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In aviation, the phrase “full circle” carries special meaning. For some, it refers to the ambition of circumnavigating the globe. For UAA mechanical engineering alumnus Jacob Bodolosky, it represents a more personal return to a legacy that began with his father.

UAA had 61 student-athletes receive the Great Northwest Athletic Conference's Faculty Athletic Representative's Scholar-Athlete Award on Tuesday.

UAA is pleased to announce the appointment of alumnus Zac Clark, B.A. ’05, M.P.A. ’23, as the new director of Alumni and Community Engagement, effective July 1, 2025.

After earning his bachelor’s degree in biological sciences, Ken Dillon founded Footprint Wine Tap in Seattle, a wine bar that combines his love for sustainability, creativity, science and, most importantly, community.

UAA’s Seawolf Debate Program announced the appointment of the program’s new director, Shawn Briscoe. No stranger to the university's debate program, after serving as assistant director from 2007 to 2012 and, most recently, as interim director from 2023 to 2025, Briscoe is excited to step into his new role.

On May 16, the University of Alaska Foundation Board of Directors and UA President Pat Pitney announced that UAA journalism and public communications alumna Tlisa Northcutt had been selected to serve in the dual role of UA Foundation president and chief development officer for the University of Alaska system.

Earlier this year, the National Society of Professional Engineers named civil engineering alumnus U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Brigham Moore as the 2025 Federal Engineer of the Year for his work in the Indo-Pacific region.

Cheryl Siemers, who served as KPC's campus director since 2021, recently stepped into the interim role after Chancellor Parnell’s retirement.

After earning his millwright occupational endorsement certificate from Prince William Sound College, Gabe Hendrix landed a job at Tern Technologies as a rotating equipment technician, which has taken him to sites from Valdez to oil rigs in Africa.

The U.S. Small Business Administration has named psychology alumna and president, CEO and majority owner of the ASCI family of companies Christine Hopkins as the 2025 Small Business Person of the Year for the State of Alaska. Hopkins will be honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. to coincide with National Small Business week in May.