2015 Archive

On Thursday, Sept. 10, UAA celebrated the grand opening of the newest building on campus—the Engineering & Industry Building. The new 81,500-square-foot building triples the amount of engineering space on campus and highlights "engineering on display."

In Georgia's eyes, excellent health creates excellent students. As director of the Student Health & Counseling Center, she oversees the health of over 10,000 students and, as an alumna, she knows the student situation well. So it's fitting that her nominations for the top alumni award came from students she serves.

UAA professors and the Center for Community Engagement and Learning are involved in an initiative celebrating the contributions of international students, refugees and immigrants who come to Alaska to begin a new life.

UAA is home to a U.S. Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence, called the Arctic Domain Awareness Center. The center aims to provide information and technology to help the U.S. Coast Guard assess the need to respond to current and future catastrophic events.