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Open forums with Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs finalists

The search committee for the vice chancellor for student affairs position is happy to announce that four finalists are coming to campus to meet with UAA stakeholders the week of April 11. The search committee invites all members of the UAA community to open forums with each finalist. The open forum will include a presentation by the finalist and a time for questions from the audience.

April 14: Technical Assistance Session Regarding Ukrainian Refugee Arrivals

Join Alaska State Refugee Coordinator Issa Spatrisano for a presentation on how the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program operates, an overview of the Lautenberg Amendment and services here in Alaska. Spatrisano will also discuss Ukrainian refugee resettlement in the U.S.

Trauma Informed Care: The impact of collective, race-based trauma on individual health and pathways to collective healing

Join the third session of our Health Equity Grand Rounds ECHO, featuring a presentation by Dr. Tabitha Grier-Reed, licensed psychologist and Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Faculty Development in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota.

Is Queer OK to Say? Poster Campaign

The LGBTQIA2S+ Advisory Committee has created a three poster series about the word "Queer" to facilitate dialogue among our community. Is Queer Ok to Say?

$500 Library Award — Apply through April 18

If you used the Library to complete a research paper or project, you can win $500! Submit your completed assignment along with a short description of your research process by Monday, April 18th. For more details, see: https://libguides.consortiumlibrary.org/award. The glory and half a grand can be yours!

Community leader Arliss Sturgulewski: A champion of UAA and Alaska

In memoriam: Arliss Sturgulewski, 1927-2022

"I love what education does for people and how it can change lives," said the late Arliss Sturgulewski in 2012, whose lifetime of monumental service to Alaska ⁠— as an Anchorage Assembly member, state senator, businesswoman, community leader and friend to UAA ⁠— came to a close on April 7, 2022, at the age of 94.

On-campus food pantry will meet a great need

College of Health Student Success Center director Lynda Hernandez at the center's Seawolf Pantry donation site.

Nearly 45% of UAA students experience some type of food insecurity, according to an internal study. To alleviate this problem, the Seawolf Pantry opened its doors to students this spring for a soft opening.

The final four: Entrepreneurs present pitches at Business Plan Competition finale

Alaskan Wildlings LLC owner Ali Ginter and her mother, Trixie Bennet, who co-authored the business plan, at the 2022 CBPP Business Plan Competition. (Photo by Brett Rawalt / UAA)

The College of Business and Public Policy awarded $17,000 in prizes during its Perfect Pitch event. Four finalists wowed the gathering of judges, entrepreneurs, UAA faculty and staff, as well as friends and family, with their innovative ideas during a mini-trade show and investor pitch.

Department of Writing's 2022 Celebration of Student Writing

The Department of Writing is hosting our third annual Celebration of Student Writing. Join us to celebrate as students from WRTG classes from summer and fall 2021 and spring 2022 read selections from their prize-winning essays at our live Zoom event on Wednesday, April 13, from 4 to 5:15 p.m.

ANSEP is hiring - apply today!

We are looking for Youth Peer Mentors to join our team for the summer. Plan, coordinate, oversee, and deliver educational related student activities, extracurricular activities, and student residence life experiences!
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