2013 Archive

UAA welcomes the addition of more classroom space for our future engineers in Alaska and beyond. Construction on the new Engineering and Industry Building has begun with the arrival of Neeser Construction in the South Parking Lot. Parking availability in the center of campus will be affected during construction, particularly near the Campus Bookstore and the Wells Fargo Sports Complex. Please plan additional time to reach your location. Take alternative transportation, carpool or walk whenever possible to limit traffic congestion. Read on for details.

Tracy Meyer was a veteran and single mom when she enrolled in her first classes at Kodiak College, hoping her skills would transfer to the medical assisting field. Spoiler alert! She made it. Read more of Tracy’s success story, including recent regional accolades for her dedicated work with veterans.

Sunday's UAA Commencement ceremony at the Sullivan Arena was the obvious pinnacle of an academic year and a personal achievement for graduates. UAA conferred 2,421 degrees on 2,315 graduates.* Significant as the numbers are, they don't really tell the story of the Class of 2013. Getting your arms around more than 2,000 graduation stories is a tall order, so here are some of the highlights.

For the second year in a row, UAA has graduated two doctoral candidates in clinical-community psychology with a rural indigenous emphasis. Learn more about Ruth Zuniga and Tina Woods, this year's grads, as well as Erin Johnson, a 2012 graduate of the program, and Rebecca Volino Robinson, who will graduate in August.

Anchorage School District students take over UAA’s ConocoPhillips Integrated Science Building for a day of science learning. Read on to learn about this year’s successful event.

Imagine you’re back in seventh grade. What do you remember most vividly, apart from the social dramas and traumas? For most of us it was one teacher who made lessons come alive. That’s Switgard Duesterloh’s job for both Kodiak College students and K-12 Kodiak Island Borough School District kids. Learn how a partnership between community entities gives kids and teachers the chance to understand the marine science in their backyards.