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University of Alaska Anchorage Interim Chancellor Cheryl Siemers announced Friday that Tanya Pont has been named acting director of athletics, effective immediately.

Anchorage, Alaska – On Sunday, Nov. 16, at 4 p.m., in recognition of November as Alaska Native/American Indian Heritage Month, the Alaska Moving Image Preservation Association (AMIPA) and Doyon Foundation will co-present a fundraiser screening of 'Spirit of the Wind' (1979) at Anchorage’s Bear Tooth TheatrePub.

Burnaby, British Columbia (Oct. 11) – Lee Ivakina ripped 19 kills and fellow outside hitter Tia Allen had three of her 16 kills in the fifth set Saturday to help the University of Alaska Anchorage volleyball team to a 22-25, 25-22, 17-25, 28-26, 15-12 victory over No. 7 Simon Fraser at the SFU West Gymnasium.

Romeoville, Illinois – The University of Alaska Anchorage men’s and women’s cross country teams both finished ninth against a talented field at the Lewis Crossover Saturday.

Dear UAA Community, As you know, UAA is undergoing its regular reaffirmation of accreditation with the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU). We recently hosted accreditors from NWCCU, which provided an opportunity to demonstrate our institutional strength and commitment to student success.

Perseverance Theatre is offering $10 tickets with the code “UAA2526” to students, faculty and staff for their upcoming show 'What the Constitution Means to Me.'

The Honors College invites students and employees to join for a reception to celebrate their two 2025-2026 UAA 49th State Student Fellows and to hear from the most recent 49th State Faculty Fellow, Dr. Pradeeban Kathravelu. He will present a lecture entitled 'Data Mining in the Circumpolar North.'

The Honors College invites students and employees to join them to celebrate some of the amazing UAA faculty authors during National Book Month. Refreshments will be served!

A free tour of the Consortium Library will be held on Oct. 15.

Bellingham, Washington (Oct. 9) – UAA freshman setter Johana Malikova dished 50 assists and junior Lee Ivakina blasted 19 kills, but No. 20 Western Washington pulled out tight first and fourth sets Thursday to earn a 27-25, 21-25, 25-13, 28-26 volleyball victory at Carver Gymnasium.