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Princess Cruise Lines Ltd. and Holland America Line Inc. have joined forces to donate $1 million to the University of Alaska Foundation for research and education critical to the health of sea, tourism and hospitality industry training and student scholarships. Read on to find out how this gift will impact UAA.

If the President of the United States believes he is unable to discharge his powers and duties, to whom must he transmit a written declaration stating the same? Do you know the answer? Constitution Week winners of the Madison Cup did.

A feature story in Poets & Writers magazine highlighted UAA’s Master of Fine Arts program in creative writing in the most recent (Sept./Oct. 2013) issue. Take a look back at some M.F.A. alumni previously highlighted in our I AM UAA series.

Few of us would link the ancient art of weaving with computer technology, but artist and adjunct fiber arts professor Keren Lowell eagerly traffics across these creative boundaries, to the benefit of her students.

Our independent spirit can be a problem when it comes to taking responsibility for public health issues. She speaks Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Wendy Williamson Auditorium, free and open to the public.

On Friday, Sept. 13, UAA School of Engineering staff, faculty and students, as well as university and state leaders, gathered for the ceremonial groundbreaking of the SOE's new Engineering & Industry Building scheduled to open fall 2015.

Stephen Trimble has been named the UAA Alumni Association 2013 Alumni Emerging Leader. He is a project manager and Alaska mining sector lead for URS Corporation, as well as advisory board member for geology and the College of Arts and Sciences at UAA.

Sophie Minich is president and CEO of one of Alaska’s biggest native corporations, Cook Inlet Region Inc. (CIRI). She took the helm in January of this year, after Margaret Brown, CIRI’s president and CEO for eight years, retired. “I love my job,” Sophie says smiling. Read more of Sophie’s story.

The passage of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act in 1971 created 13 regional and more than 200 village corporations. UAA faculty have long advocated for an Alaska Native business management curriculum. It's now a blossoming reality.

Susan LaBelle has been named the UAA Alumni Association 2013 Alumni Humanitarian. She's spent the last 35 years working to improve social and behavioral health service delivery in the state. “My compassion for people makes me strive for change,” she says.