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At a special ceremony on Wednesday, May 3, UAA honored Rachel Epstein with the spring 2023 Meritorious Service Award and awarded Honorary Degrees to Don Decker and Kikkan Randall. UAA also recognized eight faculty and staff members with emeritus status during the ceremony.

The latest issue of UAA’s premier publication highlights how the university is rising above with stories featuring alumni doing incredible work in Antarctica, in LGBTQ spaces and on the set of the latest Shazam! movie, as well as a check in with the UAA School of Education.

Community has been at the heart of Tuan Graziano’s undergraduate career at UAA. The spring 2023 student commencement speaker has been volunteering in various capacities since high school, and once at UAA, his sense of serving his community and advocating for his fellow students grew.

As the nation’s only Arctic state, Alaska faces unique challenges and environmental conditions unlike anywhere else in the United States. Faculty and students at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) continue to drive research that tackles regional challenges in practical ways, such as studying how temperature affects metal corrosion in the Arctic or the effects of tire rubber contamination on salmon mortality.

As education continues to transform to meet the needs of students and the workforce, the University of Alaska Anchorage is always looking for opportunities to grow and adapt to better serve communities and the state.

UAA now offers a Bachelor of Arts in communication, among the most in-demand degree programs. The new offering allows students to take advantage of high job demand while also honing the top skills that employers seek.

Psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner alumna Catherine Haese will serve as graduate student speaker at the Spring 2023 Commencement ceremony before starting her new position at Eagle River Behavioral Health where she will use her personal experience to foster addiction recovery solutions and treat mental health issues.

When employers and universities collaborate, the partnership can create opportunities for students and communities to thrive. Computer systems engineering alumnus Hunter Johnson is a beneficiary of such opportunities, beginning as an intern at Baird where he now works as senior client specialist.

Nearly 200 alumni and supporters packed Lucy Cuddy Hall on the Anchorage campus to honor the most recent Alumni of Distinction while reconnecting with their hometown university and raising more than $12,000 to benefit UAA programs and scholarships.