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What would you say if called upon to chat with a monarch? Three UAA students—each with a big or small link to Norway—found out when His Majesty King Harald V came to UAA to watch a Norwegian college leader and UAA Chancellor Tom Case sign an agreement to foster joint research.

You've looked forward to graduation for most of your life and now, finally, that day is behind you. It's time to look ahead and move forward into a new life and career. These new (and nearly new) graduates share advice about what they did to set a sound path into their post-graduation world.

In this episode, UAA student Dominique Kurth, traveling in China for her ECON A494 class, reflects on mutual curiosity among the travelers, the residents and China.

When Kailey Ibsen decided to study abroad in Chengdu, China, she set off a series of dominoes that led to law school, an embassy gig and the altar. Read more about this anthropology major and the continent-crossing career she continues to build after graduating just four years ago.

UAA's student-built Baja car: "We brand it as Alaskan. We're rugged, we have rugged terrain. We know how to design it properly."

Why does Alaska need a Doctor of Nursing Practice program? Dr. Barbara Berner, a nurse practitioner who helms the UAA School of Nursing, answers questions about UAA's newly instituted degree program.

Debate alumni from around the world returned to UAA to assist with the U.S. Universities Debating Championship, held on campus in April. The reunion was a chance to reminisce with former teammates, make new connections and share how Seawolf Debate continues to shape their success.

This capstone team designed dashboards that will display energy use in the new engineering building when it opens in the fall. Their work saved on the building's budget, between $40,000 and $70,000, according to the Siemens expert who worked with them.

Day One in China: Climb the Great Wall. A UAA economics class is in China to study globalization and to consider Alaska-China business opportunities. Read their stories in this special series of Postcards Home.

Kyle Ekstrand once created a grade-threatening headache by inadvertently scheduling two classes a mile's walk apart. He and his fellow MIS student, Brian Smith, hope to prevent that hassle for other students with their UAA Maps capstone project.