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The Business Plan Competition is more exciting than ever, according to organizer Dr. Helena S. Wisniewski. “The finalists are outstanding. The program was just starting out when the pandemic hit, so this is the first year we will have an in-person finale.”

UAA’s Department of History recently hosted an in-person and virtual roundtable on The Misuse of History and the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, with faculty from UAA and Kenai Peninsula College’s history departments.

Recently, Residential Life unveiled a new $1,000 general housing scholarship to relieve financial costs for students who choose to be a part of UAA’s on-campus living community.

For the first episode of his new "What's Next" series, Chancellor Parnell discusses the recent events in Ukraine and how UAA is working to help.

Starting in Fall Semester 2022, KPC’s process technology (PRT) program will enhance its AAS offerings by employing immersive reality in its classes. The PRT program has been awarded a Technical Vocational Education Program Grant to create web-accessible labs using the “360 Immersive Reality” program.

Last year, UAA hockey was in a precarious place. But now, the team has a brand new head coach, history alumnus Matt Shasby, who played as a Seawolf from 1999 to 2003 before going pro with the Alaska Aces. In this episode of Seawolf Voices, Matt talks about his trajectory as a player, what he’s learned from his hockey head coach predecessors, and how his experiences as a teacher influences his approach to coaching.

Former tenured professor of political science Dr. Dalee Sambo Dorough was recently awarded the 2022 International Arctic Science Committee Medal for her long-standing leadership in advocating Indigenous rights, service to Arctic communities and influence in public policy as a political scientist.

UAA has been recognized for the 14th consecutive year as a Military Friendly School, earning silver for the first time. As one UAA student said, “UAA just has this culture of respect for military service.”

The University of Alaska System’s $200 million fundraising goal is within reach, according to a report shared with the University of Alaska Foundation Board of Directors at its March 2 meeting in Juneau. As of December 2021, more than $175 million in private donations have been contributed by alumni, friends, companies and private organizations, including 35 gifts of $1 million or more.

On Saturday, March 5, Alaska WWAMI medical students connected with faculty and alumni over cocoa, great conversation and winter festivities in celebration of 50 years of partnership between the University of Alaska Anchorage and the University of Washington School of Medicine.