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Statewide Symposium on Effectiveness in First-Year Writing
November 12, 2024
First Quinquennial Statewide Symposium on Effectiveness in First-Year Writing: 30 University of Alaska Writing Faculty from across the State, including Community Campuses, are working to maintain best practices for student persistence and retention as they address challenges of the future.
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University of Alaska Southeast Launches Virtual Career Center
October 22, 2024
University of Alaska Southeast's Virtual Career Center is available with new tools and content to connect students and alumni with employers, internship opportunities, and career pathways. The site also includes resources to support UAS faculty and staff advising students on their professional journeys.
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Dr. Ernestine Hayes presenting “Pleistocene Raven: Old Stories, New Writing”
October 16, 2024
Dr. Hayes, the Alaska State Writer Laureate from 2017 to 2019, will present her new work with the Luce Indigenous Knowledge Fellowship project, which centers on three ancient Raven stories of fire, water, and daylight. Sharing her work with First Nations Development Institute, Hayes proposes that oral history and Western science tell stories of the same events, each complementing the other and both filling essential human needs.
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UAS Students Selected for Prestigious NOAA Scholarships and Internships
October 15, 2024
University of Alaska Southeast proudly recognizes four students selected for the prestigious National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ernest F. Hollings (Hollings) scholarship. The Hollings Scholarship Program provides successful undergraduate applicants with awards that include academic assistance (up to $9,500 per year).
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October 7, 2024
Four faculty librarians from University of Alaska Southeast are partnering with the Alaska Library Association on a $150,000 two-year planning grant for Expanding Education Options for Alaska’s Library Workforce.
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University of Alaska Southeast Professor to Receive Governor’s Arts and Humanities Award
October 4, 2024
Dr. X̱'unei Lance Twitchell, Professor of Alaska Native Languages in the Department of Humanities at University of Alaska Southeast, is among nine recipients of the 2024 Governor’s Awards for the Arts and Humanities.
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Celebrating Áakʼw Tá Hít
October 2, 2024
The new hub for environmental science at University of Alaska Southeast. Doors are open, and classes are in session at Áakʼw Tá Hít, University of Alaska Southeast’s new 11,200-square-foot facility dedicated to environmental science research and student learning.
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UAS Students and Áakʼw Tá Hít Shine Bright
September 11, 2024
The University of Alaska Southeast welcomed the University of Alaska Board of Regents to the Juneau Campus for their September. meeting
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