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Announcement of the Millwright Scholarship Program as a partnership between PWSC and Helca Greens Creek Mining Company.

You can help make our campus a safer place to walk after dark by joining our annual Nighttime Safety Walk across campus. We will look for lighting that needs improvement, trip hazards on sidewalks and parking lots, shrubbery that needs to be trimmed, and any other safety issues. Notes will be gathered, and turned over to Facilities Maintenance the next day for follow-up action. The Safety Walk has been scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 28, starting at 7 p.m.

The College of Business and Public Policy (CBPP) Student Advising Center is seeking a Student Assistant. We are looking for a quick learner who is energetic and organized. You will gain office experience and customer service skills, all while working with a great team of professionals and supporting the students of CBPP.

Janet Weiss is a former regional president of BP Alaska. She has over 30 years of organizational leadership experience and has played an important role for Alaska's economy, specifically in the natural resource sector. She will be presenting on natural resource economics and her experience as an executive.

Thank you for joining us for UAA’s 2021 Homecoming week! For those who were able to join us for one of our events, we would love to hear from you about your experience. Please share your feedback with this survey so that we can continue to assess our work and give the campus community a great homecoming for years to come!

Priority registration for Spring 2022 begins November 5th and students are transferring in to attend UAA. Help make sure you and your students are ready for another amazing semester by attending this transfer credit brown bag session hosted by the Office of the Registrar.

The UAA dental clinic is excited to announce Children's Day on Oct. 22! The event will offer free preventative dental care for youth ages 3-17. Space is limited. Call 907-786-6960 to schedule today or visit uaa.alaska.edu/dentalclinic for more information.

You've got this! Courtesy of UA Disability Services, all users with a University of Alaska account have free, unlimited access to Read&Write literacy software. Measurably increase your productivity with this free software download.

The UAA Theatre and Dance department is holding a Haunted House Oct. 29-31 in the Fine Arts Building. The event is only for UAA faculty, staff, students, and their immediate family members. Tickets will be available soon on UAATix.com, and more information is forthcoming. Website or PDF link -

Dr. Diane Hirshberg, Professor of Education, has been appointed Interim Director of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER). Dr. Hirshberg is an 18-year veteran of UAA and ISER, and has served in leadership roles such as President of UAA’s faculty senate and advisor to the Chancellor on Arctic Research and Education. She was the founding director of the Center for Alaska Education Policy Research and is currently Vice-President Academic at the University of the Arctic.