Celebrate the snow at Prince William Sound College
Though it’s a small school in a small town, Prince William Sound College boasts an avalanche of academic and entertaining snow-focused events to fill the long winter in the nation’s snowiest city.
Though it’s a small school in a small town, Prince William Sound College boasts an avalanche of academic and entertaining snow-focused events to fill the long winter in the nation’s snowiest city.
In Alaska, 102,670 residents, or 1 in 7 people, struggle with hunger. Of the 102,670, about 20 percent of those struggling to obtain a healthy meal each day are children, according to data collected from a 2016 Feeding America, Map the Meal Gap Report. Tracey Burke, a professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Alaska Anchorage, has collaborated with Food Bank of Alaska and its partners for more than 10 years.
UAA’s School of Nursing is undergoing a two-year expansion project, with the Kodiak Outreach Site next on the list. Associate Professor Margie Mete has been charged with transitioning the site’s associate program to a bachelor's program.
Guided by feedback from industry leaders, UAA’s School of Nursing is working to expand the program’s statewide reach with increased faculty and more robust satellite campus programs.
A new degree in surgical technology, launched this year, helps meet an industry need in Alaska while offering further academic options for College of Health students.
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