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The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business grants accreditation to fewer than 5% of all schools worldwide offering degree programs in business at the bachelor’s level or higher.

Thomas Chung, assistant professor of art and painting in UAA’s Department of Art, was recently awarded first place in the staff category of University of the Arctic's inaugural photo competition for his three-part photo series titled, "Arctic Sea Ice, Under the Glacier and Whale." We caught up with Chung to discuss his inspiration, overall approach to art and recent award-winning photos.

UAA Dance in Concert brings together the collaborative skills of UAA faculty, students and alumni as well as community artmakers and a national guest artist for an exciting experimental event available on demand from April 9-11 and April 16-19.

What do two staff members from the Environmental Health & Safety and Risk Management department and a retired CDC infectious disease epidemiologist and College of Health affiliate professor all have in common? They have helped shape UAA’s COVID-19 response, ensuring that students, faculty and staff were safe in the wake of the global pandemic.

Bestowed by the Pacific Northwest Council for Languages, the Ray Verzasconi Northwest Postsecondary Educator of the Year award recognizes outstanding teaching, service or research at the university level within Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington or Wyoming.

The University of Alaska system has launched the public phase of For Alaska, a comprehensive campaign with the goal of raising $200 million by 2024 to support investment in students, workforce, economic development and research.

As both a professor and a vice provost, Claudia Lampman reflects on students’ comfort levels in approaching faculty compared to administrators and on the need to build meaningful interactions.

Friday, March 26 marked the date for Perfect Pitch, the final event in the 2021 Business Plan Competition sponsored by the UAA College of Business and Public Policy featuring more than $11,000 in prizes.

Just before the new year, Dr. Diane Hirshberg of the UAA Institute of Social and Economic Research was named Vice-President Academic of the University of the Arctic, a consortium of over 200 postsecondary and educational institutions that either are located in the circumpolar north or conduct meaningful education and research activities related to the Arctic.

Join us Thursday, March 25 for the university's largest-ever fundraising campaign kickoff. To encourage learning across our diverse communities and shape Alaska’s future, with your help, the university system and UAA will make key investments in four core priority areas.