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Happy holidays from UAA!

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As the year ends and a new journey begins, join us on the trail for a look back at UAA highlights and notable achievements from 2019. Happy HOWL-idays, Seawolves!

Slideshow: UAA Fall 2019 Commencement

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On Sunday, Dec. 15, UAA celebrated the accomplishments of more than 1,100 undergraduate, graduate and professional school students from the Anchorage campus. View a slideshow of photos from the Green and Gold celebration.

Student commencement speaker Rose Kruger on the importance of putting in the effort

2019 Fall Commencement Speaker Rose Kruger.

Through her work with USUAA, Rose Kruger hopes to keep UAA open access and affordable to other nontraditional students like herself, which she credits with bringing her back to Alaska after taking her own break from school.

UAA celebrates fall 2019 Honorary Degree Award recipients

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On Sunday, Dec. 15, at the fall 2019 commencement ceremony, Margaret L. Brown and Peter Michalski will be awarded an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters.

UAA celebrates fall 2019 Meritorious Service Award recipients

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On Sunday, Dec. 15, at the fall 2019 commencement ceremony, Willie Hensley and Michele Brown will be awarded the Meritorious Service Award.

Tackling the tough topics

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Since 2006 Libby Roderick, associate director for CAFE and director of the Difficult Dialogues Initiative, has been helping universities across the country and the globe engage in respectful difficult dialogues. Bridging controversial topics helps faculty, staff and students build more thoughtful and engaging academic communities.

Alumni Spirit magazine is going digital. Come with us!

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Starting with the upcoming spring 2020 issue, Alumni Spirit magazine will be a mostly online publication. Preview the new digital format and make sure you don't miss the next edition by reviewing your contact information.

Seawolf gymnastics spends over 300 hours volunteering during 2019 off-season

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A typical off-season for student-athletes is reserved for training and fun. For the Seawolf gymnastics team, a large part of that time also consists of volunteering in the community.

One year later: Looking back at the Nov. 30 earthquake

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This Saturday marks the first anniversary of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck about 8 miles north of Anchorage, Alaska on Nov. 30, 2018. In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we look back and appreciate all they did, and we are grateful no one was hurt.

A grassroots campaign ensures UAA’s geomatics students have courses for fall semester

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It was a gamble when UAA’s Department of Geomatics launched a grassroots fundraising campaign to two professors for the fall semester, but it paid off as the engineering community banded together.

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