July 20, 2021
A new approach to assessing incoming students and placing them in general education requirement writing classes yielded some pleasantly positive results for UAA students, faculty and administrators.
UAA students recently responded to imagined future emergencies, including wildfires and a missing cruise ship, in a role-playing assignment mimicking the pressures and cascading events policy decision-makers face during disasters.
Vaccine appointments are available for UAA students and employees every weekday at the Student Health and Counseling Center. Learn how to sign up, and hear from UAA student leaders as they share their reasons for getting vaccinated against COVID-19.
July 14, 2021
As a woman veteran, Vanessa Meade, assistant professor in UAA’s School of Social Work, knows better than most the challenges women who’ve served face once returning to civilian life. She's coordinating Operation Mary Louise, a project dedicated to making space and connecting female veterans to resources in Alaska.
July 13, 2021
UAA and the Anchorage School District unveil a new partnership between King Tech High School and the Community & Technical College’s Aviation Technology Division to provide high school students with the opportunity to earn their private pilot license.
"In my 29 years working at UAA, I can say with certainty there has never been a better time to attend UAA than right now," notes Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Bruce Schultz as he highlights new student success initiatives at UAA, such as Seawolf Mentor and CircleIn, that ensure students have easy access to academic and personnel support services whenever they may need it.
June 29, 2021
UAA's College of Health has received a four-year, $1.92 million grant to provide an innovative training program for future behavioral health professionals in Alaska and to facilitate the growth of the state’s behavioral health workforce.
UAA’s Summer Engineering Academies have always been a staple in the community’s camp lineup, but now that they’re virtual, they’re reaching more youth across the state. Sponsorships from ConocoPhillips Alaska and MTA Alaska Foundation help keep camps affordable, allowing youth across Alaska to engage with engineering.
June 28, 2021
Until recently, the relationship between commercial fishing and the economies of Alaska’s coastal communities have been explored anecdotally. But a newly published study from researchers with UAA’s Institute of Social and Economic Research aims to bridge that gap.
June 22, 2021
The gift from Gary and Jane Klopfer is the largest, individual gift an alum has given to UAA during his or her lifetime and will establish the UAA Student Investment Fund, giving students real-world experience using financial industry tools, establishing UAA as a leading finance hub of the University of Alaska system.
