2016 Welcoming Week

Anchorage is a member of the National Welcoming Cities initiative. Welcoming Week aims to help make Anchorage a more inclusive community and show visitors and residents all the wonderful ways in which we come together and support each other.

See below to learn what's happening at UAA as part of Welcoming Week 2016. Learn more and view the complete schedule of events at muni.org or aedcweb.com.

Think Tank with Mayor Ethan Berkowitz Thursday, Sept. 15, 11:45 a.m. UAA/APU Consortium Library, Room 307

Economic Diversity and Integration: Stemming "Brain Waste" in Anchorage Monday, Sept. 19, noon-1 p.m. ISER Conference Room (1901 Bragaw St., Ste. 301)

Reception for Anchorage Consular Corps and UAA international & rural students Wednesday, Sept. 21, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Well Fargo Alaska Heritage Museum (301 W. Northern Lights Blvd.)

Martha Amore and Lucian Childs present Building Fires in the Snow - A Collection of Alaska LGBTQ Short Fiction and Poetry Thursday, Sept. 22, 5-7 p.m. UAA Campus Bookstore

Author Marivi Soliven presents The Mango Bride and a frank talk about domestic violence in immigrant communities and the Filipino diaspora Tuesday, Sept. 27, 1-2:30 p.m. UAA Campus Bookstore

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