As a comprehensive, open access, public institution offering everything from short-term workforce credentials to graduate programs, UAA invites students to define their journey, create their community, and prepare to make an impact in Alaska and beyond. Striving to be a place where every person who wants an education can be successful, UAA transforms the lives of its students and communities, while honoring our locations on the ancestral lands of Alaska’s First Peoples.
The University of Alaska Anchorage transforms lives with over 150 academic certificate and degree programs, student-focused support services, and a dedicated and talented faculty.
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From 13 competitive NCAA teams to recreation and intramural and club sports, students have the opportunity to excel in athletics at every level. The Alaska Airlines Center and Seawolf Sports Complex offer recreation as well as hosting community events and concerts. Students can take advantage of cheering for SeawolfNation with free tickets to many games.
UAA is a hub for cutting-edge theoretical and applied research in health, engineering, and the physical and social sciences. In nearly every discipline, undergraduate and graduate students have the opportunity to join research teams and collaborate with experienced faculty mentors.
Explore the wide variety of services and resources available at UAA to help promote your academic and personal success and well-being. From academic advising to student clubs and residence life, we're here to help you have an amazing university experience.
UAA is located in the ancestral homelands of the Dena'ina, Ahtna, Alutiiq/Sugpiak and Eyak/dAXunhyuu Peoples. Alaska Native academic programs at UAA provide courses, minors, certificates and degrees. Alaska Native student support programs provide centers for belonging across UAA.
May 07, 2024
Hey, Bookworms! Are you ready to embark on a literary adventure with us? The new book club lineup just dropped and we are going around the world, reading one book from each continent.
UAA Chancellor Sean Parnell will be the featured guest speaker at Anchorage Chamber of Commerce's "Make It Monday" forum on Monday, May 13, at noon.
Save the Dates - Our Concerts in the Quad summer series is back! Join us for music, food and fun!
Seawolf Dining is again happy to announce the overwhelming success of the spring 2024 Swipe Away Hunger campaign. This campus-wide initiative combats food insecurity among students and collected 310 meal swipe donations after the campaign closed on May 6.
The UAA Copy & Print Center received a Platinum Award in the category of “Adhesive Graphics & Wraps” for the production and installation of the new Seawolf Spine Window graphics at the recent Association of College & University Printers (ACUP) annual conference.
I will be hosting all three Zoom sessions below in a conference room at UAA. We will view the sessions and have follow-up discussion if desired.
UAA IT Services’ front office and welcome desk in the Social Sciences Building (SSB) will be closed Friday, May 31, so IT staff can attend UAA’s Staff Appreciation Day.
An important update to the Kaltura (Blackboard My Media) Blackboard integration tool will be happening May 9 - 12, 2024. If you use Blackboard My Media in your course this will affect you.
With the RPNow contract ending, UAA has decided to switch to Honorlock for remote proctoring. This new tool should make remote proctoring better for both students and faculty!
PWSC's outdoor leadership students are gearing up for an exciting 14-day kayak expedition from Whittier to Valdez as part of their capstone class project this academic year. Benjamin Rush, Ph.D., assistant professor of outdoor leadership and Carrie Abruzzo lead this expedition, which the students plan and execute entirely.