August 2014 Archive

This week, UAA welcomes the class of 2018 onto a campus that is rapidly transforming. Read on for a construction update (the dust won’t settle soon) and a quick snapshot of the 1,338 freshman Seawolves. Welcome back to campus!

USUAA's new executive leadership team believes students should sit on every committee making decisions about life on campus. That includes the Wells Fargo Sports Complex redesign, and even prioritization.

All-American Katelynn Zanders is ready for the season ahead, even though the volleyball team is still (temporarily) practicing through the final stages of construction on the new Alaska Airlines Center.

“Alcohol killed my mom. Her life and death motivated me to learn how my Tlingit people got to this place we find ourselves in regarding alcohol,” writes scholar Kyle Wark. His research is the first ever to look at alcohol use among the Tlingit from an anthropological perspective.

Science education professor Irasema Ortega, despite her years of experience as a teacher, is still willing to sit at the feet of her new colleagues and friends to learn about new cultures and places. This summer she learned to use an ulu with a mentor at fish camp.

Dustin Jenne, a UAA diesel technology student in the Community & Technical College, took home a bronze medal at the national SkillsUSA Championships in Missouri last month. Competitors powered through 14 stations to test the grasp of their diesel tech agility.