student Union Den to see photos depicting Alaska's past, present and future. It will be a night of art you do not want to miss. For more information please call the Honors office at 786-1086.

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Unveiling of Anchorage Times and Images of Alaska Exhibit
Tuesday, Oct. 14, 5-7 p.m.
The Alaska Collection at the UAA/APU Consortium Library, second floor (free)
Come to the official opening of the exhibit highlighting the front pages from the Anchorage Times with headlines such as "We're In," "First Slope Oil Flows" and the "City Rallies from Quake." The exhibit of Alaskan images was made possible by a generous contribution from the Robert B. Atwood Foundation. The digital display will keep Alaska's history alive for the next generations with changing images and editorials in addition to the permanent display honoring Bob Atwood and the Anchorage Times.

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

The Torrent Shipwreck: Searching for Alaska's Underwater History
Wednesday, Oct. 15, 7-9 p.m.
Assembly Chambers, Loussac Library (free)
In 1868 a wooden sailing ship carrying 125 U.S. Army soldiers hit a reef and sank in the lower Cook Inlet. Nearly 140 years later, a dedicated team of technical scuba divers found the Torrent's final resting place. Get ready, what they discovered on the sea floor will amaze you. The premiere will be followed by a Q&A by the director, Steve Lloyd and his crew.

UAA vs. UAF women's volleyball game
Wednesday, Oct. 15, 7-9 p.m.
Wells Fargo Sports Complex
UAA Anchorage campus
($6-8 general admission, UAA students get in free with valid ID).

Friday, Octobr 17, 2008

Giinaquq Like A Face -- Alaska Historical Society annual conference keynote address by Dr. Sven Haakanson, Jr.
Friday, Oct. 17, 11-11:45 a.m.
Lucy Cuddy Center
UAA Anchorage campus (free event)
Dr. Sven Haakanson, Jr. is the Executive Director of the Alutiiq Museum & Archaeological Repository in Kodiak, AK. He will discuss his exciting work on the exhibition Giinaquq: Like A Face, featuring a collection of 19th century Alutiiq Masks collected from Kodiak by the French in 1872. In 2007 Dr. Haakanson was a recipient of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship ("Genius Grant").

Alaska Historical Society annual conference luncheon presentation with Mayor Begich and Dermot Cole
Friday, Oct. 17, 12-1:15 p.m.
Lucy Cuddy Center
UAA Anchorage Campus ($15)
Join Mayor Mark Begich as award winning journalist Dermot Cole, as he talks about the people, places, and events that form his latest book: NORTH TO THE FUTURE: The Alaska Statehood Story, 1959-2009.

A Tribute to Alaska's 59ers: Alaska's Seekers, Leaders, and Dreamers featuring Alaska's 2006-2008 Writer Laureate John Straley
Friday, Oct. 17, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Lucy Cuddy Center
UAA Anchorage campus ($45)
Join the Alaska Historical Society as they recognize some of those intrepid individuals and true Alaska visionaries at their annual banquet. Special guest John Straley will present The Gray Area: Liars, Storytellers, and Private Detectives.