The University of Alaska Anchorage is the state's largest post-secondary institution. Located in the heart of Alaska's largest city, the campus is nestled in the middle of a greenbelt, surrounded by lakes, ponds and wildlife, and is connected to a city-wide trail system perfect for students' active lifestyles.
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UAA students chose Sam Erickson and Johanna Richter to represent them as the president and vice president of the Union of Students UAA. Here, they talk about their efforts to reach out to students and get involved in meaningful policy decisions.
Read Full Story Q-and-A: USUAA leaders Samuel Erickson and Johanna Richter
UAA's family nurse practitioner students help Alaska's remote Head Starts stay open by providing federally mandated examinations of the children they care for.
Read Full Story ‘I believe we went out there and made a long-term difference’
Sara Carver-Milne, B.A. '97, was an academic All-American at UAA. Now, she instills that same academic-athletic balance in her athletes as head gymnastics coach at Brown University.
Read Full Story For former Seawolf gymnast, Ivy League coaching is all about balance
Get to know this year's Alumni of Distinction recipients—Sammye Pokryfki (Alumni Humanitarian), Michael Rose (Alumni Emerging Leader) and Elizabeth Stuart (Alumni of Achievement)—before they accept their awards at Green & Gold Gala on Oct. 1.
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Diante Mitchell, a starting senior on the men's basketball team, heads back onto the court this fall. But first, he's back in the classroom.
UAA's Think Tanks provide a forum where people on and off campus can gather to network, talk through an Anchorage or Alaska issue and put forward new ideas for creating a better, more connected community.
Read Full Story UAA Think Tanks create a 'public square' for campus, community