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The University of Alaska Anchorage Graduate School offers 6 doctoral and 23 Master's degree programs, and 9 graduate certificate programs. UAA offers cooperative/collaborative graduate programs with the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the University of Washington Medical School, Idaho State University, East Carolina University, and Creighton University. The Graduate School enrolls over 600 students in graduate studies from all 50 states, U.S. territories, and around the world.

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Celebrating Graduate Students:

Save the Date! Virtual Hooding Ceremony coming December 12. Instructions for participation to follow!

Two UAA graduate students have been nominated for the 2020-2021 WAGS/Proquest Distinguished Thesis Awards.

Kaare Erickson, MA Anthropology (2020), was nominated for his thesis titled: "Successful Engagement Between Iñupiat and Scientists in Utqiaġvik, Alaska: A Sociocultural Perspective". Kaare's thesis advisor was Dr. Kristen Ogilvie.

Kristopher Ford, MS Civil Engineering (2020), was nominated for his thesis titled: "Forecasting Arctic Coastal Erosion at Utqiagvik, Alaska". Kristopher's thesis advisor was Dr. Tom Ravens.

If selected, the 2020-2021award recipient will receive $1000, a Certificate of Award, and travel expenses for the awardee and their advisor to attend the 2021 WAGS Annual Conference and Awards Luncheon. Best wishes to our UAA nominees.

Graduate News:

Exciting NEW Fast Track Graduate Certificates

New fast-track graduate certificates are UAA’s response to Alaska’s industrial sector need for a highly-skilled, uniquely-prepared workforce ready to rally in the post-pandemic world. Each certificate positions you, the employee or employer, for success in your current job or prepares you to pivot to a new career opportunity. A UAA Graduate Certificate is flexible, dynamic, and enterprising with your advancement in mind.

Fast-Track Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence

Now is the time to enhance your marketability and career potential by earning a Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence. This fast-track graduate certificate will sharpen your data-driven decision-making skills while preparing you for a highly desirable career as a data scientist or data analyst in industry sectors vital to Alaska’s economy. As a fast-track, convenient, just-right learning pathway, the Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence will meet your immediate needs while putting you that much closer to earning your MBA. For more information, please contact Dr. Helena Wisniewski, Chair, Management, Marketing, Logistics, and Business Analytics Department or Dr. Chad Briggs, Director of Graduate Programs.

Fast-Track Graduate Certificate in Executive Leadership

Are you looking for an accelerated pathway to advance your leadership skills in a senior or executive leadership position? UAA’s Graduate Certificate in Executive Leadership provides exceptional professional development for executive business leaders or those aspiring leaders seeking expertise in core competencies needed to unlock innovation and growth in an organization. This fast-track graduate certificate enhances your ability to foster team energy, drive results, and catalyze organizational change in public, private, or non-profit sectors. In addition, current MBA students needing evidence of leadership training to augment their degree will find the Graduate Certificate in Executive Leadership offers that competitive edge. For more information, please contact Dr. Helena Wisniewski, Chair, Management, Marketing, Logistics, and Business Analytics Department, or Dr. Chad Briggs, Director of Graduate Programs.

Fast-Track Graduate Certificate in Project Management

All Alaskan industries in the post-pandemic context must prepare to quickly streamline operations for enhanced productivity and organizational speed requiring a unique skill set in project management. UAA’s Graduate Certificate in Project Management is designed to advance your crucial project management skills in construction, IT, engineering, energy, transportation, healthcare, tourism, natural resources, and more. A Graduate Certificate in Project Management readies you now for what industry will need in the near future while moving you half-way to a full master’s degree. For more information, please contact LuAnn Picard, PMP, Chair, Project Management in College of Engineering, or Keturah Costello, Administrative Support.

Special Funding Opportunity for Fast-Track Students!

Students enrolled full-time in a fast-track certificate program will receive $1,000.00 in financial support.
Students enrolled part-time in a fast-track certificate program will receive $500.00 in financial support.

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The Beinecke Scholarship seeks to enable highly motivated juniors who are planning to pursue a graduate degree in the arts, humanities and social sciences.

Each scholar receives $34,000 while attending graduate school. There are no geographic restrictions on the use of the scholarship, and recipients are allowed to supplement the award with other scholarships, assistantships and research grants.
Eligibility criteria:
- Junior status at the time of application
- Have demonstrated superior standards of intellectual ability, scholastic achievement, and personal promise during their undergraduate career
- Plan to enter a research focused master's or doctoral program in the arts, humanities or social sciences.
- Students planning to pursue graduate degrees in neuroscience, business, law, public health, public policy and social work are not eligible to apply for the Beinecke Scholarship.
- Be a U.S. a U.S national from American Samoa or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
- Have a documented history of receiving need-based financial aid during their undergraduate years

Interested students should make an advising appointment with Dr. Francisco Miranda as soon as possible to discuss eligibility criteria in more detail as well as the institutional endorsement process.
The UAA Campus Deadline for the submission of a complete application, including all letters of recommendation, is Wednesday, January 13, 2021.
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Alaska Sea Grant is offering graduate students, or those who recently completed their graduate degree, the opportunity to acquire on-the-job-training with Alaska-based federal and state agencies as part of the Alaska Sea Grant State Fellowship Program.

This is a paid fellowship for highly motivated and qualified applicants interested in science or policy that affects Alaska’s marine, coastal and freshwater resources.

Resource agencies who have expressed interest in supporting an Alaska Sea Grant State fellow include:

NOAA, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Auke Bay Laboratories
NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Region, Habitat Conservation Division
NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Region, Protected Resources Division
Alaska Center for Energy and Power, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fellowship applications will be accepted through February 12, 2021. Alaska Sea Grant will select finalists and assignments will be decided in consultation with potential fellowship hosts.

For applications, guidelines and host position descriptions, go to Alaska Sea Grant. For questions, please contact Tara.Borland@alaska.edu.