2017 Archive

March 24, 2017: Environmental scientist Kathy Kelsey to discuss research at biological sciences seminar

Kathy Kelsey, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow at UAA, will present, "Climate-driven changes in plant phenology and herbivore grazing alter greenhouse gas emissions from Alaskan coastal tundra," on Friday, March 24, 2017 in ConocoPhillips Integrated Science Building, Room 120.

March 23, 2017: TED speaker Drew Dudley presents two leadership workshops for UAA staff and faculty

Drew Dudley will facilitate a professional leadership development session for all UAA staff and faculty on March 23, 2017. Register today for this exciting opportunity.

March 2017 events at the UAA Campus Bookstore

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All UAA Campus Bookstore events are informal, free and open to the public. March 2017 talks explore Ella Fitzgerald, the Russian Revolution, sex trafficking, the 1867 U.S. purchase of Alaska and more.

The Capitol Report 3/13/17: Floor debate begins on state's FY18 operating budget

 

Moving from addiction toward a social work degree: 'I'm a force to be reckoned with'

Eva Gregg

Drugs, alcohol and abuse dominated most of Eva Gregg's life. Then, she confronted her demons. Now, she's earning a UAA degree in social work and is reaching out to help others find their way.

2017 ePortfolio Intensive: Call for presentations closes April 5, 2017

 

A conversation with the creator of ‘Tables of Istanbul’

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Turkish food plays an important role in the life of UAA sociology professor Zeynep Kılıç. Her "Tables of Istanbul" — a film exploring food, culture and identity in the melting-pot metropolis of Istanbul — will be shown in Anchorage's Wildberry Theater on March 25.

March 23, 2017: Sigma Tau Delta informational and membership meeting

 

Property management students find location, location, vocation

Robert Erickson

With the Weidner Property Management and Real Estate Program (plus vast industry connections and a deep pool of academic and travel awards), UAA is among a handful of universities nationwide preparing graduates for an in-demand management career.

Rising to the occasion at AWAIC

Suzi Pearson

Suzi Pearson, B.A. ’94, M.P.A. ’03, has worked her entire career at AWAIC, the state's largest women's shelter, where she is now executive director. Violence, she says, has become part of our lives in Alaska. "Let’s find a way to change that.”
2017 Posts Archive