This is Lingít Word of the Week. Each week, we feature a Lingít word voiced by master speakers. Lingít has been spoken throughout present-day Southeast Alaska and parts of Canada for over 10,000 years.
Gunalchéesh to X̱’unei Lance Twitchell, Goldbelt Heritage Foundation and the University of Alaska Southeast for sharing the recorded audio for this series.
Ayla Keller and her classmates put on blue coveralls to go to their first class of the day. Then, the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé seniors jacked up a Honda SUV and placed an oil pan on the ground beneath it.
They are the first students to take Diesel 101, an intro class that lets high school students learn the basics for a trades career. The course is a partnership with the University of Alaska Southeast School of Career Education. That means they get college credits for changing oil.
December 10, 2024
The University of Alaska Southeast and Coeur Alaska, Inc. are pleased to announce Coeur’s commitment to fund introductory diesel and welding courses for local high school students at the UAS School of Career and Technical Education. Coeur’s $100,000 commitment will cover students’ tuition and fees through Spring 2026, significantly boosting the program’s accessibility and sustainability.
ViewDecember 4, 2024
University of Alaska Southeast student and faculty artwork will be showcased at One Sealaska Plaza on Friday, December 6, from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
ViewNovember 13, 2024
UAS Evening at Egan Lecture Series Continues November 15 with “Working on Ice: Field Notes from the Juneau Icefield Research Program”
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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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