Oct. 11, 2019: Threadbare at UAA: Supporting first generation students in and outside of the classroom
by Michelle Saport |
Join UAA/APU Books of the Year, Alaska Airlines and Alaska Book Week for two events with author and UAA alumna Mary Kudenov:
Story as a Community Resource: Building Resilience through Personal Narratives A reading and talk with Mary Kudenov
Thursday, Oct. 10, 7-9 p.m. ConocoPhillips Integrated Science Building, Room 120
Mary Kudenov is the author of Threadbare: Class and Crime in Urban Alaska. She is a proud first-generation UAA alumna, holding a Bachelor of Arts in English and Master of Arts in Creative Writing and Literary Arts. Kudenov was raised poor in Anchorage, writes about other people with similar backgrounds, and has received acclaim and awards for her nonfiction, most of which is set in urban and small-town Alaska. She currently lives in North Carolina with her husband and sons and works in the clinical research industry. This reading and talk will explore the uses of story for healing and community building. Please come support our first-generation students!Threadbare at UAA: Supporting first generation students in and outside of the classroom
With Mary Kudenov & UAA faculty, staff and students
Friday, Oct. 11, 10-11:30 a.m. Gorsuch Commons, Room 106
Come learn ways UAA can support first generation student success!Distance Delivery via Teleconference: Phone: 1-866-832-7806 Participant Code: 7840228
For more information, contact Libby Roderick.
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