Social work alumni Amanda Metivier appointed Child Welfare Academy director
The University of Alaska Anchorage Child Welfare Academy has named Amanda Metivier its new director.
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MSW alumni Kim Kovol appointed acting DFCS commissioner
UAA Master of Social Work alumni Kim Kovol recently was appointed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy as acting commissioner of the new Alaska Department of Family and Community Services.
Nursing alumni take on Alaska's health care needs
The latest edition of Spirit magazine featured UAA nursing alumni taking on Alaska's needs. Since the pandemic began in early 2020, UAA's School of Nursing has graduated more than 500 new nurses into the state's health care system.
It’s never too late: Student speaker Teresa Novakovich on pursuing your dreams
UAA Alumna, Teresa Novakovich, say's it's never too later to go back to school and pursue your dream career.
Oregon leader will use her own refugee experience to guide changes in state programs
MSW alumni Toc Soneoulay-Gillespie was featured in an Oregon Capital Chronicle article about her efforts to use her own refugee experience to guide changes in state programs. The new director of the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Advancement wants to build bridges between state agencies and the people they are supposed to serve.
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