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Faculty Alliance Thought Leaders Forum Request for Proposals

The Faculty Alliance will host their second annual Thought Leaders Forum for two half days of virtual Zoom meetings, March 27, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., and March 28, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

UAA Esports Spring Semester Tryouts, Jan. 17

UAA Esports is hosting a second set of tryouts on Jan. 17. UAA Esports is seeking players to tryout for the following titles:

DN A407/607: Preventive & Therapeutic Nutrition

A new stacked course, DN A407/607 - Preventive & Therapeutic Nutrition, will be available in the spring 2025 semester.

Structuring support

Mohamed Niagne

If there is anything civil engineering and project management alumnus Mohamed Niagne is passionate about, it is support structures — in engineering, and especially in relationships. As the graduate student commencement speaker for the fall Class of 2024, Niagne hopes to convey the importance of those support structures, which led him from the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program at UAA to his current position at the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities.

Embracing the journey

UAA Fall 2024 Commencement Speaker Iqlas Dubed.

Fall 2024 undergraduate student commencement speaker Iqlas Dubed’s story is marked by resilience, transformation and a deep commitment to making a difference. Originally from Ethiopia, she immigrated to Anchorage with her family in 2012 as a refugee and has called it home since.

UAA and LG open heat pump labs for cold-climate HVAC research

Chancellor Sean Parnell and Senior Vice President leading HVAC innovation at LG Air Conditioning Technologies USA Steven R. Scarbrough are joined by UAA COE faculty and representatives from LG during the ribbon cutting for the UAA College of Engineering's LG Cold Climate Heat Pump Lab.

A new state-of-the-art, real-world-simulated lab opened by UAA and LG in Anchorage will be used to test all new cold climate products for the North American market. An additional lab in Fairbanks will be used to test below negative 40 degrees Fahrenheit.

Honorary Degree Committee seeks faculty members

UAA seeks faculty to join the Honorary Degree Committee. This faculty advisory committee receives, reviews and recommends nominations for award of an honorary degree.

EDTL A690: Role of Higher Education in the American Democracy

Instructor Jonathon Sanders will teach EDTL A690 in spring 2025. The course will examine the mission of higher education, democracy theory, the purpose of an undergraduate degree, trends and issues and social/cultural movements on aspects of higher education in the context of democracy in the U.S.

Meritorious Service Award Committee seeks members

UAA seeks staff, faculty, and community members to join the Meritorious Service Award Committee.

Seawolves' Long earns GNAC Player of the Week nod

Portland, Ore. (Dec. 9) – Alaska Anchorage senior Emilia Long was named the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Player of the Week for women’s basketball Monday, following a pair of sterling performances in home victories over Saint Martin’s and Western Oregon.
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