The University of Alaska Anchorage is the state's largest post secondary institution. It is comprised of the Anchorage Campus located in the heart of Alaska's largest city, as well as Kenai Peninsula College, Matanuska Susitna College, Kodiak College and Prince William Sound College, all located in some of the most beautiful places in Alaska.
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RRANN offers support for Alaska Native students enrolled in UAA's nursing program. Now the program is taking the long view with a camp that teaches teens basic nursing skills and connects them with other aspiring nurses — giving them a better chance of growing resilience and succeeding in college.
Read Full Story Aspiring nurses get networking, skills head-start at RRANN camp
For one UAA biology student, summer means tents on the tundra under the midnight sun. Graduate student Hannah Uher-Koch monitors loon behavior on the North Slope for both the Bureau of Land Management and for her graduate research.
Read Full Story North Slope biologists make room for the loons
Alumna Virginia Groeschel, '06, didn't just accomplish her dream of becoming an engineer — she went on to help other UAA students accomplish theirs.
Alumnus Adam Ahonen, '14, persevered and continued his education. Now he's using his UAA master's degree to help prepare special needs students for success and independence.
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It's fitting for Madeleine Arbuckle to compete in the all-around. This senior environmental studies major and team MVP (elected by her gymnastics teammates) is an all-around all-star, with a 3.91 GPA and eyes on law school in the future.
UAA’s MFA program in Creative Writing presents the Northern Renaissance Arts & Sciences Series July 9–18. All readings begin at 8 p.m. in the Fine Arts Building, Room 150. Admission and parking are free.
Read Full Story Free literary readings: Northern Renaissance Arts & Sciences Series
