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Staff Spotlight: Steve Thompson

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Steve is a fresh, new face for Seawolf Hockey this year as director of hockey operations. And shhhhhhhhh…we stole him from our Northern rivals, where he spent his college career as a Nanook goalie and psychology student.

Faculty Spotlight: Becky Patterson Bunde

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Nontraditional students can get help with tuition, thanks to a UAA professor emerita's new scholarship option.

UAA's Couch-to-5K group opens new vistas of fitness

Couch to 5K

Want to get off the couch and out onto the running trails? UAA's Student Health and Counseling Center debuted a Couch-to-5K program for students this fall and it will be back in the spring.

Leading edge: M.B.A. students can opt for leadership track

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Answering a call for highly skilled leaders from the major players in Alaska’s economy, UAA is developing a focused program of study in leadership for M.B.A. students. Two new faculty members are helping to roll it out this year.

Student Spotlight: Kyle Demientieff-Worl

Alaskan Native/Native American Heritage Launch

Anthropology student Kyle Demientieff-Worl beams when he talks about his passions: Alaska Native languages and culture. Read more about this young leader, who was honored with the Roger Lang Youth Leadership Award at the 2013 AFN Conference.

UAA celebrates 10th anniversary of Rasmuson Chair of Economics

Rasmuson Chairs and Nankai Visitors

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Rasmuson Chair of Economics at UAA, and last week all four chairs, past and current, gathered in Anchorage to celebrate and reflect on the accomplishments of the past decade.

Aviation maintenance student completes second co-op tour with NASA

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Aviation maintenance student Jeff Requist recently returned to UAA after completing his second co-op education tour with NASA's prestigious Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards AFB in California.

Tales from Kali Camp, III of III

Jennifer Stone arrives at Kali Camp

English professor Jennifer Stone visited Pt. Lay this July as part of a cultural immersion program through the Alaska Humanities Forum. She shares her experiences in three short episodes.

Student Spotlight: Dustin Mendoza, 'Mr. UAA'

I Am UAA - Dustin Mendoza

This year's Mr. UAA clinched the competition when he debuted his talent: solving a Rubik's Cube that had been scrambled by the audience. A robotics mentor and competitor, Dustin is double majoring in electrical and computer systems engineering.

UAA joins community and statewide efforts to assist typhoon-ravaged Philippines

Typhoon Haiyan Prayer Vigil

Three UAA professors and their colleague, a state legislative aide, activated their Alaskero Partnership network to join in relief efforts to aid Philippine victims of Typhoon Haiyan, including a Friday night vigil in The Den.

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