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WOLFcard gives you a free ride

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UAA students, staff and faculty can ride any People Mover or Valley Mover bus for free by swiping their active WOLFcard. Visit the U-Pass page for more information.

David Moxley joins UAA as new director of School of Social Work

The College of Health is pleased to welcome Dr. David Moxley to UAA as the new director of the School of Social Work, effective Aug. 1, 2017. Dr. Moxley will be assuming this position following the June 30 retirement of longtime director, Dr. Elizabeth Sirles.

Selkregg Award mobile foot clinic project helps UAA students reach out to homeless

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WWAMI anatomy instructor Jamie Elswick won the 2017 Selkregg Community Engagement & Learning Award with a mobile foot- and wound-care clinic idea inspired by a service-learning partnership UAA's Dr. Michele Burdette-Taylor launched at Central Lutheran Church. The project will help her students gain valuable “street medicine” expertise while earning credit; volunteer nurses are on hand in case a person at the clinic needs care that is outside a student’s skill set.

How to protect your computer from WannaCry ransomware

You’ve no doubt heard about the WannaCry ransomware spreading across the globe. There have been no attacks on UAA systems or computers, but due to the lingering risk, IT Services is taking precautionary steps.

Air Force ROTC commissions four new second lieutenants

The University of Alaska Anchorage’s Air Force ROTC program recently commissioned four Second Lieutenants into the United States Air Force. Lieutenants Franklin Durr, Ambrose Morris, Keith Thompson, and Brenden Wehde all successfully completed the Air Force ROTC program at Detachment 001 after years of dedication to academics, physical fitness, and leadership training.

The Capitol Report 5/16/17: Update on budget and legislation relating to university

 

Starting June 2017 real ID required to enter U.S. military bases

 

UAA assistant athletic director Nate Sagan departing Sept. 1

UAA assistant athletic director for media relations Nate Sagan has resigned his position and will leave the department effective Sept. 1.

UAA-Clark Middle School collaboration earns Anchorage School District honor

Leadership Fellows Juniors win award

The Leadership Fellows Juniors partnership between UAA CBPP and Clark Middle School recently received an Anchorage School District Spirit of Tomorrow award, an honor bestowed on schools and businesses that develop strong relationships for the benefit of students.

Spring 2017: Matt Childs selected as student speaker for Graduate Degree Hooding Ceremony

Being selected as the Hooding Ceremony Student Speaker is an honor, but when the honor is capped off as the first-ever student speaker for this event, it carries an unspoken responsibility of being a trendsetter.
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