News and Press Releases 2015
October 30, 2015
Spotlight on Innovative Native Voices @ UAS
One Campus, One Book presents two events celebrating innovative, contemporary presentation of Native VoicesOctober 19, 2015
Juneau World Affairs Council and UAS present: World Affairs Forum 2015: The Politics of Water
Join us Oct 22-24 for this free forum to explore water issues around the world, and models of conflict and cooperation between governments.October 14, 2015
Oct 16 Evening at Egan to Feature Nick Jans, Author of "A Wolf Called Romeo"
Jans will present a slide show interwoven with narrative, readings from his book, and a short video followed by a question and answer session with the audience.October 7, 2015
Oct 9 Evening at Egan to feature Jack Dalton Play "Assimilation"
The ensemble is touring the play around Alaska with hopes of healing brutal history.September 25, 2015
Fall Lecture Series UAS Evening at Egan, Oct 2-Nov 20
The series kicks off October 2 with a presentation by filmmaker, UAF English faculty and Museum of the North Curator of Film Leonard Kamerling: “Ethnographic Film and the North — A History in Three Acts”.September 23, 2015
UAS announces new AAS degree in Maritime Transportation
Many of the courses in the program are offered via e-Learning or in shorter intensive courses to accommodate working mariners or military personnel. Program students complete assigned projects and gain experience working onboard a vessel.September 9, 2015
Egan Library to Host Exhibit "Native Voices: Native Peoples’ Concepts of Health and Illness"
Free and open to the public, the traveling exhibition, produced by the National Library of Medicine, explores the connection between wellness, illness, and cultural life through a combination of interviews with Native people, artwork, objects, and interactive media.
August 21, 2015
UAS Sitka Campus selects new Dr. Paula Martin as Campus Director
“I am most impressed with Paula’s skill set as she steps into the Sitka Campus directorship. She has been instrumental in the success of providing online and hybrid courses. She has special interests in community campus and higher education administration, and sustainability. I am sure she will be a perfect fit in Sitka!” - UAS Chancellor Rick Caulfield
July 24, 2015
Dr. Priscilla Schulte Appointed Interim Provost at UAS
UAS faculty, deans and directors expressed support for this arrangement — noting Dr. Schulte’s long and distinguished career at UAS as a tenured full professor, an active researcher, and most recently a highly-effective campus director.
June 9, 2015
JAMM, UAS, and Juneau Symphony Announce Juneau's New String Quartet-in-Residence
This unique collaboration will result in not only a master’s degree and teaching certificate for the scholarship recipients; it will also serve our community by providing teaching artists for the JAMM program and quality performers for the Juneau Symphony.May 27, 2015
Leadership Transition at UAS
Chancellor Pugh retires after 28 distinguished years of service to UAS
May 12, 2015
Community Day on Campus and First Year Residence Hall Dedication
Chancellor John Pugh invites the public to a dedication of the new Freshman Residence Hall just prior to the start of Community Day on Campus, Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 10:30 a.m.May 6, 2015
Dr. Rick Caulfield to be New UAS Chancellor
UA President Gamble commented, “I was very pleased to confirm the recommendation of the UAS selection committee. Rick has worked tirelessly alongside of John Pugh as his right-hand in the advancement of not only our southeast campuses, but of UA’s broad based Shaping Alaska’s Future initiative. He is well positioned to assume the leadership role on behalf of UAS faculty, staff and students, to guide UAS into a bright future.”
April 30, 2015
UAS Celebrates 2015 Commencement This Weekend
This year UAS honors 603 graduates from the Juneau, Ketchikan and Sitka campuses with 693 associates, bachelors and masters degrees as well as occupational endorsements, certificates, and licensures.April 7, 2015
UAS Arts and Science Week, April 13-19
a week-long showcase of student accomplishments in the liberal arts, Alaska Native oratory, outdoor studies, and scientific, mathematical, and social science researchMarch 24, 2015
Egan Library Celebrates 25th Anniversary, Mar 27 at 5 pm
Come be a part of the founding members of the Friends of the Egan LibraryMarch 24, 2015
UAS Sound and Motion: "Denali’s Howl" author Andy Hall, Mar 27
Alaskan author will speak about his book, a nonfiction account of the tragic 1967 Wilcox Expedition.March 16, 2015
Authors Jeff Chang and Andy Hall at UAS
Mr. Chang’s talk covers themes from campus protests to corporate marketing campaigns, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to Trayvon Martin. His presentation will be a powerful, unique, and timely discussion of cultural history and the idea of racial progress.January 16, 2015