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Celebrating UAA's fall 2024 Meritorious Service Award and Honorary Degree recipients

Haines author Heather Lende receives the Honorary Degree Award during UAA's Fall 2024 Commencement Awards Ceremony in the Fine Arts Building.

On Wednesday, Dec. 11, UAA honored individuals with emeritus status, Meritorious Service Awards and Honorary Degrees during a special ceremony in advance of fall commencement.

Student summer internship opportunity in Lyon, France

International experiences can be a life and career-altering event for many students. Exciting summer research positions are available through a new UAA grant-funded effort in Lyon, France during summer 2025.

Faculty Alliance Thought Leaders Forum Request for Proposals

The Faculty Alliance will host their second annual Thought Leaders Forum for two half days of virtual Zoom meetings, March 27, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., and March 28, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

UAA Esports Spring Semester Tryouts, Jan. 17

UAA Esports is hosting a second set of tryouts on Jan. 17. UAA Esports is seeking players to tryout for the following titles:

DN A407/607: Preventive & Therapeutic Nutrition

A new stacked course, DN A407/607 - Preventive & Therapeutic Nutrition, will be available in the spring 2025 semester.

Embracing the journey

UAA Fall 2024 Commencement Speaker Iqlas Dubed.

Fall 2024 undergraduate student commencement speaker Iqlas Dubed’s story is marked by resilience, transformation and a deep commitment to making a difference. Originally from Ethiopia, she immigrated to Anchorage with her family in 2012 as a refugee and has called it home since.

UAA and LG open heat pump labs for cold-climate HVAC research

Chancellor Sean Parnell and Senior Vice President leading HVAC innovation at LG Air Conditioning Technologies USA Steven R. Scarbrough are joined by UAA COE faculty and representatives from LG during the ribbon cutting for the UAA College of Engineering's LG Cold Climate Heat Pump Lab.

A new state-of-the-art, real-world-simulated lab opened by UAA and LG in Anchorage will be used to test all new cold climate products for the North American market. An additional lab in Fairbanks will be used to test below negative 40 degrees Fahrenheit.

Honorary Degree Committee seeks faculty members

UAA seeks faculty to join the Honorary Degree Committee. This faculty advisory committee receives, reviews and recommends nominations for award of an honorary degree.

EDTL A690: Role of Higher Education in the American Democracy

Instructor Jonathon Sanders will teach EDTL A690 in spring 2025. The course will examine the mission of higher education, democracy theory, the purpose of an undergraduate degree, trends and issues and social/cultural movements on aspects of higher education in the context of democracy in the U.S.

Meritorious Service Award Committee seeks members

UAA seeks staff, faculty, and community members to join the Meritorious Service Award Committee.
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