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Long live the Romantics: Saluting Clay Nunnally for 45 years of teaching excellence

Nunnally accepts his carnation-infested skateboard

The white lapel carnations that were a tradition for English professor Clay Nunnally, often called "a true Southern gentleman," highlight the skateboard his students presented him to honor his 45 years of teaching the Romantics on the rough and tumble Last Frontier.

'You have to do the face to face'

Ricardo Castillo

Four years ago, Ricardo Castillo left the Army and continued exploring a career field he'd found and loved: Logistics. He helped establish a fraternity, engaged in the Emerging Leaders Program and now is preparing to join the ranks of graduates at the 2015 Spring Commencement.

'It comes off like a scorched cat'

UAA Rocketry

The UAA Rocketry team recently pitted their skills and knowledge against approximately 25 university teams in NASA's annual Student Launch event in Huntsville, Ala., and brought home sixth place with a rocket they built in eight months.

Aviation exchange sends Seawolves to Germany

German Aviation Exchange

If you've ever wanted to have class in a castle, this is your chance. Thanks to a recent exchange program, UAA aviation students travel in pairs each spring to a tiny town on the mighty Rhine River in Germany, while two German students head to Alaska to take their place.

Postcards Home: Legislative intern Mark Simon has stories to tell, but not here

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With the legislature adjourned as of April 26, 2015, Mark Simon's internship in Rep. Max Gruenberg's office for the semester has come to an end. He says he learned enough to know he wants to learn a whole lot more.

Smash and rescue

Vehicle Extraction Class

Once a semester, fire science and EMS students team up to shatter glass, smash windows and completely shred donated junkers in the name of public safety. See the sights of Vehicle Extrication, a one-weekend intensive course where UAA students get their first chance to apply classroom skills in a real-life (simulated) crash environment.

Stacey Lucason: USUAA president glances back before leaping ahead

Stacey Lucason

USUAA President Stacey Lucason winds down her undergraduate experience with graduation this May, but she's already focused on next steps, to a master's degree in public health or policy, and potential service as a UA student regent.

Slideshow: UAA hosts 2015 U.S. Universities Debating Championship

US Universities Debating Championships

The UAA Seawolf Debate Program hosted the most prestigious national debate tournament of its kind April 11–13. After a weekend of 360 debates, judges selected Yale as the best intercollegiate debate team of 2015.

Sending UAA spirit to Moldova

Mariana Morari

A year after graduating, Mariana Morari still gets emotional thinking back to when she received her M.P.A. Now, she's hoping to recreate that graduation in her rural hometown in Moldova. And with community support, she will. Learn how to donate your graduation gown to her big dream.

Providing 'a safe space' for Alaska Native orators

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The Alaska Native Oratory Society provides a welcoming and safe place every year for young orators to recite poetry, give a speech in a Native language or share stories from their culture and real-life experiences.

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