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A 'mindset of joy' helped UAA gymnastics overcome obstacles this season

Seawolf Gymnastics team member Alyssa Manley competes on the floor during a meet against Centenary. (Photo by Skip Hickey / UAA Athletics)

Athletes overcame the stress of fundraising and inexperience to conclude a solid season with many career highs. The team’s final competition was Saturday at UC Davis.

Business Plan Competition finalists to square off in Perfect Pitch finale

Competition organizer, department chair and UAA Professor of Entrepreneurship Dr. Helena Wisniewski with cnompetition judge Jim Kostka, chief operating officer and owner of Alaskan Data Solutions, after the College of Business and Public Policy (CBPP) Business Plan Competition "Perfect Pitch" event. (Photo by James Evans / University of Alaska Anchorage)

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.”

Job opening: Accounts Payable & Travel Student Assistant

The UAA Accounts Payable & Travel Department is seeking applications for a Student Assistant C position to assist with reviewing travel expense reimbursements and direct pay/employee reimbursements, filing, communicating with students, staff, faculty and vendors professionally, loading and indexing files into our electronic file retention system, and assisting the AP/Travel Manager as needed.

TODAY: Registration brown bag session

The Office of the Registrar invites you to a registration brown bag session. If you are having to answer student questions about registration, you may find this session very helpful. We will discuss registration eligibility, priority registration, dates, and deadlines, overrides, waitlists, troubleshooting and useful Banner screens.

Department of History hosts roundtable examining the Russian invasion of Ukraine

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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.

Represent your department for Giving Day 2022

UA Giving Day 2022 is Nov. 2-3! I am already planning for this important day, and I need your help. UA Giving Day is 49 hours where UAA, UAF, UAS and the UA Foundation and our supporters come together to advocate why it is important to support higher education for the future of Alaska.

March 23: Opioid Crisis: Where do we stand?

Join us for a panel moderated by Professor Judy Gette (Human Services & Behavioral Sciences) for an information session on the opioid epidemic by hearing from the frontline concerning the crisis in our community. Get Zoom information at matsu.alaska.edu/journey.

Implicit bias training workshop offered

Alaska EPSCoR, Alaska INBRE and the UAF Dept of Equity and Compliance are collaborating to offer a three-part implicit bias workshop this month. Part 1 is a virtual viewing of the film "Picture a Scientist" at a time that fits your schedule March 25-27. Part 2 is a panel discussion on March 28, 11 a.m.

March 23: Trivia Night - Relationships in Pop Culture

Join the Health Promotion Team and test your knowledge of relationships in TV series and movies. Free Moose’s Tooth pizza and beverages. Team grand prize: $100 gift card!

UAA will hold 'Reunion Commencement' for pandemic grads

In advance of spring commencement, the University of Alaska Anchorage will hold a special ceremony at the Alaska Airlines Center for students whose commencement ceremonies were held virtually in 2020 and 2021.
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