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On Dec. 1, UAA honored Ann Fienup-Riordan and Elizabeth Ripley with the title of Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, and awarded John Havelock, Thomas Hennessy, Ronald Swartz and Timothy Edwards the Meritorious Service Award during a special ceremony in advance of fall commencement.

To students in UAA justice instructor Glen Klinkhart’s criminal investigations course, the end of the semester is, quite literally, murder. For his lab practicum, Klinkhart — a homicide detective, true crime author and computer forensics expert — stages the scene of his own murder in a UAA lecture hall and challenges the budding investigators in his class to solve the crime.

Seawolf Nation mourns the tremendous loss of Director of Athletics Greg Myford. A leader, colleague and friend, Greg will be remembered for his positive attitude and his unwavering support of student-athletes.

When Esther Dale joined USUAA, she was looking for an opportunity to get involved in the UAA campus community. She had no idea that the opportunity to serve as vice president would not only be academically relevant, but the overall experience would be so rewarding.

Food insecurity and homelessness are ongoing issues within the university and Anchorage communities. USUAA has partnered with local nonprofit organizations to address the problem one donation at a time.

Seawolves, today and every day, we're thankful for all you do to make UAA an amazing place to learn, teach and work. Wishing you a wonderful holiday! Enjoy the long weekend, and stay safe and healthy in your celebrations.

Through decades of critical impact for our students and region, Alaska Airlines shapes premier, open-access higher education experiences and inspires student-athletes to soar to new heights.

Mary Ann Hautman recalls her father often told her, “No one can take away your education.” Now, by establishing the new Mary Ann Hautman Indigenous Nursing Endowed Scholarship at UAA, she will provide a gift to others that, in her father’s words, “cannot be taken away.”

During a 49-hour online marathon of generosity, nearly 1,000 donors contributed a record-breaking $260,000 in support of UAA students, athletes, programs and scholarships for the university’s second annual Giving Day event.

For the past four years, UAA pharmacy students have devoted two weekends annually to administer flu vaccines to vulnerable seniors. This year, they were also able to bring the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to provide booster shots thanks to partnerships with Soldotna Professional Pharmacy and the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services.