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2020 Alumni Emerging Leader Dr. Reem Sheikh is a podiatric surgeon and attending faculty at the New York College of Podiatric Medicine. Earlier this year, she raised over $18,000 to secure personal protective equipment for health care workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The UAA Alumni Association is pleased to welcome accounting alumnus Ragu Bhargava, co-founder and CEO of Global Upside Corporation, to share his story of success through philanthropy as the keynote speaker for this year’s virtual Homecoming Breakfast on Oct. 9.

Celebrate International Coffee Day on Sept. 29 with a message about staying connected and giving back from UAA accounting grad Tim Gravel, owner and CEO of Kaladi Brothers Coffee.

As UAA’s new associate vice chancellor for research, Aaron Dotson’s role is to support research and creative activity at UAA at all levels — from conception to completion and beyond.

In our first episode, KOTZ news director Wesley Early talks about his favorite stories, how UAA prepared him to enter the field and his experience establishing a journalism presence in Kotzebue from the ground up.

Mary Jo Finney, UAA’s new dean of the Graduate School, knew immediately when she visited Alaska four years ago that this was home. However, it would be a few years, career choices and job offers later that would finally land her back to the 49th state.

Meet Jennifer Booz, UAA’s news chief diversity officer and steward of its Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan.

It’s an unusual time at the university according to UAA’s new provost, Denise Runge, whose goals this fall semester and academic year include creating open communication channels for students, faculty and staff on issues from academics to budget.

UAA alumni find many ways to stay connected and give back to their community, including civil engineering grad Nicole Knox, civil engineer at R&M Consultants.

UAA named Jennifer Schrage as the recipient of this year's Journalism and Public Communications Alumni Award. A lifelong Alaskan with deep roots in the Anchorage community, Schrage is also the co-founder of Signature Land Services.