April 2017 Archive

Q & A with Jacob Shercliffe, UAA's latest Truman Scholar

Jacob Shercliffe

UAA's Jacob Shercliffe is an economics major, member of Seawolf Debate and a leader in Model U.N. Now he's added another accolade to his long list of achievements: Jacob has become UAA's latest Truman Scholar, one of 62 selected nationwide this year.

April 25, 2017: Town hall with Mayor Ethan Berkowitz

 

April 28, 2017: Don't miss the last Study Abroad 101 of the spring semester

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April 21, 2017: Official opening and open house for the new Center for Advocacy, Relationships and Sexual Violence

UAA's Office of Equity and Compliance has partnered with STAR to open a new on-campus Center for Advocacy, Relationships and Sexual Violence in Rasmuson Hall. All are invited to attend an open house for the new center on April 21, 2017, at 11 a.m.

Spring 2017: Congratulate your grad with an ad in The Northern Light's Commencement edition

 

Congratulations, Spring Class of 2017!

 

Alaska AHEC Program selected as Alaska Career Preparedness Award recipient

The Alaska Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program is proud to announce that it has been selected as the Alaska Career Preparedness Award recipient for the ACT College and Career Readiness Campaign.

April 25 and 26, 2017: Free soup to help with finals prep

 

Jamie Elswick named 2017 faculty recipient of the Selkregg Award

Jamie Elswick, term instructor of anatomy in WWAMI, was selected as this year's Selkregg Award recipient for her project, "Mobile Foot Clinic for Anchorage's Homeless Population."

CAEPR releases report on the cost of teacher turnover in Alaska

Alaska faces challenges recruiting and retaining educators, especially in its rural and remote communities. A new report from CAEPR details the costs associated with teacher turnover and calculates an average per-teacher cost in four categories: separation, recruitment, hiring and induction.
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