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Is Queer OK to Say? Poster Campaign

The LGBTQIA2S+ Advisory Committee has created a three poster series about the word "Queer" to facilitate dialogue among our community. Is Queer Ok to Say?

$500 Library Award — Apply through April 18

If you used the Library to complete a research paper or project, you can win $500! Submit your completed assignment along with a short description of your research process by Monday, April 18th. For more details, see: https://libguides.consortiumlibrary.org/award. The glory and half a grand can be yours!

Community leader Arliss Sturgulewski: A champion of UAA and Alaska

In memoriam: Arliss Sturgulewski, 1927-2022

"I love what education does for people and how it can change lives," said the late Arliss Sturgulewski in 2012, whose lifetime of monumental service to Alaska ⁠— as an Anchorage Assembly member, state senator, businesswoman, community leader and friend to UAA ⁠— came to a close on April 7, 2022, at the age of 94.

On-campus food pantry will meet a great need

College of Health Student Success Center director Lynda Hernandez at the center's Seawolf Pantry donation site.

Nearly 45% of UAA students experience some type of food insecurity, according to an internal study. To alleviate this problem, the Seawolf Pantry opened its doors to students this spring for a soft opening.

The final four: Entrepreneurs present pitches at Business Plan Competition finale

Alaskan Wildlings LLC owner Ali Ginter and her mother, Trixie Bennet, who co-authored the business plan, at the 2022 CBPP Business Plan Competition. (Photo by Brett Rawalt / UAA)

The College of Business and Public Policy awarded $17,000 in prizes during its Perfect Pitch event. Four finalists wowed the gathering of judges, entrepreneurs, UAA faculty and staff, as well as friends and family, with their innovative ideas during a mini-trade show and investor pitch.

Department of Writing's 2022 Celebration of Student Writing

The Department of Writing is hosting our third annual Celebration of Student Writing. Join us to celebrate as students from WRTG classes from summer and fall 2021 and spring 2022 read selections from their prize-winning essays at our live Zoom event on Wednesday, April 13, from 4 to 5:15 p.m.

ANSEP is hiring - apply today!

We are looking for Youth Peer Mentors to join our team for the summer. Plan, coordinate, oversee, and deliver educational related student activities, extracurricular activities, and student residence life experiences!

Job opening: Health Promotion Specialist

The Student Health and Counseling Center is seeking a dynamic and team focused individual with a Bachelor’s Degree in Health Education, Health Promotion, Public Health, or a closely related field, to lead our team of peer health educators in campus wide health promotion, which includes facilitating bystander intervention training.

Progress on the UAA Campus Facilities Master Plan

Thank you for the rich engagement feedback many have provided throughout this academic year to our master planning team. This feedback is informing our edits and approaches to the draft update of the campus facilities master plan (CFMP) for all UAA campuses in order to increase vibrancy and cohesiveness on our campuses.

Participate in faculty-led survey about natural hazards

Schmidt is looking into other hazards related to climate change too. She encourages homeowners to participate in a survey about wildfire, permafrost thaw and icing/rain in the winter. This will help her gauge how these are affecting people and whether there is a need for education or mitigation programs.
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