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Job opening: Assistant Director of Student Conduct & Ethical Development

The Assistant Director of Student Conduct & Ethical Development position is posted for applications. Please encourage those interested to apply. Initial review will take place on June 1, 2021.

Seeking student mentors for Seawolf Mentors Program

Seawolf Mentor is seeking mentors for our First Year Experience Mentorship Program! If you enjoy helping and working with others, please consider supporting our First Year Students by sharing your experiences, struggles, and successes in the transition to college, and your time at UAA!

Onboarding Manager Open Forums

You are invited to attend open forums for UAA's Onboarding Manager. This one-year term position will develop a comprehensive onboarding program for UAA employees, from the moment an offer is accepted through their first 3-6 months of employment. We appreciate your participation and feedback.

A Year That Changed Everything — Reflecting on the year that was through stories

Join a panel discussion hosted by Shawnalee Whitney (Academic Affairs) that includes Camai Cassey (MCC), Quention Simeon (NSS), and Joe Lambert and Brooke Hessler from the nationally recognized StoryCenter organization. The discussion will focus on how storytelling and story can be used to reflect on how education and learning have been impacted on the year that was.

School of Nursing DNP Defense by David Ampong, MS, MSN, MHA, APRN, PMHNP-BC

On Wednesday May 26, David Ampong, MS, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC will present his final DNP Project "Evaluating the Patient Experience in Outpatient Detoxification: Implications for Improvement of the Early Stages of Alcohol and /or Opioid Use Disorder and Recovery Treatment Process " beginning at 3 p.m.

UAA startup wins young entrepreneur award in Norway

Michael Martinez

In April, chemistry major Michael Martinez was awarded the 2020 High North Young Entrepreneur Award for his startup Arctic Biotech Oath, which specializes in the green extraction of rare earth elements in circumpolar north countries.

Mysteries of the Arctic’s water cycle: Connecting the dots

Toolik Field Station

For the last 30 years, Jeff Welker, professor in UAA’s Department of Biological Sciences, has been studying the Arctic, specifically snow and sea ice, and the impacts it has on the plants, animals and people who inhabit the globe’s most northern regions.

Celebrating promoted and tenured faculty at UAA

Spire atop UAA's Consortium Library with Chugach Mountains in background.

UAA congratulates the 30 members of our faculty who were promoted or granted tenure in 2021. The promotion and tenure of these faculty members signifies their contribution to UAA’s mission: to transform lives through teaching, research, community engagement and creative expression.

UAA IT Services closure during Memorial Day and Fourth of July weekends

UAA IT Services Technical Support Center will be closed the following dates in observance of Memorial Day and Independence Day holidays.

At the intersection of community and agency

Kenneth McCoy

Since last year, important conversations on accountability in law enforcement have occurred across the country. It’s a topic close to justice alumnus Kenneth McCoy, deputy chief of operations and new acting chief of police for the Anchorage Police Department.
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